Based on extensive factual material, the tutorial examines the main types of sources on the new and recent history of Europe and America. The first chapter of the book shows the history of the formation of source studies as an independent discipline, characterizes the source studies approaches of various historical schools, the most important repositories of historical documents, as well as the main tasks of source studies. The remaining chapters are devoted to certain types of sources, such as acts of state legislation, parliamentary documents, documents of government bodies, forensic materials, official diplomatic documents, statistical materials, materials of public opinion polls, documents of political parties, pamphlet journalism, flying publications (leaflets, proclamations, political posters), periodicals, memoirs, epistolary materials (private correspondence), works of art, film and photo documents. For students of historical faculties of universities.