History of Europe as a Supranational Region: Primary Documents

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A European digital library combining many information resources.
(Facsimiles, transcriptions, images, and more)
With access to digital collections from most nations of Europe.
(Facsimiles, transcriptions, images, and more)

(Prehistory; map of megalithic and other prehistoric sites)

Footnoted account of Arminius and his victory against the Romans in Teutoburg Forest
(9 C.E.; Latin-language commentary w/ sources noted)

(ca. 500; English translation)

(802; English translation)

(817; English translation)

(870; English translation)

(1085: English translation)

(Transcriptions & translations)

(1152-1157: English translation)

A multinational, multilingual collection of contemporary works on Mediterranean travel and trade.
A digitization project of the Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas.
(1300-1800; facsimiles)

A searchable full-text database of pre-modern European peace treaties.
Facsimiles digitized and database prepared by the Institut für Europäische Geschichte in Mainz.
(1451-1789; facsimiles in a searchable database)
- For advanced search, click on "Friedensverträge" in the right frame. -

Primary Source Material Collections Online for Early Modern History
(1500-1800; transcriptions in numerous languages, mostly German)

  • Treaty of Westphalia ending the Thirty Years War.
British Foreign Office translation at Tufts University
British Foreign Office translation at the Avalon Project
(24 October 1648, English translation)

A collection of primary documents from the Internet Modern History Sourcebook.
(16th - 17th centuries; transcriptions and translations)

A collection of primary documents from the Internet Modern History Sourcebook.
(15th - 18th centuries; transcriptions and translations)

(1595 plus further links; facsimiles)

A collection of primary documents from the Internet Modern History Sourcebook.
(16th - 18th centuries; transcriptions and translations)

A collection of primary documents from the Internet Modern History Sourcebook.
(16th - 18th centuries; transcriptions and translations)

(1500 - 1700; facsimiles)

Various volumes and editions based on Recueil des principaux traités d'alliance, de paix, de trêve, de neutralité, de commerce, de limites, d'échanges, etc. Conclus par les puissances de l'Europe... published by Dieterich in Göttingen.
English synopsis: "Collection of Major Treaties Drawn between Various European Countries... Regarding Such Matters as Alliances, Peace, Truces, Neutrality, Commerce, Borders, Monetary Exchange, etc."
(1771-1775; text searchable Google Print facsimiles in original languages of the treaties)

A collection of primary documents from the Internet Modern History Sourcebook.
(17th - 18th centuries; transcriptions and translations)

Digitized from the collections of the Library of Congress.
"Subjects include general and technical images of balloons, airships, and flying machines; portraits of famous balloonists; views of numerous ascensions, accidents, and world’s fairs; cartoons featuring balloon themes; pictorial and textual broadsides; and colorful ephemera and poster advertisements."
(1773-1910; searchable database of facsimiles)

Scores of contemporary texts, browsable by author, by date or by topic.
A digital archive of Stanford University Libraries
(1716-1897; scalable French-language facsimile texts)
Collections of primary documents from the Internet Modern History Sourcebook.
(18th - 19th centuries; transcriptions and translations)

A collection of primary documents from the Internet Modern History Sourcebook.
(18th - 19th centuries; transcriptions and translations)

A collection of primary documents from the Internet Modern History Sourcebook.
(19th century; transcriptions and translations)

A collection of primary documents from the Internet Modern History Sourcebook.
(1848-1849; transcriptions and translations)

A collection of primary documents from the Internet Modern History Sourcebook.
(19th century; transcriptions and translations)

from the Marx & Engels Internet Archive
(1835-1895; English translations)

A collection of primary documents from the Internet Modern History Sourcebook.
(18th - 20th centuries; transcriptions and translations)

A collection of primary documents from the Internet Modern History Sourcebook.
(18th - 20th centuries; transcriptions and translations)

Bielefeld [u.a.]: Velhagen & Klasing 1886.
Historical atlas digitized by Monumenta Germaniae Historica.
(Tribal migrations through 18th century; facsimile maps with commentary, mainly of Germany and Europe)
(393 A.D. - 19th century; facsimiles)
by Christos Nüssli
(1 A.D. - 1700; facsimiles)
From the Institut für europäische Geschichte (Mainz, Germany).
(Facsimiles and textual commentaries).
A set of historical maps from Dr. Ronnie Ellenblum
(Facsimiles).
Very functional and searchable map set from David Rumsey.
(Facsimiles).

Ketubbot are marriage contracts that provide rich source material on European Jewish history, customs and art.
(various centuries; mostly Hebrew facsimiles searchable by country)

A collection of primary documents from the Internet Modern History Sourcebook.
(18th - 20th centuries; transcriptions and translations)

A collection of primary documents from the Internet Modern History Sourcebook.
(19th - 20th centuries; transcriptions and translations)

Documenting events from before Sarajevo until after Versailles.
(pre-1914 - post-1918; translations and transcriptions)
Major Resource

A collection of primary documents from the Internet Modern History Sourcebook.
(1914-1918; transcriptions and translations)
Digital primary documents assembled at Mount Holyoke College.
(1914-1919; translations)

Digital primary documents assembled at Mount Holyoke College.
(1918-1941; translations)

(1919-1946; English transcriptions and translations)
Much more than just photos, a good source for chronologies, bibliographies, etc.
Includes Documents of the League.
In cooperation between the League of Nations Archive in Geneva and Indiana University Center for the Study of Global Change.
(1919-1939; images, transcriptions and commentary)

Four collections of primary documents from the Internet Modern History Sourcebook.
(1919-1939; transcriptions and translations)

A collection of primary documents from the Internet Modern History Sourcebook.
(1939-1945; transcriptions and translations)
(1938-1945; English translations)
From the Yale Law School
(Translations & transcripts)

Documents of the Eisenhower Library (scroll down the page).
(1943-1944; facsimiles & photos)
Daily battle communiques from Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force Europe (SHAEF).
Searchable database with full-text facsimiles.
(6 June 1944 - 8 May 1945; text-searchable facsimiles)

An exhibition of the Library of Congress
(Facsimiles, translations and transcriptions)

This NARA finding guide leads to primary and secondary documentation
including recently declassified information.

A web treasure of the National Yiddish Book Center
(Searchable database of Yiddish-language book facsimiles)

from the Selected Speeches of Winston Churchill.
(March 5, 1946; transcription)

Digitized manuscripts: scientific, non-scientific, and travel writings.
(mostly 1901-1955; mostly German & English facsimiles)

A collection of primary documents from the Internet Modern History Sourcebook.
(1945 to the present; transcriptions and translations)

(1948 - 1955; transcription)

Including international as well as European treaties
(1963-1995; English transcriptions)

Documents from the Avalon Project
(1952 - present; transcriptions and translations)
Sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
(1917 - 1991; transcriptions and translations)

Declassified military materials from the Communist Bloc
(1955 - 1989; transcriptions and translations)

Both legal and political documents, searchable by year.
(1945 - present; transcriptions)
(1988-present; transcriptions, glossaries, etc.)
(1949 - present; transcriptions)

(1952 - present; transcriptions and translations)

(4 November 1950; English version).
(Speech of 12 April 1999; English transcription)

Interactive index to multilateral treaties, agreements, and conventions.
(1899 - present; transcriptions)

Including Treaties of Paris, Rome, Maastricht, Amsterdam, and much more.
(1930 - present; transcriptions and numerous translations)
Large, up-to-date collection!
See also the Federalist Documents.

(7 - 9 December 2000; transcription of full text in eleven European languages)
(1997-present; transcriptions)
(Transcriptions)
Weekly reports on political, economic and social developments in the EU
(1996 - present; transcriptions)
For the latest in press releases from the EU and the European Commission
(Transcriptions)

Official Documents of the European Union:

  • European Union Documents - Primary English-language access; other languages available. Also includes historical EC documents.
(Transcriptions)
(Transcriptions)
(Transcriptions)
(Transcriptions)
Access to Official European Union documents, as well as related research materials.
Provided by the University of Pittsburgh
(Searchable database of document transcriptions and related papers)
A compilation of documents on the history and institutions of the European Union:
Photos, film and sound clips, treaties, press articles, cartoons, interviews, interactive maps and diagrams.
(1945 - present; French and English transcriptions and facsimiles, plus audio and video)
Including Treaties, Legislation and Case Law
(Transcriptions)
Visual documentation of the European Union, particularly its parliament.
(Contemporary history; video clips, online interviews, etc.)

Current and archival reports on public opinion polls sponsored by the European Commission.
(1973 to the present; data files)

Basic texts, communiques, and press releases
(1954 - present; transcriptions)

Including essays of several important economic thinkers
from Austria, England, France, Germany, Italy, and other countries.
(English transcriptions and translations)

Over 3500 hours of newsreels (may require special software).
-- Preview files are free; higher resolution images require payment --
(1896-1970; video files)

Manifestations of Europe in archival documents.
(Facsimiles and English summaries)

At the University of Mannheim.

"An independent think tank at the cutting edge of EU affairs"
(1998 - present; transcriptions)
Some primary documents available in PDF format.
(2000 - present; transcriptions)

Press Releases.
(1996-present; transcriptions)

With annotated hyperlinks to documents of Council of Europe institutions and entities.
(1949-present; transcriptions)

This "Gateway" section of the Virtual Library for European integration history offers a growing number of links.
Other sections of the site are worth investigating as well.

With online papers of institutes ranging from the Max Planck Institute to the Harvard Law School.
(1993-present; transcriptions)

Including international [not only European] treaties, laws, and legal codes.
(Transcriptions and translations).

A collection of excerpts from various epochs of European history.
Especially strong in French and Swiss history sources.
(French transcriptions and translations)

A major digital library of the European Union
(Facsimiles, transcriptions, images, videos. etc. in a multilingual interfacce)
Bilateral Treaties and Agreements from the Avalon Project.
(870 - present; transcriptions and translations).
Including the Hague and Geneva conventions
From the Avalon Project.
(Nineteenth century to present; transcriptions and translations).
From the Avalon Project.
(Transcriptions and translations).

Including country-by-country lists of online legal resources.
(Translations and transcriptions)
Includes treaties (not just environmental), legislation and documents.
(Transcriptions, mostly English)

Includes primary and secondary documents, provided by Don Mabry.
(Transcriptions, facsimiles and commentaries, mostly in English)

A source for current events affecting Europe as a whole and individual European countries.
(Transcriptions and videos; choice of English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, or Russian)

An interactive database on quality of life in Europe with some longitudinal data available.
(1990s to present; searchable datasets)
Surveys about religion and morality, politics, work and leisure, and relationships.
(Survey results 1981 to the present)
Country-by-country information regarding questions of asylum, immigration, and political protection.
Also includes general country information in a number of quality-of-life categories.

Provided by the Institut Cartogràfic de Catalunya.
(16th - 21st centuries; map facsimiles)

A clickable map to flags at national, subnational, and local levels,
plus maritime and other historical flags.
(Facsimiles and commentaries)

See Also:


Documents from the Avalon Project.
(1922 - 1926; transcriptions and translations).
Documents from the Avalon Project.
(1899 to present; transcriptions and translations).

Documents from the Avalon Project arranged chronologically.
(1945 to present; transcriptions and translations).
(Available in other languages as well; transcriptions)
(1945; English transcription)

Digitally remastered from the original KSD studio recording master disks.
Digital remastering removes scratches and heavy surface noise typical of 78-RPM records,
balancing artifact generation against quality of the original recording.
There is some dropout at times, which is on the original recording.
This radio broadcast is dated April 27, 1945. There were 3 disks to the set.
Disk 1 contained the commentary of Charles G. Ross, contributing editor of the St. Louis Post Dispatch.
The recording is only of disks 2 and 3. The recording begins with disk 2 at the end of Mr. Ross's commentary.
This radio broadcast is dated May 4, 1945. There were 3 disks to the set.
Disk 1 contained the commentary of Charles G. Ross, contributing editor of the St. Louis Post Dispatch.
The recording is only of disks 2 and 3. The recording begins with disk 2 at the end of Mr. Ross's commentary.
(April-May 1945; large audio files -- best played with broadband reception).

By the United Nations Statistical Division.

Full text searching of UNESCO documents.
(1995-present; transcriptions)

(1941-present; transcriptions)

System for Information on Grey Literature in Europe. Bibliographical references of reports and other grey literature (GL) produced in Europe. Covers pure and applied science and technology, economics, other sciences and humanities.



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