Research Guides: Legal Databases by Subject: Legal History

Legal History Databases

This is a selective list. Other databases may include additional resources relevant to the topic.

American Antiquarian Society (AAS) Historical Periodicals Collection This link opens in a new window
A vast collection of American historical periodicals, 17th-20th century. More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY
American Founding Era Collection (Rotunda) This link opens in a new window
Provides access to the papers of some of the major figures of the early republic such as: John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington and more. More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY

Avalon Project at Yale Law School Library
Digitized documents in law, history and diplomacy.
Collections include:
--Ancient Documents 4000bce - 399
--Medieval Documents, 400 - 1399
--15th Century Documents, 1400 - 1499
--16th Century Documents, 1500 - 1599
--17th Century Documents, 1600 - 1699
--18th Century Documents, 1700 - 1799
--19th Century Documents, 1800 - 1899
--20th Century Documents, 1900 - 1999
--21st Century Documents, 2000 -
--Major Document Collections
--Project DIANA - An Online Human Rights Archive
--International Military Tribunal for Germany - A Document Collection

British History Online This link opens in a new window
A database of primary and secondary English and Irish history resources. More Info
UB ONLY
Cambridge Histories Online This link opens in a new window
see Cambridge Core More Info
Partial Full-Text UB ONLY
Early American Imprints I This link opens in a new window
Definitive resource for researching every aspect of 17th- and 18th-century America. More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY
Early English Books Online This link opens in a new window
22 million digital page images of every work printed in the English language as well as works printed in Great Britain and its dependencies from 1473-1700 in any language. More Info
Partial Full-Text UB ONLY
Eighteenth Century Collections Online This link opens in a new window
This collection contains every significant English-language and foreign-language title printed in the United Kingdom between the years 1701 and 1800. More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY
HeinOnline This link opens in a new window
See these databases in HeinOnline:
Legal Classics
History of International Law
World Trials Library
World Constitutions Illustrated: Contemporary & Historical Documents and Resources
Early American Case Law
Prestatehood Legal Materials
State Reports: A Historical Archive
State Statutes: A Historical Archive
Session Laws Library
U.S. Federal Legislative History Library
Congress and the Courts
History of Supreme Court Nominations
Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture & Law
History of Bankruptcy: Taxation & Economic Reform in America Part III
English Reports
Scottish Legal History: Featuring Publications of the Stair Society
Selden Society Publications and the History of Early English Law
Statutes of the Realm
More Info
UB ONLY
Making of Modern Law: Foreign, Comparative, and International Law, c. 1600-1926 This link opens in a new window
Collection of legal treatises, historical records and written material. More Info
UB ONLY
Making of Modern Law: Foreign Primary Sources, 1600-1970 This link opens in a new window
Collection of foreign codes and laws. More Info
UB ONLY
Making of Modern Law: Legal Treatises 1800-1926 This link opens in a new window
Collection of British and American treatises. More Info

UB ONLY
Making of Modern Law: Primary Sources I & II, 1620-1970 This link opens in a new window
Information for researchers of American legal history. More Info
UB ONLY
Making of Modern Law: Trials, 1600-1926 This link opens in a new window
Primary documents focused on court activities in America, the British Empire, and the world. More Info
UB ONLY
Making of Modern Law: U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs, 1832-1978 This link opens in a new window
Records and briefs brought before the United States Supreme Court. More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY
Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History This link opens in a new window
Covers legal history from ancient to modern times. More Info
UB ONLY
ProQuest British Parliamentary Papers Collection, 18th-21st Centuries This link opens in a new window
The Parliamentary Papers empowers researchers to explore the British perspective on historical and contemporary events through a vast and authoritative archive of official government documents spanning three centuries. More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY
ProQuest History Vault This link opens in a new window
ProQuest History Vault provides access to millions of primary source, cross-searchable, full-text/full-image documents on the most widely studied topics in 19th and 20th-century American history, including African American studies, women’s studies, political science, social sciences, sociology, and international studies. More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY
Sabin Americana This link opens in a new window
Full-text access to the contents of a legendary bibliography covering every aspect of the history and culture of the Americas.More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY
Seventeenth & Eighteenth Century Burney Newspapers Collection This link opens in a new window
See 17th & 18th Century Burney Newspapers Collection More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY
Women’s Studies Archive: Issues and Identities This link opens in a new window
Primary source documents from the 19th and 20th centuries covering the social, political, and professional aspects of women’s lives and spanning multiple regions. More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY

Reminder

Don't forget to also consult
"Key Legal Databases"
for your research!

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LAW ONLY- Restricted to current LAW students and LAW faculty.

IN-HOUSE- Accessible only in designated location (UB library or building).

PUBLIC- Free resource on the Internet, available to everyone.

Lexis+ (UB law students only)

Westlaw Edge (UB law students only)

In-House (inside UB Law Library only)

Public (free on the Internet)

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