Enhance teaching, learning and research
Access essential interdisciplinary content to develop the next generation of critical thinkers
Enrich teaching, learning and research across your institution with the essential foundational material provided by AM Primary.
Developed in collaboration with leading archives and research institutions around the world, these comprehensive collections unlock new pathways for research, with access to an unmatched breadth of content across a diverse range of thematic areas, time periods and subjects.
Explore broad-ranging content
Designed to support current research needs while addressing critical teaching topics, the rich source content is dynamic and wide-ranging. From letters, newspapers, and artwork to oral histories and film.
Support multiple disciplines
Multiple gateways into a topic with a broad range of subjects spanning the arts, humanities and social sciences. From literature, business and religion to war, politics and popular culture.
Gain deeper understanding
Commissioned essays, interviews, glossaries, and biographies familiarise students with the content, situating it in current debates for a deeper understanding of themes and research topics.
Nurture critical thinking skills
Working with primary sources promotes intellectual independence and builds interrogative skills as students learn to weigh evidence, think empathetically, and question assumptions.
There’s something direct about engaging with primary sources that allows you to say, 'I can feel what it felt like to be a person in the past, who might have been writing this.' … Sometimes in accessing primary sources you might see a different story in them than the one that has already been told by other historians or literary critics. Both of those things are made possible through access to primary sources.
Uncovering new perspectives on established narratives
Luke Walters, a PhD student at the University of Reading, credits collections from AM Primary with significantly enhancing the depth and scope of his research into piracy, enabling him to uncover fresh insights on specific individuals and broader narratives.
Enhanced discovery and accessibility with our purpose-built platform
Our digital archive technology, AM Quartex, provides seamless digital access to diverse sources included in AM Primary collections. From federated search for enhanced discoverability to accessibility enhancements and contextual tools, we empower researchers and educators to explore, analyse, and engage with archival content across disciplines and institutions.
Placing primary sources at the heart of education
Strong library and archive partnerships are key to AM Primary. Our approach centres on deep engagement with the primary sources and the people who preserve, catalogue, and protect them. Many collections in the series contain content from multiple archives around the world, others focus on a single collection. In every case, time spent in the archive is paramount to the creation of an AM Primary resource.
AM Archives Direct
Critical geopolitical insights for research across disciplines
AM Scholar
Timeless digitised content for self-directed research
AM Research Skills
Practical tools to develop primary source literacy