Primary sources are first-hand accounts of an event. Primary sources are wide-ranging and include newspaper articles (from the time period that an event took place), letters, diaries, interviews, laws, reports of government commissions, and many other types of documents. Duke University Libraries has a wealth of primary source databases as well as special collections manuscript materials housed in the Rubenstein Library.

Search for documents related to the history of women in social movements in the U.S. between 1600 and 2000
Search for primary sources texts, footage and documentaries that explore events from the sixties and early seventies.
