eHistory
eHisorty collects primary sources, documentary material, online
books and reviews. The emphasis is on US history. Special interest: Multimedia
Histories.
POTUS
From the Internet Public Library, POTUS (Presidents of the
United States) this site includes links to biographies, and also to historical
information, audio and video files.
Rutgers:
History: American and British
From Rutgers University Libraries. This site has links
to history by theme, full text documents, journals, archives and more.
WWW-VL:
History United States
From the University of Kansas, and part of the World Wide Web (WWW) Virtual
Library (VL). Access sites by chronological period or historical topic.
Yahoo!
US History
Access general sites on US History or by specific regions, subjects, and time.
Primary Sources
Primary sources are records from the past, recorded by people who were
present at the time such as letters, diaries, government documents, photographs,
oral histories, artifacts.
AMDOCS:
Documents for the Study of American History
Read the full text
of significant documents in American History, from Christopher
Columbus' Letter to the King and Queen of Spain in 1494 to
Bush's Inaugural Speech in 2001.
The
Avalon Project at the Yale Law School: Documents in Law, History
and Government
The mission of this award winning Yale University
project is to archive law, history, economics, politics,
diplomacy and government documents. The site is divided
into pre 18th century, 18th century, 19th century
and 20th century documents, with an emphasis on,
but not limited to Western and American historical
documents. The site includes such documents as the Articles
of Confederation, the Emancipation Proclamation,
and President Woodrow Wilson'sFourteen
Points. Click on Major Collection to get document
by theme, such as American Diplomacy 1778 - 1929 or
the Jefferson Papers. Special interest: American
History: A Documentary Record 1492-1988.
Documenting
the American South
This excellent resource is from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
The intent of this project is to provide primary sources documenting the culture
of the American South from the viewpoint of Southerners. You will find narratives
on slavery, autobiographies, diaries, and memoirs archived here written by
Southerners of all types. .
Hanover
Historical Texts Project: The United States This award winning site is from the History Department at
Hanover College is a work in progress. It links to primary texts in history
organized by century, currently the 17th and 18th.
Making of
America (Cornell) From Cornell University. Full text American journals and books
from the mid-late nineteenth century, but not the same content as the
UMich collection, below. Note: These documents are scanned images of
paper pages, rather
than text,
although
they are
readable
as
text.
Making of America (University of Michigan)
From the University of Michigan. Making of America (MOA)
contains primary sources in American social history from nineteenth
century. Access such documents as: "Africans at Home" in The
Southern Quarterly Review (1854); Horace Mann's New Dangers
to Freedom, and New Duties for Its Defenders (1850); or Henry
Wadsworth Longfellow's The Courtship of Miles Standish, and Other
Poems (1858). Note: These documents are scanned images of paper
pages, rather than text, although they are readable as text.
National
Archives and Records Administration: Online Exhibits
View images of the originals of important US documents, such
as The Declaration of Independence, the Apollo 11 Flight Plan and A
Letter from Jackie Robinson, as well as additional explanatory information.
Perry-Castañeda
Library Map Collection: Historical Maps of the US From the outstanding Perry-Castañeda
Library map collection at the University of Texas.
This site includes maps of early inhabitants, exploration
and settlement, territorial growth, national historic
sites, and some historic city maps.
Secondary Sources
Secondary sources are accounts of the past written after events have
taken place and generally give overviews or interpret history.
America.gov:
An Outline of American History From America.gov. Designed to explain
US history to non-citizens, this virtual text book gives an excellent
overview. Chapters include: Early America, Colonial Period, Road
to Independence, Formation of a National Government, Westward Expansion
and Regional Differences, Sectional Conflict, Growth and Transformation,
Discontent and Reform, War, Prosperity and Depression, New Deal and World
War, Postwar America, Decades of Change, and Toward the 21st
Century.
Digital History
This excellent resource is a collaborative project from The University
of Houston, Chicago Historical Society, The Gilder Lehrman Institute
of
American
History, The Museum of Fine arts, Houston, The National Park Service
and Teachers as Historians. Designed to
support the teaching of American History, the site includes a U.S.
history textbook,
primary
source documents, teaching aids, multimedia and reference resources.
From
Revolution to Reconstruction...and What Happened Afterwards:
This award winning site is a University of Groningen, The
Netherlands project and gives a good overview of American history from
the colonial period to the current era. The main source materials for
this site are: An Outline of American History (both the 1990 and
the 1994 versions), authored by respected American historians, An
Outline of the American Economy, An Outline of American Government, An
Outline of American Geography and An Outline of American Literature. It
includes original essays and biographies by various contributors, with
credentials listed. Perhaps most valuable are the important documents
archived at this site which are not restricted to this time period, such
as the Magna Carta, the Federalist Papers and Martin Luther
King's I have a dream speech. Special interest: Biographies and Documents.
Grolier:
The American Presidency
From Grolier's American Academic Encyclopedia. The American
Presidency covers The Constitution and Democracy, Elections,
Politics, Presidency, Presidential Programs, Presidential Scandals, They
Would be president, United States Congress and Voting Rights.
PBS
History: United States
These well-done pages from PBS were designed to accompany
shows, and include primary documents archived on site, as well as links
to relevant resources.
Smithsonian:
History & Culture Founded by British citizen James Smithson, the
Smithsonian Institution was established for the "increase & diffusion
of knowledge..." This portion of the Smithsonian's site covers world
history and culture, with an emphasis on American. It includes both primary
and secondary resources.
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