The study of history is unique in that it is populated with primary sources. Students can find actual speeches, edicts, documents, notes and minutiae that tell the true story. History is also full of secondary resources from transcripts of radio and television news programs to newspaper articles and Internet sites. These secondary sources report and interpret history s it was and as it is occurring. It was recently reported that the Class of 2009 understands history only through watching it as it happens. Please take some time to navigate through the various published sources, databases and Internet sites as you explore what was, what is and speculate on what may be. Begin your trek by searching our Online Catalog and * NetLibrary (access off-campus) for published materials. Library holdings can be found by entering United States as a keyword. Additional words to use with United States may include: history, 20th century, social aspects, 1945 or atlases. Note: You can also use the print copies of the Statistical Abstract of the United States; World Almanac; Time Almanac - all located on the shelves next to the Reference Desk. Print atlases are located on special shelving near the 800s in the reference area. *Adding an asterisk (*) after a word allows for plurals and alternate endings. Articles from magazines, journals, newspapers, etc. can be found by checking the Article Databases for appropriate resources based on your assignment/research. Use the alphabetical list to access all library databases. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z AMDOCS: Documents for the Study of American History - eight pages of links to documents for the study of American history arranged chronologically. The first document listed is an excerpt from Christopher Columbus' journal in 1492 and the last is President Bush announcing the end of major combat operations in Iraq in May of 2003. America's Story (Library of Congress) - America's Story from "America's Library" wants you to have fun with history whole learning. Using a story-like format, you will be taken back in time and shown things you never heard or saw before. Consisting mostly of primary source materials; there are letters, diaries, records, tapes, films, sheet music, maps, prints, photographs and digital materials. Many of these materials are found only in the collections of the Library of Congress. Examples of content include: what Abraham Lincoln had in his pockets on the night he was assassinated; stories about Buffalo Bill Cody and his "Wild West" show; the heroism of Harriet Tubman; the music of jazz great Duke Ellington; inventions of Thomas Edison; film of an early break-dancer from 1898; and more. This site is brought to you from the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. The Avalon Project - this collection of over 150 historical documents ranges from some pre-18th century titles through the 20th century. A "major collections" category contains sets of related documents, such as Franco-American Diplomacy, Papers of the Confederate States of American, the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials. Includes a title and author index to all documents. List to alphabet Center for History and New Media - an extensive site featuring images, movie clips and sound. Sponsored by George Mason University, this site is committed to both cutting edge multimedia and serious scholarship. Includes a searchable and indexed database of more than 5,000 US and world history sites. Civil Rights Movement Sites - provides links to digital collections of primary sources, museums and projects about the US Civil Rights Movement. Country Studies/ECO 152 - a Surry Community College Learning Resource Center guide containing many links to sites for doing research on countries of the world. Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962: Political Perspective After 40 Years - provides access to a wide array of resources including press releases, declassified documents, photographs, and audio clips. In addition you will find documents, naval charts and other declassified records on the US hunt for Soviet submarines; day-by-day, minute-by-minute chronologies of events surrounding the missile crisis; and analysis of contemporary historians. Take a look at the main website ( http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/ ) for other related materials such as Kennedy and Castro: Secret History. Produced by the National Security Archive, George Washington University. List to alphabet Digital History - includes a US history textbook; over 400 annotated documents from the Gilder Lehrman Collection on deposit at the Pierpont Morgan Library, supplemented by primary sources on slavery, Mexican American and Native American history, and US political, social, and legal history; succinct essays on the history of film, ethnicity, private life and technology; multimedia exhibitions; and reference resources that include a searchable database of 1,500 annotated links, classroom handouts, chronologies, glossaries, an audio archive including speeches and book talks by historians, and a visual archive with hundreds of historical maps and images. The site's Ask the HyperHistorian feature allows users to pose questions to professional historians. This website was designed and developed to support the teaching of American History in K-12 schools and colleges and is supported by the Department of History and the College of Education at the University of Houston. Essays in History - from vol. 33 (1990-91) - this journal published by the Corcoran Department of History is available in full text. Famous Trials - an interesting resource from Doug Linder, faculty, University of MissouriKansas City. A straight-forward homepage full of thumbnails that lead to various trials throughout history. From Socrates to OJ Simpson, you'll find timelines, photos, excerpts from the trial, maps and other pertinent materials. You also find thought-provoking sections such as Exploring Constitutional Conflicts and Searching for Evil. "But wait, There's More" will lead you to other trial links. First World War: A Multimedia History of WWI - "The purpose of this website is to provide an overview of the First World War. Necessarily a long-term undertaking - and approaching seven years into the process - much remains to be covered. Whole aspects of the conflict are light on material at present - rest assured, this is not deliberate: in time it should all find its place on the site." Great Debate and Beyond: History of Televised Presidential Debates - the Great Debate contains four main sections: 1) Great Debate: Kennedy-Nixon debates of 1960; 2) Televised Debate History 1960-1996; 3) Television: video commentary, essays and other items that highlight the impact of television on politics; 4) Curriculum Resources: lesson plans and activities that promote learning. Produced by The Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago, Illinois. List to alphabet Historical Text Archive - besides links to archives, history departments, www servers, email directories, reviews and more, this site sponsored by Mississippi State University provides access to a large number of full-text documents. By clicking on articles, ebooks, or links you can pick a specific topic and find items for it. History: American and British on the Internet - one of the most extensive and well-organized general sites for American and British history. Includes access to a large variety of general and thematic sites, historical documents and electronic texts, bibliographies, archival collections, electronic journals, historical associations, and history listservs. A good place to start when looking for historical sites on the Internet. You can search by "sites organized by period" as well as by subject. History Matters - US history teachers - this website is for you. This collaboration of the American Social History Project/Center at the City University of New York and the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University, has links for many themes explored within survey courses. Real Audio is needed to listen to the oral histories. Browse or search for resources such as lessons (Digital Blackboard), interviews and diary excerpts. The History of Jim Crow - designed by teachers and presents teachers with new historical resources and teaching ideas for the Jim Crow years. Teachers will find historical essays, personal narratives and lesson plans. In addition, the site contains an image gallery, an American literature book list for middle school, high school and college-level students; and an interactive encyclopedia that offers users access to terms, people and events relating to the history of Jim Crow. This site is funded by New York Live and teachers are paid for contributions. List to alphabet Internet History Sourcebooks - extensive history sourcebooks, available for ancient, medieval and modern history, including full-text articles and Internet links to primary documents, visual and aural materials. Also available are subsidiary source books for African, East Asian, Indian, Islamic, Jewish, Lesbian\Gay\Bisexual\Transgendered, Science and Women's history. Developed by Paul Halsall, Ph.D., the sourcebooks are excellent in both breadth and depth. Click on modern an use the scroll bar to get the correct time period. Internet Public Library: History - links to history websites by geographical regions that address dozens of historical topics and time periods. Extensive lists of electronic journals and historical associations. Invasion of Iraq Frontline (PBS) - takes viewers behind the scenes of the allied invasion on Baghdad. Through interviews with key commanders and soldiers - US, British and Iraqi - as well as Iraqi civilians. The documentary offers a rare battlefield perspective on the war as told in first-hand accounts of those who lived it. The website offers interviews, chronology, analysis, links to further readings, a FAQs, video excerpts from the TV show and a teachers guide with lesson plans. From PBS.Life Magazine - selected as "Best Homepage on the Web" by a Wired magazine reviewer, this online version of the semi-annual magazine of photojournalism offers these features: This Day in LIFE, Picture of the Day, Photo Week and more. The Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project - includes links to articles and full-text documents and speeches by King. List to alphabet National Archives Learning Curve - Do you need to know more about the Cold War, Great Britain during WWII or political reform in Britain during the 19th century? The National Archives of the UK has created a site that contains resources and a proposed online library of teacher lessons and student work. Look under Snapshots for activities based on visual sources form the national archive. North America Women's Letters and Diaries (available on and off campus through NCLive) - women's writings from the Colonial period to 1950. President Calling (American RadioWorks) - three of America's most compelling presidents - Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon - bugged their White House offices and tapped their telephones. They left behind thousands of secretly recorded conversations from momentous to mundane. In this documentary project, American RadioWorks eavesdrops on presidential telephone calls to hear how each man used one-on-one politics to shape history. Includes photographs and recordings. Fascinating! List to alphabet RE: Vietnam - Stories Since the War - a collection of oral histories presented by those who remember the Vietnam era -- personal perspectives as well as insight to those studying that period. Extensive tips on conducting oral histories are included within the site. Students could conduct oral histories or read those of others. Remembering the Flint Sit-Down Strike, 1936-1937 - based on interviews that were conducted between 1978 and 1984 with former participants of the Flint Sit-Down Strike of 1936-37. The oral tapes that resulted provide important primary materials on American labor history. According to the Introduction: "the strike itself has remained interesting because it was a classic case of David versus Goliath. In 1936, General Motors was the richest industrial corporation in the world... The strikers, on the other hand, averaged about a tenth grade education, came from poor families, and consisted of many Southerners and Eastern European immigrants." Interspersed with short, interesting audio clips from strike participants. Uses Real Player. Rendezvous with History: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt - includes an interactive sitemap of the Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site which allows you to "tour the grounds" and the mansion. There are also 360 degree panoramic tours, stories, photographs and a timeline. A great resource from the Poughkeepsie Journal. Requires Flash. Reporting Civil Rights (Library of America) - presents the reporters and journalism of the American Civil Rights Movement and the efforts of various journalists, activists and others to secure civil freedoms and liberties for African-Americans. An interactive timeline that chronicles the years 1941 to 1973. The Library of America companion site is a two-volume anthology that brings together nearly 200 newspaper and magazine reports, book excerpts, and features by 151 writers. Use the table of contents to efficiently navigate the anthologies. Repositories of Primary Sources - over 900 links to websites describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, photographs and other primary sources. List to alphabet Teach Vietnam: Echoes from the Wall - lesson plans may be accessed through the Teachers' Guide link on the Educators page. The curriculum is broken down into six modules: Escalating Involvement in the Vietnam War, Conflict on the Home Front, Those Who Served, The Vietnamese and Vietnam, The Wall as Healer and The Legacy of the Vietnam War. Each module contains a series of activities that may be used individually or as a whole. Lesson Plans may be downloaded form the site and printed for educational purposes. Other segments include interactive timelines, first person stories, and much more. Take time to familiarize yourself with the site! Sponsored by Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund. Teaching with Documents (NARA) - part of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Digital Classroom. The lesson plans include reproducible copies of primary documents, teaching activities correlated to the National History Standards and National Standards for Civics and Government, and cross-curricular connections. Sections are broken down into: Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1820s); Expansion and Reform (1801-1861); Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877); The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900); The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930); The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945); Postwar United States (1945 to early and Contemporary United States (1968 to the present). There are several lessons within each section. Other parts of the Digital Classroom that may prove useful: beginning research activities, creating your own school archive, Document Analysis Worksheets, and more. Words and Deeds in American History - the American Memory division of the Library of Congress has contributed another example of what makes the Web so wonderful. "Words and Deeds in American History" collects and posts original manuscripts and letters archived at the Library of Congress. Some have been grouped by such topics as the presidency, military affairs, arts and literature, etc. You also can perform keyword searches or scroll through the chronological list to pull out a few gems like a poem by 13 year old Helen Keller or Ernest Hemingway's assessment of Ezra Pound's mental condition. List to alphabet
GeoData.com - your one stop for federal, state and local geographical data. Graphic Map's Library World Atlas of Maps and Geography Facts InfoPlease Atlas - world atlas with links to regional, country, and state maps. World Atlas and World Maps - atlas and maps with numerous additional geography topic links.
Use the Researching, Evaluating, Citing, Writing, and Check Form links located under the Subject Guides link on the left. There you will find:
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