Finding Archival Collections and Primary Documents

To find published personal accounts, search the QuickSearch Catalog with the subjects:

Refugees Personal Narratives

Immigrants Personal Narratives

Exiles Personal Narratives

Immigration to the United States, 1789-1930

Online collection of approximately 2,200 books and pamphlets as well as 9,000 photographs, 200 maps and 13,000 pages from Harvard manuscript and archival collections. Emphasis on 19th century materials. An amazing resource!