AMDOCS
- Documents for the Study of American History
"This portal,
from the University of Kansas is organized as a time line from 1492
(with a document detailing Columbus' mission) to 2003 (George W. Bush
announces the end of major combat operations in Iraq). Most documents
are transcribed, with a few files in PDF or Real Audio (a sample of
the Nixon tapes)."
American
Memory: Historical Collections for the National Digital Library
"This offshoot
of the Library of Congress offers more than seven million items from
over 100 historical collections. Materials are searchable and browsable
by broad topic, original format, time, region, library division and
digital format."
American
Presidents Life Portraits
In 1999 the C-Span
Network celebrated its 20th Anniversary with an award winning series
about the American Presidents. This site is a complement to that series,
offering in depth profiles of the Presidents, their lives and administrations.
An
Outline of American History
"An Outline of American History is one of the oldest continuing
publications of the United States Information Agency (USIA)." U.S.
history is divided into thirteen chapters from "Early America"
to "Toward the 21st Century." Each chapter is further divided
by subtopics which are discussed in brief essay form.
Great
American Speeches
A fascinating on-line collection of speeches from great moments in American
history. Speeches are arranged in a timeline of events for historical
perspective. Read the text of Booker T. Washington's speech at The Cotton
State Exposition in Atlanta, Georgia on September. 18, 1895 and John
F. Kennedy's famous speech at the Berlin Wall on June 26, 1963. Get
the background of the event, the text of the speech and hear
a short audio clip of the actual speech. Some speeches even have short
video clips. A great site!
Herblock's
History
- Political Cartoons from the Crash to the Millennium
. . ."Herb Block has offered trenchant graphic commentary on virtually
every notable incident and public figure from the Depression forward
… His drawings are his legacy, a monumental contribution to the
profession of journalism and to future understanding of the times in
which we live. The Library takes great pride in preserving them for
posterity on behalf of the American people. James H. Billington, the
Librarian of Congress
Our
Documents
This "snazzy-looking
government site … pays tribute to '100 milestone documents of American
history,' includes old favorites (Bill of Rights, Marbury v. Madison)
as well as some dark horses (Zimmerman telegram, Transcript of John
Glenn's Official Communication with the Command Center). Explanatory
passages help users make sense of what they're looking at, and images
of the documents themselves are just plain cool. A great stop for students
and educators."
Repositories
for Primary Resources
"A listing of over 5000 websites describing holdings of manuscripts,
archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources
for the research scholar. All links have been tested for correctness
and appropriateness."
US
National Archives and Records Administration
"Online Exhibits
include Charters of Freedom with high-resolution images of our founding
documents…" including the Declaration of Independence and
the Constitution.
WebChron
A multidimensional web chronology project produced by the history department
of North Park University, which uses hyperlinks to connect periods and
aspects of world history to background information and primary resources.
A terrific resource for history buffs and students.
The
Avalon Project at Yale Law School
From pre-18th century to the 21st century, the Avalon Project mounts
"digital documents relevant to the fields of Law, History, Economics,
Politics, Diplomacy and Government," with links to supporting documents.
Historical
Documents
Historical information
categorized into collections of web sites about American Documents,
Church Documents and World Documents.
Internet
Modern History Sourcebook
Source material in modern European, American and Latin history , including
"contemporary narrative accounts, personal memoirs, songs, newspaper
reports, as well as cultural, philosophical, religious and scientific
documents."
Atlapedia
Online
A free site for physical maps, political maps, facts and statistics
about world countries. Clear, concise, easy to use site. Search countries
A to Z or World Maps. Additional educational map resources are available
after purchasing a "School Use" license and password.
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States.com
A site that's efficient and easy to use. Full of fast facts about the
states and their capitals.
