The American Presidency ProjectNon-profit and non-partisan database of presidential documents, recordings and videos dealing with current and historical information on American presidents from 1789 to present.
Avalon Project @ Yale UniversityThe Avalon Project hosts digital objects related to the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government, from 4000 B.C.E. to the 21st Century.
Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA)The Getty provides open access to the Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA) and to the Répertoire International de la Littérature de l'Art (RILA). These citation databases, searchable together, cover European and American visual arts material published between 1975 and 2007.
British Library Digital CollectionsThe British Library's collection of over 170 million items includes artifacts from every age of written civilization. The digital collection covers 15 centuries of digitized artwork and manuscripts, archived British newspapers, and maps from around the globe.
Center for Research LibrariesThe Center for Research Libraries (CRL) is an international consortium of university, college, and independent research libraries. Founded in 1949, CRL supports original research and inspired teaching in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences by preserving and making available to scholars a wealth of rare and uncommon primary source materials from all world regions.
Cyark World HeritageCyArk is a non-profit organization committed to digitally recording and archiving the world's most significant cultural heritage sites.
DocsTeach @ U.S. National ArchivesAccess to thousands of primary sources — letters, photographs, speeches, posters, maps, videos, and other document types — spanning the course of American history. Also contains an ever-expanding collection of document-based activities created by the National Archives, and teachers around the world.
EuroDocsLinks connect to European primary historical documents that are transcribed, reproduced in facsimile, or translated. In addition you will find video or sound files, maps, photographs or other imagery, databases, and other documentation.
The sources cover a broad range of historical happenings (political, economic, social and cultural). The order of documents is chronological wherever possible.
EuropeanaEuropeana Collections provide access to over 50 million digitized items – books, music, artworks and more. The dedicated thematic collections on art, fashion, music, photography and World War I contain galleries, blogs and exhibitions.
Hanover Historical TextsThe Hanover Historical Texts Collection makes available digital versions of historical texts for use in history and humanities courses. Their collection covers materials from Ancient Greece and Rome, Medieval and Modern Europe, Africa and Asia, and 17th though 20th Century America.
HeinOnlineAccess to two open access databases, Gun Regulation in America and Slavery in America and the World.
Internet Medieval SourcebookA compendium of translated primary sources on the history of the Middle Ages, from the Fordham University Center for Medieval Studies.
Italian Renaissance Learning ResourcesA collaboration between Oxford University Press and the National Gallery of Art. The site features eight units, each of which explores a different theme in Italian Renaissance art and is complemented by lavish illustrations and resources for educators.
Jesuit Online BibliographySearchable database of bibliographic records for scholarship in Jesuit Studies produced in the 21st century. Editorial oversight from the Archivum Romanum Societatis Iesu, the Jesuitica Project at KU Leuven, and the Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies at Boston College.
Jesuit Studies Portal @ Boston CollegeThe Portal grants online access to a curated and searchable collection of primary sources and secondary scholarship related to the history, spirituality, educational heritage, and pedagogy approach of the Society of Jesus.
Included databases are: Essential Documents, International Symposia on Jesuit Studies, Jesuit Historiography Online, Jesuit Online Bibliography, Jesuit Online Library, Jesuit Sources, Jesuitica Directory, Studies in the Spirituality of Jesuits, and Journal of Jesuit Studies.
Medici Archive ProjectThis archival collection, comprising over four-million letters, covers a chronological span from 1537 to 1743. It documents the political, diplomatic, gastronomic, economic, artistic, scientific, military and medical culture of early modern Tuscany and Europe.
The Medieval ReviewReviews of current work in all areas of Medieval Studies since 1993.
New York Public Library Online ProjectsA wide variety of unique online projects from the New York Public Library, including the Staten Island Historical Newspapers and Music Theater digital archive.
New York State Historical NewspapersThe NYS Historic Newspapers project provides free online access to a wide range of newspapers chosen to reflect New York's unique history. Created and administered by the Northern New York Library Network in partnership with the Empire State Library Network.
Online Medieval Sources BibliographyAnnotated bibliography of printed and online primary sources for the Middle Ages (including Internet Medieval Sourcebook) from the Center for Medieval Studies, Fordham University.
Perseus Digital LibraryDesigned to aid in the study and analysis of Greek and Roman literature, it includes full texts (in English and original language), a word study tool, links from text to maps, footnotes and definitions. Hosted by Tufts University.
U.S. National ArchivesAmerican primary source collections and research support documents offered through the U.S. National Archives.
Vatican LibraryFree access to the Vatican Library’s digitized collections: manuscripts, incunabula, archival materials and inventories as well as graphic materials, coins and medals, printed materials (special projects).
VistasVisual culture explored in Spanish America from 1520 to 1830. Contains a library of primary documents and a gallery of over 300 high-resolution annotated images and videos.
World Digital LibraryMakes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from countries around the world.
ArXiv archiveA full-text, fully automated electronic archive and distribution server for theoretical and applied scientific research papers. From Cornell University. Coverage 1991 to the present.
Biodiversity Heritage LibraryDigitized books, journals, images and collections from a consortium of natural history and botanical libraries creating a global “biodiversity commons” of significant biodiversity materials. Includes the foundational literature component of the Encyclopedia of Life.
ChemSpiderA free chemical structure database providing fast access to over 25 million structures, properties and associated information. By integrating and linking compounds from more than 400 data sources, it enables researchers to discover the most comprehensive view of freely available chemical data from a single online search. Owned by the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Encyclopedia of LifeDescriptions of every species known to science with a list of references to books and articles.
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