Selected History Resources
The Internet History Sourcebooks are "collections of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts presented cleanly (without advertising or excessive layout) for educational use." The collections assembled cover a variety of continents, time periods, and are a good overview to what is available on the Internet for primary document research. Sourcebooks cover the following places, periods, and topics:
American History
American
Memory
Digital initiative of the Library of Congress
National Museum of American History
Digital exhibits, along with information on the Smithsonian and museum activities
American Historical Association
A wide ranging and interesting web site highlighting AHA programs and activities
Topical History Resources
Jewish
American History
Contains documents on select topic areas, as well as links to other Internet
resources
Afro
American History Lists
The Museum of Afro American History in Boston links to other
like minded organizations, and resources
Native
American Resources on the Web
A "virtual library" page that links to Native American resources by topic
National Museum of the American Indian
Digital collections, and information on programs at the nation's newest national museum
Marxist
Internet Archive
A collection of primary documents related to Marxist thought
Biographical Resources
POTUS: Presidents of the United States
POTUS includes biographical information, primary documents, and links to resources
Dictionary of National Biography (SLU Community Only)
Biographies of people noted in British history and culture
