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African American Registry Provides information about the contributions African Americans have made to American and World history
American Memory Map Project
American Memory Project Primary source material including historical documents, photographs and sound collections from The Library of Congress.
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Internet History Sourcebooks Collections of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts presented for educational use.
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Making of America - University of Michigan Primary source material documenting American life in the 19th century. Hosted by 2 web sites.
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MNMag Index to magazines about Minnesota through HCLib.
National Geographic magazine index
New Dictionary of the History of Ideas From abolitionism to Zionism, this encyclopedia presents cross-cultural perspectives on complex ideas of concern to people today.
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World Atlas Online Maps and information for countries and the United States.
World Links Information about ethnic groups in Minnesota.
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WWW Hmong Homepage A multicultural education site devoted to teaching about the Hmong experience for the purposes of promoting cross-cultural awareness and understanding.

More History Databases

African American Registry Provides information about the contributions African Americans have made to American and World history

American Memory Map Project

American Memory Project Primary source material including historical documents, photographs and sound collections from The Library of Congress.

American Psychological Association Latest information on the study of the mind and human behavior.

Background Notes Information about countries of the world.

Best of History Websites Provides recommendations to history web sites

CIA World Fact Book Source of maps and information about the countries of the world.

Cities of the World Information about 3,400 international cities.

Dictionary of American History 10 volumes of information about events and topics in American history.

EBSCO MegaFILE Full text and/or indexing for large volume of publications. Includes bios, primary source documents, photos, company profiles, country maps/flags

Ethnic NewsWatch Provides full text coverage of the newspapers, magazines, and journals published by ethnic, minority and native organizations.

Foreign Government Resources Includes information about laws, constitutions, embassies, statistics, current news, international organizations, and international simulations.

Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History Excellent source of primary source documents.

Global Legal Information Network A database of laws, regulations, judicial decisions, and other legal sources.

History...It's Happening Resources for the study of U.S. and North American history.

History Matters Gateway to web resources for the study of U.S. history

Internet History Sourcebooks Collections of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts presented for educational use.

Law Library of Congress The largest collection of legal materials in the world, containing over 2 million volumes.

Making of America - University of Michigan Primary source material documenting American life in the 19th century. Hosted by 2 web sites.

Making of America - Cornell University Primary source material documenting American life in the 19th century. Hosted by 2 web sites

Map Machine by National Geographic

Maps of the United States

Minnesota Historical Society Library

MNMag Index to magazines about Minnesota through HCLib.

National Geographic magazine index

New Dictionary of the History of Ideas From abolitionism to Zionism, this encyclopedia presents cross-cultural perspectives on complex ideas of concern to people today.

Primary source quotes

Pro & Con Online Unbiased, in-depth analyses of political, judicial, and international debates.

Project Vote Smart A database of government officials and election candidates, searchable by last name or ZIP code

PsycFIRST Provides abstracts and citations to scholarly articles in fields such as psychiatry, education, social sciences, neuroscience, medicine, and social work.

The American Presidency A wealth of information about U.S. presidents and elections

THOMAS (Library of Congress) A searchable database of legislative information from the Library of Congress.

US Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774–1873 (Library of Congress) A directory of historical Congressional records, bills, statutes, journals, and debates from LOC's American Memo

World Atlas Online Maps and information for countries and the United States.

World Links Information about ethnic groups in Minnesota.

Worldmapper A collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest, such as disease, disaster, food, goods, transportation and production.

WWW Hmong Homepage A multicultural education site devoted to teaching about the Hmong experience for the purposes of promoting cross-cultural awareness and understanding.