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Library of Congress Call Numbers for History
| C | Auxilary Sciences of History |
| --CB | History of Civilization |
| --CD | Archives |
| --CT | Biography |
| D | General and Old World History |
| --DA-DR | Europe |
| --DS | Asia |
| --DT | Africa |
| --DU | Oceania |
| E | General U.S. History |
| F | Local U.S., Canadian, and Latin American History |
| ----1-975 U.S. Local | |
| ----1001-1140 Canada | |
| ----1201-1392 Mexico | |
| ----1401-3799 Central-South America |
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Historia Actual Online Published by the Contemporary History Association/Asociacion de Historia Actual. Articles mainly in Spanish or English. Focus is international.
Ad*Access Reproduces over 7,000 printed advertisements from 1911-1955
African-American Mosaic A Library of Congress resource guide for the study of black history and culture.
African American Odyssey Digitized primary resources from the Library of Congress.
African American Perspectives: Pamphlets from the Daniel A. P. Murray Pamphlet Collection, 1818-1907
Africans in America Primary documents c. 1450-1865.
Afro-Louisiana History and Genealogy, 1719-1820 Demographic information on 100,000 slaves in colonial Louisiana.
Alabama Department of Archives and History Web site of the state archives for the state of Alabama.
Alabama Mosaic A cooperative project to create a dynamic collection of images and sounds relating to Alabama history. Developed under auspices of The Cornerstone Project, a collaborative statewide initiative.
Alaska's Digital Archives Primary sources on Alaskan cultural and political history.
Alaskool Central Online materials about Alaska Native history, education, languages, and cultures.
AMDOCS: Documents for the Study of American History A bibliography of primary documents available online.
America at Work, America at Leisure: Motion Pictures from 1894-1915 150 films. Part of the Library of Congress American Memory collection. NOTE: must download special software to view films.
The American Civil War Homepage
The American Folklife Center: the Library of Congress
The American Geographical Society Collection
American Indian Materials in the Federal Depository Libraries of Oklahoma Bibliography listing federal and non-federal documents located in 19 federal depository libraries concerning American Indians.
American Indians of the Pacific Northwest
American Journeys Full-text access to eyewitness accounts of early American exploration and settlement, c. 1000-1844.
American Life Histories Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1940
American Memory Primary source and archival materials relating to United States history and culture from Library of Congress special collections.
American Notes: Travels in America, 1750-1920 253 published narratives by Americans and foreign travelers provide observations about people, culture, and places.
The American Presidency Project Includes the Public Papers of Presidents Hoover through George W. Bush and much more.
American Slave Narratives Text of interviews with former slaves conducted by the Works Progress Administration, 1936-38.
American Variety Stage: Vaudeville and Popular Entertainment, 1870-1920
American Women: A Gateway to Library of Congress Resources for the Study of Women's History and Culture in the United StatesAmerican Women's History: A Research Guide
AmericanPresident.org Detailed overviews of the presidents arranged by periods: 1789-1850, 1850-1897, 1897-1969, 1969-present.
Annotated Bibliography of Government Documents Related to the Threat of Terrorism and the Attacks of September 11, 2001 Produced by the Oklahoma Department of Libraries, this bibliography provides over 700 pages of listings of federal government documents from c. 1980 onward.
Antietam on the Web About the Civil War battle of September 17, 1862 described as "the single bloodiest day in American history."
Appalachian Studies Bibliography Covers publications from 1994-2004.
Appalachian Treasures Gateway A directory of Internet sites on Appalachian culture, images, social customs, history, and more.
Archives.gov Web site of the National Archives and Records Administration.
The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II: A Collection of Primary Sources From the National Security Archive at Gelman Library, George Washington University.
Auburn University Digital Collections Features a variety of digitized documents and images relating to Auburn University, the state of Alabama, and more.
A Biography of America Described as "a self-contained college-level history course."
Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections Digitized documents including photographs mainly relating to the history of Birmingham, Alabama.
Black Members of the United States Congress, 1870-2005 A report by the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress.
Black Studies Over 50 broad categories with links to fulltext documents and images.
BlackPast.org: Remembered & Reclaimed Combines secondary research and primary sources relating to African American history. Described as "the Google" of African American history.
The Booker T. Washington Papers Digitization of the 14-volume work published by the University of Illinois Press. Also includes links to supplemental materials.
"California as I Saw It": First-Person Narratives of California's Early years, 1849-1900
Canadian Studies: A Guide to the Sources Government and academic sources covering Canada's culture, history, and literature.
Canadiana: The Canadian Resource Page
CensusScope A product of the Social Science Data Analysis Network, University of Michigan. Demographic media for the use of students, researchers, policy makers, and the public. Mostly from the 1990 and 2000 Census of Population and Housing.
Center of Military History (CMH) U.S. Army's Center of Military History.
Center of the American West Mainly articles relating to the modern history of the American West.
A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation U.S. Congressional documents and debates 1774-1875.
The Chinese in California, 1850-1925 Over 8000 digitized documents and archival materials.
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers A project of the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP), it is jointly sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress. When complete, this free online database will allow users to search a directory of 23,000 American newspaper titles published from 1690 to the present. Still under development.
CIA FOIA: Electronic Reading Room Information provided by the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) on how to request information from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Site provides access to previously declassified documents, some dating back to 1940.
Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive Focuses on the Freedom Summer Project of 1964.
Civil Rights Movement Veterans Memories and reflections by civil rights movement veterans of the 1960s.
Combat Studies Institute (CSI) Nearly all publications of the CSI from 1979 onward available online. The CSI is part of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College.
Computerhistory.org Web site of the Computer History Museum (located in Mountain View, Calif.)
Contrails Formerly known as Wright Air Development Center (WADC) Digital Collection. Federal Government-produced technical reports relating to the space race of the 1950's and 1960's.
The Core Historical Literature of Agriculture Digitized selections from the Mann Library at Cornell University. Note limitations: lacking coverage c. 1850-1900 and lacking coverage of South.
Council of State Archivists (CoSA) A directory and clearinghouse of information.
CultureCanada.gc.ca Canadian cultural information, including History. Site is available in English or French language versions.
David Rumsey Map Collection Digitized images of mainly nineteenth-century American atlases and school geographies.
"The Decisive Day Is Come": The Battle of Bunker Hill Digitized primary accounts of the Revolutionary War battle from the collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society.
Densho: The Japanese American Legacy Project Concerns the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.
Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online Includes persons who died or were active c. 1000-1920.
Dictionary of Wisconsin History
Digital History: A Guide to Gathering, Preserving, and Presenting the Past on the Web
Digital Schomburg Images of African Americans from the Nineteenth Century
Disability History Museum Focuses on the history of disability as a social rather than a medical phenomenon.
Documenting the American South A collection of primary documents from the colonial period through 1940.
Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention 1764-1789 From the Library of Congress.The Duluth Lynchings Online Resource: Historical Documents Relating to the Tragic Events of June 15, 1920 A product of the Minnesota Historical Society.
The E Pluribus Unum Project Electronic archive of sources pertaining to the 1770s, 1850s, and 1920s focusing on questions of American identity.
E.H.Net Encyclopedia of Economic and Business History A product of the Economic History Association.
Early Modern Women Database A portal to over 200 Web resources on women in early modern Europe and the Americas c. 14th. - early 19th. centuries.
The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture
English Short Title Catalogue Covers monograph and serial letterpress items printed before 1801 in the British Isles, Colonial America, and the United States of America (1776-1800), Canada, or territories governed by Britain, in all languages. This is a bibliography, not a full-text database.
Eugenics Archive: Image Archive on the American Eugenics Movement
Feeding America: The Historic America Cookbook Project Digitized significant works in American culinary history c. 1798-1922.
The First American West: the Ohio River Valley, 1750-1820 Part of the Library of Congress's American Memory project. Features digitized materials on the history, economy, and social life of the trans-Appalachian West.
First Person Narratives of the American South, 1860-1920 Includes diaries, autobiographies, memoirs, travel accounts, and ex-slave narratives.
First World War.com Summaries, time lines, essays, and primary documents.
The Flint Sit-Down Strike Audio Gallery Interviews conducted 1978-1984 of participants in Flint, Michigan General Motors strike of 1936-1937.
Florida Memory Project Significant Florida documents and photographs online. A project of the Florida Bureau of Archives & Records Management.
Foreign Relations of the United States Online version of the important series published by the U.S. Department of State. Covers 1861-1976 so far. Presents the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity.
Foreign Relations of the United States Digitized version by the University of Wisconsin - Madison Libraries of the important series published by the U.S. Department of State. 1860's - 1950's, incomplete.
The Founders' Constitution Web version of five-volume reference anthology of primary documents antecedent to the U.S. Constitution
France in America=La France en Amerique Bilingual collection of digitized documents relating to the French presence in North America from the 16th. through 19th. centuries. A cooperative project of the Library of Congress and La Bibliotheque Nationale de France.
The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum Digital Archive Concentrates mostly on diplomatic and wartime records.
The Frederick Douglass Papers at the Library of Congress
Free Speech Movement Digital Archive Digitized records concerning the Free Speech Movement at the University of California at Berkeley. A major development in campus radicalism of the 1960's.
Gateway for the Organization of American Historians A directory of general and specific history sites.
A Geographic Guide to Uncovering Women's History in Archival Collections Arranged by state and a few international sites.
The Gilder Lehrman Center for the study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition Includes over 200 digitized primary documents concerning the Atlantic slave trade and its aftermath.
Government Views of the Rosenberg Spy Case Declassified federal government documents from the F.B.I., C.I.A., and other agencies concerning this important Cold War era case.
The Great Chicago Fire and the Web of Memory About the fire of 1871. Covers causes, course, and consequences of the fire and its cultural representation.
Harlem History Online information concerning this predominently African American New York City neighborhood focussing on culture and politics.
Historic Government Publications from World War II: A Digital Library Digitized U.S. government documents from the collections of Southern Methodist University.
Historical Census Data Browser U.S. census data, 1790-1960.
Historical Maps Online Digitized maps focussing on Illinois and the Northwest Territory c. 1650-1976.
Historical Publications of the United States Commission on Civil Rights
Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970 Click on "Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970" Part 1 and Part 2). Online version of the print reference source.
History Guide A guide to scholarly internet and CD-ROM resources in Anglo-American history and Central and Western European history.History Matters: the U.S. Survey Course on the Web Designed for teachers of U.S. survey courses at high school and college levels.
The History of Jim Crow Information on the systematic segregation of African Americans c. 1870's - 1950's.
History of the American West, 1860-1920 30,000 digitized photographs of daily life in Colorado c. 1860-1920.
The History of the Supreme Court Authored by professors and sponsored by the New York Life Insurance Company in conjunction with their sponsorship of the PBS series The Supreme Court, this site includes teacher resources, time lines, factual articles, and a separate encyclopedia.
HistoryLink.org: The Onlinline Encyclopedia of Washington State History
Homicide in Chicago, 1870-1930 Online primary and secondary sources concerning 11,000 homicides committed in Chicago during the period 1870-1930.
Illinois during the Gilded Age Digitized primary sources c. 1866 - 1896.
In Motion: The African-American Migration Experience Covers 13 migrations from the 16th. century to the present. Developed by the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties Full text of all treaties between the United States and Native American tribes.
Indian Land Cessions Maps of Indian land sessions up to 1894 reproduced from 18th. Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology (1896-97).
Indian Peoples of the Northern Great PlainsIPUMS - CPS Integrated Public Use Microdata Series - Current Population Survey. Provides integrated data and documentation from the March Supplement of the Current Population Survey (CPS) from the period 1962 to 2005. The harmonized CPS data are designed to be compatible with decennial census data in IPUMS-USA. Registration required: users are automatically registered when they agree to all conditions for use.
IPUMS - International International (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, International) is the world's largest collection of publicly available individual-level census data. The data are samples from population censuses from around the world taken since 1960. Names and other identifying information have been removed. The variables have been given consistent codes and have been documented to enable cross-national and cross-temporal comparisons. Registration required: users must submit abstract of research project when registering for IPUM-I approval.
IPUMS - USA The Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS) consists of thirty-eight high-precision samples of the American population drawn from fifteen federal censuses and from the American Community Surveys of 2000-2004. The IPUMS assigns uniform codes across all the samples and brings relevant documentation into a coherent form to facilitate analysis of social and economic change. Registration required: users are automatically registered when they agree to all conditions for use.
The James Fenimore Cooper Society Digitized primary and secondary sources concerning the novelist and historian (lived 1789-1851).
The James Madison Papers Over 12,000 digitized documents c. 1723-1836 relating to the president and his family from the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress.
Jamestown Rediscovery Information about archaeological research conducted in Jamestown Island, Virginia.
Jewish Women's Archive Variety of online resources pertaining to North American Jewish women.
Jews in America Audiovisual and text materials available online covering 1654 onward presented by the Center for Jewish History.
Kentuckiana Digital Library Digitized materials from Kentucky libraries, archives, historical societies, and museums
Korea: The Unfinished War Source materials relating to the Korean War.
Korean American Digital Archive A virtual library concerning the Korean American community c. 1903-1965.Lewis and Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
Library and Archives Canada National Library of Canada web site with a focus on the history of Canada from 1867 onward.
Library of American Civilization Full-text access to many titles in this microfiche set of 19th.-century documents.
Lincoln/Net: Abraham Lincoln Historical Digitization Project Primary sources on Lincoln and antebellum Illinois, and a collection of narrative essays.
The Living Room Candidate: Presidential Campaign Commercials, 1952-2004 This site requires appropriate software for viewing/playing the commercials. It is possible to view transcripts as well.
Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum An archives of primary sources focussed on his presidency, c. 1963-1969.
Maine Memory Network Over 12,000 primary documents relating to Maine and New England. A product of the Maine Historical Society.
Making of America Primary sources for nineteenth-century American social history.
The Malcolm X Project at Columbia University A variety of resources pertaining to Malcolm X and his impact on American society. Includes an index to 4000 pages of F.B.I. files.
Map Collections: American Memory From the Geography and Map Division (GMD) of the Library of Congress, through the American Memory project.
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project at Stanford University An ongoing project.
Meeting of Frontiers Covers exploration and settlement of the West by the United States and Russia's experience in Siberia, the Far East, and Alaska.
MermoryArchive: The Encyclopedia of Memories Hundreds of memoirs submitted by members of the general public via "Wiki" technology. Focus is primarily, but not exclusively, the United States.
Mission to Arizona, 1916-1940: Father Augustine Schwarz, O.F.M. Photographs of Catholic missionary activity among the Pima, Papago, and Apache Indians.
Monticello: The House of Thomas Jefferson
A More Perfect Union: Japanese Americans & the U. S. Constitution Concerns the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.
NARA: United States Archives and Records Administration
National Geographic: Remembering Pearl Harbor Virtual war maps, first-hand accounts, photographs, and timelines pertaining to the attack of December 7, 1941 and World War II.
National Postal Museum Online exhibitions plus reference material covering postal history.
National Security Archive Full-text access to declassified documents from federal agencies such as the Department of State, Department of Defense, the C.I.A., and the National Security Council.
Native American Documents Project Primary source materials on the Allotment Act, the Indians of California, the Rogue River War, and the resettlement of Indians on the Oregon coast.
Nature Transformed: The Environment in American History Interpretive essays and teaching guides, mainly at the high school level but useful to undergraduates as an introduction.
Naval Historical Center (NHC) Gateway to U.S. Navy history on the World Wide Web.
New American Studies Web Interdisciplinary site mostly covering post-World War II era onward.
New France, New Horizons Images and documents covering the 400-year history of the French presence in North America. (The viewer can select either English or French language options).
New Georgia Encyclopedia Described as an authoritative source of information about people, places, events, institutions, and many other topics relating to the state."
A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns, 1787-1825
New York History Net State history information.
Online Resources for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies from the Cuban Heritage Collection Several separate collections at the University of Miami of personal papers, music, photographs, postcards, and more from the 1850's to the present.
Panoramic Maps, 1847-1929 Over 1,500 maps of American cities and towns.
Pew Hispanic Center The Pew Hispanic Center at the University of Southern California is a think tank concerned with mostly current/recent policy issues affecting U.S. Latinos.Photography History: Fred J. Maroon and the Nixon Years, 1970-1974 Internet exhibit of photographs of Richard Nixon and other government officials taken by Fred J. Maroon.
The Plymouth Colony Archive Project Scholarly analyses, documents, and data on the reconstruction of the 17th.-century Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts.
Poetic Waves: Angel Island Interactive web site exploring experience of Chinese immigrants on Angel Island, San Francisco during era of exclusion (1882-1943). The Angel Island immgiration station opened in 1910. Some of the immigrants carved poetry into the walls while detained in the barracks.
The Presidential Timeline of the Twentieth Century An interactive timeline for Presidents Hoover through Clinton covering most of the Twentieth Century.
Radical America Digitized issues of the radical college student magazine c. 1967-1981.
Public History Resource Center Information about public history, resources held by historical societies, and a history of historical societies.
Raid on Deerfield Site explores histories, cultures, and encounters of five nations (two European and three Indian) starting with the 1704 raid on Deerfield, Massachusetts.
Regional Oral History Office Approximately 2000 transcripts of interviews relating to life in San Francisco, California, and the western United States.
The Rutgers Oral History Archives of World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and the Cold War More than 425 transcripts of interviews with Rutgers alumni.
Salem Witch Trials Documentary Archives and Transcription Project
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Online access to resources of the Center, a research unit of the New York Public Library, devoted to collecting materials on the African diaspora.
The "Second Wave" and Beyond: Primary Sources of the Women's Movement 1960 to Present
Selected Historical Decennial Census Population and Housing Counts Data from 1790 onward.
September 11, 2001, Documentary Project Reactions, eyewitness accounts, and diverse opinions.
Slave Trade Archives A joint project of UNESCO and the Slave Trade Archives Project to preserve primary documents concerning the transatlantic slave trade that are housed in the libraries and archives in Benin, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Senegal, Argentina, Barbados, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, and Haiti.
Social Explorer Historical census data using interactive maps and reports. Currently covers 1940-2000 censuses of population. Eventually, this database is planned to cover 1790 onward as well.
The Sonja Haynes Stone Center Library for Black Culture and History Guide to the Web Searchable guide to overr 600 web sites under 30 subjects.
The South Texas Border, 1900-1920: Photographs from the Robert Runyon CollectionThe Spanish-American War in Motion Pictures 68 motion pictures produced 1898-1901 of the Spanish-American War and Philippine Revolution. Viewing the films requires downloading video software available on the site.
Statistical Abstract of the United States All editions from 1878 onward.
Studs Terkel: Conversations with America Oral history. Site requires appropriate software for hearing/viewing interviews.
A Study Guide to the Vietnam War (Using Books) Covers 14,000+ English-language titles.
The Supreme Court Historical Society Much research material concerning the U.S. Supreme Court including biographies, bibliographies, papers of the justices, opinions, procedures of the court, and more.
The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture
Territorial Kansas Online, 1854-1861 Digitized primary sources.
Thomas A. Edison Papers Online access to at least 180,000 items selected from the holdings of the Edison National Historic Site in West Orange, N.J.Thomas Jefferson Digital Archive Digitized correspondence of Jefferson via the Electronic Text Center of the University of Virginia Library.
Thomas Jefferson Papers Digital images and transcriptions of Jefferson manuscripts at the Library of Congress.
Touring Turn-of-the-Century America: Photographs from the Detroit Publishing Company, 1880-1920
Trails of Hope: Overland Diaries and Letters, 1846-1869 Digitized documents of Mormon settlers.
Trails to Utah and the Pacific: Diaries and Letters, 1846-1869 Digitized documents of Mormon settlers.
Uncle Tom's Cabin and American Culture Popular culture materials c. 1830-1930 relating to Harriet Beecher Stowe's 1852 antislavery novel.
United States and Brazil: Expanding Frontiers, Comparing Cultures A cooperative project between the Library of Congress and the National Library of Brazil. Covers 18th. century to the present. Available in both English and Portuguese.
United States Military Academy Digital Library Digitized materials primarily focussing on the history of the U. S. Military Academy.
U. S. Army Military History Institute (MHI) Primary source materials documenting the history of the U.S. Army.
United States Senate Historical Office Wide range of historical resources including statistics, primary texts, and interpretive materials about the U.S. Senate
Urban Experience in Chicago: Hull-House and its Neighborhoods, 1889-1963 Primary source documents, illustrations, and restrospective essays.
The Valley of the Shadow: Two Communities in the American Civil War Thousands of hyperlinks describing the Civil War experience of a community in Virginia and another in Pennsylvania.Veterans History Project Firsthand accounts of American veterans of Twentieth-Century wars.
The Vietnam Project, Texas Tech University Scholarship of the American experience in Vietnam plus materials on the Vietnamese war and revolution.
Vietnam War Bibliography Annotated. Covers books, articles, microforms, and government documents 1946-75.
Virtual Jamestown Digital resources on the first permanent English settlement in North America. Explores connections between Europeans, Africans, and Indians.
Virtual Museum & Archive of SEC and Securities History Digitized archival materials pertaining to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Especially good coverage of the New Deal era.
Virtual Vietnam Archive Digitization of all non-copyrighted material at Texas Tech University's Vietnam Archive.
Voices of Civil Rights A collection of personal stories of participants in modern civil rights movements c. 1945-1975.
Voices of World War II: Experiences from the Front and at Home
The Wars for Viet Nam: 1945 to 1975 Brief narrative history of the Viet Nam War plus links to primary documents and related websites.
WhiteHousetapes.org 5000 hours' worth of U.S. Presidents' recordings from Franklin Roosevelt through Richard Nixon. Must use FLAC or MP3 software for access.
Who Killed William Robinson? Race, Justice, and Settling the land - A Historical Whodunit Site provides transcribed newspaper reports, letters, diaries, oral histories, official correspondence, and court records relating to this murder committed in 1868 in British Columbia.
The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers at the Library of Congress Digital images of over 10,000 items from the Wright Papers and related collections mostly from c. 1900-1940.
Without Sanctuary Photographs and postcards of lynching in America.Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600 to 2000
Women, Enterprise & Society: A Guide to Resources in the Business Manuscripts Collection at Baker Library A guide to materials at the Baker Library of the Harvard Business School. Covers eighteenth through twentieth century collections.
Women in Print: Essays on the Print Culture of American Women from the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries PDF version of the book edited by James P. Danky and Wayne A. Wiegand. Published by the University of Wisconsin.
Women Working, 1870-1930 Digitized historical, manuscript, and image resources from the Open Collections Program at Harvard University Library.
Women's Studies Librarian's Website A comprehensive web site of resources relating women's studies including the field of history. Covers both United States and international history resources.
The World War I Document Archive Digitized primary research material including diplomatic correspondence and treaties, military records, and more.
WWW Virtual Library - American Indians: Index of Native American Resources on the Internet
International
Academic Guide to Jewish History: Major Print & Internet Scholarly Resources
American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection
The Avalon Project at the Yale Law School Reproduces important documents in law, history, and diplomacy from the Code of Hammurabi through the present.
Best of History Web Sites Online directory to over 700 History web sites covering everything from Prehistory to the Twentieth Century.
The Biographical Dictionary Entries for over 28,000 "notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day." Biography.com A product of Arts and Entertainment television network. Includes The Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia (1994).Center for History and New Media Gateway to academic directories, journal articles, databases, and more with information on the use of electronic media within the discipline of history.
Chief George Manuel Memorial Library and the Fourth World Documentation Archive Full-text access to social, political, economic, and political rights documents pertaining to the Fourth World ("nations forcefully incorporated into states which maintain a distinct political culture but are internationally unrecognized").
The Cold War International History Project Online access to government documents and archival materials from the former Communist bloc countries as well as from the West.
Computerhistory.org Web site of the Computer History Museum (located in Mountain View, Calif.)
Constitution Finder Provides a listing of and test of constitutions, charters, amendments, and related documents for 211 governmental entities worldwide (as of 2007).
Country Studies Online version of the standard federal government-produced series providing detailed information about the politics, anthropology, history, religion, economics, and more about countries throughout the world.
David Rumsey Map Collection Digitized images of mainly nineteenth-century American atlases and school geographies.
Digital History: A Guide to Gathering, Preserving, and Presenting the Past on the Web
Diotima: Materials for the Study of Women and Gender in the Ancient World
E.H.Net Encyclopedia of Economic and Business History A product of the Economic History Association. Mostly, but not entirely, focusses on the United States.
Exploring Ancient World Cultures: An Introduction to Ancient World Cultures on the World Wide WebFordham University's Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Foreign Relations of the United States Online version of the important series published by the U.S. Department of State. Covers 1861-1976 so far. Presents the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity.
Foreign Relations of the United States Digitized version by the University of Wisconsin - Madison Libraries of the important series published by the U.S. Department of State. Presents the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity.1861 - 1960, incomplete.
Frontline Diplomacy: The Foreign Affairs Oral History Collection of the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training More than 1300 transcribed interviews of foreign service officers in the diplomatic corps. Mostly concerning Europe and Latin America, c. 1920's - 1940's.
Genocide Studies Program Articles, maps, and databases relating to projects of Yale University's Genocide Studies Program.
The Index of Articles on Jewish Studies Bibliography with worldwide coverage.
International Institute of Social History Online access to catalog of the Institute, established in 1935 in Amsterdam. Focus is on labor history.
Internet Islamic History Sourcebook
Intute: Arts & Humanities Large gateway (over 18,000 Web resources) for various specialities including History and Archaeology.
The Jewish history Resource Center Thousands of links to organizations and Internet resources covering all eras of Jewish history.
Library of Congress: Country Studies Online version of the standard "Country Studies" (also known as "Area Handbook") series. Valuable information about countries of the world, including history.
Map History/History of Cartography: THE Gateway to the Subject
MemoryArchive: The Encyclopedia of Memories Hundreds of memoirs submitted by members of the general public via "Wiki" technology. Focus is primarily, but not exclusively, the United States.
The Mongols in World History Online curriculum materials including some primary sources.
MuslimHeritage.com Articles and article summaries about Muslim culture and history.
National Geographic: Remembering Pearl Harbor Virtual war maps, first-hand accounts, photographs, and timelines pertaining to the attack of December 7, 1941 and World War II.
NativeWeb "A cyber-community for Earth's indigenous peoples." Includes some historical information.
naval-history.net Naval history, mainly British, focusing on World War I, World War II, and the Falklands War. Some information provided on American, European, and Japanese naval history.
NYPL Digital Gallery Hundreds of thousands of digitized images from the collections of the New York Public Library. Broad subject divisions include History & Geography.
OAIster Broad, generic information retrieval resource for publicly available digital library resources. A collaborative project among research libraries based at the University of Michigan.
The Online Library of Liberty Online full-text access to over 1450 titles on individual liberty, limited government, and the free market. This web site is a product of Liberty Fund, Inc., a private educational fund promoting "a society of free and responsible individuals."
Portals to the World Links to "authoritative, in-depth information" about nations of the world selected by Library of Congress subject specialists.
Repositories of Primary Sources Links to over 5500 repositories worldwide.
Slave Trade Archives A joint project of UNESCO and the Slave Trade Archives Project to preserve primary documents concerning the transatlantic slave trade that are housed in the libraries and archives in Benin, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Senegal, Argentina, Barbados, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, and Haiti.
Social Science Data Archives Links to a wide variety of topics in sociology, history, and other social sciences.The Spanish-American War in Motion Pictures 68 motion pictures produced 1898-1901 of the Spanish-American War and Philippine Revolution. Viewing the films requires downloading video software available on the site.
Women's Studies Librarian's Website A comprehensive web site of resources relating women's studies including the field of history.
The World Wide Web Virtual Library: Indigenous Studies
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