Library Guides: History: America: Primary Sources by Region

General US Resources

"Census Regions and Division of the United States" by US Census Bureau. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

American County Histories (History Commons)
Publishing county histories became quite popular in the late 1800s and early 1900s, particularly around the time of the country's centennial. This collection is divided into nine regions and can be searched or browsed.
Indian Peoples of the Northern Great Plains
Images and other material related to the Assiniboine, Blackfeet, Cheyenne, Chippewa-Cree, Crow, Kootenai, Nez Perce, Salish (Flathead), Shoshone, and Sioux
Western Americana Collection
This collection at Princeton consists of photographs of Indians of the Americas and views of the American West, including landscapes, cityscapes, and mining, railroad, and agricultural operations. Also included are views of towns in Mexico. The bulk of the photographs date from the 19th century.
The NBER/State Constitutions Project
Database of state constitutions over time; includes almost 150 constitutions with text and amendments
Sounding Spirit Digital Library
Features songbooks and hymnals published across the US South from 1850 to 1925.

These collections of primary sources are divided by regions defined by the Census Bureau.

New England
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont

Mid-Atlantic
New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania

East North Central Midwest
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin

West North Central Midwest
Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota

South Atlantic
Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Washington D.C., and West Virginia

East South Central
Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee

West South Central
Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas

Mountain
Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming

Pacific
Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington