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Teaching with Primary Sources

Resources for primary source pedagogy at Brown and beyond.

Freely-available online collections of rare books & manuscripts

This is not an exhaustive list, but a selection of easily-navigable online resources on a variety of topics. Contact Brown University Library staff for additional resources related to other topics, or browse our other research guides. A crowdsourced list of online collections can be found here, and another comprehensive list compiled by the Bibliographical Society of America can be found here.

North American Collections

European Collections

Asian Collections

Resources requiring a Brown login

Crowdsourced & Community Digital Collections

Resources for assignments and activities

Exploring ways to incorporate engagement with primary sources in your course while teaching remotely? This guide provides a selection of ideas and resources to inspire new modes of research and discovery.

Digital Pedagogy