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North American Indian Thought and Culture
Approximately 27 000 pages of text and images included are biographies, autobiographies, personal narratives, speeches, diaries, letters and oral histories. When complete IBIO will include 100 000 pages of text and... Connect
America's Historical Imprints
Contains virtually every book, pamphlet and broadside published in America over a 160-year period. Digitized from one of the most important collections ever produced on microform, Early American Imprints, Series I is... Connect
Canadiana
Web access to a digital library of primary sources in Canadian history from the first European contact to the late 19th century. The collection is particularly strong in the subject areas of literature, women's... Connect
Canadiana Collection
More than 80, 000 volumes dating back to the early 17th century that are about Canada, or written and published by Canadians, freely available online. This CIHM digital archive complements the materials digitized and... Connect
Canadiana Héritage
Chronicling the country and its people from the 1600s to the mid-1900s, this collection will represent a vast and unique resource for Canadian historians, students, and genealogists, once completed. The Héritage project... Connect
Early Encounters in North America
Collection of primary sources of early encounters, specifically focused on present-day Canada and the United States. Contains 1,482 authors and over 100,000 pages of letters, diaries, memoirs, images and accounts of... Connect
European Views of the Americas: 1493-1750
Collection of bibliographic information for European works regarding the Americas published from 1493 through 1750.The collection contains citations and bibliographic information for European works regarding the... Connect
Frontier Life
Frontier Life is a digital resource designed to enrich teaching and research, examining settlement, existence and interactions at the edge of the Anglophone world from 1650-1920. With a vast array of primary source... Connect
Gale Databases
Explore all the Gale databases available at the University of Windsor. This includes primary source content from across the ages, and full-text journal and ebook content. Connect
Global Commodities: Trade, Exploration & Cultural Exchange
Primary source materials for the study of global commodities in world history. This resource brings together manuscript, printed and visual primary source materials for the study of global commodities in world history.... Connect
Indigenous Peoples: North America
Primary source materials pertaining to Indigenous Peoples in Canada and the United States including historical experiences, traditions, political status, and more. Indigenous Peoples: North America provides access to... Connect
North American Indian Thought and Culture
Approximately 27 000 pages of text and images included are biographies, autobiographies, personal narratives, speeches, diaries, letters and oral histories. When complete IBIO will include 100 000 pages of text and... Connect
Rise Up! Feminist Digital Archive – Canadian feminism: 1970s-1990s
Rise Up! is a digital archive of feminist activism in Canada from the 1970s to the 1990s, as they were part of a worldwide wave of liberation and anti-oppression movements that won some victories, changed some attitudes... Connect
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