Research Guides: East Asian History: Primary Sources

Primary Sources in East Asian History

These databases and catalogs will help you track down primary source materials on the history of East Asia.

ArchiveGrid
Database of archival collection descriptions, including historical documents, personal papers, and family histories around the world
e-Asia Digital Library
Collection of digitized e-books and a database of full text web resources focussed on Asia.
International Historical Statistics
Collection of statistical data from around the world, covering a wide range of socio-economic topics.

The collection includes data on the Americas and Europe, but also hard-to-find data on Africa, Asia and Oceania.
Archives West
Descriptions of primary sources in the Northwestern United States, including correspondence, diaries, or photographs. Digital reproductions of primary sources are available in some cases.

World Digital Library
The World Digital Library (WDL) is a project of the U.S. Library of Congress, carried out with the support of the United Nations Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (UNESCO), and in cooperation with libraries, archives, museums, educational institutions, and international organizations from around the world. The WDL makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from all countries and cultures.