Research Guides: Sociology: Primary Sources

Selected Primary Sources for Sociology

For a comprehensive overview and list of primary sources at UBC Library, please use the Primary Sources Guide and the Primary Sources listings on other Research Guides, e.g. Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice.

The Guide to Newspapers and News Sources has information about searching UBC Library's extensive collection of current and historical newspapers.

UBC Library's Open Collections include "digital photos, books, newspapers, maps, videos, theses and more'.

Black Thought and Culture This link opens in a new window
Contains 1,297 sources with 1,098 authors, covering the non-fiction published works of leading African Americans.Includes interviews, journal articles, speeches, essays, pamplets, letters & other fugitive material.

Empire Online This link opens in a new window
Primary documents, supported by interpretive essays and other secondary materials, for the study of 'Empire'.
Mass Observation Online This link opens in a new window
One of the most important archives for the study of twentieth-century British social history.

Multicultural Canada
Newspapers, oral histories, photographs, newsletters, legal documents, audio files and more, primarily in heritage languages, plus the full text of Encyclopedia of Canada's Peoples.

North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries, and Oral Histories This link opens in a new window
A unique and personal view of what it meant to immigrate to America and Canada concentrating on the period from 1890 to 1920.
North American Women's Letters and Diaries This link opens in a new window
North American Women's Letters and Diaries, colonial to 1950.
Slavery, Abolition and Social Justice, 1490-2007 This link opens in a new window
An important portal for slavery and abolition studies. Topics covered include the varieties of slavery, the legacy of slavery, social justice issues and the continued existence of slavery today.
Access open only to UBC students, faculty, staff and on-site Library users (other restrictions may apply)Permitted Uses Research or Private Study? Yes Linking? Yes Learning Management System? Yes Printed Course Packs? Yes.
Sixties : Primary Documents and Personal Narratives, 1960 to 1974 This link opens in a new window
Primary sources for the study of the history, culture and politics of America in the 'sixties.
Women and Social Movements in the United States: 1600 to 2000 This link opens in a new window
The resource, which examines perspectives on women's social movements from colonial times to the present, was developed by Thomas Dublin and Kathryn Kish Sklar of SUNY at Binghamton.