online primary sources
World History |
United States History |
Other collections |
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The World Digital Library - Supported by the Library of Congress and UNESCO
Oral History of War and Conflict from the British Library. Includes the Jewish Survivors of the Holocaust collection online. The Imperial War Museum - The British Imperial War Museum contains a remarkable collection of sources from British involvement in military conflict. Garments of the 18th Century - Per the site description: This website primarily collects links to extant garments from the 18th century for women, men, and children, along with references, patterns, and other useful information. Links to useful resources, including patterns, can be found in the yellow boxes on the right-hand side of each page. Other topics include toys & games, interesting primary source documents, and textile-related tools. |
The Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is home to a number of source materials that deal primarily with American history. This link is to a collection of document sets for use in education. Digital Public Library of America - Collections of items from libraries, archives, and museums. DocsTeach - Hosted by the US National Archives Chronicling America - A chronicle of historic American newspapers, including page reproductions for some papers from 1789-1925. |
The Modern History Sourcebook at Fordham University
This resource is one of the more comprehensive on the web and includes links to collections at other institutions. History Net Source Collections The Avalon Project at Yale University Google Arts and Culture Retronaut A warning in advance: This page has the potential to be a major time sink. This site is more like poking around your grandparents' attic and finding interesting boxes of quasi-random stuff rather than a more formal archive. Flickr Commons - Hidden treasures from the world's public photography archives |
