US History Research Links

US History Links

US History
	The History Place
	D-Day Museum
	The Cold War Museum
	American Battle Monuments Commission
	Holocaust Survivors
	The American Revolution
	American Revolutionary War Museum (NPS)
	Library of Congress
	American Historical Documents
	US History
	Virtual Library of US History
	Images of American Political History
	Civil War History
	American Civil War
	Panoramic American Memory Photos (Library of Congress)
	Mayflower
General History
	BBC History
	The History Channel
	The History Net
	Smithsonian History and Culture
	United State's National Archives
Alphabetical Links	AMDOCS -- Documents for the study of American history America in the 1930s -- From the American Studies Dept., Univ. of Virginia America Singing: Nineteenth-Century Song Sheets -- Lyrics to 4,291 19th century song sheets American and British History Resources American Civil War Homepage American Cultural History: The Twentieth Century -- series of web guides on the decades of the twentieth century American Folklife Center -- Features primary documents and original sound recordings American Geographical Society Collection -- official website of AGS, maintained by U of Wisconsin/Milwaukee American Historical Association -- Professional association for historians American History @ About.com American Indian History and Culture American Indians of the Pacific Northwest -- This digital collection integrates over 2,300 photographs and 7,700 pages of text relating to the American Indians in two cultural areas of the Pacific Northwest, the Northwest Coast and Plateau. American Memory -- Primary source materials relating to the history & culture of the US American Memory -- American notes: Travels in America 1750 - 1920 American Presidents: Life Portraits -- General facts about all the presidents American Revolution at a Glance -- Maps showing important events of each year of the war. American Revolution: National Discussions of our Revolutionary Origins American Women's History: A Research Guide -- Citations to print and Internet reference sources, as well as to selected large primary source collections. Americana: The Institute for the Study of American Popular Culture Ancestors in the Americas -- Asian-American history ANCIENT MESOAMERICAN CIVILIZATIONS Ancient World Mapping Center Ancient World Web Annotated bibliography of government documents related to the threat of terrorism & the attacks of September 11, 2001 Appalachian Studies Bibliography (1994-) -- Comprehensive bibliography from the Appalachian Studies Association Armed Conflicts Events Data -- information on conflicts during the 19th and 20th centuries Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library -- Comprehensive source on Asia, including art, current events, e-journals, books, education, etc. Avalon Project at the Yale Law School -- Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy Battle of Britain History Site -- July-Oct. 1940 Best of History Web Sites -- Comprehensive portal to history web sites Biography.com -- Over 25,000 biographies Black Renaissance in Washington, DC: 1920-1930's -- Developed by the DC Public Library Booker T. Washington Papers California Underground Railroad -- From CA State University/San Francisco Center for History and New Media -- Hosted by George Mason University Center for Jewish History Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional documents and debates, 1774-1875 Churchill: the evidence -- The life & times of Winston Churchill Civil War Women Civilrights.org: The Progressive Coalition for Equal Opportunity -- A social justice network founded by the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (CCR) Color landform atlas of the United States Columbia American History Online -- Learning resource designed for students and teachers of American history Connecticut Historical Society -- Includes Connecticut History Online, a collection of 15,000 historic images Council of State Historical Records Coordinators -- Includes online historical resources from each US state Cybrary of the Holocaust David Rumsey Map Collection -- Historical and rare maps Declassified CIA Documents on the Vietnam War -- Index of declassified documents with some links to full text Digital Collections -- from University of Washington Libraries Digital History -- Using new technologies to enhance teaching and research Documenting the American South -- Impressive collection of primary source documents on the American South ECAI: Electronic cultural Atlas Initiative -- Dynamic maps, gazetteer, cultural artifacts, architecture, etc. Edward Curtis's: The North American Indian Photographic Images -- Plates and illustrations from Curtis's 20-volume work. EMuseum -- Award-winning virtual museum from Minnesota State University Encyclopedia of Chicago -- Over 1400 entries on the history of Chicago EuroDocs: Primary Historical Documents from Western Europe First person narratives of the American South, 1860-1920 -- Diaries, autobiographies, memoirs, and travel accounts of all segments of the population. First World War.com -- Extensive information on WW I Fog of War -- Detailed record and analysis of air strikes on Bagdad during the Gulf War Founders' Constitution -- The Oxford English Dictionary of American constitutional history. Electronic version of a 5-volume work Free Speech Movement Digital Archive -- Includes primary documents about the student protest at UC Berkeley in the 1960s Freedman and Southern Society Project -- This site is easy to use and contains valuable firsthand documents on slavery and emancipation. Galileo Project GEODE -- GIS information and maps from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) -- Contains information about almost 2 million physical and cultural geographic features in the United States Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History -- U.S. history for historians, teachers, students and citizens Gilder-Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery -- From the Yale Center for International and Area Studies H-SHGAPE Internet Resources -- Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era Internet Resources Historic government publications of World War II -- Primary resources / From Southern Methodist University HISTORICAL PICTURE COLLECTIONS -- Picture collections from around the WWW Historical Records Search -- Database of WA State census information, naturalization records, and other Historical Research in Europe -- A guide to archives and libraries Historical Text Archive History Channel Speeches -- Important speeches from history History Guide -- Internet-based subject gateway to scholarly relevant information in history with a focus on Anglo-American history and the history of Central and Western Europe. History in the news: Middle East history, society, and culture resources History of the American West, 1860-1920 -- Part of the LIbrary of Congress' American Memory Historical Collections, contains photographs covering the American West HistoryLink -- Online cyberpedia of Washington State history, updated weekly Home Economics Archive: Research, Tradition, History (HEARTH) -- Offers an electronic collection on the history of home economics (1820-1979) Humbul Humanities Hub -- A systematic guide to high quality humanities web sites with detailed descriptions. I will be heard ; Abolitionism in America Imperial War Museum Collections Online -- All aspects of 20th century conflict In the First Person -- An index to letters, diaries, oral histories and personal narratives Industries and Occupations Photographs -- From the University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections International Institute of Social History Internet History Sourcebook -- Public domain primary sources for ancient and modern history Japanese Historical Maps -- East Asian Library - Universtiy of California, Berkley Jewish Virtual Library -- An online encyclopedia sponsored by the American-Israeli Cooperative Korean American Archive -- A digital archive of the Korean American community, 1903-65 Latino American History -- A Guide to Resources Lewis and Clark 200.gov -- Department of the Interior's bicentenial Web site Lewis and Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery -- Interactive site by PBS including images, interesting details, and learning activities Library of Congress Country Studies Lives, the Biography -- Mostly on people who are no longer alive Making of America -- Primary source documents from the antebellum period through reconstruction, from the U. of Mich,, Cornell, and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project at Stanford University Mary's City of David -- Israelite House of David, as Reorganized by Mary Purnell, 1930 Military Battles and Campaigns: -- Maps from the Library of Congress Monticello: The Home of Thomas Jefferson Multimedia Sites in Women's History Museum of Tolerance Online Multimedia Learning Center -- Over 3,000 text files and thousands of photos on the Holocaust and WWII NationalGeographic.com -- The web site of the National Geographic Society Nationmaster -- Statistics on various countries of the world NativeWeb -- Resources for Indigenous Cultures around the World New Deal Network -- Educational guide to the Great Depression of the 1930s. OurDocuments.gov -- 100 milestone documents of American History Park Net -- Official website of the National Park Service, including history, photos, environmental issues, and job opportunities Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection -- Online historical maps Places Online -- Information and views of locations around the world Public History Resource Center -- Management of the historical heritage and cultural memories Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut, 1636-1776 -- Digitized images from the State Archives Remembering Nagasaki Exhibit @ Exploratorium Rulers -- (World Leaders both Past and Present) Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Southern Oregon Digital Archives Supreme Court Historical Society Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture Terrorism Library -- Library of Congress topical resources Thomas Jefferson Digital Archive -- About 2,000 items written by Jefferson plus information about him Today-in-History -- Historic events and birth-dates from Scope Systems Trenches on the Web -- (World War I) U.S. Center of Military History -- History, documents, and images from the U.S. Army from colonial times to the present United States Civil War Center -- Promoting the study of the Civil War from the perspectives of all professions, occupations and academic disciplines United States Historical Census Data -- The data presented here describe the people and the economy of the US for each state and county from 1790 to 1960. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum -- Tasteful and sensitive presentation of a difficult subject; excellent text and images United States National Archives and Record Administration -- Official depository for US government information Valley of the Shadow: two communities in the American Civil War -- From the University of Virginia Veterans History Project -- Features interviews and stories of American veterans Victorian Web -- (The Victorian Era of Britain) Vietnam Project -- From Texas Tech University Vietnam: Yesterday and Today Virtual Vietnam Archive -- Provides access to declassified documents Virtually Missouri -- Includes more than 60 digitized collections on Missouri history Wallis and Marilyn Kimble Northwest History Database -- Provided by the WSU Libraries Wars for Viet Nam, 1945 - 1974 Washington History -- historical records, rare books and online presentations Westward by Sea -- A maritime perspective on American expansion, 1820-1890 Women Artists of the American West -- Interdisciplinary resource on women's contributions to art and history of the American West Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars -- Knowledge in the public service World History : HyperHistory -- 3000 years of world history presented in an interactive style World War I Document Archive -- Primary documents from the Great War Yad Vashem: the Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority -- Official web site of the Yad Vashem Memorial; leading repository for Holocaust information.