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Many church history documents and primary sources are available in print in the library. Start your research in the library catalog by searching for an author by name.
Early Church
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Christian Classics Ethereal Library (CCEL)Classics of Christian literature from Church Fathers to the Reformation to 20th century Christian thinkers.
- Fathers of the Church series
Available in print in the library. BR60.F3 J47 v. 1-130. Some volumes available online: search the library catalog by author's name.
Protestant Texts
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Early English Books Online (EEBO) This link opens in a new windowPROQUEST - Page images of almost every work printed in English from 1473-1700. Includes books from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and British North America.
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Christian Classics Ethereal Library (CCEL)Classics of Christian literature from Church Fathers to the Reformation to 20th century Christian thinkers.
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Karl Barth Digital Library This link opens in a new windowALEXANDER STREET PRESS - Full-text collection of the works of Karl Barth.
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Jonathan Edwards Center at YaleOnline collection of Edwards' writings and articles, edited published works and raw manuscripts.
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Wesley Center OnlineWritings of John Wesley, Charles Wesley, and others in the Wesleyan tradition.
World Religions
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World Digital LibraryHistorical documents from around the world, digitized by the Library of Congress. UNESCO, and libraries & museums around the world.
U.S. & U.K. Church History
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American Pamphlet Series I : 1820-1922 This link opens in a new windowREADEX – Primary source collection of pamphlets, focusing on topics such as slavery, suffrage, African Americans, and Native Americans. Sourced from the New York Historical Society.
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American Periodicals This link opens in a new windowPROQUEST – Primary source collection of periodicals (magazines, children’s publications, women’s journals) from 1740 to 1900.
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Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans 1639-1800 This link opens in a new windowREADEX - Full-text database of primary sources, including books, pamphlets, and newspapers, published in North America during the 17th and 18th centuries.
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GALE Primary Sources This link opens in a new windowIncludes Eighteenth Century Collections Online and Nineteenth Century Collections Online.
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Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO) This link opens in a new windowGALE - Contains every significant English-language and foreign-language title printed in the United Kingdom between the years 1701 and 1800.
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Nineteenth Century Collections Online This link opens in a new windowGALE - Primary source collection of materials illustrating historical themes in the nineteenth century. Includes "Science, Technology, and Medicine: 1780-1925" parts 1 and 2, and "Religion, Reform, and Society".
Public Domain Digitized Works
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Sefaria LibraryFull text of historical Jewish texts, including the Mishnah, Talmud, Midrash, and more. In Hebrew and English.
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World Digital LibraryHistorical documents from around the world, digitized by the Library of Congress. UNESCO, and libraries & museums around the world.
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Archive.orgDigital versions of public domain texts, out of print books, and archived web pages.
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Hathi TrustOpen access versions of public domain material.
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Digitized Hebrew Manuscripts at the Library of CongressOver 225 manuscripts, most of them in Hebrew but some also written in cognate languages such as Judeo-Arabic, Judeo-Persian, and Yiddish. Dating from the 11th to early 20th centuries and drawn from Jewish communities throughout the world.
