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History

Databases and Indexes

Arts & Humanities Search*
Indexing over 1300 journals, this database is updated weekly.

Greenwood Daily Life Online*
This resource draws upon reference works and primary sources to explore the cultural aspects of daily life through the ages. Browse by subject or region or use the advanced search options.
Historical Abstracts*
Use this database to research world history from 1450-- excluding North America. For United States history, start with Expanded Academic Index, where you will find indexing of periodical titles such as Civil War History and the Journal of Southern History.

New York Times Historical*
Search the full content of the NYT from 1851-2004.

Vermont Newspaper Project

Find locations of titles published in Vermont that were identified through the U.S. National Newspaper Program.

Web Sites

Guides

Best of History Web Sites
These sites are organized by broad topic and are ranked on a five star system.

History Guide
History Timelines

Maps

Historic Maps Collection University of Texas, Austin
Historic USGS Maps of New England & New York
World Atlas Online*
Search outline and political maps for nations of the world, the United States, and the Canadian provinces.

Primary Source Documents

Avalon Project at Yale Law School
From pre-18th century materials to September 11, 2001 documents, one can access an eclectic array of resources pertaining to a law, politics, history and economics on this highly regarded Web site.

BOPCRIS (British Officical Publications...)

A database providing abstracts and indexing for thousands of documents.  Very little full text is currently available online; however, this project is well underway to enable access for researchers who need to identify and locate official documents dating back to 1688.

Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation
This site, which is subtitled "US Congressional Documents and Debates 1774-1873," offers access to primary source materials in four categories: The Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention; The Journals of Congress; The Debates of Congress; and Statutes and Documents.
EuroDocs: Primary Historical Documents from Western Europe
Repositories of Primary Sources
Using Primary Sources on the Web
Link to this site for guidance in locating, evaluating and citing primary sources on the Web.

United States History

African American Odyssey
American Folklife Center: The Library of Congress
American Memory: Historical Collections for the National Digital Library
American Slave Narratives
Documents for the Study of American History
Index of Native American Resources on the Internet
NativeWeb
The Newspaper Archive

Vermont History

University of Vermont Special Collections
Vermont Heritage Network
Vermont Historical Society
Vermont in the Civil War
The Vermont Newspaper Project
Find holdings for titles of Vermont newspapers dating from the 18th century. This database was created as part of the United States National Newspaper Program of the Library of Congress.  

Women's History  

American Women's History: A Research Guide

Diotima: ...Study of Women & Gender in the Ancient World

Early Modern Women Database

Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index

National Women's History Project

WWW Virtual Library: Women's History                          

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