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General Sources


Center for History and New Media
Gateway of information hosted by George Mason University. 

Don Mabry's Historical Text Archive
Mega site of links by country and topic covering all areas of history.  Includes choice of access through web links or articles, books, documents, and photographs.

History Guide
"Subject gateway to scholarly relevant information in history with a focus on Anglo-American history."

History Web Sites
Directory maintained by Princeton University.   

In the First Person: An index to letters, diaries, oral histories and personal narratives
Indexes collections from around the world including such materials as civil war diaries and letters, British and Irish Women's letters and diaries, and North American Women's letters.  Hugh database that is updated on a regular basis.

World Civilization Virtual Library
Created to support the understanding of college world history courses from Georgia College and State University. 

WWW-VL History Central Catalogue
Outstanding collection of history web sites maintained by the University of Kansas.

American History

American Cultural History: the Twentieth Century
American Cultural History: the Nineteenth Century
This resource brings together both the historical and cultural elements of the times.  Easy to navigate with plenty of links that lead to mega information!

AMDOCS: Documents for the Study of American History

A Biography of America
“Companion” website for a college-level history course.

Flag of the United States of America
Everything you ever wanted to know about the American flag.

Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties
Offers full-text laws and treaties relating to the North American Indian tribes.

 

Ancient & Medieval

Ancient Egyptian Culture
Simply organized by categories of daily life, art, military, architecture, hieroglyphs, religion, government, maps, history, and archeology.

Ancient History
Selected links categorized as prehistory, general ancient, ancient Egypt, ancient Greece, ancient Near East, and ancient Rome.

Ancient World Web
Menu page of links divided by categories including art, daily life, history, science, and law & philosophy. 

Internet Ancient History Sourcebook
Designed to assist in the teaching of Ancient history.  Web site by the Fordham University Center for Medieval Studies and History Department.

Internet Medieval Sourcebook
Designed to assist in the teaching of Medieval history.

ORB: The Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies
Scholarly site devoted to the historical and literary study of medieval times.

Perseus Digital Library
Collection of historical material about the classical world.

 

Archaeology

Ancient City of Athens
Photographic collection of the archaeological remains in Athens by Indiana University. 

Archaeology
"Internet resources of interest to classicists and Mediterranean archeologists."

The Giza Plateau Mapping Project (GPMP)
This site includes information on the Giza Plateau, the construction and function of the Sphinx, the Great Pyramids, the associated tombs and temples, and the Old Kingdom.

Pompeii Forum Project
Involves the study of classical urban life as revealed through the archaeological study of Pompeii, the Italian city destroyed by Mt. Vesuvius in A.D. 79.  

Theban Mapping Project
Excavation detailed on this page about the largest archaeological finds in Egypt. 

University of Memphis Institute of Art and Archaeology
Institute's homepage with its focus as the study of the art and culture of ancient Egypt.  Includes a virtual tour of the antiquities housed there.

 

Civil War

American Civil War Homepage
Selected internet resources divided by subject that includes biographical information, state studies, battles & campaigns, rosters & regimental histories, images, and more. 

Civil War Resources on the Internet Abolitionism to Reconstruction (1830s-1890s)
Rutgers' Civil War menu of links.

Civil War Treasures from the New York Historical Society
Library of Congress collection.

CWSAC Battle Summaries
Brief overviews of all the battles of the Civil War searchable by state or campaign.

Selected Civil War Photographs
Outstanding digitized Library of Congress page.

The U.S. Civil War 1861-1865
A chronology of the Civil War with photos.

United States Civil War Center
Outstanding web page developed by Louisiana State University.  Includes an index of links, cemetery database, people of Civil War era, virtual exhibits, and more.

 

Discovery & Exploration

Age of Exploration
Menu of links that can be viewed by topic or by timeline.

Columbus and the Age of Discovery
A compilation of full-text articles from journals, newspapers, and other sources.

 

Genealogy

The Archives Library Information Center
National Archives and Records Administration web site.  

Cyndi's List
The mega site of genealogy web links that is categorized and cross-referenced.

Family Tree Maker
One of the largest commercial genealogy web sites that includes great useful information much of which is free.

MELO's Genealogy Web Links
Online handout of genealogical sources.

U.S. GenWeb Project
Mega site with a wealth of genealogical information.  Organizes different types of records by county and includes birth, marriage, and death records.  Cemeteries and public notices are included if available.

 

Gulf War

Persian Gulf War Syndrone
Collection of links relating to illness linked with the Persian Gulf War. 

Whirlwind War
"The United States Army in operations DESERT SHIELD and DESERT STORM."  Thorough information about the 1991 war complete with text, maps, charts, tables, and illustrations.

 

Korean War

Korea+50
Joint project page of the Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Libraries.

United States Army in the Korean War
Online book of first year of Korean War by James F. Schnabel, U.S. Army Center for Military History.

 

Magazines & Journals

British Archaeology
"All the latest archaeology news from around the world."

 

Middle East Resources

Academic Info: Middle Eastern Studies
Another valuable menu page developed by Academic Info.

Encyclopedia of the Orient
Information about North Africa and the Middle East.

The Middle East
A collection of select links in the areas of economics, religion, culture, society, politics, news media, and maps that relate to the Middle East.  Does not include information on the Sudan or Maghsreb.  Developed by the University of Albany's History Department.

 

Mississippi History

Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive
Searchable database of unique archival materials pertaining to race relations in Mississippi.  Maintained by the library and archives at the University of Southern Mississippi.  

Mississippi Department of Archives & History
Provides contact information for the state's archives library which houses government documents, manuscript materials, and books relating to Mississippi. 

Mississippi History Now
An electronic publication about Mississippi history produced by the Mississippi Historical Society.

 

Modern History

Internet Modern History Sourcebook
Links pertaining to modern history with an index that shows categories and sub-categories.

 

Primary Sources

America in Caricature 1765-1865
Indiana University caricature collection depicting American history.  Divided into the areas of Colony & Early Republic (1765-1798), War of 1812, and Abraham Lincoln (1860-1864).

American Memory
Library of Congress collection of graphics, photos, film, and sound.  Contains more than 7 million digital items from over 100 historical collections.  

Archiving Early America
A digital library of selected 18th century American documents that include original newspapers, maps, and writings.  

The British Library Newspaper Project
The British Library Online Newspaper Archive from 1851 to 1918.

Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage
(University of Southern Mississippi)
"Its purpose is to document, preserve, and present traditions and folk culture of the U.S. South's pine hills (or piney woods) region; to build and maintain a network of academics, public programmers, lay scholars, community leaders, and folk artists; and to serve as a regional archive, a place for exhibits, and an information clearinghouse."

Civil Rights in Mississippi
USM digital archive featuring manuscript papers, photographs, and oral history transcripts.  A collection of unique archival materials that are now compiled in a searchable database reflecting a significant period of race relations in Mississippi. 

Declassified Documents and Other Sources for Secrets
Digitized collection of declassified government documents on many subjects.  Web site created by Michigan State University Libraries.

The Making of America
Electronic library of primary sources relating to America's social history.

Map Collections: 1500-1999
Library of Congress digitized collection divided into categories of cities & towns, conservation & environment, discovery & exploration, military battles & campaigns, transportation & communication, cultural landscapes, and general maps. 

New York Public Library Picture Collection Online
Over 30,000 images taken from the library's collection.  Searchable by keyword, creator/author, subject, and source.

Rare Map Collection
Digitized map collection of 800 original maps spanning a time period from 16th century to early 20th century and now housed in the Hargrett Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Georgia. 

Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842  
(Click Digital Library of Georgia and select this document)
Digitized project of original documents pertaining to Native Americans in the Southeast.  Documents include letters, legal proceedings, military orders, financial papers, and archeological images taken from the collections found at the University of Georgia, University of Tennessee (Knoxville), Frank H. McClung Museum, and the Tennessee State Library Archives.   

Words and Deeds in American History
Library of Congress page of original historical documents which include papers of presidents, scientists, political activists, inventors, writers, and other important manuscripts taken from the 15th century to the mid 20th century.  Library of Congress page of original historical documents which include papers of presidents, scientists, political activists, inventors, writers, and other important manuscripts taken from the 15th century to the mid 20th century. 

 

Renaissance

Renaissance
Billed as a site that explains 'the cultural and economic changes' that inspired this age. 

 

Southern Culture

Documenting the American South
An important collection of southern history that includes first-person narratives, southern literature, slave narratives, and other sources from the Colonial period to the 1920s.  A University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) site.

 

Timelines

HyperHistory Online
Detailed timeline covering 3,000 years of world history. 

Web Chronology Project
This web site was developed by the history department of North park University and is arranged by both regional and cross-cultural chronologies.

 

Vietnam Conflict

Battlefield Vietnam
Overview of the war that includes a brief history, detailed timeline, guerilla tactics, air war, siege of Khe Sanh, and related web links.

POW/MIA Database
Government site that provides access to names of the Vietnam U.S. military personnel that are unaccounted for.

State-Level Lists of Casualties from the Vietnam Conflict
Searchable by name or location.

The Vietnam Conflict
"An academic information portal for education and research" maintained by De Anza College.

The Vietnam Project at Texas Tech University
Of particular note on this site is the oral history project that includes online transcripts of interviews with Vietnam veterans.

The Wars for Vietnam
Excellent web page developed in support of a college seminar by Vassar College.

 

World War I

The Great War
Interesting WWI page created by BBC News. Multimedia segments require RealPlayer.

The Great War and the Shaping of the Twentieth Century
PBS web page.      +search engine

Railway Women in Wartime
Splendid British collection of war time photographs of the women rail workers who helped the war effort by working in the jobs left by men gone to war.  Includes both WWI and WWII.

The Versailles Treaty
Complete text of treaty plus related web links, suggested readings, and maps.

World War I Document Archive
This collection of primary source documents  is international in scope.  The page can be searched by year, conventions, treaties, and official papers and includes memoirs, biographical dictionary, and image archive.

 

World War II

Dr. Seuss Went to War
Collection of political cartoons created by the remarkable Dr. Seuss from 1940 to 1943.  They were originally published in a New York newspaper and are arranged chronologically.

The Holocaust Chronicle
This full-text electronic book tracks the history of the holocaust and is complete with 1,800 images.

The Holocaust History Project
"A free archive of documents, photographs, recordings, and essays."

Last Expression/Art from Auschwitz
Collection of art in the World War II concentration camp of Auschwitz with biographies and interviews by survivors.

Life Interrupted
A well-researched and presented history that covers the period in American history during World War II when Japanese Americans were relocated to camps in Arkansas. 

Normandy 1944
Topics for this Britannica web site are the buildup, invasion, fighting inland, breakout, and Normandy in memory. 

Railway Women in Wartime
Splendid collection of war time photographs of the women rail workers who helped the war effort by working in the jobs left by men gone to war.  Includes both WWI and WWII.