Pages Wednesday, July 23, 2008 Question from Ashley - English versions of foreign primary sources Does anyone know of any collected books of primary sources (or even websites)? I know that there are some for Henry VIII and Elizabeth I's state papers and letters and that the Lisle Letters were published. Are there any English versions for the various ambassadors (Spanish, Venetian, French etc)? I'm currently stuck in the U.S., but would still like to view primary sources. Any suggestions are always appreciated. Thanks! 3 comments: Have you looked at the Calendar of State Papers Spanish? And Calendar of State Papers Venetian? Not precisely primary sources but generally accepted as primary material. they include ambassadorial correspondence translated into English and organized by date. Try a big university library. Or the Internet Archive has PDF versions of the Spanish State Papers for Elizabeth's reign. (Sometimes called Calendar of State Papers from Simancas). Ashley, if you have access to a large university library (and when I say "large," I mean something on the level of your state's flagship university), you should be able to find literally a truckload of primary source material. I am not sure precisely what sort of research you are conducting, but you should be able to find ALL of the various "Calendars," many of which extend back into the early medieval period and forward to the present. These include the various Calendars of State Papers (separated into Domestic and Foreign, and sometimes into specific nations, i.e, Spain, Venice,