American History Resources

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Historical Advertisements from publications dating from 1911 - 1955.

This African American Experience in Ohio collection documents specific moments in the history of African Americans in Ohio in their own words, in particular focusing on their experiences from 1850 to 1920.

National Archives - Browse by topic or search.

Accessible through keyword search, contains declassified CIA documents.

Search newspapers from all over America from 1860 - 1920.

Diaries, photos, and manuscripts, all searchable and browsable.

Over 11,000 Historical Maps available.

Texts, images, and audio files related to the history of the American South. Search or browse by collections, authors, titles, subjects, or by region.

Declassified F.B.I. documents on famous people and events.

Downloadable movies from the National Archives, contains movies from the US Government, from training films to history, to National parks to US Fire Academy videos.

First African American owned and run newspaper in US, 1827 - 1829.

Through this website, you will be able to read and search through thousands of records from George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison and see firsthand the growth of democracy and the birth of the Republic.

Index of U.S. Presidents with speeches, writings, and biographies, and other pertinent information

A library subscription databases that provides access to the content and pages of Harper's Weekly. The Civil War Era section covers issues published from 1857­-1877. The database provides indexing that matches 19th century words, phrases and images with today's terminology as well as digital images of every page of the magazine. Searches can be done by occupation or role in society, or by searching any combination of four indexes: subject, illustrations, literature, and publishing.

Search Database with Primary and Secondary sources from hundreds of digital archives and websites. Browse or search by numerous options.

Contains pamphlets, Government reports, regulations, speeches, and other documents.

Selected materials from Harvard's libraries, archives, and museums that chronicles voluntary immigration to US. Contains over 410,000 pages, 100 maps, and 7,800 photos.

A major repository of U.S. historical materials, this site is always worth a visit. Look for the "American Memory," "World Digital Library," and "Exhibitions" links.

Boston based abolitionist paper, 1831 - 1865.

Digital Library with over 10,000 books and documents. Browse or search by subject, author, or title.

Archival Research Catalog. Primary Sources for Educators and Students. Or Browse by Subject.

Scanned Periodicals from 18th century to present, on variety of topics from African American History, to Women's History, to War History.

Digital Collection of books and pamphlets on American thought of slavery in 19th century.

Published weekly in Williamsburg, 1736-1780. The news covered all of Virginia and included some information for other colonies, Scotland, England etc.

The Library of Virginia's Digital Collections relating to Virginia History.

Primary and Secondary Sources from 1890 - 1930.

Abundance of Primary Sources regarding WWII; from Pearl Harbor to Nazi-Soviet relations.

Includes memoirs, photos, orders, and eyewitness accounts of WWI and WWII.

Digital collections provided by the Library of Congress.