Library Research Guides: REL/AMST 218: Religion in America: Home

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Secondary Sources

America: History & Life with Full Text This link opens in a new window
U.S. and Canadian history and culture articles, prehistory to present, written from 1955 to present.
Atla Religion Database with AtlaSerials This link opens in a new window
Index to articles, books, and essays on all aspects of religion, 1949 to present, with full text of more than 80 major religion and theology journals.

Primary Sources

For sources organized by time period, visit: https://libguides.wellesley.edu/primaryhistory/america

AM Explorer This link opens in a new window
This set of databases includes collections on the Black American experience, Jewish life in America, early American history, and more.
American Broadsides and Ephemera, Series I, 1760-1900 This link opens in a new window
This database offers full-color, high-resolution facsimile images of approximately 15,000 broadsides printed 1820–1900 and 15,000 pieces of ephemera printed 1760–1900.

Umbra Search
Nearly a million digital African American archival items, made possible by the University of Minnesota Libraries
Digital Public Library of America
Discover 30,371,414 images, texts, videos, and sounds from across the United States
Association of Religion Data Archives
Survey-driven data about US and international congregational membership, denominational breakdowns, and more. Includes basic GIS capabilities and some encyclopedic information with visualizations.