Primary Documents

Google books contains full text materials that are no longer in copyright. With the advanced search, you can specify which type of materials (books or magazine) and status (free) you want to access.

An online repository of full text primary documents of American social history. You have your choice between searching for books, journals or both.

From the Making of America collection. Contains over 1,500 full text books from between 1850 and 1880.

Search for online books, journal, photos, maps and newspapers dealing with Texas history.