General History Resources
- Digital History: Using New Technologies to Enhance Teaching and ResearchExtensive collection of materials, including timelines, texts and primary sources, compiled by the University of Houston and its partners.
- History Matters: The US Survey Course on the WebServes as a gateway to web resources and teaching aids for US history.
- Internet History Sourcebooks ProjectWell-organized collection of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts for educational use.
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- Statista This link opens in a new windowStatistics, studies and reports from over 18,000 sources. Includes data from businesses, government departments, market research concerns or associations and more.
- Historical Statistics of the United States This link opens in a new windowThese are statistics from the US Census and Statistical Abstracts from 1790 to 1990 or later. This includes the population census, which includes information on housing, economic conditions and much more.
Primary Sources for Foreign Policy and Presidency
- American Presidency ProjectIncludes more than 100,000 documents related to the study of the Presidency including public papers, proclamations, addresses, and executive orders.
- Foreign Relations of the United States"The Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS) series presents the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity."
- National Security ArchiveLocated at George Washington University, the Archive collects and publishes declassified documents acquired through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
- Presidential Libraries -- National ArchivesLinks to the Presidential Libraries where digital, audio, and visual content is frequently available.
- U.S. Department of StatePortal for information from the Department of State.
- U.S. Department of State. Office of the HistorianProvides digital access to volumes in the Foreign Relations of the United States series from 1945 to 1980.
- UN Security CouncilThe UN Security Council maintains peace and security for the international community.
- Avalon Project -- The Nuremberg TrialsDigitized collections of documents from The International Military Tribunal for Germany
Primary Sources for United States History
- African-American OdysseyDigital resources available from the Library of Congress that highlight its African-American collections.
- Digital Collections. Library of CongressHistorical collections from the Library of Congress
- Discovering American Women's History OnlineDatabase maintained at Middle Tennessee University that "provides access to digital collections of primary sources (photos, letters, diaries, artifacts, etc.) that document the history of women in the United States."
- Smithsonian InstitutionThis website provides access to the resources of the Smithsonian which includes nearly 8 million digital records.
- U. S. Army Center of Military HistoryThe Center of Military History (CMH) records the official history of the Army in both peace and war, while advising the Army Staff on historical matters.
- World FactbookCountry information compiled by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).