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United states history - general

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About.com: American History: Offers original articles and features about the history of the USA, plus annotated links to selected relevant Internet resources, compiled by a subject specialist, a subject-specific bulletin board, and details of related news and events. Topics include African-American history, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, the American West, 18th Century America, government, Hispanic America, historical documents including the Mayflower Compact, the Declaration of Independence and the Consititution, inventors and inventions, labour history, libraries and museums, military history, notable individuals such as Martin Luther King and Thomas Jefferson, Native Americans and 20th Century America.
Author: About.com
Subjects: united states civil war, united states history - general
DeweyClass: 973
Resource type: forum, index, news
American Memory: Historical collections for the national digital library from the Library of Congress. Includes text, photographs, film clips, cartoons, and other memorabilia.
Author: Library of Congress
Subjects: united states history - general
DeweyClass: 973
Resource type: document collection, image collection
America's First Look into the Camera: A collection of 600 daguerreotype photographs, mainly portraits by the Mathew Brady Studio, but also early architectural views by John Plumbe. Part of the Library of Congress American Memory collections, this resource provides access to a database of these images, searchable by keyword or browsable by subject. It provides information on the daguerreotype as a medium, photographers in the collection, a glossary, a timeline of the Daguerreian era and a bibliography.
Author: Library of Congress
Subjects: photographs, united states history - general, united states history to 1900
DeweyClass: 770
Resource type: image collection
Between a Rock and A Hard Place: A History of American Sweatshops 1820 - Present: Online exhibition placing the debate on sweatshops in the garment industry in a historical context and exploring the factors that contribute to their existence today.
Author: National Museum of American History
Subjects: united states culture, united states history - general
DeweyClass: 973
Resource type: documents, images
Biography of America: Resource accompanying a television production of the same name. Topics covered include English settlement, the coming of independence, westward expansion, the rise of capitalism, slavery, the Civil War, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the Depression, World War II, and contemporary history.
Author: WGBH Educational Foundation
Subjects: second world war, united states civil war, united states history - general
DeweyClass: 973
Resource type: documents, images
Capitol Project: Explores the Capitol building in Washington DC with narratives on both the building itself and the events represented in its art and architecture. American history and culture are depicted through images of paintings of the landing of Columbus and the discovery of the Mississippi, information on Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and George Washington, and links to national resources such as the Arlington National Cemetery, and the Holocaust Memorial Museum. A search engine and an archive of graphics arranged by artist and subject are provided.
Author: University of Virginia
Subjects: architectural research, united states history - general, united states museums
DeweyClass: 720
Resource type: images, museum
Chronology of US Historical Documents: A collection of full text US historical documents dating back to the pre-colonial era. Features the Magna Carta (1215), the first Thanksgiving Proclamation (1676), the Fugitive Slave Law of 1793, the Japanese Surrender Documents of World War II (1945), and the Civil Rights Act (1991).
Author: University of Oklahoma College of Law
Subjects: united states history - general
DeweyClass: 973
Resource type: documents
Donna M Campbell: Department of English, Gonzaga University: Series of documents on American literature from 1620 onwards including bibliographies on American authors and definitions and background on twenty five different literary movements. Also provides a timeline of events in American literature and history, and an index of Web resources and online books.
Author: Campbell, Donna M.
Subjects: american literature - general, united states history - general
DeweyClass: 810
Resource type: documents, index
English Collection.com: Educational search engine promoting an understanding of British and US history and literature. Key sections link to external material offering learning resources on British and Irish literature, the British Empire, the British government, the US government, and the history, regions and media of both countries. Former and current territories of the British Empire, as well as specific historical events can be selected when browsing. Audio and video files require RealPlayer.
Author: Wynn, Mike
Subjects: british history - general, english literature, history links, united states history - general
DeweyClass: 909.09
Resource type: index, sound
History - American and British: Extensive set of links to full text documents and maps about American and British history. Includes reference resources such as treaties, statistics and bibliographies.
Author: Rutgers University Libraries
Subjects: british history - general, north american history, united states history - general
DeweyClass: 973
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
Interpreting the Declaration of Independence by Translation: Translations of the American Declaration of Independence, presented in various languages including French, Italian, Spanish, German, Polish, Russian, Hebrew, and Japanese. Also includes retranslations back into English, providing an insight into key concepts and words in other languages. Commentary on the translations and related articles also feature.
Author: George Mason University Center for History and New Media
Subjects: united states history - general
DeweyClass: 973.313
Resource type: documents
Making of America: A significant body of primary sources related to development of the United States infrastructure. Particularly strong in the subject areas of education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion, and science and technology.
Author: University of Michigan and Cornell University
Subjects: united states history - general
DeweyClass: 973.0
Resource type: documents
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
National Archives and Records Administration: An independent federal agency preserving US history by conserving documents, motion picture film, maps, charts, architectural drawings, sound and video recordings, aerial photographs, pictures, posters, and computer data sets. Provides the American public with access to the actions of federal officials.
Author: National Archives and Records Administration
Subjects: archives, united states history - general
DeweyClass: 973
Resource type: reference documents
New York Public Library Digital Library Collection: Ongoing digital library initiative providing primary source materials from the Library including digital versions of books, manuscripts, photographs and engravings. Includes Images of African Americans from the 19th Century, African American Women Writers of the 19th Century, Selected Clips from the Louis Armstrong Jazz Oral History Project, A War in Perspective, 1898-1998: The Spanish-American Conflict, Moving Uptown: Nineteenth-century Views of Manhattan and Dry Drunk: The Culture of Tobacco in 17th- and 18th-Century Europe.
Author: New York Public Library
Subjects: african americans, united states culture, united states history - general, women writers
DeweyClass: 973
Resource type: documents, images
Picture Collection Online: Searchable and browsable assemblage of images taken from books, newspapers and magazines, as well as photographs, prints and postcards. Material is arranged in categories such as American history, costume, New York City, pioneer life, shoes, and snakes.
Author: New York Public Library
Subjects: united states history - general, world history
DeweyClass: 080
Resource type: image collection
Presidents of the United States: Alphabetical listing of presidential Web resources covering assassinations, biographies, first ladies, nicknames, portraits, powers and limitations, quotes, and salaries. Also presents a list of information related to specific Presidents.
Author: CB Presidential Research Services
Subjects: united states history - general, united states presidency
DeweyClass: 973
Resource type: index
The Star-Spangled Banner: Recounts the story of the flag which inspired the American National Anthem, telling of its deterioration and preservation, and explains mysteries such as why the flag was altered, and offers an opportunity to test historical knowledge.
Author: Smithsonian National Museum of American History
Subjects: united states history - general
DeweyClass: 973
Resource type: documents, images
Who's Alive and Who's Dead: Alphabetical listing of well-known Americans whom the general public may not be aware are still alive or have died. Entries are searchable and also organised into categories including actors and actresses, musical performers, political figures, athletes and sports figures, and recent deaths. Celebrities' birthdays are remembered, and information is provided about their date of birth, status, and either their age at time of death or their current age if still living.
Author: Carson, David
Subjects: death, united states history - general
DeweyClass: 920
Resource type: directory
Women and Social Movements in the United States 1775-2000: Collection of mini monographs, each of which presents an interpretive question concerning an aspect of women's involvement in US social movements. A set of corresponding documents accompanies each monograph, encouraging the user to perform their own historical analyses of events.
Author: Binghamton University, Center for the Historical Study of Women and Gender
Subjects: united states history - general, women in history
DeweyClass: 305.42
Resource type: documents