History

American History
  • Presidents of the United States – from the Internet Public Library site.
  • American Time Capsule. – From the webpage, "The Printed Ephemera Collection at the Library of Congress is a rich repository of Americana. In total, the Collection comprises 28,000 primary source items dating from the seventeenth century to the present and encompasses key events and eras in American history."
  • Civil War Cartoons – "Civil War Cartoons is a paper that investigates American visual satire (political cartoons) during the Civil War era. An American Studies Project at the University of Virginia, the site was originally created by Ian Finseth and later edited with a graphic introduction by Dan Backer."
  • Civil War Treasures – From the New York Historical Society – "The images in this digital collection are drawn from the New-York Historical Society's rich archival collections that document the Civil War. They include recruiting posters for New York City regiments of volunteers; stereographic views documenting the mustering of soldiers and of popular support for the Union in New York City; photography showing the war's impact, both in the north and south; and drawings and writings by ordinary soldiers on both sides. "
  • American History – Twentieth Century. – This is a site developed by the North Harris Montgomery Community College District Librarians. One of the features of this site is a well developed decade by decade analysis of the twentieth century. It also contains many wonderful links to other history sites.
  • American History – Documenting the American South. – "Documenting the American South (DAS) is a collection of sources on Southern history, literature and culture from the colonial period through the first decades of the 20th century. The Academic Affairs Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill sponsors DAS, and the texts come primarily from its Southern holdings." From their web page.
  • History Chronologies – A series of chronologies by regions of the world and by cross-cultural relationships.
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