Web Resources - HISTORY

1895 U.S. Atlas
Scanned-in images of the United States, from a 1895 Rand McNally Atlas of the World. A state map as well as county maps are available for most states, as well as city and town data.

American Civil War Page
Links to numerous sites on the Civil War, including primary source documents, letters, diary entries, images (photographs), chronologies, and miscellaneous military information.

American Memory: Historical Collections for the National Digital Library
From the Library of Congress, a directory of links to primary sources in US History on the Internet.

AmericanPresident
Biographies of all 43 presidents with information on cabinets, first ladies, and presidential responsibilities

Archives of American Public Addresses
The text of numerous American speeches.

From Revolution to Reconstruction
A site dedicated to American history (including links to original documents) , from the Colonial period to World War I.

The History of Televised Debates
Provided by the Museum of Broadcast Communication (MBC). Topics include The Great Debate, Televised Debate History: 1960-2000, Television: The Great Equalizer, and Curriculum Resources.

Holocaust Encyclopedia
Includes articles on the Holocaust and its aftermath.

In the First Person
Oral histories in text, audio and video formats from a wide variety of sources

Internet Medieval Sourcebook
Full text primary source materials on medieval history.

Internet Resources on Genocide and Mass Killings
Links to Internet resources dealing with this topic, such as the coverage of the Armenian genocide, documents on the Jewish Holocaust, Kosovo, war crimes sites, and more.

Making of America
A database of primary source material (scanned-in images) on early American history, searchable. From the U of Michigan's Digital Library.

Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies
Original essays and bibliographies on medieval topics.

Presidential Addresses
Full text of addresses of all US presidents - inaugural, farewell, State of the Union, and other speeches.

Resources for Cape Verde Information
Links to various Cape Verde related web sites.

WPA Life Histories
Life histories (full text) of thousands of people, recorded in the 1930's, as part of a WPA Writers' Program.

Last Modified: May 2, 2011