Databases
American Antiquarian Society (AAS) Historical Periodicals Collection
US periodicals from the 1600s, 1700s and 1800s, on a wide variety of topics.
American Drama 1714-1915
Collection of American dramatic works from the early eighteenth century up to the beginning of the twentieth.
Anthropology Online
Collection of editorials, ethnographies and other resources covering human culture and behaviour.
Archive Explorer
Search tool for all Adam Matthew databases.
Archive-It
Archived collections for a variety of institutions, including our own Laurier Archives.
Asian American Drama
Full-text plays, many not previously published, and related information.
Atla Historical Monographs Collection
Monographs from 13th century to early 1900s on religious language, development, and relationships with other issues.
Black Drama
Full-text plays and related information from around the world.
Black Thought and Culture
Full text non-fiction writings by American black leaders covering 250 years of history.
British and Irish Women's Letters and Diaries
Full-text primary source material.
British Library Newspapers
All issues from 47 national, regional and local newspapers, from the British Library holdings.
Canada Commons
Collection of Canadian books and public documents.
Canadian Historical Newspapers @ ProQuest
Canadian historical newspaper collections available through ProQuest.
Canadiana
Digitized texts published between the first European settlement of Canada and the early twentieth century.
Canadiana: Héritage
Canadian historical primary documents.
CanLII
CanLII (the Canadian Legal Information Institute) is a nonprofit organization that provides free online access to Canadian court decisions, legislation, and legal commentary from all Canadian jurisdictions.
Center for Research Libraries: Digital Collections
Primary source material, in digital format or available for request through Interlibrary Loan.
Champlain Society Digital Collection
Online publications of the Champlain Society.
China: Trade, Politics & Culture 1793-1980
Full-text papers, plus maps, paintings, photographs and archival materials.
Daily Mail Historical Archive, 1896-2004
Complete archive of the British newspaper content, including the Atlantic Editions.
Defining Gender
Full-text manuscripts and printed works, plus illustrations.
Digital National Security Archive
Full-text U.S. policy documents.
Early Encounters in North America: Peoples, Cultures, and the Environment
Full-text letters, diaries and memoirs.
Early English Books Online
Full text, in facsimile, of more than 125,000 literary and historical texts as listed in the English Short Title Catalogue.
East India Company
Primary source documents on British trade and rule in India, 1595-1947.
eHRAF Archaeology
International database with about 60,000 pages of information on prehistory.
Eighteenth Century Journals
Rare, full-text journals on a wide range of topics.
Embassy (local PDFs)
Independently-owned newsweekly based in Ottawa, covering Canadian foreign policy.
Empire Online
Images of original manuscripts and printed materials produced between 1492 and 1962. Covers Africa, the Americas, Australasia, Oceana and South Asia.
English Drama
Collection of plays in verse and prose in English from the medieval mystery cycles to the comedies of Oscar Wilde.