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History Resources
General History Resources:
Atomic Bomb
Primary sources on the atomic bomb from the National Security Archive.
Any Day in History
See who was born, who died and what happened on any particular date throughout history.
Avalon Project: Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy
Collection of mostly American and European treaties, charters, proclamations and other historic diplomatic and legal documents.
British Library Online Gallery: Turning the Pages
Browse through historical books, manuscripts, and other documents.
Daily Life Online
(Note: You must log in to use this from off campus)
Exploring Ancient World Cultures
Eyewitness to History
Footnote.com
Provides a collection of digitized records from the National Archive. Access to some documents is free, while a paid subscription is required for others.
Fourth World Documentation Archive
Important documents relating to the social, political, strategic, economic and human rights situations faced by indigenous nations.
History Engine
Intute History Web Resources
Great web resources from Universities in England.
Library of Congress Country Studies
Malcolm X Project
Columbia University's noteworthy work on slain civil right's leader.
The Memory Hole
Electronic archive of documents, procured from FOIA requests and other sources.
NYPL Picture Collection Online
Digitized collection of images from the New Work Public Library.
Picture History
Digital library of high-quality images and footage, including maps, postcards, photographs, cartoons, and video and audio clips.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Online
Use this interactive site to search for names, view names on the wall, and leave a tribute, story, or photograph.
World Digital Library
Significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world.
World War Two Poster Collection
Poster collection from University of North Texas' digital library.
Yahoo's History Resources
African History Resources:
Africa South of the Sahara -- From the African Studies Association.
African Timelines
History of Egypt
Internet African History Sourcebook
The Wonders of Africa -- Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr., describes the forgotten and suppressed achievements of civilizations throughout Africa.
American History Resources:
African American Odyssey
Features more than 2,300 slave narratives, rare 19th century pamphlets on slavery and emancipation and a variety of other documents, maps and photographs.
American Civil War Page
American Memory
From the Library of Congress.
Archiving Early America
Colonial Williamsburg Explore and Learn
Dred ScottCase
George Washington's Mount Vernon
History andPolitics Out Loud
More than 100 speeches by historic figures such as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon.
HistoryExplorer
Interactive timeline from the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History allows users to browse events by historical era or trace historical developments by themes such as Art and Culture and Home, Family, and Community.
History Matters: The U.S. Survey Course on the Web
James Madison Center
Masantucket Pequot Museum
Official History of this Native American group.
Monticello: The Home of Thomas Jefferson
Native American Sites
The Root
Owned by The Washington Post, this site is about issues that affect African Americans
Sage History
Created by Alexandria Campus history professor Dr. Jud Sage for use by anyone with an interest in American history.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Online
Use this interactive site to search for names, view names on the wall, and leave a tribute, story, or photograph.
Voices of Civil Rights
Collection of thousands of personal stories and oral histories of the Civil Rights Movement.
Yahoo's State History Links
Asian History Resources:
Asia Source's Timelines and Chronologies
David Rumsey's Maps of Japan
Discovering China
Deals with 20th-century China, with a focus on major influences such as colonialism, monarchy, democracy and Communism.
Internet East Asian History Sourcebook
Kamat's Potpourri
Features the history, arts and culture of India, from prehistoric rock paintings to contemporary communities.
Korean History Project
The Wars for Viet Nam: 1945 to 1975
Middle Eastern History Resources:
Ancient Near East
Arab Net
Electronic Tools and Ancient Near Eastern Archives
Encyclopedia of the Orient
Presents articles as well as topographic and statistical maps covering North Africa and the Middle East.
Global Connections: The Middle East
PBS-created portal focusing on the past 100 years of Middle Eastern history.
Internet Islamic History Sourcebook
The Islamic World to 1600
Timeline: Iraq
Frequently updated BBC News page.
Western Civilization History Resources:
Classical and Medieval History Sites
From the Library of Congress
Classics Unveiled
A portal to four separate sites that cover Greek mythology, Roman history and life and Latin vocabulary and derivatives.
The Crusades
Internet Medieval Sourcebook
Island of Freedom
Summaries of the lives and work of numerous (mostly Western) theologians, philosophers, poets, composers and artists.
Medici Archive Project
Medieval Resources
Middle Ages
The Renaissance
Roman Games
Roman and Greek Websites from LSU
Women's History Resources:
African American Women's History
About.com's collection of related links, images and other relevant information.
American Women's History: A Research Guide
Provides citations to print and Internet reference sources as well as to selected primary source collections
Distinguished Women of Past and Present
Gifts of Speech
A collection of speeches from 1848 to the present by influential women.
Living the Legacy: The Women's Rights Movement 1848-1998
National Women's History Project
Heroine Worship
More than 20 essays and articles featuring female icons of the 20th century, from the New York Times Magazine.
WWW Virtual Library Women’s History
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