The College Board
Writing History Papers
Portals & Search Engines
Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Metasites & Indexes
Organizations
U.S. Government
History Journals
Popular Media
Museums & Libraries
Maps
Primary Source Collections: U.S. History
U.S. History: General
U.S. History: The Arts & Literature
U.S. History: African-American History
U.S. History: Native American History
U.S. History: Women's History
U.S. History: Colonial
U.S. History: Revolution
U.S. History: Early Republic
U.S. History: Antebellum Era
U.S. History: Civil War
U.S. History: Reconstruction
U.S. History: The West
U.S. History: The Gilded Age & the Progressive Era
U.S. History: World War I
U.S. History: Twenties & Thirties
U.S. History: World War II
U.S. History: The Fifties
U.S. History: The Sixties & Seventies
U.S. History: Since 1980
Primary Source Collections: World History
World History: General
World History: The Arts & Literature
World History: Women
Ancient History
Medieval History
Renaissance & Reformation
Strong Monarchies & European Expansion
Age of Revolutions
Industrialism & Imperialism
The World at War
The Holocaust
The Postwar World
African History, News, & Commentary
Asian History
Australian History
European History: General
Latin American History
Middle East History

 


The College Board
AP Art History
AP European History
AP Government & Politics
AP US History
AP World History
SAT II: United States History
SAT II: World History

Helpful Sites for Writing History Essays & Research Papers
Checklist for Evaluating Web Resources from the University of Southern Maine -- simple one page list of questions to ask about a site
The Concord Review -- contains sample papers that are excellent in content, but because some are posted in HTML the formatting isn't always correct for a formal research paper (i.e., no indenting for paragraphs, double space between paragraphs). The Concord Review doesn't require MLA style.
History Toolbox from the History Department at UColorado at Colorado Springs -- excellent research and writing suggestions. Also an excellent links section for US History
How to Prepare for and Take Essay Exams: excellent advice from Dianne M. Cooke, Case Western Reserve University
How to Critically Analyze Information Sources from the Cornell University Library -- helpful guidelines for analyzing print and electronic sources
MLA Online -- official site of the Modern Langauage Association. Slow and not always helpful.
MLA Style Electronic Formats by Mary Ellen Guffey -- gives plenty of different types of examples
Penning the Past: Advice on Writing in the Historical Discipline by Alyssa E. Lodewick, Brown University -- detailed guide to essays and research papers
Reading, Writing, and Researching for History by Patrick Rael, Bowdoin College -- clear, concise guide to essays and research papers
Using Primary Resources on the Web written by the Instruction & Research Services Committee of the Reference and User Service Association History Section in the American Library Association -- well-done summary and guide on how to cite online sources
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Portals & Search Engines
Alltheweb (FAST): duking it out with Google!
AltaVista
Ask Jeeves
Dogpile
Google: the current favorite
HotBot
Ixquick
Librarians' Index to the Internet
Lycos
Metacrawler
Northern Light
Vivisimo
Wisenut
Yahoo
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Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
AltaVista's Babelfish: translates a foreign word or webpage
American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language -- 4th edition
Britannica.com -- used to be free; now you must subscribe to get all the bells and whistles
Columbia Encyclopedia -- 6th edition
Encarta
Encyclopedia.com from Electric Library
Grolier Online
Merriam-Webster Online: the best dictionary site also has a helpful thesaurus
Refdesk.com: the granddaddy of all reference sites
World Factbook 2001: info on the countries of the world, prepared by the CIA
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Metasites & Indexes
Academic Info: United States History Resources: a huge directory of resources
Academic Info: World History Gateway: another huge directory of resources
Best of History Web Sites: newly revised (May, 2002) list compiled by Tom Daccord at Nobles. Sites are described and rated.
Digital Librarian: History: links and more links, maintained by Margaret Anderson, a librarian in Cortland, NY
Guide to Legal History Resources on the Web: most comprehensive site dedicated to legal history resources, from UTexas, Austin
Historical Text Archive: US and world history links and documents, compiled by Don Mabry at Mississippi State
History Guide: huge world history site specializing in Anglo-American history at UGottingen, Germany
The History Guide -- Resources for Historians: US and world history resources, compiled by Professor Steven Kreis
Horus' Web Links to History Resources US and world history links, from UC Riverside Dept of History
The Net's Educational Resource Center: lots of US and world history links, from TeacherNet on AOL
New American Studies Web: US history, from Georgetown University
NM's Creative Impulse: The Artist's View of World History & Western Civilization: metasite for world history, from Nancy Mantz at UEvansville
Research & Reference Gateway: History--American & British from Rutgers University
Voice of the Shuttle: History Page: important and enormous world and US history site, from the University of California, Santa Barbara
Web Sites for the History Profession from the Organization of American Historians
World History Compass: links to everything historical, by Robert Schiller. Unfortunately, this site hasn't been updated since September 2001.
WWW.History: U.S. history-specific search engine & index from History Matters. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!! Quality Web sites!
WWW-VL History Index; world and US history megasite, from the University of Kansas
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Organizations
American Civil Liberties Union
American Historical Association
Amnesty International
Andover Historical Society
Chicago Historical Society: has some terrific online exhibitions
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History research and policy institute dedicated to improving the teaching and learning of American history, in NYC
H-High-S WWW Site: an ongoing discussion of teaching history and social studies in American secondary schools, part of H-Net at Michigan State
The Historical Society
History Departments Around the World: alphabetical listing of 1195 university history departments managed by the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University
International Institute of Social History: Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Massachusetts Historical Society
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
National Center for History in the Schools -- at UCLA
National Council for History Education
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Organization of American Historians
Society for History Education
United Nations Organization
Western Reserve Historical Society in Northeast Ohio
World Heritage Center: UN project that encourages the preservation of cultural and natural heritage sites around the world
World History Association
World History Center at Northeastern University
World Monuments Fund nonprofit group highlighting 100 endangered sites
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U.S. Government
Architect of the Capitol: site about the complex of government buildings in Washington
Biographical Dictionary of the US Congress
Central Intelligence Agency: Electronic Document Release Center
Charters of Freedom: The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, & the Bill of Rights, from the National Archives
Commonwealth of Massachusetts: History
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI: Freedom of Information Act: documents released by the FIA; lots of interesting info here
FedStats: statistics compiled by more than 100 federal agencies
FirstGov: search engine for the US Govt
The Great American Web Site: the citizens' guide to US govt resources. Links to all major government agencies.
The Library of Congress
NASA History Office
National Park Service: Links to the Past: excellent site
National Register of Historic Places
National Security Archive: thousands of declassified government documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, at George Washington University
New American Studies Web: Government, Politics, & Current Affairs from Georgetown University
Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives--Historical Highlights
Office of the Historian: US Department of State
Oyez: Supreme Court Multimedia Database from Northwestern University
Supreme Court of the United States: official site
Supreme Court Collection: Supreme Court decisions from the Legal Information Institute at Cornell Law School
THOMAS: legislative information on the Internet
United States Historical Census Data Browser: info from each state and county, from 1790 to 1960
U.S. Senate
The White House
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History Journals
Many research projects assigned by Brooks history teachers require the use of an article from a scholarly journal. The following journals are considered scholarly (written by historians for their peers). Note that to access Brooks's Luce Library Electronic Resources is currently restricted to the on-campus network. Off-site researchers should try their local library web site, as library card holders are usually allowed to use their electronic resources.

American Heritage (1954-current): A classy, respected, well-written magazine, with articles written by leading historians for the general public. Though not technically correct, the Brooks History Department does consider American Heritage acceptable as a scholarly journal.

The American Historical Review (1931- current): "American Historical Review is the oldest scholarly journal of history in the United States and the largest in the world. Begun in 1895, the AHR is the scholarly voice of the American Historical Association, a body chartered by Congress to oversee and protect the historiographical legacy of the United States. Thus its primary mission is the dissemination and evaluation of historical scholarship."
 

Essays in Medieval Studies: proceedings of the Illinois Medieval Association; all issues from volume 1 (1984) are online

The Journal of American History (1964 - current) "The Journal of American History remains the leading scholarly publication and journal of record in the field of American history and is well known as the major resource for the study, investigation, and teaching of our country's heritage. Each volume contains interpretive essays on all aspects of American history, plus reviews of books, films, movies, television programs, museum exhibits and resource guides, as well as microform, oral history, archive and manuscript collections, bibliographies of scholarship contained in recent scholarly periodicals and dissertations."
 

History Cooperative: Accessable only if you have a subscription to the American Historical Review or the Journal of American History. Archive contains articles from American Historical Review, The History Teacher, Western Historical Quarterly, The William and Mary Quarterly, and the Journal of American History.
History Today: highly-respected journal of world history. Published monthly since 1951. Online access only to articles from the past three months without registration, 12 months if registered. Online subscription gets you full text since January 1980.
 


Journal of the Association for History and Computing: peer-reviewed e-journal focusing on issues related to the use of technology and the Internet in teaching and researching history. Published three times per year since 1998.
Journal of Modern History: leading American quarterly journal for the study of European intellectual, political, and cultural history. Published by the University of Chicago. Online archive goes back to March 2000.
Journal for Multimedia History: the first peer-reviewed electronic journal that presents, evaluates, and disseminates multimedia historical scholarship, based at SUNY Albany
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Popular Media
News sources and magazines written for the general public and acceptable for use as sources of information for research papers. These are not considered scholarly, though the articles may be about history and the authors may be historians. Consult with your teacher if you have any questions.
ABC News
American History
American Legacy: Focus on African American history. Home page has a selection of archived articles dating back to the Spring 1998 issue.
Archaeology
Arts & Letters Daily: "ideas, criticism, debate"
Atlantic Monthly
BBC Online
Boston Globe
CBS News
CNN
C-SPAN
Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture
Court TV
The Early America Review: "a journal of fact and opinion on the people, issues, and events of 18th century America;" quarterly publication w/online archive back to summer 1996
The Economist
Foreign Affairs: latest issue and special reports; online archive is limited to summaries of articles
Harpers'
History Channel
The History Net
History News Network: historians' take on the news
JournalistExpress: where Peter Jennings goes when he needs information on a subject
Lawrence Eagle-Tribune
Los Angeles Times
Mother Jones
The Nation
National Geographic
The National Review
National Public Radio
The New Republic
The New York Review of Books
New York Times: Searchable archive since January 1996. Pay for any article older than 7 days.
The New Yorker
Newspapers: U.S. & International: a comprehensive list
Newsweek/MSNBC
Professional Cartoonists' Index: large current collection of editorial cartoons
PBS Online
Smithsonian Magazine
Time: Weekly newsmagazine charges for any article older than 2 weeks. Various payment plans allow seraches and full text on issues since 1985.
US News Online
Washington Post
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Museums & Libraries
Addison Gallery of American Art at Phillips Andover
Art Institute of Chicago
Boston Public Library
The British Library
The British Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: Boston
The Hermitage: St. Petersburg, Russia
Imperial War Museum: London
Internet Public Library
Library of Congress
Library of Virginia Digital Library Program
The Louvre
Metropolitan Museum of Art: New York City
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Museum of Modern Art: New York City
Museum of the City of New York
National Air and Space Museum
National Civil Rights Museum: Memphis TN
National Gallery of American Art: Washington, DC
National Gallery, London
National Museum of African Art
National Museum of American History
National Museum of American Jewish History: Philadelphia
National Museum of Health and Medicine
National Portrait Gallery
New York Public Library: Digital Library
Osher Map Library: University of Southern Maine
Peabody Essex Museum: Salem, MA
Portland Museum of Art: Portland, ME
Prado: Madrid
Smithsonian Institution
Stevens Memorial Library in North Andover
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Vatican Museums
Wadsworth Atheneum: Hartford, CT
WebMuseum
Whitney Museum of American Art
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Maps
Atlapedia Online: basic, easy-to-read maps
Historical Atlas of the Twentieth Century
Historical Maps of the US from the University of Texas, Austin
Map Collections Home Page: from American Memory
Maps and Geography: current and historical maps at National Geographic
Osher Map Library: University of Southern Maine
World History Maps: links from Killen (TX) High School
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Primary Source Collections: US History
This is a selected list of document collections. Check appropriate categories for other sources of primary documents.
Ad*Access presents images and database information for over 7,000 advertisements printed in U.S. and Canadian newspapers and magazines between 1911 and 1955. From Duke University.
Africans in America: Historical Documents -- list of resources from the PBS series
AmDocs: Documents for the Study of American History: one of the best collections, from the University of Kansas
The American Colonist's Library: A Collection of Primary Source Documents
American Memory from the Library of Congress: THE MOST IMPORTANT US HISTORY SITE!! Oodles of primary source materials from the collections of the Library of Congress
Avalon Project: Documents in Law, History & Diplomacy from Yale Law School
A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: US Congressional Documents & Debates, 1774-1873 from American Memory and the Law Library of Congress
Digital Scriptorium Projects from the Duke University Library
Documenting the American South: First-Person Narratives from UNC, Chapel Hill
Documents Relating to American Foreign Policy, pre-1898: many primary and secondary documents, from the International Relations Program at Mt. Holyoke College
Documents Relating to American Foreign Policy, 1898-1914: many primary and secondary documents, from the International Relations Program at Mt. Holyoke College
Documents Relating to World War I: many primary and secondary documents relating to American foreign policy, from the International Relations Program at Mt. Holyoke College
Documents Related to the Interwar Period, 1918-1941: many primary and secondary documents relating to American foreign policy, from the International Relations Program at Mt. Holyoke College
Documents Related to World War II: many primary and secondary documents relating to American foreign policy, from the International Relations Program at Mt. Holyoke College
Documents Related to the Development of the Atomic Bomb: many primary and secondary documents, from the International Relations Program at Mt. Holyoke College
Documents Related to the Cold War: many primary and secondary documents relating to American foreign policy, from the International Relations Program at Mt. Holyoke College
Documents Relating to the Vietnam War: many primary and secondary documents relating to American foreign policy, from the International Relations Program at Mt. Holyoke College
Douglass: Archives of American Public Address from Northwestern University
18th Century Primary Sources: from the Oregon State University History Department
Federal Government Resources: Historic Documents: very helpful, annotated list of excellent sites containing primary sources, from the UMichigan Documents Center. A good place to START!
Hanover Historical Texts Project from Hanover College
Historical Documents on the Internet: links page from the journal Computers in the Social Sciences
Historical Text Archive: links and documents compiled by Don Mabry at Mississippi State
Images of American Political History: by William Ball, College of New Jersey
Inaugural Addresses of the U.S. Presidents
Making of America -- a collection of 19th century books and magazines from Cornell University
Making of America -- another, different collection of 19th century books and magazines from the University of Michigan
Many Pasts: History Matters from the Center for History and New Media, a collaboration of George Mason University at the City University of NY
NAIL: NARA Archival Information Locator: database of selected material from the National Archives
National Archives: American Originals
National Archives: American Originals II
National Archive: Online Exhibit Hall
19th Century Documents Collection from Furman University
17th Century Primary Sources: from Oregon State University History Department
United States Historical Census Data Browser: describes the people and the economy of the US for each state and county from 1790 to 1960
U.S. Historical Documents from the University of Oklahoma Law School
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Lawrence, MA photo by Jack Delano, January 1941

FSA - OWI Photograph Collection (Library of Congress)

Lawrence MA 1941 US History--General
The American Experience: from the oustanding PBS history series
American Labor History
American Memory from the Library of Congress: THE MOST IMPORTANT US HISTORY SITE!! Oodles of primary source materials from the collections of the Library of Congress
The American President: companion website to the PBS series
American Presidents: Life Portraits: from the C-SPAN series
American Radicalism Collection at Michigan State
American Social History Project from City University of New York
Center of Military History: articles, photographs, and artwork from the US Army
Charters of Freedom: The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, & the Bill of Rights, from the National Archives
Clio's Digital Forge American cultural history thru the Civil War, by the late William J. Gilmore-Lehne, Associate Professor of History,  Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
Divining America: Religion and the National Culture: "an interactive curriculum enrichment service for teachers," by TeacherServe at the National Humanities Center. An excellent series of essays by historians, as well as bibliographies and links to Internet resources and primary documents.
Famous Trials: excellent site about 20 of the most famous trials in American history, by Douglas Linder at the University of Missouri, Kansas City
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Historic Audio Archive: sound clips of famous people
Historical Maps of the US from the University of Texas, Austin
History Matters: documents from the Center for History and New Media, a collaboration of George Mason University at the City University of NY
The History Net: lots of articles from a number of history-related magazines
The History Place: decent, eclectic commercial site
History Toolbox from the History Department at UColorado at Colorado Springs -- excellent links section
Hypertext on American History from the University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Inauguration 2001: info and photos from inaugurations past, from PBS Online Newshour
National Archives: The Digital Classroom
National Archives Online Exhibit Hall
National First Ladies' Library
National Park Service: Links to the Past
Nature Transformed: The Environment in American History: "an interactive curriculum enrichment service for teachers," by TeacherServe at the National Humanities Center. An excellent series of essays by historians, as well as bibliographies and links to Internet resources and primary documents.
Naval Historical Center from the US Navy
New American Studies Web from Georgetown University
Out of the Past: 400 Years of Lesbian and Gay History in America from PBS
The Presidents: Teddy Roosevelt to Reagan, from PBS's The American Experience
POTUS--Presidents of the United States: lots of info on the Presidents, from the Internet Public Library
Presidential Elections, 1860-1996 from UVirginia
Presidential Elections & the Electoral College: from the Law Library of Congress
Presidential Inaugurations: from American Memory
PBS: History
Religion & the Founding of the American Republic : Library of Congress exhibit
The Time 100: biographies of the most influential people of the century
20th Century History: from About.com
United States Historical Census Data Browser: describes the people and the economy of the US for each state and county from 1790 to 1960
U.S. Diplomatic History Resources Index by Nicholas Sarantakes at Texas A&M
Whole Cloth: Discovering Science and Technology Through American Textile History: from the Society for the History of Technology & the Smithsonian Institution
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US History--The Arts & Literature
Also see art museum sites for their collections.
African-American Women Writers of the 19th Century: collection of 52 published works by 19th-century black women writers, from the New York Public Library Digital Library Collections
American Hypertexts: large collection of classic American literature at UVirginia
The American Image: Panoramic Photographs: from the National Archives
American Photography: A Century of Images from PBS
American Masters about artists, musicians & writers, from the PBS series
American Variety Stage: Vaudeville & Popular Entertainment 1870-1920: from the Library of Congress's American Memory
American Visions: American history of the arts, from the excellent PBS series written and hosted by Robert Hughes
American Writers: A Journey Through History from the C-SPAN series
Archives of African-American Music and Culture at Indiana University
Bartleby: Great Books Online: full-text versions of over 200 classic American and European literary works
Built in America: Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record: prints & photos from the Library of Congress
Caltech Archives: Photonet online database of over 3,000 images from the California Institute of Technology's archive of visual materials illustrates the history of science from the Scientific Revolution to the present
Digital Archive of American Architecture by Jeffrey Howe at Boston College
Stephen Foster about the Kentucky songwriter, from PBS's The American Experience
Heath Anthology of American Literature: lots of texts, from colonial times to the present
Historic American Sheet Music provides access to digital images of 3042 pieces from the collection, published in the United States between 1850 and 1920. At Duke University.
Hudson River School
Internet Moving Images Archive: over 900 short films from the 20th century
Jazz: companion site to the film by Ken Burns
Kidder Smith Slide Archives of American Architecture: a selection from New England, at MIT
Mother of All Art History Links Pages: as advertised, at UMichigan
National Statuary Hall Collection: a guide to the statues in the Capitol
A New Deal for the Arts from the National Archives
19th Century Schoolbooks at the University of Pittsburgh
The On-Line Books Page at the University of Pennsylvania
Picturing the Century: 100 Years of Photographs from the National Archives
Popular Songs in American History
Portraits of the Presidents & First Ladies: from American Memory
Mark Twain in His Times from the University of Virginia
Frank Lloyd Wright companion site to the film by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick
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US History--African American History
Aboard the Underground Railroad from the National Register of Historic Places
The African-American Experience in Ohio, 1850-1920 from the Ohio Historical Society and American Memory
African-American Mosaic: exhibit from the Library of Congress
The African-American Odyssey: The Quest for Full Citizenship: exhibit from the Library of Congress
African American Perspectives: Pamphlets from the Daniel A.P. Murray Collection, 1818-1907: from American Memory
African-American Women Writers of the 19th Century: collection of 52 published works by 19th-century black women writers, from the New York Public Library Digital Library Collections
African Americans in the Civil War from the University of North Texas
Africans in America: documents and historians' commentary about African-American history to 1965. From the PBS series.
The AFRO-American Almanac
The American Image: Portrait of Black Chicago: 1970s photos by John H. White from the collections of the National Archives & Records Administration
American Visionary: Frederick Douglass by the National Park Service and the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
Amistad at Mystic Seaport: information and documents about the famous Amistad case, from the Mystic Seaport Museum in Connecticut
Archives of African-American Music and Culture at Indiana University
The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords a film by Stanley Nelson, from PBS
Boston African American National Historic Site
DuBois-Washington Debates from Atlantic Monthly
Flight to Freedom: interactive role-playing simulation about slave escapes and the Underground Railroad, developed by Patrick Rael at Bowdoin College
Freedman and Southern Society Project: collection of National Archive documents by and about the men and women who were freed before and after the civil war. Edited by scholars at the University of Maryland.
Gateway to African-American History: set of links from North Kenwood/Oakland Charter School, Chicago, IL
Harlem 1900-1940: An African-American Community: created at UMichigan with materials from the NY Public Library.
Jazz: companion site to the film by Ken Burns
Little Rock 40 Years Later from the New York Times on AOL
Marcus Garvey: Look For Me in the Whirlwind from PBS's The American Experience
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis TN
Powerful Days: The Civil Rights Photography of Charles Moore
A. Philip Randolph: For Jobs & Freedom about the African American labor leader, from PBS
Rise and Fall of Jim Crow: from Fall 2002 PBS series
Schomberg Center for Research in Black Culture at the New York Public Library
Scottsboro: An American Tragedy from PBS's The American Experience
Slave Narratives edited by Stephen Mintz, University of Houston
Two Nations of Black America: The Debate between Booker T. and WEB: the debate between DuBois and Washington, from PBS's Frontline
This Week in Black History created and maintained by Charles Isbell at MIT
The Underground Railroad: at National Geographic
Booker T. Washington Papers from the University of Illinois
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US History--Native American History
The Avalon Project: Relations between the US and Native Americans: treaties and other primary documents, at Yale
American Indian Movement
American Indian Studies by Troy Johnson at Cal State--Long Beach
American Indians of the Pacific Northwest: from American Memory, Library of Congress
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Documents on American Indian Wars: at Hillsdale College in Michigan
Index of Native American Resources on the Internet
Native American Documents Project from Cal State San Marcos
Native American History Projects at Duke University
Native American Internet Resources at James Madison University
NativeWeb: links and information about indigenous people in the Americas
The North American Indian: photographs by Edward S. Curtis, from American Memory
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US History--Women's History
Agents of Social Change: New Resources on 20th Century Women's Activism: selections from the papers of 8 feminist leaders, from the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College
American Women's History: A Research Guide: very thorough, with links to many digital collections, maintained by Ken Middleton at Middle Tennessee State University
Do History: Martha Ballard's Diary Online by Film Study Center at Harvard
Documents from the Women's Liberation Movement: 1969-1974, from Duke's Special Collections
The Emma Goldman Papers at Cal-Berkeley
Guide to Uncovering Women's History in Archival Collections: huge index from the University of Texas, San Antonio
Hearts at Home: Southern Women in the Civil War from UVirginia
Internet Women's History Sourcebook from Fordham University
Living the Legacy: The Women's Rights Movement, 1848-1998: site designed for the 150th anniversary of the Seneca Falls Convention, sponsored by the National Women's History Project
A Midwife's Tale about Martha Ballard's Diary, from PBS's The American Experience
National Museum of Women's History
National Women's History Project
Not For Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony from the film by Ken Burns
Margaret Sanger Papers at NYU
U.S. Women's History Workshop many primary source documents, at Assumption College in Worcester, MA
Votes for Women: women's suffrage movement, from the Huntington Library
Votes for Women, the NAWSA collection from the Library of Congress
Votes for Women, Suffrage Pictures 1850-1920 from the Library of Congress
Women & Social Movements in the US, 1820-1940 -- documents and projects from the University of NY--Binghamton
Women in America, 1820-1842: observations by travelers to the US, from UVirginia
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US History--Colonial
The American Colonist's Library: A Collection of Primary Source Documents
Archiving Early America
Colonial America Links
Colonial Williamsburg: site of the reconstructed Virginia colonial capital
18th Century Primary Sources: from the Oregon State University History Department
Jonathan Edwards: Revival Sermons
Benjamin Franklin: A Documentary History by Professor J.A. Leo Lemay at UDelaware
Jamestown Rediscovery: recent archaeological work has unearthed interesting results
King Philip's War: Cultural, Gender, And Historical Implications from Georgetown University
Mayflower & Early Families: many documents related to the earliest Europeans in Massachusetts
Plimoth-on-Web:the official Plimoth Plantation site
The Plymouth Colony Archive Project at the University of Virginia
Puritanism: An Electronic Library at Cal-Berkeley
Quaker History Archives: Quaker beliefs and history
Roanoke Revisited by the National Park Service
Mary Rowlandson from Gonzaga University
St. Mary's City: "...once the Metropolis of Maryland": Interesting virtual tour of the history and archaeology of Maryland's colonial capital
St. Mary's City: Project Lead Coffins: the discovery of 17th century remains in Maryland's colonial capital led to this interesting project
Salem Witch Hysteria from National Geographic
Salem Witch Museum
Salem Witch Trials Page
Salem Witchcraft Trials: 1692 from the Famous Trials site of Douglas Linder at UMissouri, Kansas City
17th Century Primary Sources: from Oregon State University History Department
Virginia Colonial Records Project
Virtual Jamestown at UVirginia
Witchcraft in Salem Village: contains trial transcripts, at UVirginia
The World of Benjamin Franklin from the Franklin Institute Science Museum
Zenger Trial (1735): part of the Famous Trials website at UMissouri, Kansas City
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US History--Revolution
The Adams Papers at the Massachusetts Historical Society
The American Revolution: National Discussions of Our Revolutionary Origins: from H-NET, NEH and Michigan State University
Boston Massacre Trial: from the Famous Trials site of Douglas Linder at UMissouri, Kansas City
Charters of Freedom: The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, & the Bill of Rights, from the National Archives
Continental Congress & Constitutional Convention from American Memory
Eighteenth Century History Resources at Rutgers University
18th Century Primary Sources: from the Oregon State University History Department
The Electric Franklin
Founders' Library: documents from the colonial era & early republic
Freedom Trail: famous Boston tour of Revolutionary War sites
Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation
Thomas Jefferson Online: PBS companion site to the Ken Burns film about Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson Online Resources: at the University of Virginia
Thomas Jefferson Papers at the Library of Congress
Liberty! The American Revolution from PBS
Philadelphia's Historic Mile: a virtual tour of the city's Revolutionary War landmarks
Revolutionary War Links
George Washington Papers from the Library of Congress
WPI Military Science Staff Rides: WPI's ROTC staff assesses the following battles from a military perspective, in detail-- Lexington & Concord, Bunker Hill, Saratoga, Monmouth. Pretty cool.
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US History--Early Republic
The Adams Papers at the Massachusetts Historical Society
USS Constitution: official home page
Democracy in America: De Tocqueville: at UVA
In Search of Tocqueville's Democracy in America from the C-SPAN series
Do History: Martha Ballard's Diary Online by Film Study Center at Harvard
The Duel: about the Burr-Hamilton duel, from PBS's The American Experience
Fort McHenry: home of the Star-Spangled banner
Jefferson's Blood about the Jefferson-Hemings controversy, from PBS's Frontline series
Alexander Hamilton on the Web: includes biographical info, images, and the Federalist Papers
Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation Thomas Jefferson Online: PBS companion site to the Ken Burns film about Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson Online Resources: at the University of Virginia
Thomas Jefferson Papers at the Library of Congress
Lewis & Clark: from the film by Ken Burns and PBS Online
Lewis & Clark: tour from National Geographic
A Midwife's Tale about Martha Ballard's Diary, from PBS's The American Experience
Monticello: Jefferson's estate
Mount Vernon: Washington's estate
Shays' Rebellion: resources from a March 1998 History Institute workshop sponsored by the History Department at UMass Amherst
George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress
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US History--Antebellum Era
Aboard the Underground Railroad from the National Register of Historic Places
Abolitionism, 1830-1850: antislavery images documents, at UVirginia
The Alamo: official Daughters of the Republic of Texas site
American Prophet: The Story of Joseph Smith about the founder of the Church of Latter-day Saints, from PBS
American Visionary: Frederick Douglass by the National Park Service and the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
Amistad at Mystic Seaport: information and documents about the famous Amistad case, from the Mystic Seaport Museum in Connecticut
The Amistad Case: from the National Archives
Amistad Trials: from the Famous Trials site of Douglas Linder at UMissouri, Kansas City
John Brown's Holy War from PBS's The American Experience
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: the official website offers a history and basic beliefs of Mormons
Flight to Freedom: interactive role-playing simulation about slave escapes and the Underground Railroad, developed by Patrick Rael at Bowdoin College
Stephen Foster about the Kentucky songwriter, from PBS's The American Experience
The Gold Rush: from the PBS documentary
Hancock Shaker Village in Pittsfield MA
Hayne-Webster debate: transcripts of the speeches
The Hermitage: Andrew Jackson's Tennessee plantation
Lincoln-Douglas Debates: text of all 7 of the famous 1858 debates, from the Lincoln Home National Historic Site
The Lincoln Legal Papers: a documentary history of the law practice of Abraham Lincoln
Lowell National Historical Park
The Prairie Traveler: A Handbook for Overland Expeditions: written in 1859
Slave Narratives edited by Stephen Mintz, University of Houston
The Star-Spangled Banner: Smithsonian site about the recent preservation efforts to save the flag which inspired our national anthem
Tales of the Early Republic: essays, primary sources, and reference materials on the 1830s by Hal Morris. Includes the Jacksonian Miscellanies Archive.
Uncle Tom's Cabin & American Culture: designed and maintained by Stephen Railton, UVirginia
The US-Mexican War, 1846-1848: from PBS
Daniel Webster: Dartmouth's Favorite Son at Dartmouth College
Women in America, 1820-1842: observations by travelers to the US, from UVirginia
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US History--Civil War
African Americans in the Civil War from the University of North Texas
The American Civil War Home Page at UTennessee, Knoxville
American Civil War Index Page: huge index created by Jim Janke of Dakota State (SD) University
American Civil War Resources: diaries and letters from soldiers of both sides, from the special collections at Virginia Tech University
American Experience: The Time of the Lincolns from the PBS series
American Memory: Mr. Lincoln's Virtual Library
American Memory: Selected Civil War Photographs: includes over 1100 photos, many by Matthew Brady
Behind the Stonewall: 360º Panoramic Images from Civil War Battlefields
Boston African American National Historic Site
The Civil War: offers access to primary sources  (photographs, artwork, music), secondary sources (timelines and a variety of lists--battles, people, places, etc.), and a forum in which to discuss Civil War-related topics
Civil War Records from the Maine State Archives
Civil War Resources on the Internet: Abolitionism to Reconstruction from the Rutgers University Libraries
Causes of the Civil War: sets of documents
Joshua L. Chamberlain Resources from the Pejepscot Historical Society in Brunswick, ME
Civil War Women: Primary Sources on the Internet from Duke University
Crisis at Fort Sumter: from Richard Latner, Tulane University
Diary of an Illinois Soldier: memoirs, diary & life of Private Jefferson Moses, Company G, 93rd IL Volunteers
Ford's Theatre National Historic Site
Gettysburg Virtual Tour
Ulysses S. Grant Association: includes his memoirs, at Southern Illinois University
Ulysses S. Grant Home Page
HarpWeek: from the pages of Harper's Weekly, 1857-1912
Hearts at Home: Southern Women in the Civil War from UVirginia
Letters of the Civil War: from the newspapers of Massachusetts
Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress
Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln: a multi-volume set of Lincoln's correspondence, speeches, and other writings first published in 1953, sponsored by the Abraham Lincoln Society
Lincoln/Net: The Abraham Lincoln Digitalization Project: lots of photos of and documents about Lincoln in Illinois, at Illinois State University
Massachusetts Civil War Research Center
National Archives: Pictures of the Civil War
New York Times (1860-1866): Seagate Technology and Carnegie Mellon have digitized the text of every issue of the Times from 1860 to 1866. Great resource!
Secession Era Editorials Project: provides editorials related to 4 pre-Civil War events: the Nebraska Bill, Dred Scott, John Brown's Raid and the attack on Charles Sumner, sponsored by Furman University
United States Civil War Center at Louisiana State University
Valley of the Shadow Civil War Project: very interesting site containing info about two Civil War communities, Augusta County (VA) and Stanton County (PA). By Edward Ayers, UVirginia
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US History--Reconstruction
African American Perspectives: Pamphlets from the Daniel A.P. Murray Collection, 1818-1907: from American Memory
The Centennial Exposition Digital Collection from the Free Library of Philadelphia
The Great Chicago Fire (1871) by the Chicago Historical Society & Northwestern University
Freedman and Southern Society Project: collection of National Archive documents by and about the men and women who were freed before and after the civil war. Edited by scholars at the University of Maryland.
The Freedmen's Bureau Online
Ulysses S. Grant Association: includes his memoirs, at Southern Illinois University
Ulysses S. Grant Home Page
HarpWeek: from the pages of Harper's Weekly, 1857-1912
The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson from the pages of Harper's Weekly, a contemporary newspaper
The Impeachment Trial of Andrew Johnson from American Memory
The Impeachment Trial of Andrew Johnson: from the Famous Trials site of Douglas Linder at UMissouri, Kansas City
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US History--The West
Colorado Coal Field War Project: about the Ludlow Massacre, a collaborative effort by the University of Denver, the Denver Public Library and the Colorado Historical Society
Crossing the Frontier: Photographs of the Developing West, 1849-present
New Perspectives on the West from the Ken Burns PBS documentary
Photographs of the American West, 1861-1912 from the National Archives
Prairie Settlement: Nebraska Photographs and Family Letters: from the Nebraska State Historical Society and American Memory
WestWeb: created and maintained by Catherine Lavender of CCNY
Wild Wild West Links
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US History--Gilded Age & Progressive Era
Jane Addams-Hull House Museum operated by the University of Illinois, Chicago
America 1900 from PBS's The American Experience
The American 1890s: A Chronology from the American Culture Studies Program at Bowling Green State University
American Family Immigration History Center at Ellis Island
American Temperance & Prohibition from Ohio State University
Anarchist Archives from the Claremont (CA) Colleges
Andrew Carnegie from PBS's The American Experience
Susan B. Anthony Trial from the Famous Trials site of Douglas Linder at UMissouri, Kansas City
Anti-Imperialism in the United States, 1898-1935 by Jim Zwick at Syracuse University
Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell Family Papers at the Library of Congress
America: 1900 from PBS's The American Experience
Biltmore Estate: a 250 room Vanderbilt mansion in Asheville, NC
Cartoons of the Gilded Age & Progressive Era from Ohio State University
Child Labor in America 1908-1912: classic photographs by Lewis W. Hine, from the History Place
Coal Mining in the Gilded Age & Progressive Era from Ohio State University
Colorado Coal Field War Project: about the Ludlow Massacre, a collaborative effort by the University of Denver, the Denver Public Library and the Colorado Historical Society
Crucible of Empire: The Spanish-American War from PBS
Documents Relating to American Foreign Policy, 1898-1914: many primary and secondary documents, from the International Relations Program at Mt. Holyoke College
DuBois-Washington Debates from Atlantic Monthly
Edison's Miracle of Light from PBS's The American Experience
Edison National Historic Site
1896: The Presidential Campaign in Cartoons & Commentary by Rebecca Edwards and Sarah DeFeo, Vassar College
Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village: Dearborn, Michigan
James A. Garfield National Historic Site: in Mentor, OH; adminstered by the Western Reserve Historical Society
The Gilded Page from Scott Nelson, College of William & Mary
Gold Fever about the 1897 Klondike Gold Rush, from PBS's The American Experience
The Emma Goldman Papers at Cal-Berkeley
Samuel Gompers Papers: A Documentary History of the American Working Class: at the University of Maryland
Hawaii's Last Queen from PBS's The American Experience
Hawaiian Independence
The Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center: the first presidential library in the US, located in Fremont, OH
The Dramas of Haymarket from the Chicago Historical Society & Northwestern University
Haymarket Archive from the Claremont (CA) Colleges
Bill Haywood Trial from the Famous Trials site of Douglas Linder at UMissouri, Kansas City
Joe Hill about the infamous labor organizer executed by the state of Utah in 1915
How The Other Half Lives: hypertext version of Jacob Riis's famous book
Lawrence Textile Strike, 1912
Lower East Side Tenement Museum
The Era of William McKinley by the History Department at Ohio State
Panama Canal: from Discovery Channel program about the building of the canal
Progressivism Home Page by Robert Bannister at Swarthmore College
Rise and Fall of Jim Crow: from Fall 2002 PBS series
John D. Rockefeller Page by Keith T. Poole at the University of Houston
The Rockefellers from PBS's The American Experience
TR: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt from PBS's The American Experience
Theodore Roosevelt: His Life and Times on Film: from American Memory
Margaret Sanger Papers at NYU
1904 St. Louis World's Fair
Secrets of a Master Builder about James Eads and the first bridge over the Mississippi, from PBS's The American Experience
Spanish American War Centennial Website: lots of info and links
Ida Tarbell Home Page: about the muckraking journalist, at Allegheny College
The Telephone from PBS's The American Experience
Triangle Factory Fire: March 1911 disaster in NYC. Great site at Cornell.
Two Nations of Black America: The Debate between Booker T. and WEB: the debate between DuBois and Washington, from PBS's Frontline
Cornelius Vanderbilt Page by Keith T. Poole at the University of Houston
Booker T. Washington Papers from the University of Illinois
Women's Christian Temperance Union: History
The World of 1898: The Spanish-American War from the Library of Congress
The World's Columbian Exposition: Idea, Experience, Aftermath: about the 1893 world's fair held in Chicago. By Julie K. Rose of the University of Virginia
The Wright Stuff about Kitty Hawk and the Wright brothers, from PBS's The American Experience
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US History--World War I
American Leaders Speak: Recordings from World War I and the 1920 Election: from American Memory
BBC News: The Great War, 80 Years On
Documents Relating to World War I: many primary and secondary documents relating to American foreign policy, from the International Relations Program at Mt. Holyoke College
The Great War & the Shaping of the 20th Century from the PBS series
Images of WWI: The Western Front
Influenza 1918 from PBS's The American Experience
Photos of the Great War at the University of Kansas
World War I Cartoons: by John Peterson, Rutland (VT) High School
World War I Document Archive at BYU
World War I --Trenches on the Web
The Zimmermann Telegram: from the National Archives
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US History--Twenties & Thirties
America in the 1930s from the University of Virginia
American Leaders Speak: Recordings from World War I and the 1920 Election: from American Memory
American Temperance & Prohibition from Ohio State University
Chicago Black Sox Trial: from the Famous Trials site of Douglas Linder at UMissouri, Kansas City
Coolidge Era & the Consumer Economy from American Memory
Documents from the Women's Liberation Movement: 1969-1974, from Duke's Special Collections
s Documents Related to the Interwar Period, 1918-1941: many primary and secondary documents relating to American foreign policy, from the International Relations Program at Mt. Holyoke College
The Fatal Flood about the disastrous 1927 flood of the Mississippi River, from PBS's The American Experience
Marcus Garvey: Look For Me in the Whirlwind from PBS's The American Experience
Hoover Dam from PBS's The American Experience
Herbert Hoover Presidential Library & Museum
Lindbergh from PBS's The American Experience
The Lindbergh Case: lots of info and photos here, hosted by the Hunterdon County (NJ) Democrat, a local newspaper
Lindbergh Kidnapping Trial from the Famous Trials site of Douglas Linder at UMissouri, Kansas City
A New Deal for the Arts from the National Archives
New Deal Network: Guide to the Great Depression: extensive site w/lots of documents and photos, at Columbia University
The 1920s
Photographs from the FSA-OWI, 1935-1945: over 100,000 images of Americans from the Great Depression to the homefront during WWII, from American Memory
A. Philip Randolph: For Jobs & Freedom about the African American labor leader, from PBS
The Red Scare (1918-1921) an image database compiled by Leo R. Klein at Baruch College, CUNY
Riding the Rails from PBS's The American Experience
Eleanor Roosevelt from PBS's The American Experience
FDR Cartoon Collection
Franklin D. Roosevelt Library & Museum in Hyde Park, NY
Sacco & Vanzetti Trial from the Famous Trials site of Douglas Linder at UMissouri, Kansas City
Scopes Trial from the Famous Trials site of Douglas Linder at UMissouri, Kansas City
Scottsboro: An American Tragedy from PBS's The American Experience
Scottsboro Boys Trial from the Famous Trials site of Douglas Linder at UMissouri, Kansas City
Surviving the Dust Bowl from PBS's The American Experience
WPA Life Histories from Massachusetts: 139 first-person accounts of everyday life
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US History--World War II
Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki: documents from Yale's Avalon Project
D-Day from PBS's The American Experience
D-Day on the Web: central page with links to images, maps, and text
Documents Related to World War II: many primary and secondary documents relating to American foreign policy, from the International Relations Program at Mt. Holyoke College
Documents Related to the Development of the Atomic Bomb: many primary and secondary documents, from the International Relations Program at Mt. Holyoke College
Fly Girls about female WWII pilots, from PBS's The American Experience
Hiroshima Archive
Institute of World War II and The Human Experience at Florida State University
MacArthur from PBS's The American Experience
Nuremburg Trials from the Famous Trials site of Douglas Linder at UMissouri, Kansas City
Pearl Harbor -- National Geographic Web special
Photographs from the FSA-OWI, 1935-1945: over 100,000 images of Americans from the Great Depression to the homefront during WWII, from American Memory
Pictures of WWII from the National Archives
Political Cartoons by Dr. Suess: WWII cartoons penned by the famous children's book author
Truman from PBS's The American Experience
World War II Exhibit: A People at War from the National Archives
World War II Posters: Powers of Persuasion from the National Archives
World War II Resources: primary documents
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US History--The Fifties
CNN--The Cold War: documents, video & links, from the 1998-99 TV documentary
Cold War International History Project
Documents Related to the Cold War: huge number of primary documents, from Mt. Holyoke College
Dwight D. Eisenhower Library: contains documents & photos
The Alger Hiss Story: authoritative site about the most famous of Cold War espionage cases
Korean War: 50th Anniversary: by Tanner Publishing, a small press specializing in history
Literature & Culture of the American 1950's from UPenn's English Dept
Little Rock Central High School Fortieth Anniversary
Little Rock 40 Years Later from the New York Times on AOL
Project Whistlestop: The Harry S Truman Digital Library: contains documents & photos
Sputnik: from the New York Times on AOL
Race for the Superbomb from PBS's The American Experience
Rosenberg Trial from the Famous Trials site of Douglas Linder at UMissouri, Kansas City
Truman from PBS's The American Experience
Truman Presidential Library & Museum: contains documents & photos
Webcorp Multimedia Archive: video clips of Ike, McCarthy, Nixon & other politicians
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US History--The Sixties and Seventies
The American Experience: Vietnam Online
The American Experience: Jimmy Carter: PBS, from September 2002
Jimmy Carter Presidential Library & Museum: contains documents & photos
Chicago Seven Trial from the Famous Trials site of Douglas Linder at UMissouri, Kansas City
CNN--The Cold War: documents, video & links, from the 1998-99 TV documentary
Cold War International History Project
Cuban Missile Crisis: documents and photos, by the Federation of American Scientists
The Cuban Missile Crisis: audio and transcripts of metings in the Oval Office
Documents Related to the Bay of Pigs and the Cuban Missile Crisis: many primary and secondary documents, from the International Relations Program at Mt. Holyoke College
Documents Related to the Cold War: many primary and secondary documents relating to American foreign policy, from the International Relations Program at Mt. Holyoke College
Documents Relating to the Vietnam War: many primary and secondary documents relating to American foreign policy, from the International Relations Program at Mt. Holyoke College
The Fight in the Fields about Cesar Chavez and the United Farmworkers Union, from PBS
Gerald R. Ford Library & Museum: contains documents & photos
Free Speech Movement Digital Archive: documents student protest at UC Berkeley in 1964-65
LBJ Library & Museum: documents, photos, transcripts, video
Kennedy Assassination Home Page: balanced, serious, and extensive materials, by John McAdams at Marquette University
JFK Library: contains documents & photos
Kent State Collections & Archives (May 1970)
Meltdown at Three Mile Island from PBS's The American Experience
My Lai Courts- Martial from the Famous Trials site of Douglas Linder at UMissouri, Kansas City
Nixon Presidential Materials: text & audiovisuals from the National Archives
Nixon's China Game from PBS's The American Experience
Powerful Days: The Civil Rights Photography of Charles Moore
Sixties Project Homepage at UVirginia
Vietnam Online from PBS's The American Experience
The Vietnam War Internet Project
Watergate: site sponsored by the Washington Post about the scandal after 25 years
Watergate: The Scandal That Brought Down Richard Nixon: speeches & photos
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US History--Since 1980
Ambush in Mogadishu about the 1993 disaster in Somalia, from PBS's Frontline
George Bush Presidential Library & Museum: contains documents & photos
The Clinton Years: interviews and analysis, a collaboration between PBS's Frontline and ABC's Nightline
CNN--The Cold War: documents, video & links, from the 1998-99 TV documentary
Cold War International History Project
Documents Related to American Foreign Policy: Clinton Administration: many primary and secondary documents, from the International Relations Program at Mt. Holyoke College
Documents Related to American Foreign Policy: Reagan Administration: many primary and secondary documents, from the International Relations Program at Mt. Holyoke College
Documents Related to the Cold War: many primary and secondary documents relating to American foreign policy, from the International Relations Program at Mt. Holyoke College
The Farmer's Wife about the life of a struggling Nebraska farm family in the late 1990s, from PBS's Frontline
Fog of War: documents, images, video clips about the Gulf War, from the Washington Post
The Gulf War from PBS's Frontline
The George J. Mitchell Papers at Bowdoin College
Reagan from PBS's The American Experience
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library: contains documents & photos
Public Papers of the Presidents: William J. Clinton, 1993-1999: contains documents & photos
Waco: The Inside Story from PBS's Frontline
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Primary Source Collections: World History
EuroDocs: Western European Primary Historical Documents from Brigham Young University
Hanover Historical Texts Project from Hanover College
Historical Documents on the Internet: links page from the journal Computers in the Social Sciences
Historical Text Archive: links and documents compiled by Don Mabry at Mississippi State
Internet Ancient History Sourcebook from Fordham University
Internet Library of Early Journals -- a digital library of 18th and 19th century British journals
Internet Medieval Sourcebook from Fordham University
Internet Modern History Sourcebook from Fordham University
World History Archives
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World History--General
History of Medicine Division of the National Library of Medicine: a division of the National Institutes of Health
History of Psychology from Miriam Joseph at St. Louis University
HyperHistory Online: linked timelines--cool idea--especially good for comparing events across different parts of the world
Maps and Geography: current and historical maps at National Geographic
Modern World History: from BBC Online
People's Century: 1900-1999 from the 26-part PBS series
The Time 100: biographies of the most influential people of the 20th century
20th Century History: from About.com
World Cultures: An Internet Classroom and Anthology: developed by Richard Hooker at Washington State University for first-year college students
World History Compass: links to everything historical, by Robert Schiller
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World History--The Arts & Literature
Artcyclopedia: a fine art search engine
Art History Resources on the Web: huge metasite and a good place to start your research, by Chris Witcombe at Sweet Briar College (VA)
ArtServe: over 16,000 images relating to the history of art and architecture, maintained by Michael Greenhalgh at Australian National University
Christus Rex: website of non-profit group dedicated to the art in churches, cathedrals, and monasteries around the world--1000's of images
ArtSource: selective links related to art and architecture
The Daguerreotype: The Daguerreian Society Home Page: lots of these early 19th century photos
Great Buildings Online: images, some 3D, of over 800 important buildings
Gregorian Chant Home Page at Princeton
Islamic Architecture from MIT's Aga Khan Visual Archives
Mother of All Art History Links Pages: as advertised, at UMichigan
NM's Creative Impulse: The Artist's View of World History & Western Civilization: metasite for world history, from Nancy Mantz at UEvansville
Project Gutenberg: hundreds of classic books online
Rulers: lists past and present leaders of every country in the world
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World History--Women
British History: The Emancipation of Women, 1750-1920
Diotima: Women & Gender in the Ancient World
Internet Women's History Sourcebook from Fordham University
Women in World History Curriculum by historian Lyn Reese
WWWomen.com History Links
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Ancient History
The Ancient City of Athens a photographic guide, from Indiana University
Ancient Japan from WSU
The Ancient World Web: large metasite created by Julia Hayden
Argos: Resources for Ancient & Medieval Studies from the University of Evansville
Brooks Classics Department Links
Classics Resources: huge metasite w/links to all things ancient, at UWashington in St. Louis
Classics Technology Center: commercial site w/educational material for teachers and students
Connections: Ancient Law: by Bernard Hibbitts at UPitt's School of Law
Creative Impulse: The Development of Western Civilization -- Greece metasite by Nancy Mantz
Creative Impulse: The Development of Western Civilization -- Rome metasite by Nancy Mantz
Diotima: Women & Gender in the Ancient World
Exploring Ancient World Cultures: an introduction to ancient world cultures on the Web, at the University of Evansville
The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization from PBS's Empires series
Hinduism: The World's Oldest Religion
Internet Ancient History Sourcebook from Fordham University
The Internet Classics Archive from MIT
The Online Medieval and Classics Library from Cal Berkeley
Perseus Digital Library from Tufts University
The Roman Empire in the First Century from PBS's Empires series
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: celebrates the architectural wonders first described in the second century BCE, by Alaa Ashmawy at USouth Florida
The Vergil Project: surprisingly, for students and teachers of Vergil, at UPenn
VRoma: educators' Latin and ancient Roman history project
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Medieval History
Annenberg/CPB Project Exhibit: Middle Ages
Argos: Resources for Ancient & Medieval Studies from the University of Evansville
Brief Summary of Byzantine History
Byzantium: The Byzantine Studies Page from Fordham University
Castles on the Web
Digitizing Medieval Manuscripts: links to exhibits and collections of medieval manuscripts, at Johns Hopkins
DScriptorium from Brigham Young University -- digital images of medieval manuscripts
Genghis Khan -- from National Geographic
Gregorian Chant Home Page by Peter Jeffery, Princeton University
The Internet Medieval Sourcebook from Fordham University
The Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval Studies from Georgetown University
Medieval & Renaissance Europe -- Primary Historical Documents from BYU
Medieval Art and Architecture -- images by Alison Stones, UPittsburgh
NetSERF -- metasite at Catholic University
The Online Medieval and Classical Library from Cal Berkeley
ORB: The Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies
WWW Virtual Library: Medieval Europe
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Renaissance & Reformation
Annenberg/CPB Project Exhibit: Renaissance
Christus Rex: website of non-profit group dedicated to the art in churches, cathedrals, and monasteries around the world--1000's of images
Discovery and Reformation from Washington State University
The Galileo Project: about the life of Galileo, from Rice University
Medieval & Renaissance Europe -- Primary Historical Documents from BYU
Plague and Public Health in Renaissance Europe at UVirginia
Rome Reborn: The Vatican Library and Renaissance Culture from the Library of Congress
Sistine Chapel
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Strong Monarchies & European Expansion
1492: An Ongoing Voyage from the Library of Congress
Chateau of Versailles
Columbus and the Age of Discovery, 1492-1992 from Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Columbus Landfall Homepage
The Conquistadors from the PBS documentary
Discoverers Web by Dutch historian Andre Engels
European Explorers at UCalgary
Exploration and Discovery: maps and manuscripts, from the Library of Congress's American Memory
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Age of Revolutions
Eighteenth Century History Resources
Encyclopedia of the 1848 Revolutions by James Chastain at Ohio U.
European Enlightenment
Glorious Revolution of 1688: from UGeorgia Law School
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity: Exploring the French Revolution: from George Mason U & CCNY
Napoleon from the PBS series Empires
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Industrialism & Imperialism
Anarchist Archivesfrom the Claremont (CA) Colleges
The Dreyfus Case: from a 1998 conference at Georgetown U.
Nicholas and Alexandra Exhibition
Queen Victoria's Empire from the PBS series Empires
The Victorian Web from Brown University
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The World at War
BBC News: The Great War, 80 Years On
Winston Churchill Home Page by the Churchill Center in Washington, DC
Documents of World War II at Mount Holyoke College
The Great War & the Shaping of the 20th Century from the PBS series
Nuremburg Trials from the Famous Trials site of Douglas Linder at UMissouri, Kansas City
Photos of the Great War at UKansas
The Spanish Civil War Archive from the Claremont (CA) Colleges
World War I Document Archive at BYU
World War I --Trenches on the Web
World War II Posters from the National Archives
World War II Resources: primary documents
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The Holocaust
America and the Holocaust from PBS's The American Experience
A Cybrary of the Holocaust
Anne Frank House: in Amsterdam
The Holocaust: section of About.com's 20th Century History site. Lots of links, documents & photos.
The Holocaust History Project
Holocaust Memorial Center: the first American memorial site, in West Bloomfield, Michigan
The Nizkor Holocaust Educational Resource: home page of an international project to counter the claims of Holocaust deniers
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Simon Wiesenthal Center: dedicated to chronicling the history of human rights and the Holocaust, located in Los Angeles
Yad Vashem: Israel's Holocaust memorial
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Postwar World: End of European Dominance?
CNN--The Cold War: documents, video & links, from the 1998-99 TV documentary
Cold War International History Project
Conflict Archive on the Internet: Northern Ireland Conflict, 1968-pres.
Documents Related to the Cold War: huge number of primary documents, from Mt. Holyoke College
The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela from the PBS Frontline series
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African History, News, & Commentary
Africa/BBC World Service
Africa Intelligence
African Perspective: "an online All Africa newsweekly that brings news and analysis on political, economic, historic and cultural events in Africa and elsewhere in the world."
Africa Policy Information Center
Africa Research Central: a clearinghouse of African primary sources
Africa South of the Sahara by Karen Fung, Stanford University
African Studies WWW by Ali B. Ali-Dinar at the University of Pennsylvania
Africa2000
Africast.com
H-Net African Gateway
Center for African Studies at the University of Illinois
Internet African History Sourcebook from Fordham University
The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela from the PBS Frontline series
Wonders of the African World with Henry Louis Gates, Jr, from the PBS series
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Asian History
Cambodian Genocide Program -- comprehensive site developed at Yale's Genocide Studies Program to study the effects of Pol Pot's regime
Great Art/Literature of China
Internet East Asian History Sourcebook from Fordham University
Internet Indian History Sourcebook from Fordham University
Korean History Project
Modern Chinese History Virtual Library
National Clearinghouse for US-Japan Studies at Indiana University
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Australian History
Australia: Beyond the Fatal Shore from the PBS series written and hosted by Robert Hughes
Australian History on the Internet from the National Library of Australia
Australian History Resources
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European History -- General
Encyclopedia of British History, 1700-1950
Houses of Parliament Home Pages
Russian History at the Russian Studies Department, Bucknell University
Russian History Home Page: archive of Russian historical texts in English maintained by John Slatter at the University of Durham, UK
Russian History on the Web by Marshall Poe of the School for Historical Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton
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Latin American History
LANIC: Latin American Network Information Center at UTexas at Austin
Rey L. Pratt Center for the Study of Latin America at BYU; links to newspapers & periodicals
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Middle East History
ArabNet: Internet resource for the Arab world
Internet Islamic History Sourcebook from Fordham University
Islam: Empire of Faith from PBS's Empires series
Islamic Architecture from MIT's Aga Khan Visual Archives
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Brooks History Dept Page last updated 8/16/2004 by LEL.
E-mail:llatham@brooksschool.org