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History Article Databases
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MAS Ultra School
Over 500 popular high school magazines. Includes pamphlets, reference books, biographies, primary source documents, and an image collection of more than 200,000 photos, maps, and flags.
Milestone Documents in American History
A collection of primary source documents that have shaped American history from 1763 - 2003. Full-text as well as an explanation and analysis of the documents are included.
ProQuest Research Library
Humanities, social sciences and sciences. Peer-reviewed articles, constructs bibliography in MLA or APA style.
New York Times Historical Newspaper
Articles from the New York Times from 1851 to 2006.
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LexisNexis
Regional, national & international news including broadcast transcripts, campus newspapers and court cases.
History Web Links
American Indian Resources
An excellent resource of Native American literature, culture, education, history, issues and language.
American Memory
A gateway to the Library of Congress' primary source materials relating to the history and cultures of the United States. The site offers more than 7 million digital items from more than 100 historical collections.
Avalon Project
Yale University's law school project of digital documents relevant to the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government.
Eyewitness to History
Features a collection of personal narratives and firsthand resources compiled by Ibis Communications, Inc. Includes sources from the American Civil War, Medieval Europe, the American West, World Wars I and II and items from the 18th through the 20th centuries.
Historical Atlas of the Twentieth Century
Many of these maps are interactive. Topics illustrated are: socio-economic trends, systems of government, religion, specific places and events, war and population.
Historical Publications of the United States Commission on Civil Rights
This website features Civil Rights publications of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights which are searchable by date, title, or subject.
History Matters
This feature contains primary documents in text, image, and audio about the experiences of ordinary Americans throughout U.S. history. All of the documents have been screened by professional historians and are accompanied by annotations that address their larger historical significance and context.
History Today
History Today is the world’s premier, and probably the oldest, history magazine, published monthly in London since January 1951.
Internet Modern History Sourcebook
Extensive collection of texts, maps, and articles about the Renaissance and post-Reformation world.
Making of America
Making of America (MoA) is a digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction. The collection is particularly strong in the subject areas of education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion, and science and technology.
National Archives and Records Administration
An independent Federal agency that helps preserve the nation's history by overseeing the management of all Federal records. Its mission is to ensure ready access to the essential evidence that documents the rights of American citizens, the actions of Federal officials, and the national experience.
Smithsonian Institution
The Institution is as an independent trust instrumentality of the United States holding some 140 million artifacts and specimens in its trust for "the increase and diffusion of knowledge". The Institution is also a center for research dedicated to public education, national service, and scholarship in the arts, sciences, and history.
World History : HyperHistory
Presents 3000 years of world history with a combination of colorful graphics, lifelines, timelines and maps.
