The following are only a small sample of what is available. If you have a specific primary source need, please contact Matt Knight, your librarian, at mtknight@usf.edu.
ArchiveGrid searches WorldCat and other (predominantly American) library shelf lists exclusively for archives and manuscripts. Resource in BETA release.
Presents topically-focused digital collections of historical documents that support the research and study needs of scholars and students at the college and university level. Collections in Archives Unbound cover a broad range of topics from the Middle Ages forward-from Witchcraft to World War II to twentieth-century political history. Collections are chosen for Archives Unbound based on requests from scholars, archivists, and students.
Provides online access to many materials from USF Libraries Special Collections as well as collections digitized through partnerships with other libraries and repositories.
DPLA connects people to the riches held within America’s libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural heritage institutions. All of the materials found through DPLA—photographs, books, maps, news footage, oral histories, personal letters, museum objects, artwork, government documents, and so much more—are free and immediately available in digital format.
Digital outreach program providing free online access to select archival resources from collections housed in the State Library and Archives of Florida.
Online access to historic resources from a number of Florida libraries, archives, and universities. Most materials in the collections are related to Florida history and culture.
Digital archive of newspapers, news pamphlets, and books gathered by the Reverend Charles Burney (1757-1817) and compiled from holdings of the British Library.
Digital archive of 19th century newspapers from the British Library. Includes newspapers from urban areas as well as regional papers from the Midlands, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales.
Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1789-1922 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present.
A digital archive comprised of 35 newspapers from diverse countries such as: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Guatemala, and Mexico. The archive content covers the period 1805-1922 and includes titles like La Prensa (Buenos Aires, Argentina), Universal (Mexico City, Mexico) and El Mercurio (Santiago, Chile).