Description:
Sourced from the Gilder Lehrman Collection, this collection of documents brings to life American history from the times of the earliest settlers until the end of World War II.
It is divided into two modules: Module 1 Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 and Module 2 Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945. Over 60,000 primary source documents split across two modules, including correspondence, diaries, government documents, business records, books, pamphlets, newspapers, broadsides, photographs, artwork and maps. Secondary resources include chronology, essays, video lectures, and interactive features.
To see the nature and scope of the collection, go to http://www.americanhistory.amdigital.co.uk/Introduction/NatureAndScope
Coverage:
1493-1945
Access:
Access is restricted to ASU students, faculty, and staff; off-campus access is available.
Terms of Use
Eresource type:
Images, Music and Video
Primary Sources
Subjects:
Africana Studies–Also Useful
History–Also Useful
Vendor:
Adam Matthew