History     On the WWW  

 

 United States History


 African-American History—a portal page with extensive links to African-American sites.
African-American History in Virginia --A database of biographical and informational materials about African-American historic sites.
American Civil War Home Page:  Outstanding collection of web links to regimental histories, battle plans, documents from both North and South, biographical materials, soldiers' journals, image files, and more.
American Historical Association American Memory:  part of the American Digital Library Project of the Library of Congress, this site includes   digitized photographs, sound recordings, and more, including political speeches from WW I, Mathew Brady Civil War photos, oral history from the Federal Writers Project.
Britannica Guide to Black History‑‑click on Black History, then choose your time period to look at articles on topics (Brown v. Board of Education, Negro League, Freedmen's Bureau, African‑Methodist Episcopalian Church) or on important  individuals in politics, history, the arts, education, religion, etc.
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation:  Notable for its "Electronic Field Trips," and highly recommended by our history faculty.
Chronology of U.S. Historical Documents:  complete with linked texts.
History of the United States‑‑a great collection of primary source materials.
Hoover Presidential Library‑‑important files covering Hoover's achievements, and thus early 20th century American history
Internet Resources for Colonial America
Index of Civil War Information—a very comprehensive collection which includes archives and special collections.
Making of America‑‑a nice collection of primary documents on subjects as wide‑ranging as agriculture, etiquette, yellow fever.
National Archives:  Includes exhibits, National Audiovisual Information Locator (which searches NARA's huge collection of stills, motion pictures, videos, audio recordings), and the government information locator, and individual files like the JFK assassination records.  Great source
Organization of American Historians
The Picture Collection

--a Time-Life collection of 20th century photos.
Vietnam, Yesterday and Today‑‑the history behind the conflict, the war itself, and the consequences of the war.

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Ancient and Medieval History

ABZU: Guide to the Ancient Near East‑‑this guide from the University of Chicago's Oriental Institute is a prime resource for history, religion, art and archaeology.
Ancient World Web—this site can be searched by subject and geographical area.
Bulfinch’s Mythology—Gods and heroes now online.

Byzantine and  Medieval Studies Sites:  Outstanding collection of links, document files, texts.

Egyptological Resources‑‑a comprehensive  Egyptology site, from which you can reach just

about everything else.

Internet Medieval Source Book:  an outstanding source.  Links to full-texts of church documents, works of church fathers, literary and political texts, and more.
The Labyrinth—This database is maintained by Georgetown University.

Medieval Studies‑‑draws connections between all areas of arts and humanities during the medieval period.

The Monk Page: links to monastic history, scriptoria, etc.

Online Reference Book to Medieval Studies

Perseus Project‑‑a massive project documenting the classical world.  Concentration is on Greece, with a sister Roman site to follow.

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Timeline of Early Medieval History
A Visual Compendium of Roman Emperors—This list of Emperors is accompanied by photos of their sculptures and coin profiles.




 

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Church History and Christian History

 

Catholic Documents

Christian History

Church History:  an outstanding collection of documents, chronologies, data, and links.

Early Church.Com Study Room‑‑with extensive links to documents, writings of fathers of the church, papyrological study, and more. 

Early Church Online Encyclopedic Documents Page‑‑a meta‑index covering several existing document sites, Catholic and Islamic.

 the Historical Jesus:  Includes text files, documents, links to a papyrus archive, canonical and non‑canonical document files, and information on the interpretation of ancient manuscripts, and more
U.S. Catholic Historical Society

European History Sources

 

Eighteenth Century Resources‑‑in history, art, literature, architecture.  Excellent links provided for English, European and American history

European History: WARNING: This is a huge file; select subject area from menu before entire file loads.  Outstanding comprehensive index, with full descriptions of each linked file.
First World War.com—An excellent site that provides a catalog of events, battles, people, memoirs and literature.  Intended for a general readership.

Historical Atlas of Europe and the Middle East

World War I‑‑Trenches on the Web:  Contains timelines, biographies, photos, weapons, and much more.  Some files are still under construction.

 

        
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Historical Methods

 

University of Calgary History Department‑‑includes a guide to writing historical essays and book reviews, writing and multimedia tutorials, and more.

University of Washington History Department:  Notable for its "History Writing Center", which includes how‑to guides on writing test essays and papers, using primary vs. secondary sources, and evaluating evidence.  Highly recommended.


        
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Local and Regional History

 

Condensed Chinese History for Beginners

Encyclopedia of the Orient‑‑covers the history and culture of countries which  we would call the middle east. 

Historical Text Archive‑‑a great collection of primary documents, world‑wide.
HyperHistory Online‑‑includes timelines, "lifelines" (as in who lived when), and historical maps.  The World History chart is a nice chronology, from David and Solomon through Roosevelt and Churchill.

World History to 1500


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Other Useful Sites

 

American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works

Archival Data Online Repository‑‑will be a major source of important historical and social science data.  Already includes data on US civil disorders, 1961‑68, Russian and French bureaucracies of 18th and 19th centuries, and several other studies.

British Society of Sport History--prime source for the new course in sport history.

eHistory.com--Newly located at Ohio State University, this site "for history fans, enthusiasts and students," includes "over 130,000 pages of historical content; 5,300 timeline events; 800 battle outlines; 350 biographies; and thousands of images and maps."

FirstSearch‑‑web access to OCLC's collection of 65 databases, including Article First, Humanities Index (which indexes history journals), Social Sciences Index, Books in Print, Dissertation Abstracts, etc.

Handbook of Latin American Studies Online‑‑a major reference source, full-text.
History Matters--presents a wide range of materials for U.S. social history.  Designed for K-16 instructors, it is also a valuable source for students.

History Reviews OnLine--an e‑journal

History Sites by Time Period

History Sites by Topic

Index of Resources for Historians

Inflation Conversion Factors Scale: Now allows you to adjust back to the 1940's; eventually will adjust prices back to the 1800's.

    What Can I Do with a History Major?

WWW Virtual History Library

Yahoo Index to Oral History Sites


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