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Academic Search Complete (Ebsco) is a multidisciplinary index giving access to articles in over 8000 journals with many available in full text.
Expanded Academic ASAP (Gale Cengage Learning) is a general database with indexing for journal, magazine and newspaper articles, with many of the articles available full text.
Google Scholar provides a search of scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources, including theses, books, abstracts and articles.
Wilson Select Plus (FirstSearch) is a general database that contains full text articles from popular and scholarly journals and magazines.
America: History and Life (Ebsco) gives citations and abstracts for articles dealing with history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present.
Biography Resource Center (Gale Cengage Learning) is a full text database of biographical information on people throughout history.
Decade Series Focuses on each decade detailing the events, people, art, sports, science, etc. that occurred during that time period in the U.S. and Canada. We have access to the 1950's, 1970's, and 1980's.
Digital Sanborn Maps gives access to the Texas collection of fire insurance maps that chart the growth of Texas cities from the late 1800s through the mid 1900s.
Heritage Quest (Proquest) is a full text collection of family and local histories.
Historical Abstracts (Ebsco) covers the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present, including world history, military history, women's history, history of education, and more. This authoritative database provides selective indexing of historical articles from more than 1,800 journals in over 40 languages back to 1955, and full-text of more than 300 journals and more than 150 books.
World History Collection (Ebsco) offers a global look at history with content from Africa, Asia, North and South America, Europe and the Middle East and includes full text for nearly 150 titles, including scholarly journals.
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NetLibrary is a collection of electronic books (eBooks) especially selected to meet the needs of the university curriculum.
JSTOR-Scholarly Journal Archive is a trusted archive of important scholarly journals, and provide full-text access to those journals.
The Encyclopedia of the Cold War; A Political, Social, and Military History A comprehensive five-volume reference on the defining conflict of the second half of the 20th century, covering all aspects of the Cold War as it influenced events around the world.
Gale Virtual Reference Library - Access the content of reference books electronically, anytime, anywhere.
Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy
Encyclopedia of American Religions
Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History
Americans at war : society, culture, and the homefront
Online Books: History
American History
U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian (US Department of State Office)
AAD (Access to Archival Databases) (The National Archives)
Online access to a selection of nearly 50 million historic electronic records created by more than 20 federal agencies on a wide range of topics. Produced by NARA (US National Archives and Records Administration)
American Memory: Historical Collections for the National Digital Library (Library of Congress)
Over 70 collections online on such diverse topics as: the African-American experience, Architecture and Interior Design in America, Civil War maps and photos, Jazz, Mapping the National Parks, Theodore Roosevelt, etc. Click on Collection Finder in the box at the top of the page for a list of all the collections with links to each one. A great site for American History information!
Academic Info United States History: Home Page and Index (Mike Madin, Acadimic Info)
Directory of Internet resources on American history.
Images of Fur Trade History ("Mountain Men and the Fur Trade" Virtual Research Center Project, American Mountain Men organization)
Click to sites with photos, paintings, drawings, and maps dealing with the fur trade era from noted artists such as George Catlin, Alfred Miller, and Rudolf Kurz.
Levi Jordan Plantation (Carol McDavid, Public Archaeology)
Archaeological and historical information about the Levi Jordan plantation in Brazoria, Texas. Discusses the lives of those who lived there, including slaves and share croppers. Covers from 1848 until 1890.
Making of America (Cornell University Library)
Primary sources dealing with American social history from ante-bellum times through the period of reconstruction. Access is provided to over 200 books and 100,000 articles! Take a look.
PBS Frontier House (Public Broadcast Station)
Supplemental information to the series brought to you by PBS. Information on the series and history of frontier life.
Presidents of the United States (Internet Public Library)
Everything from biographical information to election results for each President of the United States. Many links to other sites. An excellent site!
U. S. Diplomatic History Resources Index (Nicholas Evan Sarantakes, Associate Professor, U.S. Army Command & General Staff College)
An index for those interested in United States foreign policy. Contains bibliographies, book reviews, conference information, foreign ministry web pages, documents, etc. An extensive site on the subject!
Asia
History of China
Click on any of the headings in the Table of Contents, or on the Timeline, for information on that topic. Nice graphics, maps, etc. Gives to links to other sites, for more information. Very good!
European History
A Compendium of Common Knowledge, 1558-1603
Originally written as information for those participating in Renaissance Faires. Written in a "quick bite" style, with small pieces of information available on each page. Very informative, well done and well thought out. Good information on day-to-day life in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth century.
National Libraries Treasures of Europe
A virtual exhibit from the Conference of European National Libraries which includes treasures form all over Europe, some objects dating as far back as the eighth century! Includes books, manuscripts, prints, etc. Can browse by country, format, or content. Includes a description of each item and information on it's provenance.
ORB: The Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies
A site written and maintained by medieval scholars. All articles are peer reviewed.
Parliament Rolls of Medieval England official records of the meetings of the English parliament from the reign of Edward I (1272 - 1307) until the reign of Henry VII (1485 - 1509). These reproductions are edited, translated, and include introductory material.
Scotland's People
Site focuses on genealogy and Scottish heritage. Site features include a timeline, personalities, news, associations, and a tarton search.
The Victorian Web
Here you will find an overview of politics, history, religion and philosophy in the Victorian Age.
Latin American History
Latin American Network Information Center - Facilitates access to Internet-based information to, from, or on Latin America. Affiliated with the Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies (LLILAS) at the University of Texas at Austin.
Mexican Newspapers Online - a listing of currently published newspapers.
Latin American Resources - List of online resources created by Standford University Center for Latin American Studies.
Dialnet - Science based writing and thesis projects. In Spanish.
Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS) - The Handbook is a bibliography on Latin America consisting of works selected and annotated by scholars.
Redalyc -broad academic search engine on scientific work being done in the Spanish American world, particularly Mexico. In Spanish.
Middle East
Project Voice
Global Nomads Group led a small group of Iraqi High School students from Baghdad College and American students from the Metropolitan Learning Center in Connecticut to meet via video conference to discuss their daily lives, their respective cultures, their aspirations for the future, and of course, their views on a looming war.
Oral History
In the First Person - an index to English language personal narratives, including letters, diaries, memoirs, autobiographies, and oral histories.
Public History
Museum Studies - Internet Public Library, resources related to museum studies or relevant to museum professionals.
National Park Service - List of publications that include technical briefs and preservation notes.
Guidelines for preserving. rehabilitating, restoring & reconstructing historic buildings from the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties.
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Architectural Styles of America - images and descriptions of the dominant architectural styles found throughout the United States and Canada.
Russian History
Seventeen Moments in Soviet History
Chronological look at significant events in Soviet history from 1917 to 1991. The site was funded by a grant from the National Endowment of the Humanities (NEH) and includes primary sources in the form of text, videos and images.
Harvard Project on the Soviet Social System(HPSSS)
Digital collection of summary transcripts compiled in English of over 700 interviews conducted with refugees from the USSR during the early years of the Cold War. Study ranges from 1917 to the mid-1940s.
Meeting of Frontiers
Bilingual, multimedia English-Russian digital Library provided by the Library of Congress.
Vietnam History
Vietnam Veterans Home Page
A site created and updated by veterans. Lots of memories and perspectives of their time in Vietnam. Information on the Wall.
Southeast Asian Archive
Great site that is set up and managed by the University of California-Irvine.
Destination Vietnam
Everything you would want to know about Vietnam, including traveler tips and information on Vietnamese culture.
World History
Internet Ancient History Sourcebook
New Advent:The Catholic Encyclopedia
Academic Info History: Home Page and Index
Links to history sites dealing with all aspects of history.
World History Archives
A collection of resources to support the study and teaching of world history. Includes links to sites with information on on-line discussion lists, World History Archives, etc. Good place to begin!
Global Gateway
Vast amount of resources including digital collections, links, and databases provided by the Library of Congress.
Images from History
A collection of digitized photos and maps to support the teaching of history in the upper secondary and university levels.
Internet Modern History Sourcebook
Collection of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts presented cleanly (without advertising or excessive layout) for educational use edited by Paul Halsall, History Department of Fordham University.
Terrorism: Questions and Answers
published by the Council on Foreign Relations, a nonpartisan membership organization, research center, and publisher.
Voice of the Shuttle: Web Page for Humanities Research
Links to all sorts of sites dealing with history. Subjects include, but are not limited to: Latin America & Mexico, Africa, History of the Family, Military History, Teaching Resources, Journals, etc.
World History Timeline
From their home page, choose a specific timeline: African, American, Asian, European or Pacific.
World Wide Virtual Library
History section of the World Wide virtual library designed by the University of Kansas
HyperHistory Online
This site contains biographies, maps, events, and a timeline of all aspects of World History including Science, Technology, Culture, Economics, and Religion dating from prehistory to the present.
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