INTERNET RESOURCES

History Sites

American History American Memory – Historical Collection for the National Digital Library - a gateway to rich primary      source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States The American Civil War Homepage - gathers together in one place hypertext links to the most useful      identified electronic files about the American Civil War (1861-1865) Antietam on the Web - began in 1997 as a small personal project to sort out the vast amount of      information available about the great Civil War battle, but it has grown well beyond that, both      as an exercise in history research and as a Web project. Digital History - uses new technologies to enhance teaching and research in history The Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance & Abolition - dedicated to the      investigation and dissemination of information concerning all aspects of the Atlantic slave system      and its destruction History Timelines on the Web - United States history and other history resources from around the globe Liberty - the story of the American Revolution Tracked in America - "this documentary Web site explores more than two centuries of surveillance in America.      Included are two hours of audio interviews, 300 photographs, and 25 personal stories beginning in 1917." Black History The African-American Mosaic - a Library of Congress resource guide for the study of Black history & culture Africans in America - chronicles the history of racial slavery in the United States -- from the start of the      Atlantic slave trade in the 16th century to the end of the American Civil War in 1865  Black History Hotlist - resources come from all over the Internet concerning the study of African-American      history and related issues The Frederick Douglass Papers at the Library of Congress - presents the papers of the nineteenth-century      African-American abolitionist who escaped from slavery and then risked his own freedom by becoming      an outspoken antislavery lecturer, writer, and publisher   General Information Best of History Web Sites - provides quick, convenient, and reliable access to the best history-oriented      resources online in a wide range of categories Eyewitness to History - history through the eyes of those who lived it History Websites - a variety of history resources presented by the Princeton University Library Hoover Institution Library and Archives - a public policy research center devoted to advanced study      of politics, economics, and political economy—both domestic and foreign—as well as international affairs Links for the History Profession - the Organization of American Historians promotes excellence      in the scholarship, teaching, and presentation of American history, and encourages wide      discussion of historical questions and equitable treatment of all practitioners of history The World Wide Web Virtual Library: History - a comprehensive index to world history Women in History American Women's History: A Research Guide - provides citations to print and Internet reference sources,      as well as to selected large primary source collections. The guide also provides information about      the tools researchers can use to find additional books, articles, dissertations, and primary sources. WWW Virtual Library of Women's History - lists women's history institutions and organizations, locate      archival and library collections, and provide links to Internet resources on women's history Women in American History - information provided by Encyclopedia Britannica World History HyperHistory Online - an expanding scientific project presenting 3,000 years of world history with an      interactive combination of synchronoptic lifelines, timelines, and maps World History Compass - provides links to history sites anywhere in the world World History Sources - a guide to 200 of the best online primary source archives in world history      with a review of each site’s merits, limitations, and teaching potential