Humanities Research: Websites

The world's largest archive of primary records of the visual arts in America. Many digitized collections of primary sources.

An online encyclopedia administered by the Minnesota Historical Society full of information about MN and its history.

The National Archives preserves the most important documents and materials produced by the Federal government of the United States, and preserves the original copies of important documents like the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. They have many digitized collections of documents and are a potentially good source for finding primary sources on American History.

The DPLA offers a single point of access to millions of items—photographs, manuscripts, books, sounds, moving images, and more—from libraries, archives, and museums around the United States. Users can browse and search the DPLA’s collections by timeline, map, format, and topic.

A site that provides access to texts, images, and audio files related to southern history, literature, and culture.