Research Guides: Primary Sources for History: European History

Primary Sources for European History

* = UC Irvine access only

Digital Library of Classic Protestant Texts *
Includes theological writings, biblical commentaries, confessional documents, sermons, letters, and polemical treatises. Text is in original language.
Digital Library of the Catholic Reformation *
Includes theological writings, biblical commentaries, confessional documents, social and political works, sermons, letters, polemical treatises, and other key documents. Text is in original language.
Empire Online *
Mostly from the British Empire, but does include French, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese and German points of view, and some sources from indigenous peoples.
EuroDocs: Primary Historical Documents for Western Europe
Western European (mainly primary) historical documents that are transcribed, reproduced in facsimile, or translated.
Europeana
Contains millions of digital items provided by Europe's museums and galleries, archives, libraries and audio-visual organizations.All time periods.
Europeana 1914-1918
Europeana 1914-1918 mixes resources from libraries and archives across the globe with memories and memorabilia from families throughout Europe.
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) *
Coverage: 1941 - 1996. FBIS Daily Report records, and translates intercepted radio broadcasts from foreign governments, official news services, and clandestine broadcasts from occupied territories.

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FBIS Daily Reports is comprised of eight parts: Part 1: Middle East, Africa, Near East and South Asia (MEA, NES); Part 2: Sub-Saharan Africa & South Asia (SSA, SAF, AFR, SAS); Part 3: China (CHI); Part 4: Asia, Pacific and East Asia (APA, EAS); Part 5: Latin America (LAT, LAM); Part 6: Eastern Europe (EEU); Part 7: Soviet Union and Central Eurasia (SOV); and Part 8: Western Europe (WEU).
French Revolution Digital Archive
Sources are from Archives parlementaires and the Images de la Revolution Française. Put together by Stanford and the Bibliothèque Nationale de France.
Gallica (Bibliotheque Nationale de France)
Makes available electronic texts in French literature, history and culture ranging from the Middle ages to the nineteenth century. Interface in French.
Global Commodities: Trade, Exploration and Cultural Exchange *
Date coverage: Primarily 18th-20th centuries
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
A collection of primary sources going back to Ancient times.
Making of the Modern World *
Primary sources on economics and business. Mostly Western sources. Coverage: 15th-19th century
Medieval Travel Writing *
The main focus is accounts of journeys to the Holy Land, India and China. The original documents are in a range of languages including French, Latin, German, Spanish, Dutch and English.
Socialism on Film: Module 1*
Collection of documentaries, newsreels and features that reveals the world as seen by Soviet, Chinese, Vietnamese, East European, British and Latin American filmmakers. It ranges from the early twentieth century to the 1980s. We have Module 1, which covers War & Culture.
Visual History Archive (USC Shoah Foundation)*
Video testimonies in 41 languages by survivors and witnesses of genocide. Some include transcripts. Extremely robust advanced search can find video segments by the minute. Users must create an account.
World War I and II Poster Collection
Mainly from the United States. War bonds, rationing, enlistment, security, and morale are all topics treated by these artworks.