World History
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ABC-CLIO | World History in Context |Historical Newspapers | SALEM HISTORY EBOOKS \ Gale eBooks | EBSCO eBooks | ABC-CLIO eBOOKs | World History| Military and Intelligence | War and Terrorism | Country Watch | Global Issues | OneFile: News | JSTOR
Free Web Sites
General World History Sites
DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals
"A community-curated online directory that indexes and provides access to high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals.""Primarily aimed at covering the curriculum for English in Norway and Indigenous Knowledge Systems in TOK in the IB, and at pupils aged 13+."The history of food, from the beginning to now.From the BBC.Information on religion of all sorts. "A digital library of key printed primary and secondary sources for the history of Britain and Ireland, with a primary focus on the period between 1300 and 1800. We aim to support the learning, teaching and research of our users from around the world.BHO was founded by the Institute of Historical Research and the History of Parliament Trust in 2003. Our collection currently contains over 1,270 volumes and is always growing."From the British National Archives.Back to Top
Primary Sources
Social Networks and Archival Context
"A free, online resource that helps users discover biographical and historical information about persons, families, and organizations that created or are documented in historical resources (primary source documents) and their connections to one another. Users can locate archival collections and related resources held at cultural heritage institutions around the world."Documents in law, history, and diplomacy. From Yale Law School.Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library of Duke University
"From ancient papyri to records of modern advertising."Russian Film Archives Online Gallery
A vast collection of film, photographs, and other resources."Preview items from the entire 3500 hour British Pathe Film Archive which covers news, sport, social history and entertainment from 1896 to 1970." Lots of good stuff.U.S. National Archives and Records Administration."Manuscripts, maps, rare books, recordings, films, prints, photographs, architectural drawings, and other types of primary sources." From libraries, museums, and archives around the world."Aims to promote the use of television content to explore Europe's rich and diverse cultural history. It will create access to over 30,000 items of programme content and information, and by developing a number of interactive functionalities and dynamic links with Europeana it will prove valuable to the widest range of cultural, educational and recreational users."NINES (Networked Infrastructure for Nineteenth-Century Electronic Scholarship)s
"A scholarly organization devoted to forging links between the material archive of the nineteenth century and the digital research environment of the twenty-first. Our activities are driven by three primary goals: to serve as a peer-reviewing body for digital work in the long 19th-century (1770-1920), British and American; to support scholars’ priorities and best practices in the creation of digital research materials; to develop software tools for new and traditional forms of research and critical analysis."Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition
"A free, online scholarly edition of six nineteenth-century periodicals and newspapers. All six journals are segmented to article level, and can be downloaded freely. It is a collaboration between Birkbeck, University of London, King’s College London (Centre for Computing in the Humanities and the Department of English), the British Library, and Olive Software." Includes Monthly Repository (1806-1837) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Northern Star (1838-1852), Leader (1850-1860), English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), omahawk (1867-1870), and Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890).Nineteenth-Century Disability: Cultures and Contexts
"An interdisciplinary collection of primary texts and images on physical and cognitive disability in the long nineteenth century (c. 1780 to 1914). Its primary goal is to immerse users in the cultures and concepts that shaped embodied experience in the nineteenth century. Currently comprising over 50 items, the reader emphasizes the technologies, institutions, and representations in literature and popular culture that shaped ideas about disability which are still current today."Back to TopAncient History
Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology
From the University of Memphis (the one in Tennessee).From Nova.Step Pyramid Complex of Djoser
An archaeological plan of the ancient complex."Since its inception in 1978, the Theban Mapping Project (TMP, now based at the American University in Cairo) has been working to prepare a comprehensive archaeological database of Thebes."Primary and secondary sources on Greece and Rome, the English Renaissance, the history of London, and much more. From Tufts University. Another excellent site!Materials for the study of women in the ancient world."A digital model of Rome as it appeared in late antiquity." From the University of Virginia.Back to Top
Medieval and Renaissance History
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Islam and the Middle East
MEMRI: Middle East Media Research Institute
Islamic Art, Music, and Architecture Around the World
From the University of Georgia.Back to Top
World War I
1914-1918-online. International Encyclopedia of the First World War
""1914-1918-online. International Encyclopedia of the First World War” is an English-language virtual reference work on the First World War. The multi-perspective, open-access knowledge base is the result of an international collaborative project involving more than 1,000 authors, editors, and partners from over fifty countries.""The Europeana website provides cultural heritage enthusiasts, professionals, teachers, and researchers with access to Europe's digital cultural heritage. ... millions of items from providing institutions across Europe. Discover artworks, books, music, and videos on art, newspapers, archaeology, fashion, science, sport, and much more.""Assembled by volunteers of the World War I Military History List (WWI-L)." All sorts of stuff.From the BBC, which is always good.From the Library of Congress.LOC Chronicling America: Zimmermann Telegram
LOC Chronicling America: WWI Declarations
LOC Chronicling America: World War I Draft
LOC Chronicling America: WWI Tanks
LOC Primary Docs in US History: Treaty of Versailles
World War I - Punch Cartoon Selection
Cartoons from the famous British humor magazine.First World War Cartoons of W.K. Haselden
European Film Gateway: EFG1914 project
"The European Film Gateway provides access to around 3,000 historical films related to the First World War ... The films cover various genres such as newsreels, documentaries, fiction and propaganda and are of particular importance as only about 20% of the total silent film production has survived in film heritage institutions."
Films about Canada and the First World War
"View documentaries and archival footage of major themes and events of the First World War. Discover the stories of exceptional Canadians."
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World War II
Historic Government Publications from WWII
From Southern Methodist University.World Wars: Genocide Under the Nazis
From the BBC.World War II Poster Collection
From Northwestern University.World War II poster art from NARA.Avalon Project: The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
"Documents on the decision to use the atomic bomb."An online photo exhibit from the Exploratorium.The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb
From the Truman Presidential Museum and Library.From the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation.Modern History Sourcebook: There'll Always Be An England and other War Music
WWW.FOLKARCHIVE.DE: World War II
Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, et al.Back to TopThe Holocaust
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
From Middle Tennessee State University."Dedicated to making audio-visual interviews with survivors and witnesses of the Holocaust and other genocides a compelling voice for education and action."Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust
"The world's largest Holocaust-resource Web site."NOVA Online: Holocaust on Trial
Aish: The War Against the Jews
Propaganda and anti-Semitism.From the Simon Weisenthal Center.World Wars: Genocide Under the Nazis
From the BBC.Back to TopGenocide
Prevent Genocide International
Artificial Famine: Genocide in Ukraine 1932-33
From Info Ukes.Digital Archive of Cambodian Holocaust Survivors
From Yale University.From Human Rights Watch.Back to Top