Africa

Africa Country Guides
http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/afr/afr.htm
Very accessible search engine of information organized by country. Created by Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK.

Africa South of the Sahara
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/guide.html

African Studies Site
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/africa/cuvl/
Complete listing of African Studies resources on the Internet. Maintained by the Columbia Univerisity Libraries.

African Studies Quarterly
http://web.africa.ufl.edu/asq/
Quarterly academic journal. Table of contents given for current issue. Back issue articles are given.

History: South Africa
http://www.ukans.edu/history/VL/africa/south_africa.html
Comprehensive site of links to the history and culture of the people of South Africa.

Western Sahara - News
http://www.arso.org/index.htm
Contemporary news from the Sahara region.

The Americas

Handbook of Latin American Studies
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/mdbquery.html
Handbook with citations and links.

Central and South America

The Aztecs
http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/hpostclassic2.html
Brief history.

Aztec Account of the Spanish Conquest
http://ambergriscaye.com/pages/mayan/aztec.html

Bibiliography of Aztec and Mayan Law
http://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/rare/aztec.htm

Cuba Nuestra - Historia
http://www.cubanuestra.nu/
Articles about Cuban history in Spanish.

History: Argentina
http://www.ukans.edu/history/VL/americas/argentina.html
Comprehensive history site for Argentina.

History: Bolivia
http://www.ukans.edu/history/VL/americas/bolivia.html
Comprehensive history site for Bolivia.

History: Chilie
http://www.ukans.edu/history/VL/americas/chile.html
Comprehensive history site for Chile.

History: Columbia
http://www.ukans.edu/history/VL/americas/colombia.html
Comprehensive history site for Columbia

History: Cuba.
http://www.ukans.edu/history/VL/americas/cuba.html
Comprehensive history site for Cuba.

History: El Salvador
http://www.ukans.edu/history/VL/americas/salvador.html

History: Nicaragua
http://www.ukans.edu/history/VL/americas/nicaragua.html
Comprehensive history site for Nicaragua.

History: Peru
http://www.ukans.edu/history/VL/americas/peru.html
Comprehensive history site for Peru.

History of El Salvador
http://www.countryreports.org/history//elhist.htm
History site with numerous links.

History of Mexico
http://www.rz.uni-frankfurt.de/~borge/MEXICO-VL/mexico.html
Comprehensive history of Mexico.

History of the Conquest of Peru - Downloadable book by Prescott
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/webbin/gutbook/lookup?num=1209
The 19th century classic brought to you by Project Guttenberg.

Lanic-Cuba - University of Texas
http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/ca/cuba/
Hundreds of Cuban history and culture links.

LatinNet
http://www.latinet.com/
Site for all of Latin America. Search by country. In Spanish.

Machu Picchu
http://www.ifip.com/Machupijchu1.htm
Pictures and text of the fantastic site of Machu Picchu.

Mummies of the Incas
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/peru/
Text and images from PBS Nova special on archeological excavation of Inca site.

Prehispanic Earthworks in Bolivia
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~cerickso/baures/baures2.htm
Updates of current archeological project in Bolivia.

Settlement of New Spain
http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/travel/dpalfrey/dpcolonial1.html
Brief description of early colonialism in Mexico.

Toltec Culture.
http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/hpostclassic1.html

Tupac Amaru
http://www.jqjacobs.net/andes/tupac_amaru.html
The incredible account of the end of the Incan empire and death of Tupac Amaru.

North America

AMDOCS- Documents for the Study of American History
http://www.ku.edu/carrie/docs/amdocs_index.html
University of Kansas site featuring full text of many important documents of importance to the history of the United States.

Academic Info: Early America
http://www.academicinfo.net/usearly.html

African American Experience in Ohio 1850-1920
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award97/ohshtml/aaeohome.html
"This selection of manuscript and printed text and images drawn from the collections of the Ohio Historical Society illuminates the history of black Ohio from 1850 to 1920." Searchable by keyword and browsable by subject and source material type.

American Civil War Resources on the Internet
http://homepages.dsu.edu/jankej/civilwar/civilwar.htm
Dakota State University site of Civil War Resources on the Web.

American Civil War Homepage
http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/
Site maintained by Dr.George Hoemann at the University of Tennessee.

American Experience
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/
PBS site of American History.

American Memory Project
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/
A wealth of original texts in electronic format, photographic and archival images, bibliographic data and links covering all areas of American history and culture.

American Military History
http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/amh/amh-toc.htm
This is the online version of the 1988 book designed to help "inculcate in ... [U.S] officers and soldiers an awareness of our nation's military past." Features an overview of battles, including the War of 1812, the Civil War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Includes maps. From the Center of Military History (CMH), United States Army.

American Originals: The Original Exhibit
http://www.archives.gov/
Selection of some of the most significant and compelling documents from the National Archives holdings. These include the full text of the Louisiana Purchase agreements, a police report on the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the 1868 treaty with the Sioux Indians recognizing the Black Hills of Dakota as part of the Great Sioux Reservation, reportage of the collision of the Titanic with an iceberg, President Franklin Roosevelt's declaration of war against Japan, and President Nixon's letter of resignation."

American Presidents: Life Portraits
http://www.americanpresidents.org/
Text, Video, audio and links make up this site describing the lives, vision and policies of the Presidents of the United States.

American Social Movements & Culture: A Resource Site
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~amerstu/smc/smcframe.html
"This site provides a space for the study of social movements in the U.S., including those movements as linked to transnational and global movements" The topics covered include: abolition, AIDS, anarchism, anti-slavery, civil rights, gay rights, globalization, media activisim and womens rights.

American Women's History: A Research Guide
http://frank.mtsu.edu/~kmiddlet/history/women.html
"American Women's History provides citations to print and Internet reference sources, as well as to selected large primary source collections. The guide also provides information about the tools researchers can use to find additional books, articles, dissertations, and primary sources."

American Writers II
http://americanwriters.org/
Historians and writers examine literature and culture in 20th century America.

Bill of Rights
http://www.nara.gov/exhall/charters/billrights/billmain.html

Common Place
http://www.common-place.org/
This "Interactive Journal of American Life" features informative articles written by historians about all aspects of 19th century America culture.

The Constitution
The document and commentary from the National Archives.

Core Collection Of American History
http://chla.library.cornell.edu/
Searchable database early 19th to middle 20th century agricultural texts. Full-text materials cover agricultural economics, agricultural engineering, animal science, crops, forestry, human nutrition, rural sociology, and soil science. Scholarly.

Cultural Atlas (Maps and Atlases of the United States)
xroads.virginia.edu/~MAP/map_hp.html

Cuban Heritage Digital Collection
http://www.library.miami.edu/chcdigital/chcdigital.html
Several collections of letters, documents, reports, and photographs from various periods in Cuba’s history. Included are those from the Ten Year War (1868-1878); War of Independence (1895-1898); the Bay of Pigs Invasion (1961), and more. From the University of Miami, Otto G. Richter Library

David Rumsey Collection
http://www.davidrumsey.com/
Extraordinary collection of18th and 19th century North and South American cartographic materials.

Divining Religion in America
http://www.nhc.rtp.nc.us:8080/tserve/divam.htm
National Humanities Center Project with essays on American religious life from the 17th through 20th centuries.

Documenting the American South
http://docsouth.unc.edu/
"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." It includes electronic texts as well as bibliographic material on subjects such as Southern Literature, North American Slave narratives, the Southern Church, and the North Carolica experience.

Douglas
http://douglassarchives.org/
A database of online American oratory and related document created at Northwestern University.

Federalist Papers - Hypertext
http://www.law.ou.edu/hist/federalist/
A hypertext, searchable on-line version of the Federalist Papers.

From Slavery to Freedom: The African-American Pamphlet Collection, 1824-1909
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aapchtml/
A collection of about four hundred pamphlets "by African-American authors and others who wrote about slavery, African colonization, Emancipation, Reconstruction, and related topics.

History on God We Trust
Ever wonder why this phrase is listed on our currency. This site provided by the US Treasury will provide the answer.

History Place - From Revolution to Reconstruction: a hypertext American history
http://www.historyplace.com/
On-line historical exhibits including speeches, photos and text.

Hurricane History
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/history.shtml
Natural disasters, including hurricanes, can have a historical significance on regions of the United States. This site created by the Nation Weather Service list major hurricanes from the past and their impact on our country.

Images and Facsimiles - 17th Century New England
http://www.17thc.us
Images of items from daily life in the 17th c., as well as paintings, portraits, maps, and even pages of books from the period" relating to the colonial United States. (Includes Salem Witchcraft trial.)

Index of Civil War Information on the Internet - Partial site
http://www.cwc.lsu.edu/cwc/civlink.htm
This had been an extraordinary site, and then Katrina hit. You can still find information on battlefield sites including diagrams and even current live-cams, as well as statistics from Civil War era cemetaries.

Key Sites of African American History
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/blackhis/
This US government site used to be a gateway on the topic, but appears to have been cut back a bit. Still it provides links to online resources. Created by the United States Information Agency.

Making of America
http://moa.umdl.umich.edu/
An incredible resource too providing a full digital library of primary sources in American social history. These are comprised of over 8,500 full text books, and 50,000 periodical and journal articles. Read the directions on how to use first.. "The collection is particularly strong in the subject areas of education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion, and science and technology."

Monthly History of the American Revolution
http://www.ctssar.org/monthly_history/index.htm

Nineteenth Century Documents
http://www.furman.edu/~benson/docs/
A collection of nineteenth century United States primary source material, including documents, editorials, speeches, and articles. Sections include: Early National Politics; Slavery and Sectionalism; Nebraska Bill; Sumner's Caning; Dred Scott Decision; John Brown and Harper's Ferry; 1860 election; Secession and War; and Post Civil War. Searchable texts. From Furman University.

Not For Ourselves: The Story of Elizabeth Cany Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
http://www.pbs.org/stantonanthony/
Online companion site to the Ken Burns documentary offering information and links. A very visual and highly informative site featuring video, text and archival photographs.

Official Records of the Union and Confederate Army
http://www.ehistory.com/uscw/library/or/index.cfm

Plymouth Colony Archive Project
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/users/deetz/
"A collection of searchable texts, including court records, colony laws, seminar analysis of various topics, biographical profiles of selected colonists, probate inventories, [and] wills."From the University of Virginia.

Smithsonian National Museum of American History
http://americanhistory.si.edu/
Virtual exhibits and museum information.

Spartacus Index to slavery in the United States
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAslavery.htm
Important and comprehensive site and index with numerous links. Includes personal histories and documents.

Statistical Summaries of United States Wars
http://www.cwc.lsu.edu/cwc/other/stats/warcost.htm
Statistical data on wars from the Revolutionary War throught the first Gulf War.

Talking History - SUNY at Albany
http://www.talkinghistory.org/
"weekly broadcast/internet radio program, Talking History, focuses on all aspects of history." Consult links to get to Radio and Labor Archives.

Talking History - Creighton University, hosted by Brian Le Beau
http://talkinghistory.oah.org/
"Talking History is a thirty-minute weekly radio program that separates fact from fiction and myth from reality through interviews with nationally recognized historians and writers." Produced by Creighton University and the Organization of American Historians.

United States Civil War Center at LSU
http://www.cwc.lsu.edu/
"The mission of the United States Civil War Center is to promote interdisciplinary study of the American Civil War. It was founded in 1993 by novelist David Madden, Professor of English at Louisiana State University." Included here are manuscript and online exhibitions.

US Labor History
http://www.geocities.com/m_lause.geo/AmLabHist/VL.html

United States Historical Census Browser
http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/census/http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/census/
The data here describe the people and the economy of the US for each state and county between 1790 to 1960. and is provided by the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

University of Virginia American Hypertext Project
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/hypertex.html
American classics converted to electronic format. Scores of works available, including those by Henry Adams, W.E.B. Dubois, Lewis and Clark, Thomas Jefferson, William Prescott, De Tocqueville Fredrick Jackson Turner and WPA documents.

The War of the Rebellion: A Compiliation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies
http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/moa/browse.monographs/waro.html
An online version of one of the primary sources of the U.S. Civil War (70 volumes, published in 1880-1901 by the War Records Office). Searchable. Part of the "Making of America" series by Cornell University Library

Westward by Sea: A Maritime Perspective on American Expansion 1820-1890
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award99/mymhihtml/
A selection of archival materials from Connecticut's Mystic Seaport Museum, including "logbooks, diaries, letters, business papers, and published narratives of voyages and travels," providing "a rich look at the events, culture, beliefs, and personal experiences associated with the settlement of California, Alaska, Hawaii, Texas, and the Pacific Northwest." Searchable by keyword, and browsable by subject, name (author), and title.

Women and Social Movements in the United States
http://womhist.binghamton.edu/
Currently organized around a collection of over 700 primary documents related to women and social movements in the United States between 1775 and 1940, this is a growing website. Sponsored by the Center for the Historical Study of Women and Gender at the State University of New York at Binghamton

Yahoo. US History sites by State
http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Humanities/History/By_Region/U_S__States/

Europe - General Sites

Eighteenth-Century Resources on the Net
http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/18th/
Searchable site of all subject areas pertaining to the eighteenth century, maintained by Jack Lynch, a professor at Rutgers

EuroDocs: Primary Historical Documents from Western Europe
http://library.byu.edu/~rdh/eurodocs/
This site was created by Richard Hacken of the Lee Library, Brigham Young University and includes extensive collection of historical documents ranging from the medieval to contemporary period.

First World War Encyclopedia
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWW.htm
Site created by teachers and their students in the United Kingdom.

Internet Modern History Sourcebook.
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook.html
Fordham's site of primary source material encompassing all periods.

Periodical Historical Atlas
http://www.euratlas.com/summary.htm
European Maps and information from 1AD until the early 18th century.

Post Colonial Sites
http://www.scholars.nus.edu.sg/post/
This site provides numerous links organized by region. The site is funded by the University of Singapore.

World War I Document Archive
http://www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/wwi/
Collection of documents including treaties, personal narratives and correspondence created by the World War I Military History List and based at Brigham Young University.