These pages in the
field of social studies are divided into sections including American
and world cultures, economics, religions and government. If you don't
find what you're looking for in one category, try a related one. There
are gaps here and we would certainly appreciate your recommendations for
additions! For quick reference go to Rover's Ready
References. US History is now in chronological order. (Update
04/04/05)
OUT OF MANY --Our A.P. history
text online link!
We're grateful to many LM_NET members who sent us links for these.
- dMaries Time Capsule/--one of the best...put in the date and year and find out what happened.
Today's Highlights in History--from the New York Times--link at top and bottom of the page to get to any other date you may be interested in.
From the American Memory Collection of the Library of Congress
AnyDay Today-in History Page from Scope systems
Return to Top of PageAMDOCS --Documents for the Study of American History--all the way back to Columbus' journals!
The American Colonist's Library --"A Treasury of Primary Documents" up to 1800
American Memory --a rich informative
collection of valuable primary resources from the collection of the
Library of Congress!--Don't miss this valuable teaching resource!
American Rhetoric--Top 100 Speeches of the 20th Century
The Authentic History Center--"Primary Sources from American Popular Culture"
The Avalon Project at
Yale Law School --major historical documents back to the 12th
century and continuing all the way to the 21st...an incredible resource
A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation--"U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates"--from American Memory
The Constitution Society --Liberty Library of Constitution Classics
Digital Librarian: Electronic Texts and Primary Resources--Huge set of links here.
Full Text Daily News Archives--with Search Engines from the Chico High School Library with many thanks to Peter Milbury for the link!--Awesome set of primary resource documents!
Historical Text
Archive--historical info from original sources
Making of America--huge collection of primary resources from University of Michigan from books and journals from the 19th century.
Making of America--companion site to the above primary resource site, this one at Cornell--The two universities partnered in this project.
The Master Works of Western Civilization
National Archives and Records Administration--another great site for primary resources--don't miss the document analysis worksheet here--searchable database.
100 Milestone Documents in American History --from OurDocuments.gov
Powers of Persuasion--Poster Art of World War II--a great unit from the National Archives site.
Primary Source Digital Archives and Collections--another invaluable set of links from Peter Milbury
Repositories of Primary Sources --links to repositories all over the world
A Treasure of Primary Documents --a treasure trove of Early American documents from 500 B.C to 1800.
Using Primary Resources on the Web--a wonderful site with advice for evaluating them, links to using them and other resources!
And a couple of starting points at least for the State of Maine:
Maine Memory Net--a new effort to archive many of the state's primary resources on line.
Maine State Archives-- has the first State of the State speech by then Governor William King. Will reopen July 2nd.
The Attorney General's office-- has links under Publications to the
Consumer law guide online, the constitution and the Maine Revised Statutes.
Return to Top of PageAn Alphabetical Index to the Library of Congress Website
The Authentic History Center "Primary Sources for American Pop Culture"--created by a high school teacher this comprehensive site features links to audio, images and letters and diaries from ante-bellum through the 20th century
Best of History Web Sites --Links for all periods and topics in U.S. history and if you want the whole gamut of the world, try Best History Sites.
Country Briefings--from The Economist
Country Reports.org --All the nations
of the world here with information on economy, defense, geography,
government and people--even the national anthems!
Department of State--International Information Programs --great place to browse for topic ideas
Digital History--huge site from the University of Houston
Economic History Services--all sorts of economic history information linked from this site
18th Century Resources
--includes both American and European historical links.
Eyewitness to History --Index to hundreds of eyewitness accounts. Check for your topic!
General 20th Century Resources Covering the Decades --from Peter Milbury and Chico High School
***GlobalEdge >--"Your choice for global business knowledge"
***GOOGLE ---but this way Google/Uncle Sam will search only those documents you can never find that are .mil and .gov--an AWESOME new addition to database searching! Searchable databases.
Guide to American Political Parties
Historical Atlas of the 20th Century
History and Historiography
--from the English Server at Carnegie Mellon--a wonderful alphabetical
set of links
HISTORY in Song (Table of Contents)
HistoryWiz.com --another good resource for searching all of history
How Much Is That Worth?--"Comparing the purchasing power of money in the United States (or colonies) from 1665 to any other year including the present."
A Hypertext on American History
--just found this terrific site full of documents, essays and a
complete outline of American history...a great site to collect more of
those primary resources...all the way from the Netherlands!
WWW Virtual Library of History--Index of Resources
for Historians --Now housed in Florence, Italy--over 1700 links here! Click on topics or countries or research to get to the resources.
Internet History Sourcebook Project --From Halsell's great set of History Sourcebooks
The Inflation Calculator --calculates inflation by dollar value for a year from 1800 to 2002
Maine Sites--a fabulous set of links to all that is Maine from Pat Higgins, librarian at Molly Ockett--Click on Features, then Maine sites for the old Molly Ockett links.
Maine Visible Black History --Maine's forthcoming book with links to black history in Maine
Maps to Print--from the US Census Bureau's Quick Facts section
***National Security Archive --great for background information on current and historic topic-- searchable database
Online Map Creation--from Germany, make a map for yourself using a simple input form!
Portals to the World --from the Library of Congress, links to all the basic information on countries of the world.
***Social Science Information Gateway --THE social studies search engine and searchable database!
Social Studies Reference and Tools--from the Busy Teachers Web Site K12
Then and Now --"Compare Prices During the Great Depression to Prices Today"
U. S. Census Bureau State and County QuickFacts
World History Timelines --from ehistory.com --a great history resource as well!
Social Studies Links
--a long list of links to all sorts of topics in the field
Timeline of Art History --from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York--a valuable resource complete through 1600 but added to daily.
20th Century History Resources--from the Internet Public Library
Return to Top of PageAncient History--from Oz, links to Rome, Greece, Egypt, myths and more
Ancient Rome --links to all sorts of sites here
Byzantine & Medieval
Studies Sites
Internet Medieval Sourcebook --Crusades
The
Labyrinth --links to all areas of Medieval Studies
The Middle Ages, Chivalry and Knighthood--includes all links for weaponry, Crusades, Daily Life and a multitude of others
Mr. Donn's Ancient History Page --a very thorough and complete set of links
ORB: The Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies--the online resource for medieval studies
Renaissance Printing and Thinking --from the Annenberg Learning site with lots of information on rebirth and humanism.
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American
History and American Studies Links --from Yale Library
American Studies
Cultural Map--building a digital American Historical Atlas
Return to Top of PageU. S. History/Colonial Period--etext of history up to 1904
Thirteen Originals Founding the American Colonies--a multitude of historic links here for each of the colonies, plus maps
Historical Text Archive for the Colonial Period
United States History--from the links of Internet Public Library
From Revolution
to Reconstruction
U.S. Census Data 1790-1860--from
Harvard's documentation
The
West --from PBS a site based on the Ken Burns' series with links, primary resource materials, biographies and other information from the video series.
Underground
Railroad Resources
United States
Civil War Center
Women and the
Civil War --primary resources here
Letters Home from a
Soldier in the U.S. Civil War
"I Will Be Heard"--Abolitionism in America--A very thorough look at abolition including many primary resources, from Cornell University Library
Turn-of-the-Century Child: Examine their Faces
A Splendid Little War--Spanish American War links
American Cultural History of the 20th Century
The 1900s--A Century of Sound --decade by decade American lifestyle and headlines and sound from 1900 to 1999
Norman Matloff's Immigration Forum
Trenches on the
Web--World War I sites
Sources in U. S. Women's Labor History
New Deal Network--The Great Depression, the 1930s and the Roosevelt Administration
Riding the Rails--from The American Experience
Then and Now--Prices--Comparison of prices from the Great Depression and today with other links from Michigan
Powers of Persuasion--Poster Art of World War II--a great unit from the National Archives site. Japanese-American
Internment--wonderful set of links for websites related to this
issue Japanese American Relocation Digital Archive Smithsonian's Japanese-American Internment Remembering Pearl Harbor --from the National Geographic files
Korean Web Weekly--lots of
links and information here
The History of Jim Crow--"Explore the complex African-American experience from the 1870s through the 1950s
African American Mosaic--Library of Congress Resource guide for the Study of Black History & Culture
Voices of the
Civil Rights Era--actual audio archives
The Smithsonian Home
Page--check here for American History Museum, Museum of the American
Indian and other historical information
1960s Flashback--Fun site to look at everything '60s including economics, TV, etc.
The Beat Page -- a fairly comprehensive bibliography of materials on the time period
Vietnam Passage--Journeys from War to Peace--from PBS
Vietnam--links to all
kinds of information about Vietnam
Historical Text Archive--links to documents around the world
American Cultural History: The Twentieth Century--Decades links from Kingwood College Library
Kosovo: Special Report --special report from the BBC on the crisis as of July, 2002 The 1900s¬: The Sounds Of The 20th Century--more links to the decades of the 20th century
Dismuke's Virtual Talking Machine--vintage music from the early decades of the 20th Century. You'll need Real Audio, but this site is well worth it.
Iraq (War on Terrorism)--huge set of links to all aspects of the conflict
News on Global War on Terrorism
Access America for Students--Student Gateway to the U.S. Government with links to government and student government information as well as career information--searchable database.
Ben's Guide to the U. S. Government for Kids --intended for Grades 9-12, this site offers access to a multitude of government information including primary resources, how laws are made, etc., etc.
Class Brain.com's State Reports --offers state maps, graphics and information
***Diplomacy Monitor --from St. Thomas University School of Law. Searchable means of keeping up with legal issues
Federal Government --searchable database
Federal Resource
Locator --searchable database
First Gov --the U. S. government's official web portal--searchable database
GovSpot--searchable database of government information
Government
Information Locator Service
Politics1--Guide to State & Congressional Politics --The 50 State Pages
Jurist Legal Intelligence --"Continuously-updated coverage of ongoing legal issues..."
Statistical Resources--from the University of Michigan Documents Center
University of Michigan's Government Documents Center--Statistical Resources on the Web The United Nations Home Page--keyword
searchable
WWW Virtual
Library--U.S. Government Information
Links
LAW/LEGAL INFORMATION RESOURCES --a huge page of links to both legislative and judicial from refdesk.
THOMAS: Legislative Information
A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation--U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1873 from the Library of Congress' American Memory Collection
Uncle Sam--Biographical Links to the US Government
FindLaw's Cases and Codes: Supreme Court Opinions
A Guide to the U.S. Federal Legal System: Web-Based Publicly Accessible Sources-- "This guide is intended to direct legal research through publicly accessible web-based databases." You name it and the research link is probably here!
JURIST's Paper Chase --"Legal news worth thinking about" from the law school at Pitt.
LAW/LEGAL INFORMATION RESOURCES --a huge page of links to both legislative and judicial from refdesk. The Oyez Project --at Northwestern University. A growing U.S. Supreme Court Multimedia Database Supreme Court Collection --from the Legal Information Institute at Cornell--current court cases with decisions with links to multiple other authoritative sites
Supreme Court
Decisions--1937 to the Present Supreme Court Historical Society--information on the court history and operations
Selected Historic Decisions of the Supreme Court--from Cornell's Legal Information Site
Supreme Court Decisions
--from Cornell's Legal Information Site
Webguide to Supreme Court Research --lots here on how to locate the information you need!
BUBL LINK / 5:15 Internet Resources: African Americans--a wonderful and complete set of links. African American
History Museum
African American
Mosaic--comprehensive site for African American history from the
Library of Congress
Asian Links
--from Chico High School Library--for other Asian American Links, see
links under Asia
Gateway to African American History
Multicultural Education
Resources
Academic Guide to Jewish History
The Jewish Encyclopedia --searchable database Virtual Religion Index --a nice set of links from Rutgers World Wide Web Virtual Library--Religion--use the bar at the top to get to links for each of the religions.
World Religions Links --from Gananda School Library Canadian
history--a series of links
Canadian Communities Atlas--statistical links plus and interesting school based project with lesson plans, etc.
http://www.micromedia.on.ca/Timeline/TIMELINE.htm">Canadian Timeline Canadian Studies--A Guide to the Sources (essay with embedded links and
webliography at end of more useful links at the end)
Teaching and Learning About Canada --links here to rivers, cities, maps, even quizzes
Virtual Museum of Canada --a flashy Flash opening takes time to load but then you can view museum exhibits, create your own and explore various facets of Canadian information. African Studies
WWW --links from U Penn.
Contemporary African Database --browse by country, category or person in this searchable database
K-12
Guide for African Resources on the Internet
Asia Source--updates, food, economics, etc.
Asian Studies
Links --from the WWW Virtual Library
Pacific Studies -- from the WWW Virtual Library a terrific set of links here for the whole Pacific arena.
Japan-- Stanford University Guide to Japan Information Resources
Japanese Cultural Links--more for children but with interesting information
SARAI-South
Asia Resource Access on the Internet
Background on Islam --a series of links from Frontline on PBS to related information
Government Views of Irag--from City College Libraries, a huge collection of links including primary resources
Irag War Debate 2002 --from the University of Michigan Documents Center
Islam, Islamic Studies, Arabic, Religion --from the University of Georgia, a valuable set of links to information and materials.
Islam Empire of Faith --from PBS, site includes the faith, culture, personalities, etc. in connection with the television program
U.S. Department of State's Information Update on Iraq
Australia--the
Guide to Australia
The Berlin Wall --a history with pictures
The European Voyages of Exploration --from the University of Calgary German Historical Museum--in Berlin 18th
Century Cultural Studies --on the English Server Western European
Primary Historical Documents The Pestilence Tyme --full text book on medieval life in England Cuba--from the University
of Texas---huge set of links! Latin American Network
Information Center MayaQuest Learning
Adventure -- subscription only Resources for Teaching about the
Americas --includes Latin American links for student research
Gateway
to Antarctica--International Center for Antarctic Information and
Research
The Eisner Museum of Advertising & Design
TIMELINE OF ADVERTISING HISTORY
Advertising Age - History of TV Advertising
Other Advertising Repositories
EAA - Emergence of Advertising in America: 1850 - 1920
Advertising, marketing, and commercial imagery collections
World War II Poster Collection
The following links will be useful for students attempting to do research on the events of Sept. 11, 2001 or terrorism in historical context:
America's War Against Terrorism, 9/11 ---terrific set of links to government documents on all aspects of terrorism, including past incidents, biological warfare, airlines, etc. from the University of Michigan's Document Center.
Sept. 11, 2001 Resources from Poynter.org--a resource journalists use for background information in writing.
The Avalon Project : September 11, 2001 : Attack on America--primary source material, searchable
Resources for September 11, 2001 -- Index
The September 11 Digital Archive
lii.org: September 11 Beyond--very complete listing of links from Librarians' Index to the Internet
Teaching 9-11--resources and links and lesson plans from Dickinson College
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