Gale Primary Sources is a digital archive that contains primary source documents spanning many centuries and geographic regions. It consists of a wide range of content including monographs, manuscripts, newspapers, photographs, maps, and more. This database includes:

Archives of Sexuality and Gender

• Archives of Sexuality & Gender: LGBTQ History and Culture Since 1940

Archives Unbound

• Archives Unbound - Asian Studies: China

China and the Modern World

• China and the Modern World: Diplomacy and Political Secrets, 1869-1950
• China and the Modern World: Hong Kong, Britain, and China, 1841-1951
• China and the Modern World: Hong Kong, Britain, and China, Part II: 1965-1993
• China and the Modern World: Imperial China and the West part I, 1815–1881
• China and the Modern World: Imperial China and the West part II, 1865–1905
• China and the Modern World: Missionary, Sinology, and Literary Periodicals, 1817-1949
• China and the Modern World: Records of Shanghai and the International Settlement, 1836-1955
• China and the Modern World: Records of the Maritime Customs Service of China, 1854-1949

Eighteenth Century Collections Online

• Eighteenth Century Collections Online: Law Module

Financial Times Historical Archive

• Financial Times Historical Archive, 1888-2021

Nineteenth Century Collections Online

• Asia and the West: Diplomacy and Cultural Exchange

State Papers Online Colonial

• State Papers Online: Colonial Asia, Part 1: Far East, Hong Kong and Wei-Hai-Wei

The Economist Historical Archive

• Economist Historical Archive 1843-2020, The

The Illustrated London News Historical Archive, 1842-2003

• Illustrated London News Historical Archive, 1842-2003

The Making of the Modern Law: Legal Treaties, 1800-1926

• Making of Modern Law, The: Legal Treatises 1800-1926

The Times Digital Archive

• The Times Digital Archive: 1785-1985

Databases with complimentary access until 30 June 2025:

• International Perspectives on LGBTQ Activism and Culture
• State Papers Online Colonial: Asia, Part II: Singapore, East Malaysia, and Brunei

Databases with complimentary access until 30 June 2026:

• British Library Newspapers Part I-VII
• Chatham House Online Archive
• China and the Modern World: Regional China and the West, 1759-1972
• The Times Digital Archive, 1986-2019