Research Guide: History - Comprehensive Sites
World | Geographical Area | Time Periods | Wars & Military Affairs
- Best of History Websites
- Rated sites cover the following areas: Prehistory, Ancient/ Biblical, Medieval, United States, Early Modern European, 20th Century, World War II, Art History, General Resources, and Maps.
- Center for History and New Media
- Digital collection of historical materials from across the globe.
- Diotima
- Provides information about women and gender in the ancient world.
- Historical Text Archive
- Secondary and primary sources covering a range of periods in a number of geographic areas. Main focus is on Latin American history.
- INFOMINE: History
- Large number of credible sources selected by experts in the field.
- International Institute of Social History
- Organized listing of the institute's catalog and archival holdings as well as links to international sites with related materials.
- NationMaster.com
- Authoritative statistics for countries across the world represented largely in graphic form.
- National Women's History Project
- Includes links for Women's History Network, National Women's History month, lists of conferences and programs, and more.
- World Wide Web Virtual Library: Indigenous Studies
- Links provided to sites by and about indigenous peoples around the world.
- Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library
- Authoritative site with extensive links to scholarly sources.
- PAIR: Portal to Asian Internet Sources
- Wide coverage of Asian resources, well organized and easily accessed.
- Visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization
- Illustrated history of China divided into ten subject areas.
- Aboriginal Canada Portal
- Includes wide range of resources related to Canada's Aboriginal people.
- Library and Archives Canada
- Database of online collections and exhibits of materials related to the "history and culture of Canada."
- Statistics Canada
- Up-to-date statistical information.
- LANIC Latin American Network Information Center
- Site includes general reference material, full-text periodicals, library catalogs, and selection of full-text books and statistics.
- HLAS Online (Handbook of Latin American Studies)
- Selected annotated bibliography of scholarly works on Latin America.
- Links to Full-Text Scholarly Journal Databases
- List of both subscription and open-access databases in which selected titles from HLAS are available in full text.
World
Geographical Area
Asia
Canada
Central and South America
Great Britain
Europe
Jewish History
Middle East
Online source for news and general information about the Arab world.
Online directory of Middle Eastern Internet sites.
United States
- AMDOCS: Documents for the Study of American History
- Comprehensive bibliography of electronic texts of documents.
- The American Civil War Home Page
- Sections include graphic images, letters and diaries, general resources, timelines, and bibliographies. Frequently updated, award-winning site.
- American President
- Provides detailed overviews of the forty-two Presidents.
- American Women: A Gateway to Library of Congress Resources for the Study of Women's History and Culture in the U.S.
- Gateway to resources on the history of the women in the U.S.
- American Women's History
- Valuable online research guide to online and print, free and subscription resources.
- Black Studies
- Include both primary and secondary sources listed in 51 subject categories.
- Catalog of United States Government Publications (CGP)
- A key index to over 500,000 federal publications, some going back as far as 1976. Includes descriptions of historical and current publications and provides links to those available online. Plans are underway to include documents going back to the early 1800s. Search by agency, title, subject, and general keyword.
- Center for the Study of Southern Culture
- From the University of Mississippi, this site includes both secondary and primary material of cultural interest.
- The Founders' Constitution
- Writings deepen understanding of the U.S. Constitution.
- France in America
- Provides an overview and a variety of resources offering a history of the French presence in North America.
- The Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance and Abolition
- Includes both primary and secondary sources documenting the history of Atlantic slavery and its impact.
- Historical Census Browser
- Data from the early history of the United States.
- History Guide
- Includes detailed records for a variety of historical materials in Anglo-American history.
- In Motion: The African-American Migration Experience
- Include narratives, illustrations and documents.
- The Malcolm X Project at Columbia University
- Includes both primary and secondary sources that deepen understanding of Malcolm X's role in history.
- New France, New Horizons
- Web site created to commemorate the 400th anniversary of France in North America.
- Pew Hispanic Center: Chronicling Latinos' Diverse Experiences in Changing America
- Designed for researchers and students, this site includes a vast array of resources that cover issues concerning U.S. Latinos.
- Radical America
- Text of the magazine, Radical America, that offers a picture of the United States in the turbulent 1960s and the decades that followed.
- Sonja Haynes Stone Center Library for Black Culture and History Guide to the Web
- Guide to over 600 web sites related to African and African American culture.
- WWW Virtual Library - American Indians: Index of Native American Resources on the Internet
- The place to begin research on Native American peoples.
- Voices of Civil Rights
- Profiles lives of civil rights activists and presents personal account of those working in reform organizations from 1945-1975.
Time Periods
Ancient History
- Ancient Greece and Rome Digital Library
- The Perseus Project is a continually growing digital library of resources for studying the ancient world, and includes ancient texts with translations, maps, art catalogs, an encyclopedia, indexes, and search tools.
Medieval History
Modern History
Holocaust Sites
- Life After the Holocaust
- Oral histories of Holocaust survivors.
- Nazi and East German Propaganda Guide Page
- Outstanding source of propaganda material.
- The Nizkor Project
- A collection of educational resources designed to refute Holocaust denial.
- Simon Wiesenthal Center
- Information on bank accounts in Switzerland and other places, Cyberwatch on hate groups on the Internet, Museum of Tolerance page, film and radio projects from the Center.
- Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation
- Founded by Steven Spielberg in 1994, this nonprofit organization is dedicated to videotaping and archiving interviews of Holocaust survivors all over the world.
- The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Search the Museum library's holdings using the Web-based catalog. Includes an international list of activities aimed at recovering Holocaust victims' assets.