History Web Resources

American and British History Resources on the Internet (Rutgers)

ArchivesUSA
Source for information on archival repositories and finding aids.

Avalon Project
Primary documents "relevant to the fields of law, history, economics, politics, diplomacy and government." Also at the site if Project Diana, a human rights archive.

Center for History and New Media (George Mason University)
Extensive collection of history resources considered by History Cooperative as one of the best

Documenting the American South
Primary resources in history for the study of the history, literature, and culture of the American South; great resource for the study of the Civil War

EDSITEment
Educational website sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts. Geared toward K-12 educators, this site contains lesson plans and links on a wide array of subjects in the humanities.

GAMEO: Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online
Includes Anabaptist-related history, theology, biography, institutions, and congregations; and secular topics from an Anabaptist perspective

Humanities and Social Sciences OnLine - discussion lists and other resources.

HyperHistory - searchable timelines of history.

Infonation - current data on 185 different countries

Library of Congress American Memory Pages

MLK Jr. Papers Project (Stanford Univ.)

National Archives & Records Administration

Perseus Digital Library (Tufts University)
Collection of ancient Greek literature, artt, geography, and history resources.

South African Truth & Reconciliation Commission Report

Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
Database that has records for nearly 35,000 slaving expeditions that took place between 1514 and 1866

Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000
(State University of New York at Binghamton)
Some primary source documents found here. Some sources free; others require a subscription.

World Digital Library
Digital images of worldwide primary sources.  The site includes items searchable by geographic place, time period, topic.  Books, journals, maps, manuscripts, motion pictures, photographs are available.

 

 

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