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American History Links General Links 20th Century 1900s & Immigration 1910s & World War I 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s Supreme Court Decision Primary Sources General Links A & E Biography African American Almanac African American History AmDocs: Documents for the Study of American History American History 102 - Be sure and look at a Comprehensive Portal to American Politics American Memory Collection Finder Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government for Kids Beyond Books.com Biographical Dictionary Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Do History - Original documents Douglass Archive of American Address E Pluribus Unum Project Fashion, Food, Fun FindLaw: Supreme Court Opinions Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History Great American Speeches Historical United States Census Data Browser History Central History Central: America’s Wars History Channel History Net History Place How Much is it Worth Today? Hypertext on American History Images of American Political History Immigration 1900-1920 Ellis Island Immigration and Naturalization Service Jewish-American History on the Web Making of America (Primary Source Materials) North American Map Archive Oyez Oyez: US Supreme Court Multimedia Database Places Where Women Made History Public Papers of the Presidents Smithsonian Institution History Day Site This Nation U.S. Historical Documents U.S. History.org (Philadelphia area) Twentieth Century Sites General Sites 20th Century America - Children at work, Theodore Roosevelt, the San Francisco earthquake, Harry Truman, the automobile industry plus much more. 20the Century History by the Decades (Chico High School) - This site has links to sites for each of the decades. Gives an overview of the 20th century Alameda County Library Decades American Photography: a Century of Images An Abridged History of the United States Broadcasting History 1920-1960 Celebrate the Century: Search the Web for U.S. History of the 1910s Centurions (biography) Cultural Maps - Covers the territorial expansion of the US from 1775-1920. Decades in 20th Century America Eighties Club Fifties Famous Trials Film History by the Decade Great American Speeches Historical Atlas of the 20th Century History of Fashion, Food and Time It Seems Like Yesterday Life Magazine’s Tom 100 Events of the Last Millennium Modern World 1900-45 Modern World: Recent Times 1945-present Multnomah Homework Center: American History Museum of Advertising Icons New Americans Nobel Prize Internet Archive People’s Century: 1900-1999 - PBS Online presents the history of important events throughout the century. POTUS: Presidents of the United States Sixties Project and Vietnam Generation Swingin’ Chicks of the 1960’s Time 100 - Gives information on 100 important people and events of the 20th century Twentieth Century America Twentieth Century History Vietnam: Stories Since the War WashingtonPost.com: Watergate We Shall Overcome: Historic Places of the Civil Rights Movement (National Park Service) Who’s Who in American History The 1900s & Immigration The American Immigration Home Page - This site provides detailed information about immigration into the US from 1607 on. Immigration - Tells the stories of immigrants from the beginning of the 20th century. The Changing Character of Immigration - Photos and text explain the changing face of US immigrants. From One Life to Another - This site presents 19th century immigration through timelines, images, etc. The Immigrant Journey - Gives brief history of the immigrants’ journey to America Immigration in American Memory - Library of Congress site. Lower East Side Tenement Museum - You will visit the Urban Log Cabin to learn about some of the types of immigrant families who lived in these buildings in New York. Angel Island: The Pacific Gateway - Chinese immigration, living conditions, medical exams, interrogation and more. Ellis Island Ellis Island - This site is from the History channel. Gives a timeline of the island, create a family tree online, you can experience a day in the life of a typical immigrant on the Island and much more. Ellis Island -The history and immigration of thousands to the United States in the early 20th century Ellis Island -A historical overview, about the journey to Ellis Island, and Ellis Island today. From the National Park Service Ellis Island: Through America’s Gateway Citizenship - Explains what citizenship is, how someone can become a citizen and what their rights and responsibilities are as a citizen. Immigration Today Am I Eligible? - Find out what you would need to learn for the test to become a U.S. citizen. General Naturalization Requirements Statue of Liberty Statue of Liberty - From the National Park Service, this site explains the statue’s history and the size of the statue. The Statue of Liberty Harlem Renaissance Harlem: 1900-1940 Harlem Renaissance - Harlem in New York City was enriched with many African American artists and musicians 1910s and World War I Canada and The First World War - This site covers Canada’s role In World I. Also includes interviews with veterans and online wartime letters and diaries. The First World War - This site explores war in the air, political leaders, weapons, military tactics, statistics, battles, and much more. The Great War - An historical survey of World War I provided by PBS World War I Document Archive - Has most of the primary documents concerning this war. World War One - Assassination of the Archduke, U-boat attack World War One - Causes of World War I. This page is from Professor Gerhard Remple, Dept. of History, Western New England College Children at Work - 1908-1912 photographs of children who were in the workplace. History of the Panama Canal - Read about the history of the Panama Canal, the treaty, leaders and historical figures. THE 1920s INCLUDING PROHIBITION General Sites American History 102 Booming 20s (essay) 1920s and 1930s: Depression and the New Deal (music) Chico High School links to the 20s - This is an excellent site Celebrate the Century: Search the Web for U.S. History of the 1920s Joyrides (auto history) Automobile History Al Capone Collapse of Wall Street and the Lessons of History Timeline of Costume History: 1920-30 Time Past Men of the Year American Memory - Click on Collection Finder, Scroll down to History and click on it or scroll down farther to Time Line click on 1920’s. African American Odyssey - Click on African American history. Flappers Flappers In The Roaring Twenties Christy's Fashion Page Prohibition American Prohibition - Contains many links to material on the American prohibition time period. Anti-Saloon League 1893-1933 - This league’s crusade lead to constitutional amendment for prohibition Temperance & Prohibition Scopes Monkey Trial Scopes Monkey Trial July 10,1925 – July 25, 1925 -Evolution Trial Pamphlet setting the stage. A Great Site. Scopes Monkey Trial - Large collection of information, essays and photos on the trial, participants, etc. Scopes “Monkey Trial” - Includes pictures, cartoons, and research. The 1930’s including: Great Depression, New Deal, Social Security General Sites American Cultural History (The Thirties) America from the Great Depression to World War II (photographs) America in the 1930s 20th Century by the Decades (1930s) American Culture in the 1930’s Costume Gallery Costume History: 1930s Internet Movie Database: In This Year Ladies Fashions of the 1930s Modern World: 1900-45 Museum of Advertising Icons Voices From the Thirties Web Resources in Costume Visions in the Dust: A Child’s Perspective of the Dust Bowl Radio Vintage Radio Script Library (this is an EXCELLENT site) Google Directory: Old Time Radio Links History of Early Radio Old Time Radio Radio Days The Dust Bowl Surviving the Dust Bowl - Site from PBS Online presents maps, a timeline and people and events of the dust bowl. Voices from The Dust Bowl The Great Depression America: From Great Depression to World War II - A photo history of this time America’s Great Depression - Explores causes of the depression Great Depression and New Deal Photos (FDR Library) New Deal New Deal Network - Over 900 articles, speeches, letters from the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute. Work Pays America - Covers the WPA project during the depression. Social Security A Brief History of Social Security - Tells why Social Security was created and how it came about. Social Security Numbers - How were numbers assigned to workers? Who was the first person assigned a card? Who designed the card and much more information! THE 1940's General Sites Color Photographs From 1938-1944 - 1,600 photographs of rural and small town America during the late 1930’s and scenes of the war effort from 1939-1944 Creative Americans: Portraits by Carl Van Vechten, 1932-1964 - 1,400 Portraits of literary figures, artists and celebrities For European Recovery: The Fiftieth Anniversary of the Marshall Plan - Marshall’s reconstruction plan for Europe following World War II. History Place—World War II in the Pacific The History Place—African Americans in World War II. -Scroll down to World War II - African Americans History Net-20th century - Covers Churchill, FDR. Hitler, Holocaust, Pearl Harbor, Stalin, World War II Kingwood College Library’s American Cultural History, 1940-1949 - Links and information about art, architecture, literature, education, fashion, fads, historic events, music, theater, film, television, and radio Liberty University Library’s “20th Century America” - Many Links to World War II New Deal Network - Covers the era of people who lived during the Great Depression into the early 1940s People at War - Highlights the contributions of the thousands of Americans who served the country during WWII. Social Security History - Gives the history of the Social Security program and the Social Security Administration Japanese-American Internment Camps Abundant Dreams Diverted - The Seattle Times article tells the story of the Japanese-American internment in the Northwest. American Concentration Camps: Map Children of the Camps A History of Japanese-American Internment Japanese American Exhibit and Access Project Japanese American Internment: Santa Clara Valley - Discusses how people attempted to create a home in these camps. Museum of the City of San Francisco - Newspaper articles from the San Francisco News Relocation of Japanese-Americans - Text from the actual War Relocation Authority Publication dated May 1943 explaining the need to relocate Japanese-Americans. Thirteen Frequently Asked Questions War Relocation Authority Photographs of Japanese-American Evacuation and Resettlement,1942-1945 - Photographs of various camps. War Relocation Authority Camps in Arizona, 1942-1946 - Photographs and info that shows the social life, camp life and work at Arizona’s camps. Camps Heart Mountain Digital Preservation Project - Documents and photographs Kosskia Internees and Employees Sought - Summarizes Japanese-American internment in Idaho. Images from Topaz Photographs from Tule Lake Pearl Harbor Attack at Pearl Harbor, 1941 - Short summary of Pearl Harbor invasion with photos. Deployment of Attacking Japanese Aircraft - Map illustrates the Japanese attack on Pear Harbor Japanese Battle Order - The text of the Japanese battle order to attack Pearl Harbor Map of Pearl Harbor - Detailed map Pearl Harbor: the Day Pearl Harbor Remembered -Includes map of harbor, survivor’s stories and how the Japanese attacked Oahu World War II Fly Girls - Discover the women who flew military planes during World War II. The Marshall Plan A People at War President Roosevelt Asks Congress to Declare War on Japan This Day in World War II History Varian Fry - He helped save thousands of endangered refugees who were trapped in the Vichy French zone escape from the Nazi Women Come to the Front -Covers women who were journalists, photographers and broadcasters. World War II - Covers the secret service, presents radio reports the days before Britain declared war and sound clip memories of evacuees, etc. World War II Historical Text Archive -Documents from World War II. World War II in Europe The 1950’s General Sites American History- 1950-1959 - Facts about this decade Rewind the Fifties - Links to many 50’s fads. WWW-VL: History; USA 1950-1969 - Links to approximately 200 web sites on 1950’s history. The Literature & Culture of the American 1950’s Cold War CNN Cold War - CNN Online presents the Cold War from its beginning during the early 20th century through the 1980’s. Interactive maps, archival footage, read recently declassified documents. Cold War - Essay by a past student from Purdue University about the Cold War. Includes Yalta & Hiroshima, Domestic and Foreign Policy, Arms Race and more. Cold War Studies at Kansas State University: - Documents Include Eisenhower, Truman addresses and Churchill’s Iron Curtin Speech and the Marshal Plan Cold War: MAD Julius and Ethel Rosenberg - This site presents the case of the Rosenberg’s who were found to be Soviet spies in America. Nazi and East German Propaganda - View propaganda created by the Nazis before and during World War II and by the East Germans during the Cold War. McCarthyism Blacklist - Anti-Communism at its height led to the creation of the Blacklist which listed public personalities whose political loyalties were questionable. The Fight for America: Senator Joseph McCarthy - Learn about McCarthy’s lie and McCarthyism effort. McCarthyism - Learn about how anti-communism grew in the early part of the 20th century up through McCarthyism of the 1950s. Discover info about communist spies, historic court cases, investigators, informers, blacklisted people, etc. The Age of McCarthyism: A brief history with Documents About McCarthyism Senator Joseph McCarthy—A multimedia Celebration - A multimedia exhibit on Senator McCarthy and McCarthyism “The Crucible” and McCarthyism American Masters: McCarthyism/PBS - Paranoid hunt for infiltrators was notoriously difficult on writers and entertainers, many of whom we labeled communist. Korean War Korean War Project - A non-profit corp. devoted to study of the Korean War which includes photographs, recollections. Examining the Korean War - Resources for research The Korean War - Includes War Time Line, Air War Chronology , and Special Operations Information. The 1960’s General Resources Yahoo! Directory 20th century history – 1960’s WWW-VL: HISTORY:USA 1960-1969 - an excellent collection of links. American Cultural History 1960-1969 - Kingwood College Library The Sixties Project - a collection of documents from the 1960s with an emphasis on Vietnam Google Web Directory 1960’s - Contains about 200 links. Civil Rights American Civil Liberties Union - The official Web page for the ACLU—the organization which is the nation’s leading advocate of individual rights. American Civil Rights Institute - This is a national organization which was organized in order to educate the public about racial and gender preferences. Beyond the Playing Field: Jackie Robinson, Civil Rights Advocate - The National Archives and Records Administration provides insight into Jackie Robinson off the field. “To Serve the People” - The Black Panther Party’s Struggle for Social Change. This site presents history and information about the Black Panther Party’s activities, their accomplishments and programs that they offer. Black Panther Party - Historic photos and some info. about the Black Panthers. Little Rock Central High 40th Anniversary - Information about the nine African-American students who participated in the desegregation of their school back in the late 1950s.You can read the high school’s student newspaper, or see historic video clips of that historic day. National Civil Rights Museum: Virtual Tour Short History of American Civil Rights Laws Speeches - Full text of speeches supporting civil rights, from 1849-to the present. Voices of the Civil Rights Era - Speeches by John F. Kennedy, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King We Shall Overcome: Historic Places of the Civil Rights Movement - This site is sponsored by the National Park Service. Apollo Space Program The Apollo Lunar - This site gives a history of the Apollo-Lunar missions. The Apollo Program - From the National Air and Space Museum, this site explores all twelve of the Apollo flights. Apollo Missions - Photos and history of the Apollo Missions. The Apollo Program - Information about each Apollo Space Mission Contact Light: A Personal Retrospective of Project Apollo A Giant Leap for Mankind - This site explores the Cold War space race. Space Race - Gives the history behind what we know as the space race and the goals of both the U.S. and Russia. Where No Man Has Gone Before: A History of Apollo Lunar Exploration Missions - Site maintained by NASA. John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy Archive Biography of John Kennedy John F. Kennedy: Biography - The History Net John F. Kennedy 35th President (1961-1963) John F. Kennedy – Hundreds of links about John F. Kennedy. Internet Public Lib - John F. Kennedy Site is loaded with both information and web links to primary source information and documents. Vietnam War Battlefield: Vietnam - Discover what air and land tactics the government used in the battlefields in Vietnam. Cold War: Vietnam - From CNN online, this site explores the cold war from the beginning of the 20th century to the present. This site discusses the Vietnam War. The Fall of Saigon - This site from the New York Times Online givesthe history behind the war, including interviews with journalists, also has timelines and maps. Fall of Saigon: 25 Years Later - This site from The Associated Press gives both the American View and the Vietnamese View of the war. Also has timelines, maps and photographs of the war. History of Vietnam - Scroll down the page to checkout all the different options. Covers history of Vietnam, the war the different army, marine and air force operations, etc. The History Place: The Vietnam War This Day in Vietnam War History Investigating the Vietnam War Vietnam: Echoes of War War Links/Vietnam The Wars for Viet Nam: 1945-1975 - Vietnam War: an overview, the documents, other Vietnam links. Cuban Missile Crisis Cold War: Cuba - From CNN online, this site explores the cold war from the beginning of the 20th century to the present. This site is devoted to exploring Cuba and the 1960s. Avalon Project: The Cuban Missile Crisis - Extensive collection of U.S. Gov. documents from the missile crisis period. Cuban Missile Crisis - Overview of Cuban Missile Crisis. The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962 The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962: 40th anniversary - Press releases, selected documents, photographs, audio clips and other material from the historic conference from the National Security Archive. Yahoo! Directory—Cold War Cuban Missile Crisis - Many links to web pages. The 1970’s General Sites Yahoo! Directory 20th century history—1970 WWW-VL: History: USA--1970-1979 -Many links to on-line research sites. American Cultural History 1970-1979—Kingwood College Gateway to African American History from 1975-Present Jonestown Massacre The Official Story - Twenty years after this massacre, CNN looks at the event and the man behind it, Jim Jones. Court TV’s crime library history of what happened at Jonestown and in addition there are several other links to Web Pages. Kent State Shooting Kent State University - Files from the FBI’s investigation of the 1970 shootings. Inquire, Learn, Reflect: May 4, 1970, Years of Remembrance - Webpage for a 1995 exhibit at the Kent State University Library. Includes a chronology of the events of May 1-4, 1970 as well as memorials and other literature produced by the University. Jackson State Shooting The May 1970 Tragedy at Jackson State University - A detailed history of the event Munich Massacre The Munich Massacre - An account of the murder of Israeli athletes by Palestinian terrorists at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich Munich Massacre Remembered - 30 years after the massacre US_Iranian Hostage Crisis The Hostage Crisis in Iran - History, documents and related links. Also includes resources for teachers. Iranian Hostage Crisis 1979-1981 - Many links to web sites related to hostage crisis. Symbionese Liberation Army Symbionese Liberation Army “SLA” - Information gathered by the Ross Institute. Watergate Watergate 25 - This site provides an introduction to the most famous political scandal in American history. The Scandal That Brought Down Richard Nixon The Watergate Decade - Photo essay about the Watergate Decade Time and Again—Watergate Timeline - Photographic timeline. Freedom of Information Act: Watergate - 141pages of info. The 1980’s General Sites HistoryTimeline.com http://www.historytimelines.com/Norm/1980-1989.htm WWW-VL: HISTORY:usa:1980’S http://www.d230.org/vja/class/mod_us_hist/Default.htm American Cultural History, 1980-1989 (Kingwood Cultural History) http://www.nhmccd.edu/contracts/lrc/kc/decade80.html The Eighties Club http://eightiesclub.tripod.com/ Politics and Pop culture in the eighties Yahoo! Directory 20th century History> 1980 http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Humanities/History/By_Time_Period/20th_Century/1980s/ CHALLENGER TRAGEDY About.com Challenger Tragedy http://history1900s.about.com/cs/challengertragedy/ An in depth examination of the Persian Gulf crisis with links to other sites. The Challenger Tragedy http://www.people.viriginia.edu/~dhb3k/shuttle.htm. FALL OF COMMUNISM Fall of Communism in East/Central Europe http://www.rferl.org/nca/special/10years/index.html The Fall of the Wall http://www.chronikderwende.de/english/overview.jsp GEORGE BUSH George Bush http://www.americanpresident.org/kotrain/courses/GB/GB_In_Brief.htm This site presents Bush’s life and his short term as president, including his perspective on domestic and foreign affairs, his family life, and what he did after being president. George Bush Presidential Library & Museum http://bushlibrary.tamu.edu/ Read biographies of his family, Bush papers from his time in office and more. IRAN-CONTRA AFFAIR Iran-contra Affair http://www.webcom.com/~lpease/collections/conspiracies/irancontra.htm Iran-Contra Affair: The Making of a Scandal, 1983-1988 http://nsarchive.chadwyck.com/icintro.htm Features the background & history of the Iran-Contra affair. Documents Related to the Iran-Contra Affair http://www.webcom.com/pinknoiz/covert/irancontra.html Reports to congress, documents from Oliver North and more here. RONALD REAGAN Ronald Reagan http://www.americanpresident.org/kotrain/courses/RR/RR_In_Brief.htm The site presents Reagan’s life and his short term as president, including his perspective on domestic and foreign affairs, his family life, and what he did after being president. Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/ This site presents a biography of his life, works from his presidency and more. The American Experience: Regan http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/reagan/index.html Site is from PBS Online and presents his life. John Hinckley Trial-1982 http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/hinckley/hinckleytrial.html Reagan and the Soviets http://www.reagan.dk/ This site examines the last years of the Cold War and the relations between Reagan, the US and the USSR. The 1990’s General Sites History Timeline.com WWW-VL History: USA:1990-2000 - Many links to other web pages American Cultural History 1990-1999 - Kingwood College Series Yahoo! Directory 20th century History 1990 About.com Timelines of the 20th century 1990’s Columbine High School Columbine: Hope from Heartbreak - Click on Search. This site archives all the information about the Columbine shooting. Yahoo! Society & Culture Crime Juvenile School Violence Official Columbine Report - Features timeline, crime scene diagram, photographs and investigation overview of the Columbine High School shootings. From the Jefferson Country Sherriff Department. William J. Clinton William J. Clinton - Official White House Biography Avalon Project: Papers of William J. Clinton Clinton Presidential Center Clinton Presidential Materials Project - A searchable “virtual library” of speeches and other documents. Rodney King Rodney King’s Legacy - The author looks back on the Rodney King case. Rodney King and the LA Riots - Websites and articles on the videotaped beating of Rodney King by LA police officers and the LA Riots. Time News file: Rodney King Riots Oklahoma City Bombing The Oklahoma City Bombing - What were the events surrounding the bombing? Primary Resources “The Oklahoma City Bombing” - This site gives primary resources about the bombing including relief efforts, the investigation, terrorism and militias. Persian Gulf War Fog of War - PBS’ Frontline explores the experiences, the history and the effects of the Persian Gulf War, 1991. The Gulf War - From the Washington Post online, this site analyzes the war, what its goals were and more. Dan Mabry’s Historical Text Archive - Scroll down to Persian Gulf War. U.S. Navy in Desert Shield/Desert Storm Branch Davidian Standoff – Waco Texas Evaluation of the Handling of the Branch Davidian Standoff The Branch Davidian Trial - Article is a description of what events he witnessed during the trial. Supreme Court Decisions - Mrs. B’s Class Avalon Project at the Yale Law School: Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy Supreme Court—Background Info Electric Law Library - Goal is to allow you to find and access law-related information and products that you need. Federal Judicial Center - Education and research agency for the federal courts. FedWorld/FLITE U.S. Supreme Court Decisions Home Page - Search and View Full Text of Supreme Court Decisions issued between 1937 and 1975 –full text of 7, 407 Supreme Court Decisions. *FindLaw: Supreme Court Opinions Foreign Governments: Constitutions, Laws and Treaties Federal Judiciary Homepage - Information from and about the Judicial Branch. A good overview of the system. GPO Access U.S. Supreme Court Opinions, archive -Opinions and orders from 1992-1993 session through the 19992000 session. Legal Information Institute -Supreme Court Case Collection Historic Supreme Court Decisions by Justice Jurist Legal Assistance - Search by case name, keyword or citation. Law.com Law.com United States Supreme Court—Monitor Lexis One Free Case Law -Can access U.S. Supreme Court Cases from 1970 to present News from the Supreme Court - Covers Supreme Court decisions and orders. **Oyez Oyez: US Supreme Court Multimedia Database (search by subject) -Can search by Title, Citation, or Subject. Much of material is on audio. Online Courts for Kids – From Washington State, this site lets you explore state, national and international laws. Supreme Court Cases are covered. Supreme Court of the United States - This site has biographies of judges, the Supreme Court’s traditions, the procedures they sell, plus much more. Rominger Legal Rules of the Supreme Court Supreme Court Historical Society Macmillan Law Library—Federal Courts Finder U.S. Supreme Court Opinions U.S. Gov Printing Office—Supreme Court Decisions (1937-1975) Virtual tour of the Supreme Court Building **USSC .com -Contains thousands of opinions handed down by the court, and is one of the most comprehensive databases on the Internet. You can get to the cases by Subject, Citation, Party Names or Word or phrase Search. Primary Sources in American History Primary Sources: Chico High School (a major source of information) Ad Access Database (advertisements) AmDocs: Documents for the Study of American History American History and Government Hotlist American Hypertexts American Originals (NARA)American Originals: The Original Exhibit Avalon Project: American History A Documentary Record 1492-1988 Boondock’s Net Census Statistics Charters of Freedom Chronology of US Historical Documents (University of Oklahoma) Conversations with History (interviews with notables) Digital Classroom Eye Witness: History Through the Eyes of Those Who lived It Eyewitness: to Labor History From Revolution to Reconstruction History Central Source Documents Historic Documents (Project Vote Smart) Historical Text Archive History Central: Primary Sources History and Politics Out Loud (HPOL) Images of American Political History HistoryNet National Archives Search National Archives Digital Classroom New York Public Library Digital Library Nineteenth Century Documents Oral History Online Primary Sources, Activities, and Training for Educators and Students Smithsonian Institution U.S. Historical Documents Archive Yale University Library Primary Sources Research (Be sure to scroll down the site) Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt Library and Museum American Presidents-Life Portraits JFK and LBJ tapes “I Do Solemnly Swear…” President Inauguration Speeches Nixon White House Tapes Presidential Debates Presidential Libraries Speeches of Abraham Lincoln White House.gov Map and Images (Photographs, Illustrations, Cartoons) About.com Historic Maps America in Caricature 1765-1865 American Memory Collection (Library of Congress) American Photography: A Century of Images Baldy Editorial Cartoon Database: 1946-82, 1997 By Popular Demand (presidential portraits) Collection Finder American Memory (Click on Maps, or Photos and Prints) George Eastman House Museum Helios: National Museum of American Art: Photography Historic Graphics Library Historical Atlas of the 20th Century International Center of Photography Perry Castaneda Library Map Collection Picturing the Century Political Cartoons Smithsonian Photographs Online Time Photo Essays Speeches Things Considered (This is a collection of radio transcripts including interviews) Conversations with History (Another collection of interviews) Douglass: Archive of American Public Address Gifts of Speech: Women’s Speeches from Around the World Great American Speeches History and Politics Out Loud History Place: Great Speeches Collection “I Do Solemnly Swear…” - This is a collection of the Presidential Inaugural Addresses. Martin Luther King Online Speeches Online Speech Bank Oral History Online! Oral History Online Speeches of Abraham Lincoln Speechbot Speeches and Transcripts (University of Albany) White House.gov (For Speeches of Presidents, V-Presidents, First Ladies) Law, Supreme Court Cases, and Legal Documents Avalon Project at the Yale Law School: Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy Civil Rights Act of 1991 Civil Rights Act of 1964 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Homepage Family and Medical Leave Act FedWorld/FLITE U.S. Supreme Court Decisions Home Page FindLaw: Supreme Court Cases Foreign Governments: Constitutions, Laws and Treaties Instacase.com ‘lectric Law Library Legal Information Institute Legal Information Institute: Employment Discrimination Lexis One Free Case Law Oyez Oyez: US Supreme Court Multimedia Database (you can search by subject) Rominger Legal Selected Historic Decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court (search by topic) Supreme Court of the United States USSC+.com (this is a subject index) Washington Post: Supreme Court World (Global) History Sources Eurodocs EyeWitness : History Through the Eyes of Those who Lived It (These are eyewitness accounts organized according to time—starting with Ancient Greece. German Propaganda Archive Hanover Historical Texts Project Historical Atlas of the 20th Century History of the United Kingdom Primary Documents Internet Medieval Sourcebook Middle East Peace Process Documents Penn Library: Government Treaties United Nations Treaty Collection University of Texas Historical Maps Victoria Research Web: 19th-Century Britain World History Archives World War I Document Archive World War II Documents Specific Events that have Occurred in History American Posters of World War I American Slave Narratives: An Online Anthology Avalon Project at Yale Law School – World War II Documents Black History: Primary Source Links Civil War Women—Primary Sources Dr. Seuss Went To War (A collection of Political Cartons) Gulf War: An Oral History Historic Government Publications of World War II Japanese American Relocation Digital Archive New Deal Network North American Slave Narratives Powers of Persuasion: Poster Art of World War II Private Art (Letters to and from the home front—WWII) Rutgers Oral History Archive of World War II Salem Witchcraft Papers Suffragists Oral History Project They Drew Fire: Combat Artists of World War II Veterans’ History Project World War I Document Archive War Poster Collection World War I Images World War I Trenches on the Web World War II Documents
