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Web Sites by Subject History
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- American Journeys: Eyewitness Accounts of Early American Exploration and Settlement
- British History Online
- Civil War Treasures from the New York Historical Society (19th century photos and writings)
- Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers (Sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress, it allows to search and read newspaper from 1900-1910 and find information about Ameican newspapers published between 1690-present)
- Documenting the American South (Sponsored by the UNC Library, the site provides texts, images, and audio files related to southern history, literature, and culture.)
- Harper's Weekly, 1861-1865
- History Matters (Comprehensive US history site with links to primary sources along with citation styles in history and subject specific sites reviews)
- Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970 (U.S. Census Bureau)
- Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties (Digital version of definitive work produced by the University of Oklahoma State University Library)
- Making of America (Digital library of 19th c American history from Civil War years to Reconstruction, thousands of 19th c books and articles)
- ORB: The Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies
- The Royal Historical Society Bibliography
- Samuel May Anti-Slavery Collection (Cornell University Library)
- Valley of the Shadow (The American Civil War as it impacted two communities: one Northern and one Southern. Extensive documentation)
- World War 2 Oral History Project (Concentrates on Ranger and Airborne Operation during World War 2)
- WWW VL - History: Central Catalogue (The most comprehensive history site on the Web.)
Last updated: 9/18/2020