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Humanities, International Studies: HUM 230/IS 230 Topics in International Studies

Use this guide for assistance with research in your First Year Experience course

Websites

Historical Perspectives

Best of History Websites

Digital History

Documents in American History
A hypertext on American History from the Colonial Period to Modern Times.

Eye Witness to History.com

History Matters
Produced by WGBH Interactive for Annenberg/CPB.

Library of Congress: American Memory Collections & Internet Public Library

Smithsonian Institute

TheHistoryNet (The National Historical Society)
World and American History, aviation and technology history, military history, and women's history.

20th Century

American Cultural History: The Twentieth Century

Historical/Cultural Interactive Atlases
Most of these maps require Shockwave Director (links available at this site) -- from University of Oregon.

Library of Congress
Historical maps, photos, documents, legislative information and more.

PBS.Org: Destination America Program
Try clicking on the box, "U.S. Immigration" or "Resources" for more information from this public resource. This is not a scholarly source, but it is reputable.

The Great War: 80 Years On
This site from the BBC commemorates the war and offers users a number of interesting resources. Multimedia offerings include a ten-minute video collage of photos and newsreel footage produced by the Imperial War Museum and a selection of fascinating and poignant audio interviews of veterans, including one man who was just fourteen when he left to fight in France.

World History
E-texts and Maps on Antiquity, the Middle ages, and the 20th Century.

WWI Document Archive

Other

Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation
U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates

Country Studies
From the Library of Congress, includes extensive historical outlines.

HyperHistory Online
Over 2000 files covering 3000 years of world history.

Religious Freedom in America
Maintained at the University of Virginia by Jeffrey K. Hadden.

World History
E-texts and Maps on Antiquity, the Middle ages, and the 20th Century.

 

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