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Historical Archives on the Internet
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The American Civil War Archive
Includes documents, books, historical collections, etc.
American Memory
Contains 42 historical collections from the Library of Congress.
Archival Respositories on the Internet
A major directory to archives around the world.
Archives of African American Music and
Culture Mission
Includes recordings, photographs and videos.
Archiving Early America
The focus is on primary source material
(original newspapers, maps and writings) from18th Century America -- all displayed
digitally.
Argos: Limited Area Search of the Ancient and
Medieval Internet
A specialty search engine devoted to ancient and
medieval sites.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia
A major archive with 150,000 architectural drawings by
over 1,000 architects, 50,000 photographs, and an extensive manuscript collection.
Avalon Project
Contains historical documents compiled by the Yale Law
School.
Bach Bibliography
A UK collection of over 14,000 items on Johann Sebastian
Bach.
Beaton Institute Archives
Historical letters, diaries, and other papers.
The Bibliographical Society
Provides 49 volumes of bibliographies.
Black Archives of Mid-America
Searchable archives on people, music, sports, etc.
Black Film Center and Archive
Archive of African American films.
Carl Albert Congressional
Archives
Contains papers from over 50 congressmen from the Civil
War to the present, over 20,000 photographic images, Native American sources, and more.
Center for American History
A major site created by the University of Texas at
Austin with manuscripts, photographs, oral history archives, etc.
Corbis
Corbis has one of the largest image collections in the
world, with 25 million historical, contemporary, celebrity, and fine art images.
More than 1.5 million of these images are available online.
Digital Archive of Architecture
Archive of European and American architecture.
Digital Image Catalog
This project includes photographs, pictures and
manuscripts related to the history of California.
Documents for the Study of
American History
Impressive collection of historical documents.
Douglas Archives of American Public Address
An electronic archive of American oratory and related
documents for educational use.
Duke University
An extensive collection of manuscripts, sheet music,
slavery documents, civil war records, letters, rare books, documents on women's issues,
etc.
Dwight D. Eisenhower Library
Maintains a collection of papers, audiovisual materials
and other memorabilia.
Early Canadiana Online
This Canadian history sites features over 3,000
full-text books and documents.
James Ford Bell Library
A large collection of rare books, maps and manuscripts
documenting the expansion of Europe.
John F. Kennedy Library
Presidential library.
John Hay
Library
Archive of manuscripts, plays, military records and other
documents.
Chinese Biographical Database
Searchable database of biographies.
Gilder Lehrman Collection
One of the largest collections of historical documents
that features over 40,000 items.
Guide to Archival Repositories in British
Columbia
Directory of archival links.
HarpWeek
Harper's Weekly Civil War research site with some free
samples.
Historical Archives of the European Communities
Contains legal documents, parliamentary proceedings and
other European manuscripts.
Historical
Postcards Online
These WWW links to History Resources are presented by
the Department of History
University of California, Riverside.
Historical Text Archives
Archive of materials from around the world that includes
photographs, treaties, bibliographies, articles, etc.
History Online
Over 40,000 articles, theses and other documents in the
UK.
International Institute of Social History
This Nederlands institute holds close to 2,000
collections in the field of social history making it one of the largest in the world.
Karpeles Manuscript Library Museums
The Karpeles Library is the world's largest private holding of
original historical manuscripts and documents.
Lincoln/Net
The Abraham Lincoln Historical Digitization project is
devoted to bringing together materials for students and scholars.
Making of America
MOA is a digital library of primary sources in American
social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction which features about
8,500 books and 50,000 journal articles.
Mesoamerican Photo Archive
Features full-color photographs of archaeological sites
and museums from all over Mexico, complete with detailed captions.
National Archive and Records Administration
The main repository of federal government documents,
veterans records, genealogy research, voting records, presidential speeches, etc.
National First Ladies' Library
Reference materials on the First Ladies of the U.S.
National Library of Canada
The National Library of Canada contains extensive
holdings of electronically available materials.
NBER
Macrohistory Database
The National Bureau of Economic Research maintains an
extensive data set that covers all htmlects of the pre-WWI and interwar economies.
Notre Dame Archives
Over 600 historical archive collections.
Ohio State University
Archives
Contains the John Glenn Institute Archives and the
archives of the Byrd Polar Research Center.
Presidential
Debates History Transcripts
Search or browse for debate transcripts.
Rutgers Oral History Archives
of World War II
An archive based on personal interviews.
Rochester Institute of Technology Cary Collection
A graphic arts and digital image collection.
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library
Papers on 20th Century public policy at Princeton
University.
Southeastern Architectural
Archive
Over 25,000 photographs and negatives, architectural
records, etc.
Tulane University Special Collections
A major site for rare books, historical documents of the
south, jazz, architecture materials, etc.
University at Buffalo
Archives
Over 7 million historical items including those on Frank
Lloyd Wright and women's history.
UCLA Special
Collections
A collection of manuscripts, maps, rare books,
publications, etc.
University of Houston
Library Archives
Contains special collections of rare books and
manuscripts on Texas history and other subjects, and a directory of Web resources.
University of Idaho
Special Collections
Collections include historical photographs,
primary sources, Idaho historical documents, wilderness archives, etc.
United Kingdom Archival
Information
This directory contains extensive links to archives in
the United Kingdom.
The Urban Landscape-Digital Image
Access Project
A database of 1,000 images from various collections held
by the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library at Duke University.
U.S. Founding Documents
Includes copies of the Federalist Papers and scanned
originals of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence.
U.S. Historical Documents
A chronology of U.S. documents compiled by the Law Center at the
University of Oklahoma.
Web Gallery of Art
The Web Gallery of Art is a virtual museum and
searchable database of European painting and sculpture of the Gothic, Renaissance and
Baroque periods (1200-1700), currently containing over 8,000 reproductions.
White House Library
Searchable archive of presidential speeches, reports,
announcements, etc.
William L. Clements Library
Archive of original American history manuscripts, maps,
photographs and more.
World History Archives
A collection of world history documents.
World War I Document Archive
Collection of primary documents concerning the Great
War.
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Presidential Libraries
Directory to presidential libraries.
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State Archives
Links to approximately 29 state archives.
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