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Historical data

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AHDS: Arts and Humanities Data Service: National centre to coordinate access to and facilitate the creation and use of scholarly electronic resources in the arts and humanities.
Author: AHDS
Subjects: art research, higher education research data, historical data, humanities research, law links, library and information science research
DeweyClass: 001.3
Resource type: document collection, journal
ANYDAY: Today-in-History: Details of historical births, deaths, events, holidays and religious observances which occurred on a particular day of the year. Users select a specific month and day.
Author: Scope Systems
Subjects: historical data
DeweyClass: 900
Resource type: reference documents
British History Online: Collection of UK resources for historians. Includes journals and articles, theses, seminars and conference details and information on current research.
Author: Institute of Historical Research, University of London
Subjects: historical data, history links
DeweyClass: 900
Resource type: index
CETH: Centre for Electronic Texts in the Humanities: Aims to disseminate information about the creation and use of high-quality electronic texts in the humanities.
Author: Rutgers University
Subjects: health care, historical data, humanities research, nursing
DeweyClass: 001.3
Resource type: books, directory, documents
HDS: History Data Service: UK National Centre for the preservation and supply of computer-readable historical data for research purposes. Provides access to manuscript census records, aggregate statistics for the 19th and 20th centuries, and historical GIS for Great Britain.
Author: University of Essex
Subjects: historical data
DeweyClass: 900
Resource type: reference data
Historic Manuscripts Commission: Clearing house for information on manuscript sources for British history. Access to the National Register of Archives, Archivists and Researchers home pages.
Author: Historic Manuscripts Commission
Subjects: british history - general, historical data
DeweyClass: 941
Resource type: documents
Historical Text Archive: Provides original material, electronic reprints of books and links to other sites organized by geographical area and topics such as Afrigeneas, Genealogy, Native, Teaching, War and Women.
Author: Mabrey, Don
Subjects: historical data
DeweyClass: 900
Resource type: index
History Buff: Information about press coverage of events in American history. Includes an extensive, searchable library with the categories civil war, baseball, engravings, journalism hoaxes, old west, crime figures such as those of Bonnie and Clyde, and over a dozen other categories. The Presidential Library includes the inaugural addresses of all US presidents. There is also a primer and price guide for historic newspapers.
Author: Newspaper Collectors Society of America
Subjects: historical data, journalism, united states history - general
DeweyClass: 973
Resource type: document collection
History of the United Kingdom - Primary Documents: Extensive list of primary documents covering British history from the 7th century to modern times. Includes maps and documentation about the Battle of Hastings, previously unpublished letters of Philip II Habsburg King of Spain and a World War I document archive.
Author: Hacken, Richard
Subjects: british history - general, historical data
DeweyClass: 941
Resource type: documents, images
Library of Virginia Digital Collections: Program which aims to preserve, digitize, and provide access to significant archival and library collections. Includes Virginia Colonial Records Project, US Army Signal Corps Photographs, Virginia Newspaper Project, Board of Public Works Inventory and the Family Bible Records Project.
Author: Library of Virginia
Subjects: digital library collections, digital library programmes, historical data, united states history - local
DeweyClass: 975
Resource type: document collection
NARA: National Archives and Records Administration: Aims to ensure ready access to essential evidence that documents the rights of American citizens, the actions of federal officials, and the national experience. Includes texts, images and audio clips.
Author: National Archives and Records Administration
Subjects: historical data, united states history - general
DeweyClass: 973
Resource type: documents, images, sounds
Orkneyjar: The Heritage of the Orkney Islands: Comprehensive coverage of all things Orcadian, including historical information on the island, the language, genealogy, and further links to resources which include Icelandic sagas. Traditional customs and the folklore of Orkney are detailed, with images and texts relating to the annual festivals and sea tales.
Author: Towrie, Sigurd
Subjects: customs, folklore, historical data
DeweyClass: 941.1
Resource type: documents, images
Powerful Days: The Civil Rights Photography of Charles Moore: Photographic archive commemorating the work of Charles Moore, with additional information on Moore's career. The images represent 1960s America and the civil rights issues of the time, providing important visual historical data. The collection features images of events such as Ku Klux Klan gatherings, the actions of Martin Luther King, and the Freedom March of 1963. Explanatory text accompanies each photograph.
Author: Moore, Charles
Subjects: civil liberties, historical data, human rights, photographs, racism
DeweyClass: 973.9
Resource type: image collection
United States Historical Census Data Browser: Collection of data describing the people and the economy of the United States for each state and county from 1790 to 1970.
Author: Harvard University
Subjects: economic history, historical data, united states history - local
DeweyClass: 973
Resource type: reference data
Vital Records Information United States: Offers information about where to obtain vital records from each state, territory and county of the United States, such as requests for information for birth, marital and death records. Arranged by state and county, with links to other sources of information useful for genealogists.
Author: Orsay, Elizabeth
Subjects: birth, death, genealogy, historical data, united states history - local
DeweyClass: 929.1
Resource type: reference data index