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Collections of Primary Sources
Correspondence & Other 'Ephemera'
Primary sources from British Archives relating to the study and experience of gender.
Date(s): 1400-1490
Manuscripts containing family letters, in English and Latin.
Date(s): 1200s-1500s
Manuscripts containing letters from medieval travelers to the Holy Land, India, and China, in a variety of languages.
Modern Printings & Collections
Some medieval sources have been edited and reprinted in modern edited collections, or other modern publications. For example:
Such compilations can be extremely helpful in making sources more accessible, especially those originally written in Latin!
Here are some tips for locating other collections:
Images
Library of images relating to art and architecture, humanities, and social sciences.
Primary sources from British Archives relating to the study and experience of gender.
The following research guide has a number of great image resources:
You may wish to take advantage of tools for reverse image searching to get more information about images you have found or to locate similar/related images. Ask Jennifer for help!
Religious Sources
Date(s): 1473-1700
Historical ebooks published in English in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and British North America.
Scanned books from major research libraries. Best for books published before 1928.
Misc. Web Archives
Some of the best digitized primary sources exist in scattered repositories dedicated to specific topics, collections, etc. But how do you find them?
Google Site Search is an invaluable tool for locating primary sources on the web:
You should also pay attention to any collections of primary sources referenced in your secondary sources. For example, if a course reading mentions that a particular university's archives have an important collection of documents relating to medieval medicine, you should visit the archives' site to find out if they have digitized any of these sources.