Primary Sources - HIST 225: History of Colorado - Baker - LibGuides at Colorado Mesa University

Books

The West: in the history of the nation by Anne F. Hyde; William F. Deverell
Call Number: F591 .W458 2000 (3rd floor)

ISBN: 9780312191719

Publication Date: 2000-03-06
American Indian History: A Documentary Reader by Camilla Townsend (Editor)
Call Number: E 77 .A4963 2009 (3rd floor)

ISBN: 9781405159074

Publication Date: 2009-04-20
First Peoples: A Documentary Survey of American Indian History by Colin G. Calloway
Call Number: E 77.C14 2008 (3rd floor)

ISBN: 9780312453732

Publication Date: 2007-10-31
Manifest Destiny and American Territorial Expansion by Amy S. Greenberg
Call Number: E 338 .G83 2018 (3rd floor)

ISBN: 1319087949

Publication Date: 2017-09-08
Uranium Mining on the Colorado Plateau by United States Bureau of Mines
Call Number: Spec Coll 3rd Floor: I 28.27:7726

Publication Date: 1955

A government pamphlet published by the Bureau of Mines about uranium mining in the state.

Digital resources

Guide to the Indigenous Material at the American Philosophical Society
"This guide provides broad coverage of the Native American and Indigenous archival collections at the Library & Museum of the American Philosophical Society (APS). These materials date from 1553 to 2022 and include manuscript, audio, and visual materials relating to Indigenous peoples throughout the Americas. Use the Browse links to see all entries relating to a particular Indigenous culture or language, or to see all entries altogether."
Edward E. Ayer Digital Collection on American Indians
"As a collection of general Americana, the Newberry’s Edward E. Ayer Collection is one of the best in the country and one of the strongest collections on American Indians in the world. In 1911, Edward E. Ayer (1841-1927) donated more than 17,000 pieces on the early contacts between American Indians and Europeans...Featured here is a selection of more than 65,000 digitized images and texts from the Ayer materials."
John Ross papers at Gilcrease Museum
"The collection contains correspondence, proclamation as chief of the Cherokee Tribe, legal papers, records, accounts, lists of names, and rations allocated during removal from Tennessee to Indian Territory, official and other papers of the Cherokee Council, petitions and protests to Congress, and papers relating to the East and West Cherokee controversy and the Civil War. Interesting items: A number of papers relate to the various detachments, or groups, of Cherokees being removed from their homes in the East."
Digital Public Library of America
The Digital Public Library of America makes millions of materials from libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural institutions across the country available to all in a one-stop discovery experience. It's one of the easiest access points for online primary source materials related to United States history.
National Archives and Records Administration
Use NARA's catalog to search millions of archival items. Click on "Available Online" or "Archival Descriptions with Digital Objects" to focus on items that are available for online viewing and downloading.
Mesa County Oral History Project
Search within this collection for oral histories (recordings and transcriptions) on the KKK in Mesa County, atomic weapons and development in the area, the civil rights movement, and more.
Atomic Heritage Foundation
This site gives an overview of the history of uranium mining in the Grand Junction area, and includes primary source photos and an interview with J. P. Moore, who worked as a chemist analyzing uranium in Grand Junction.
Voices of the Manhattan Project
Includes over 600 videos and recordings of interviews of people involved in the Manhattan project, including with J. Robert Oppenheimer, General Leslie R Groves, survivors of the bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and many others.
History Colorado
Collection from Colorado Department of Higher Ed featuring virtual museum walkthroughs and research resources.
History Colorado Online Collection
Search primary sources & artifacts from the History Colorado site.
Denver Public Library's Digital Collections
A collection of art, photographs, recorded interviews and maps relevant to the Denver area.
Colorado State Publications Library
A digital repository of state publications and papers from state agencies, the Supreme Court, the Governor's office, etc.
Colorado State Archives
Search the Colorado State Archives for historic records from the 1860s to present.
Southern Ute Cultural Center and Museum
Use the permanent video tour feature to view items and films from the Southern Ute Cultural Center and Museum.
Comanche National Museum and Cultural Center
View collections, photographs, and artifacts at the Comanche National Museum and Cultural Center.

Databases

19th Century US Newspapers Digital Archive

Subjects: US History, Political Science
19th Century U.S. Newspapers provides access to primary source newspaper content from the 19th century, featuring full-text content and images from numerous newspapers from a range of urban and rural regions throughout the U.S. The collection encompasses the entire 19th century, with an emphasis on such topics as the American Civil War, African-American culture and history, Western migration and Antebellum-era life, among other subjects.
Colorado Historical Newspaper Collection
Subject: History Open Access Resource Historic Colorado newspaper database with full-text articles, graphics, letters to the editor, and advertising. Covers 44 newspapers from 1859-1923.
Hein Online
HeinOnline is a premier online database containing more than 186 million pages and 287,000 titles of historical and government documents in a fully searchable, image-based format. HeinOnline bridges an important research gap by providing comprehensive coverage from inception of more than 2,800 law-related periodicals. In addition to its vast collection of academic journals, HeinOnline contains the entire Congressional Record, Federal Register, and Code of Federal Regulations, complete coverage of the U.S. Reports back to 1754, and entire databases dedicated to treaties, constitutions, case law, world trials, classic treatises, international trade, foreign relations, U.S. Presidents, and much more.

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