OC Library: History Web Sites

Web Sites: HISTORY

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General History Resources	European History
Ancient World	American History
Medieval Studies

GENERAL HISTORY:

Avalon Project: The objective of this project by Yale Law School is to provide access to digital records pertinent to the fields of history, economics, law, politics, diplomacy and government. The collection has over 150 documents dating from the pre-18th century to the 21st century.
Best of History Web Sites: An online directory of more than 700 of the best history-related Web sites. The site is topically organized and ranks the Web sites according to "quality, usefulness, and accuracy."
British Library Public Catalogue: Search the British Library's extensive collections.
BUBL LINK: Geography and History: Offers links to various history sites on the Net. All sites are selected, evaluated, catalogued and described. Contains links to information about the history of the world as well as specific areas such as Europe, Asia, and North America.
Catalog of the Scientific Community in the 16th and 17th Centuries: This catalog is a collection of 631 detailed biographies on members of the scientific community during the 16th and 17th centuries with vital facts about each individual and their contributions to science.
Digital Book Index: Digital Book Index provides access to more than 74,000 titles available online. It gathers both commercial and non-commercial eBooks from more than 1800 publishers and private publishing organizations.
Economic History Services: The intent of this site is to provide a central source of information for economic historians.
EH.net Encyclopedia: EH.Net Encyclopedia of Economic and Business History is designed to provide students and laymen with high quality reference articles in the field.
Getty Thesaurus of Geographical Names Online: Searching for a place name yields information such as a location "hierarchy," basic information such as longitude and latitude, and where available, short descriptive passages on the history and political, cultural, or commercial significance of the location over time.
History Database: A Computerization Project: Provides a large collection of links to history sites, as well as information about the History Database Computer Program and information on organizing a history database.
The Historical Text Archive: Archives historical texts from various countries and periods. Includes a large collection from the United States.
HyperHistory Online: HyperHistory is an expanding scientific project presenting 3,000 years of world history with an interactive combination of synchronoptic [simultaneously presented and viewable] lifelines, timelines, and maps.
Internet Modern History Sourcebook: The Sourcebook presents a large number of original source texts organized topically.
Jewish History Resource Center: The Jewish History Resource Center, a project of the Dinur Center for Research in Jewish History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, lists and categorizes over 6000 links to websites that deal with Jewish History.
Library of Virginia: Among many other things, the site indexes documents from Colonial history to present and and has 600,000 images in Colonial history and WW2 photos.
Online Speech Bank: An index to and growing database of full text, audio and video (streaming) versions of public speeches, sermons, legal proceedings, lectures, debates, interviews, other recorded media events, and a declaration or two.
Rare Map Collection at the Hargrett Library: A collection of about 800 historical maps from the sixteenth century through the early twentieth century, over a period of almost 500 years. The collection is housed at the University Of Georgia.
Repositories of Primary Sources: A list of over 1400 Web sites describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources for the research scholar.
Text and Documents: Hanover College's History Web site. The principal goal of Texts and Documents is to make primary texts available to students and faculty for use in classes. The Hanover Historical Texts Project goal is to scan and make available texts that would be used in history and humanities courses.
Universal Black Pages: A complete and comprehensive list of Web pages related to the African diaspora.
University of Virginia Electronic Text Library: Holdings include sizeable collections Of Hebrew, Greek, Latin, And Spanish texts, as well as texts in French, Japanese, and English.
Using Primary Sources on the Web: Provides students and researchers with information to help them evaluate Internet sources and the quality of primary materials that can be found online.
ViVa: A Bibliography of Women's History: ViVa is a bibliography of articles about women's and gender history. Articles published in English, French, German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish are selected from 140 European, American, and Indian journals in the areas of History and Women's Studies.

ANCIENT WORLD:

Ancient History, Archaeology and Biblical Studies: Provides access to online versions of documents by archaeologists and ancient writers, as well as a few Bible study tools.
ArchNet: Main Menu: Serves as the World Wide Web Virtual Library for Archaeology. This server provides access to archaeological resources available on the Internet. Information is categorized by geographic region and subject.
Encyclopedia Mythica: Internet encyclopedia of mythology, folklore, and religion.
Etana: Electronic Tools and Ancient Near Eastern Archives: Provides a guide to Web-based information relevant to the study of the Ancient Near East, as well as the full text of some of the world's earliest written texts.
Internet Ancient History Sourcebook: The Sourcebook presents a large number of original source texts organized by ancient civilization.
LacusCurtius: Into the Roman World: Includes a photogazetteer of Roman and Etruscan cities and monuments, a site for teaching yourself to read Latin inscriptions, and the complete texts of Vitruvius, Frontius, Vellius Paterculus, Suetonius, and more.
Papyrology Home Page: Provides access to papyrology collections around the world, literature from and concerning the collections, and images of papyri including fragments from the Book of the Dead.
Perseus Project Home Page: Presents an interactive multimedia database on ancient Greece. Includes ancient texts and information about sites and artifacts. Includes a searchable database for finding coins, vases, and more.
Royal Historical Society Bibliography on British and Irish History: This database has 300,000 records, by far the most complete online bibliographical resource on British and Irish history, including relations with the empire and Commonwealth. Includes books, articles in journals, articles in collective volumes, and review articles on British and Irish history from the earliest periods for which written evidence survives to the present. Provides near-comprehensive coverage of works published since 1900, and select earlier works. Allows searching by author, title, and date of publication for all records.

MEDIEVAL STUDIES:

Internet Medieval History Sourcebook: The Sourcebook presents a large number of original source texts organized topically.
The Labyrinth: Medieval Studies: Includes: 1) an electronic library, 2) online forums, 3) professional directories and news, 4) online bibliographies, 5) an online "university" of teachers and scholars available for electronic conferencing, and 6) an archive of pedagogical tools.
London's Past Online: Produced by the Centre for Metropolitan History in association with the Royal Historical Society Bibliography, London's Past Online is a free online bibliography of published material relating to the history of the Greater London area.
Medieval Feminist Index: Covers journal articles, book reviews, and essays in books about women, sexuality, and gender during the Middle Ages. Over 300 journals are indexed and, over 1800 records and primary sources are identified.
Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies [ORB]: ORB is an academic site, written and maintained by medieval scholars for the benefit of their fellow instructors and serious students and consists of online text materials for Medieval Studies. All articles have been judged by at least two peer reviewers. Authors are held to high standards of accuracy, currency, and relevance to the field of Medieval Studies.
Royal Historical Society Bibliography on British and Irish History: This database has 300,000 records, by far the most complete online bibliographical resource on British and Irish history, including relations with the empire and Commonwealth. Includes books, articles in journals, articles in collective volumes, and review articles on British and Irish history from the earliest periods for which written evidence survives to the present. Provides near-comprehensive coverage of works published since 1900, and select earlier works. Allows searching by author, title, and date of publication for all records.

EUROPEAN HISTORY:

British History Online: Provides digital versions of some of the core printed primary and secondary sources for the medieval and modern history of the British Isles.
CELT: Corpus of Electric Texts: CELT is a searchable online textbase of Irish contemporary and historical documents from many areas, including literature and the other arts.
Gutenberg Bible Online: The Gutenberg Bible, the first book printed with movable type, was printed at Johann Gutenberg's shop in Mainz, Germany and completed in 1454 or 1455. The University of Texas, which owns a copy, has scanned each of the pages and made them available online.
IBIS Links: Links to bibliographies, dictionaries, library catalogs, and archival lists as well as online manuscripts, images, and maps in the area of British and Irish Studies.
Irish Resources in the Humanities: Developed at University College Dublin, this site is a gateway to Web sites that contain substantial content in the area of Irish Studies.
London's Past Online: Produced by the Centre for Metropolitan History in association with the Royal Historical Society Bibliography, London's Past Online is a free online bibliography of published material relating to the history of the Greater London area.
Old English Pages: Links to resources for the study of Old English and Anglo-Saxon England.
Royal Historical Society Bibliography on British and Irish History: This database has 300,000 records, by far the most complete online bibliographical resource on British and Irish history, including relations with the empire and Commonwealth. Includes books, articles in journals, articles in collective volumes, and review articles on British and Irish history from the earliest periods for which written evidence survives to the present. Provides near-comprehensive coverage of works published since 1900, and select earlier works. Allows searching by author, title, and date of publication for all records.

AMERICAN HISTORY:

African American Perspectives: Pamphlets from the Daniel A. P. Murray Pamphlet Collection, which presents a panoramic and eclectic review of African-American history and culture, spanning almost one hundred years from the early nineteenth through the early twentieth centuries, with the bulk of the material published between 1875 and 1900.
AMDOCS: Documents for the Study of American History: Contains links to full text primary resources that have been digitized by academic institutions. Includes documents from the 15th century to the 21st century in a chronological listing.
American History: 1865 - 1914: A list of Internet resources about the Gilded Age and the Progressive Era in U.S. History.
American Journeys: A product of collaboration between the Wisconsin Historical Society and National History Day, this site contains over 18,000 pages from more than 150 early North American travel narratives.
American Memory: Historical Collections for the National Digital Library: Collections of primary source and archival material relating to American culture and history. The site offers more than 7 million digital items from more than 100 historical collections.
American Presidents: Life Portraits: The site features biographical information and interesting facts about our nation's presidents along with a wide variety of video and sound clips and links to other sites of interest on the Web.
American Studies Web: Provides links to every known topic concerning American Studies. Includes Literature, Art, History, Ethnicity, Religion, etc.
American Women: A gateway to Library of Congress resources for the study of women's history and culture in the United States.
: In addition to archiving African-American history and culture, the Amistad Research Center also holds information about many other minority groups. This page's links go to the Center's manuscript collection, several art collections, traveling history exhibits, and library.
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present: This searchable directory provides biographical information on the more than thirteen thousand persons who have served in the U.S. Congress, including those who served in the Continental Congress, territorial delegates, resident commissioners, and U.S. vice-presidents.
Black Archives of Mid-America: The mission of the Black Archives is to collect and preserve the evidence of the accomplishments of Blacks and to use our collections and related ideas to contribute to human knowledge and understanding by making our collections available for research, education, and exhibition. The Black Archives of Mid-America is the largest depository of artifacts documenting the African American experience in the four-state area of Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Oklahoma. Archival presentations include diaries and personal documents, local written histories, African American newspapers, and records from churches, clubs, societies, and businesses.
Civil War Center: The purpose of the center is to locate, index, and/or make available all appropriate private and public data regarding the Civil War and to promote the study of the Civil War from the perspectives of all professions, occupations, and academic disciplines. The site links to over 1500 Civil War related sites on the Internet.
Encyclopedia of Chicago: Includes articles, photos, maps, broadsides, and newspapers related to the history of Chicago. Contains many images and accompanying historical descriptions.
From Revolution to Reconstruction: Presents American history from the Colonial period until modern times. Contains many images and accompanying historical descriptions.
Lincoln/Net: A wealth of primary materials from Lincoln's Illinois years (1830-1861), supplemented by resources from Illinois' early years of statehood (1818-1829).
Literature & Culture of the American 1950s: A rich assortment of resources on the literature and culture of the 1950s that includes Alan Ginsburg, Mickey Spillane, the Checkers speech, Supreme Court decisions, Mickey Mantle's FBI file, Arthur Miller, Elvis Presley, and lots more.
Making of America: Provides full-text access to primary source documents in American history. Contains over 1 million pages of text and images, as well as a large collection of digitized books and journals written from 1850 to 1877.
Presidents of the United States: This site provides background information, election results, cabinet members, presidency highlights, and some odd facts on each of the presidents. Links to biographies, historical documents, audio and video files, and other presidential sites are also included to enrich this site.
U.S. Historical Census Data: Presents census data for the United States on people and the economy for each state and county from 1790 to 1960.
U.S. National Archives: Historical records of government agencies. NARA makes available to the public the historically valuable records of the three branches of federal government: executive (including the President), legislative, and judicial. National Archives holdings include: 1) textual, 2) audiovisual, 3) cartographic and architectural, and 4) electronic records.
Women in American History: Provided by the Encyclopedia Britannica, this site includes a biographical dictionary, primary documents, and links to other sites about women's history.

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