Research Guides: History: Websites

Libraries, Archives, & Manuscript Repositories

Kentucky Museum Online
National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC)
The National Archives (UK)
Repositories of Primary Sources
[lists 5000 websites, describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, & other primary sources]
WKU Library Special Collections
Europeana
Discover inspiring cultural heritage from European museums, galleries, libraries and archives
WKU Manuscripts and Folklife Archives
WKU University Archives
The World Wide Web Virtual Library: History
The Avalon Project
Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy
NYPL Digital Library Collections
Perseus Digital Library
The Perseus digital library provides a variety of resources on the ancient world from primary texts to site plans.
Europeana 1914-1918
Cold War International History Project
US Library of Congress Digital Collections
FBI Records: The Vault
FedFlix: Free Movies from the US Government
US Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Online
Making of America
Making of America (MoA) is a digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction.
Documenting the American South

Historical Research Organizations

PCA/ACA Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association
Founded in 1971 as a spin-off of the American Studies movement, the PCA/ACA promotes a holistic approach to cultural studies, holds an annual conference, and publishes two journals: Journal of Popular Culture and Journal of American Culture.

Society of Early Americanists

Organization of American Historians
One of the major organizations for historians, founded in 1907 to promote US history teaching and scholarship.

American Historical Association
A major organization for historians, founded in 1884. The AHA encompasses every historical period and geographical area.

Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture
Publishes the William and Mary Quarterly.

Maps

Hargrett Library Rare Map Collection (Univ. of Georgia)

Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection

UCB Earth Sciences and Map Library Homepage

Library of Congress Map Collection

WebsitesRecommended by History Faculty

American History: From Pre-Columbian to the New Millennium
Created by the Independence Hall Association.

British History Online
Contains core primary and secondary sources for the medieval and modern history of the British Isles.

De Imperatoribus Romanis: An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors
An online encyclopedia of the rulers of the Roman empire from Augustus to Constantine XI Palaeologus (27 BC-1453 AD).

H-Net, Humanities and Social Sciences Online

Historical Text Archive (Don Mabry)

History Guide

History On-Line (Institute of Historical Research)

Best of History Web Sites

Labyrinth Home Page
Resources for Medieval Studies

Labyrinth Home Page
Resources for Medieval Studies

Other WKU Research Guides for Historical Research

African-American Studies
Created by Jack Montgomery.

Latin American Studies

Newspapers & News Databases
Created by John Gottfried.

Russian and East European Studies

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Special Resources

Reference Sources in History by Ronald H. Fritze; Brian E. Coutts; Louis A. Vyhnanek
Call Number: D20 .F75x 2004
ISBN: 0874368839
Publication Date: 2004-03-09

One-Search Library Catalog
Lists CD’s, DVD’s, sound recordings, and other items owned by the library, searchable by title, author, subject or keyword. Also lists titles of journals and magazines owned by the library, and provides access to some but not all online articles. If you don't find the articles you want, please use our Databases directly.

KenCat

A searchable catalog of the collections at the Kentucky Library & Museum. KenCat includes manuscripts, letters, sheet music, photographs, museum exhibits, images, journals, and books.

TopSCHOLAR®

A university-wide repository of scholarly research and creative activity created by WKU faculty and staff. TopSCHOLAR® also contains theses and dissertations created by WKU students.

Faculty Subject Specialist

Dan Forrest
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Contact:
Cravens Library, Room 606
1906 College Heights Blvd. #11067
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky 42101
270-745-6164
Website

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