Sources

Complete list of 43+ verified archives, databases, and collections used in the Rasin.ai research platform. All sources are freely accessible and properly attributed.

Last updated: February 2026

Archives & Digital Collections

Gallica - Bibliothèque nationale de France

https://gallica.bnf.fr

Digital library of the French National Library containing colonial records, historical works, and periodicals.

Coverage: 31 documents (1492-1850)

Collections

  • Moreau de Saint-Méry Collection
  • Primary colonial documents
  • Historical works on Haiti

Internet Archive

https://archive.org

Digital library providing access to historical texts and documents.

Coverage: 22 documents

Collections

  • Moreau de Saint-Méry works
  • Haitian histories

Digital Library of the Caribbean (DLOC)

https://dloc.com

Cooperative digital library for Caribbean materials including newspapers, archives, and periodicals.

Coverage: 9,000+ newspaper issues (1845-1983)

Collections

  • Le Moniteur Haïtien
  • Haiti newspapers

Library of Congress

https://www.loc.gov

United States national library and research institution.

Coverage: 1 item

Collections

  • 1793 Kreyòl Emancipation Proclamation

Island Luminous

https://islandluminous.fiu.edu

FIU educational project on Haitian history with multilingual scholarly commentary.

Coverage: 552 pages (184 slides × 3 languages)

Collections

  • Educational materials with scholar commentary

Databases & Structured Collections

SlaveVoyages

https://www.slavevoyages.org

Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database documenting voyages and enslaved individuals.

Coverage: 3,581 Saint-Domingue voyages

Collections

  • Voyage records
  • Enslaved persons data

CNRS Indemnités

https://esclavage-indemnites.fr

French National Center for Scientific Research database on Haiti's 1825 indemnity payments to former enslavers.

Coverage: 28,356 claimant records (1825)

Collections

  • Indemnity claimants
  • Payment records

Marronnage in Saint-Domingue

https://www.marronnage.info

Database of fugitive slave advertisements from colonial Saint-Domingue newspapers.

Coverage: 22,485 advertisements (1767-1848)

Collections

  • Fugitive advertisements
  • Colonial newspapers

Enslaved.org

https://enslaved.org

Linked Open Data platform aggregating information about enslaved individuals.

Coverage: 1,173 Wikidata records

Collections

  • Enslaved persons records
  • Linked data

Haiti DOI

https://haitidoi.com

Digital archive of Haitian historical materials.

Coverage: 93 items

Collections

  • Historical documents
  • Cultural materials

World Bank Open Data

https://data.worldbank.org

Economic and development indicators for Haiti.

Coverage: 38,048 indicators (1960-2026)

Collections

  • Economic data
  • Development statistics

New York Times Haiti Double Debt

https://github.com/nytimes/haiti-debt

Historical data on Haiti's debt payments to France (1825-1947).

Coverage: Financial records (1825-present)

Collections

  • Debt payment data
  • Economic history

Periodicals & Newspapers

Le Moniteur Haïtien

https://gallica.bnf.fr

Official gazette of Haiti (Gallica collection).

Coverage: 470 issues (1845-1872)

Collections

  • Government announcements
  • Legal notices

Le Moniteur Haïtien (DLOC)

https://dloc.com

Official gazette of Haiti (DLOC collection).

Coverage: 8,941 issues (1845-1983)

Collections

  • Government announcements
  • Historical records

Le Moniteur Universel d'Haïti

https://www.loc.gov/collections/french-revolution-and-empire

French revolutionary period gazette.

Coverage: 5,076 issues (1789-1810)

Collections

  • Revolutionary news
  • Colonial reports

L'Abeille Haytienne

https://gallica.bnf.fr

Literary and cultural journal of early Haiti.

Coverage: 33 issues (1817-1820)

Collections

  • Literature
  • Cultural commentary

La Gazette Royale

https://archive.org

Royal gazette from Kingdom of Haiti period.

Coverage: 50 issues (1807-1820)

Collections

  • Royal announcements
  • Kingdom period news

Revue de la Société Haïtienne d'Histoire et de Géographie (RSHHGG)

https://gallica.bnf.fr

Scholarly journal of Haitian history and geography.

Coverage: 8 issues (1931-1935)

Collections

  • Historical scholarship
  • Geographic studies

Primary Sources & Historical Documents

Boisrond-Tonnerre

https://gallica.bnf.fr

Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire d'Haïti by Louis Boisrond-Tonnerre (1804).

Coverage: 1 work

Collections

  • Independence era memoirs

Linstant de Pradine

https://gallica.bnf.fr

Recueil général des lois haïtiennes (4 volumes).

Coverage: 4 volumes

Collections

  • Legal compilations
  • Historical laws

Founders Online

https://founders.archives.gov

Correspondence and papers of U.S. founding fathers regarding Haiti.

Coverage: 1,152 documents

Collections

  • Letters
  • Diplomatic correspondence

US Senate Haiti Hearings

https://www.congress.gov

1920s congressional inquiry into the U.S. occupation of Haiti.

Coverage: 9 hearing transcripts

Collections

  • Testimonies
  • Congressional records

Secondary Sources & Scholarship

Dantès Bellegarde

https://archive.org

L'Occupation américaine d'Haïti (1929) by Haitian diplomat and scholar.

Coverage: 1 work

Collections

  • Occupation analysis
  • Historical scholarship

Joseph Saint-Rémy

https://gallica.bnf.fr

Historical works on Toussaint Louverture and Haitian independence.

Coverage: 4 works

Collections

  • Biographical studies
  • Revolutionary history

Frederick Douglass

https://www.loc.gov

Correspondence and speeches regarding Haiti.

Coverage: 28 documents

Collections

  • Letters
  • Speeches

Human Rights Watch Reports

https://www.hrw.org

Contemporary human rights reports on Haiti.

Coverage: 18 reports (1993-2025)

Collections

  • Human rights documentation
  • Political analysis

Legal Documents

Haitian Legal Codes

https://gallica.bnf.fr

Historical legal codes including Code Rural and Code Civil.

Coverage: 9 codes

Collections

  • Code Rural
  • Code Civil
  • Constitutions

Maps & Geographic Data

Fanm Rebèl

https://fiu.edu

FIU project on rebel women in Haitian history.

Coverage: 4 publication abstracts

Collections

  • Research publications
  • Scholarly abstracts

Mapping Haitian Revolution

https://map.mappinghaitianrevolution.com

Interactive timeline and map of revolutionary events.

Coverage: 17 timeline events (1492-1850+)

Collections

  • Timeline data
  • Geographic information

All sources are used in accordance with their respective terms of use and licensing agreements. We acknowledge and thank the institutions, archives, and researchers who have made these materials freely available for scholarly research.

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