Guides, Montgomery College Libraries

The American Experience - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/
Browse the archives to find online versions of PBS documentaries covering American history.
American Memory - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/
A digital library presented by the Library of Congress. It consists of full texts of books, photographs, sound files etc. covering aspects of American history. Subjects include but are not limited to Civil War photographs, Dance Manuals from 1490-1920 and public reactions to September 11.
The American Presidency - http://ap.grolier.com/
An online encyclopedia providing substantial coverage of Presidents, First Ladies and Vice Presidents from George Washington to George W. Bush.
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle - http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/eagle/
The complete text of a Brooklyn, N.Y. newspaper from 1841-1902.
Colorado's Historic Newspaper Collection - http://www.cdpheritage.org/collection/chnc.cfm
This site houses a large collection of Calorado's newspapers dating roughly from 1880-1920.
Digital History - http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/
A partnership of universities and museums created this Web Site. It includes an online U.S. history textbook, primary sources, online articles and a list of links to reliable history Web Pages.
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History - http://www.gilderlehrman.org/
Click on the "For Teachers and Students" link at the top of the page and then the "Modules on Major Topics in American History" for an outline of American history, links to primary sources and links to well selected Web Sites.
Historical Census Browser - http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/collections/stats/histcensus/
"Search for information about the population and economy of US states and counties from 1790 to 1960. Data can be collected in the form of maps or tables."
History Matters - http://historymatters.gmu.edu/
Designed primarily for faculty, this site includes suggestions to improve the teaching of history. Students will appreciate its lengthy and thoughtful list of links to reliable Web resources.
The 19th Century in Print - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpcoop/moahtml/ncphome.html
An online collection of 1,500 full text books and 23 popular magazines published in the U.S. in the 19th century. The collection covers a wide range of subjects.
What's a Dollar Worth? - http://minneapolisfed.org/Research/data/us/calc/index.cfm
A well designed calculator that allows readers to compare the value of a dollar from 1800 to the present. The most accurate of the tables compares data from 1913 to the present.

Specific Subjects
WWW Virtual Library American Indians - http://www.hanksville.org/NAresources/
An excellent and extensive list of links about Native Americans.
American Journeys - http://www.americanjourneys.org/
This site has "links to more than 18,000 pages of eyewitness accounts of North American exploration."
Colonial Williamsburg - http://www.history.org
This site contains interesting information about everyday life in Colonial America.
Immigration to the United States 1789-1930 - http://ocp.hul.harvard.edu/immigration/
This spectacular site includes full text books, archival material, photographs and digitized manuscripts from the Harvard University Libraries.
Resources on Utopias - http://faculty.plattsburgh.edu/richard.robbins/legacy/utopia_www_resources.html
A professor's list of links to reliable Web sites on Utopias.
WWW Virtual Library U.S. History Colonial Era - http://vlib.iue.it/history/USA/ERAS/colonial.html
Same as above, but dealing with Colonial History
WWW Virtual Library U.S. History Revolutionary Era - http://vlib.iue.it/history/USA/ERAS/revolutionary.html
WWW Virtual Library U.S. History Constitutional Era - http://vlib.iue.it/history/USA/ERAS/constitutional.html
The Federalist Papers - http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/federal/fed.htm
Complete collection of The Federalist Papers online.
WWW Virtual Library U.S. History Early National Period - http://vlib.iue.it/history/USA/ERAS/national.html
Index of Civil War Information on the Internet -http://www.civilwarhome.com/indexcivilwarinfo.htm
Well organized list of links.
Reconstruction: the Second Civil War - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/reconstruction/
Online version of a PBS program, this outstanding site provides an overview of Reconstruction, links to full text online books and links to reliable Web Sites.
The Chinese in California 1850-1925 - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award99/cubhtml/cichome.html
Part of the Library of Congress' American Memory project, this site contains a great deal of information about Chinese immigration.
WWW Virtual Library U.S. History the Gilded Age 1876-1900 - http://vlib.iue.it/history/USA/ERAS/gilded.html
The World of 1898: the Spanish American War - http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/
Contains resources about the U.S. at the end of the 19th century, and the Spanish American War.
Theodore Roosevelt: Icon of the American Century - http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/roosevelt/
From the Smithsonian, this Web site presents a great deal of information about the progressive president.
WWW Virtual Library U.S. History the 20th Century - http://vlib.iue.it/history/USA/
Look on the right side of the screen for decade by decade links to useful information about the U.S. in the 20th century.
New Deal Network - http://newdeal.feri.org/
Contains documents, photographs, bibliographies etc. about the New Deal.
The Cuban Missile Crisis - http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/nsa/cuba_mis_cri/
Declassifed documents, audio files of White House security briefings, chronology and interesting essays about the most terrifying moment of the Cold War.
Oral Histories from Sept. 11 - http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/nyregion/20050812_WTC_GRAPHIC/met_WTC_histories_01.htm
A compilation of transcripts of interviews of fire fighters, paramedics and EMTs.

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