About this database

A comprehensive historical collection of primary source materials that covers American history, literature, culture and daily life.

Offers more than 100,000 early American books, pamphlets, broadsides and rare printed materials. It consists of the following collections:

  • American Broadsides and Ephemera, Series 1, 1760-1900
  • Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans, 1639-1800
  • Early American Imprints, Series II: Shaw-Shoemaker, 1801-1819
Coverage
Summary: 
A comprehensive historical collection of primary source materials that covers American history, literature, culture and daily life.
Content Types: 
  • Primary Sources
Dates: 
1639-1900