Finding Primary Sources

The complete printed text of the Acta Sanctorum, a collection of documents examining the lives of saints, organized according to each saint's feast day. From the 68-volume edition published by the Société des Bollandistes in Antwerp and Brussels, running from two January volumes published in 1643 to the Propylaeum to December published in 1940.

[1900s-2000s] "Over 1,100 scripts ..., accurate and authorized versions of copyrighted screenplays. … Film scholars can compare the writer’s vision with the producer’s and director’s interpretations from page to screen."

Edition of the works of Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) issued in co-operation with the German publisher Suhrkamp Verlag. Based on "Bertolt Brecht: Ausgewaehlte Werke in sechs Baenden: Jubilaeumsausgabe zum 100. Geburtstag." Includes poetry, dramatic works, and major critical writings.

The original three parts of Felix Jacoby's "Fragmente der Griechischen Historiker," a collection of over 12,000 fragments of works by 856 Greek historians whose writings have survived in only fragmentary form. Also contains fragments of works by authors omitted from the original print "Jacoby."

The 143 volumes of the definitive Weimar Edition of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's literary and scientific works, diaries, and letters. Includes illustrations, notes, variants, and indexes from the published volumes.

The critical edition of the complete works of Franz Kafka (1883-1924), "Franz Kafka, Kritische Ausgabe, Schriften und Tagebücher."

A collection of works in Arabic, ranging from contemporary novels to scientific treatises. Offers over 4,000 titles by Arab authors writing in all genres.

Offers full text of Korean classical works. Also includes oral histories, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and general reference works in subject areas such as Korean history, literature, and civilization.

A collection of plays, prose, and poetry by Chicano, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican and other Latin writers working in the United States. Most of the material dates from the Chicano Renaissance to the present.

19th-century manuscripts of works by Victorian authors drawn from the Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection at the New York Public Library. Includes early editions, annotations, correspondence, and sketches.

Complete facsimile images of 190 manuscripts of 17th and 18th century verse held in the Brotherton Collection at the University of Leeds.

Classic texts in Greek and Latin literature with English translations on facing pages.

"Encompasses the largest collection of primary source full-text electronic editions in philosophy in the world. The series includes significant collections in the history of political thought and theory, religious studies, education, German studies, sociology, the history and philosophy of science, economics, and classics."

"An electronic version of the first edition of Jacques-Paul Migne's Patrologia Latina, published between 1844 and 1855, and the four volumes of indexes published between 1862 and 1865. The Patrologia Latina comprises the works of the Church Fathers from Tertullian in 200 AD to the death of Pope Innocent III in 1216. The database contains the complete Patrologia Latina, including all prefatory material, original texts, critical apparatus and indexes."

Original manuscripts produced by early modern women in the period 1500-1700. Content includes poetry, religious works, autobiographical material, cookery and medical recipes, and accounts.

Contains Chinese classics, especially those related to Chinese history. Alternative title: Han ji dian zi wen xian zi liao ku.

Contains major works from The Golden Age (1500-1700) in digital full text, covering several major authors such as Lope de Vega, Miguel de Cervantes, Calderón de la Barca, and Tirso de Molina.

A digital library that contains most texts written in Greek from the age of Homer (8 c. B.C.) to the fall of Byzantium (AD 1453). Topics include Greek history, literature, and culture. Note: Users are asked to create a free personal profile with a username and password to access texts.

"A full-text collection of early women’s writing in English, published by the Women Writers Project at Northeastern University. It includes full transcriptions of texts published between 1526 and 1850, focusing on materials that are rare or inaccessible."