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History Internet Sources |
The websites listed on this page
are recommended by library staff. There may be
additional useful websites available. For help
in identifying websites please ask for assistance
at the Information Desk on the main floor of the
library. |
American
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American Memory
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/
Maintained by the Library of Congress, this vast resource
serves as a digital library for the nation’s past.
Check out everything from African-American sheet music
(1850-1920) to baseball cards (1887-1914). Includes
images, maps, sound and video.
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Making of America
http://www.hti.umich.edu/m/moagrp/
This extensive project is a growing digital library
of primary sources from 1800 to 1925. It currently includes
over 8,500 books and 50,000 journal articles with 19th
century imprints.
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National Archives and Records Administration
http://www.archives.gov/
This website includes the NARA Archival Information
Locator database to search archival information and
an Online Exhibit Hall which displays digital versions
of original documents from American history.
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Kansas City Local History Index
http://www.kclibrary.org/localhistory/
This website includes materials on all aspects of the
history of the Kansas City area in the Local History
Special Collection of the Kansas City Public Library.
Included in the database are references to chapters
in books, magazine and newspaper articles, vertical
file materials, archival sources, and additional materials.
Current sources such as Pitch Weekly, Kansas
City Magazine, Northeast News, and the Wednesday
Magazine are also indexed.
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Celebrating Women's History
http://www.gale.com/free_resources/whm/index.htm
A free source from the Gale Group which links to biographies
on women from many historical eras
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Black History
http://www.gale.com/free_resources/bhm/index.htm
A free source from the Gale Group which links to biographies on blacks
from many historical eras.
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Hispanic Heritage
http://www.gale.com/free_resources/chh/index.htm
A free source from the Gale Group which links to biographies on hispanics
from many historical eras.
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World
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EuroDocs:
Primary Historical Documents from Western Europe
http://www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/eurodocs/
This site offers the text to numerous European historical documents arranged
by region and historical period. |
History Net
http://www.thehistorynet.com/
A vast collection of articles on all aspects of history.
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World History Archives
http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/index.html
A collection of resources to support the study and teaching of world
history and history in general. |
Internet Ancient History Sourcebook
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook.html
Covers ancient Greece and the Hellenic world, Rome and the Near East.
Includes numerous full-text primary and secondary documents.
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Internet Medieval Sourcebook
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook.html
This vast resource claims to be one of the largest online collection
of medieval texts, including maps, primary and secondary sources and
legal texts.
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Internet Modern History Sourcebook
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook.html
Covering early modern Europe to the present, this site offers a large
collection of information and numerous primary and secondary resources.
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