National History Day Sources
National History Day – Research Links Scroll down to the bottom of the page. Look for the heading Primary Sources on the Web.
Includes Links for U.S. History Links; World History Links; Maps; Images; Song Lyrics
Includes Links for U.S. History Links; World History Links; Maps; Images; Song Lyrics
•Government Sites
American Memory
Library of Congress Web site Search Tips Format for Citing: Use the MLA-style format Links to other web Sites National Archives & Records Administration From the home page, check out the Online Exhibit Hall. National Archives – Archival Research Catalog - Use this link to search. Search the archives for documents and photos. Click on the yellow search button. Information on citing The Smithsonian Use Link to Teachers or Kids to get information on specific exhibits. America’s Story Library of Congress produced this site. |
•General History Web Sites
Eyewitness to History
Good introductory web site. It introduces you to events that happened in different time periods. Watch for advertising and pop-ups. Best of History Web Sites Choose a category from the left hand side of the page. BBC World History British Broadcasting Corporation. Start with the topics on the left side of the page (Ancient History; Society & Culture; Science & Discovery; church & State; Wars & Conflict) Multnomah County Library A listing of history web sites provided by the Multnomah County Library Homework Center |
•American History Web Sites
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Click where it says online resources include Possible links: Letters from America’s Wars; Features documents for your classroom; Major topics in American History; Primary source documents from the collection. Also check under Recommended Resources – Historical documents or Electronic Media. Our Documents Links to various historical documents AMDOCS Documents for the study of American History. Historical documents and speeches from the 1500’s through the 1990’s. Grouped by centuries and historical periods. Digital History Lots of Good American history information. Includes information from primary sources such court cases, historic newspapers and documents along with social and ethnic issues. Table of Contents is down the left side of the page. American Cultural History: The 20th Century Arranged by decade. After a brief introduction, you can choose from categories. Within the information on these topics are links to sites with more information. They also have a new 19th century site. 19th Century Cultural History. Archiving Early America Primary source material from 18th century America. Chronology of U.S. Historical Documents A list of American historical documents from the University of Oklahoma, College of Law. Includes most of the presidential inaugural addresses. |
•American History Web Sites
The American Colonist’s Library
Historical documents from America’s early history. Materials are arranged chronologically. American President Research presidents, their duties and first ladies. Also includes images, articles and links to presidential papers. Use the special print button to access printer-friendly versions. Slavery in American Use the tabs on the top of the page (History, Geography, American Literature, Narratives/ Biographies) or the online encyclopedia (left side) Documenting the American South (DAS) Academic Affairs Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Southern perspectives on American history and culture. Duke University Special Collections Library Has a wide variety of primary source texts, many related to women. Scroll down the page for a description of the various digital collections and links to them. Making of America American social history from ante-bellum period through reconstruction. |
•Other
The History Channel Classroom’s Speeches Archive
Speeches by various People in history History in Song This web site offers the lyrics and music to several historical significant songs sorted by category (or time period), composers and title. |
•Newspapers
Chronicling America – Library of Congress and National Endowment for the Humanities – Newspapers from 1836-1922
Brooklyn Daily Eagle – online coverage from 1841 – 1902 (good for immigrant history) Colorado’s Historic Newspaper collection – 150 newspapers from 1859 – 1923 Utah Digital Newspapers New York Times – Search box; may need to change dates after 1st search. |