historical document
historical paper
historical record

Much of the class's time is spent going over different historical documents.

The historical documents do not store any information about the family until the 20th century.

However, historical documents are not always true records of the past.

The town was first mentioned in historical documents from 1291.

The town is first mentioned in historical documents from 1275.

Reliable historical documents on the town are available since 1278.

It is first mentioned in historical documents from around 1148.

But this film was never intended to be a historical document.

Historical documents show the three girls were alive when the lake was named.

There are some six million historical documents in the foundation's central library.