Center for American Studies

Resources

Local History

• Documenting the American South homepage
  Documents the history, culture and literature of the South through different collections of texts, images, and audio files.

• Multicultural West
  Directories of websites arranged by topic relating to the American West in history and today.

• Encyclopedia of Alabama
  Features resources about Alabama’s history, culture, geography, and natural environment.

• The Papers of Alexander Hamilton Digital Edition
  Database covering Hamilton’s public and private life from 1768 to 1794, the period when he fought in the Revolution, helped from the new government, co-wrote the Federalist Papers, and served as secretary of the treasury.

• Americas Archive in the Rice University Digital Scholarship Archive
  Access to archival primary sources related to the cultural and political history of the Americas from colonization to the present.

• Alaska's Digital Archives : Home
  A database containing some 5,000 images relating to Alaska's history and culture.

• AZ.gov : Arizona's Official Web Site
  AZ.gov the Official Web Site of the State of Arizona - Your Access Point for all Arizona State Government News, Information, Services, and Agencies.

• The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture
  Gives access to information on Arkansas' history and culture through online articles.

• Calisphere - A World of Digital Resources
  Online collections bearing on the Californian history from 1780 to 1970 and Californian cultures with a focus on its ethnic minorities.

• The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History: A Joint Effort by Case Western Reserve University and the Western, Reserve Historical Society
  Essays about people, neighborhoods, organizations, society, culture, business, politics, movements and ideas from all periods of Cleveland history since the city’s 1796 founding by Moses Cleaveland.

• Welcome to Connecticut History Online
  A database giving access to collections of photographs arranged by subject relating to the history of Connecticut.

• UFDC Home - All Collection Groups
  The University of Florida Digital Collection contains more than 100 online collections on the history, the arts, the sciencce and the people of Florida.

• CriticalPast.com
  Collection of thousands of videos and still photos, broadly ranging from the 1890s through the 1990s, with the greatest number being from the WWII years. Drawn entirely from declassified U.S. government films.

• Idaho.gov
  Visit the About Idaho section for photographs, maps and information about the history of this state.

• Welcome - Indiana Historical Society
  Go to the Digital Image Collection section for more than 38,000 digital images relating to the history of Indiana.

• Virtual Jamestown
  A digital collection about the historic colony of Jamestown, featuring essays, maps, images and artifacts.

• Kansas Memory
  This website provides access to the digitized archives of the Kansas State Historical Society. The resources include letters, diaries, photographs, government records, maps, museum artifacts which documents the history of Kansas.

• Kentuckiana Digital Library Home
  Comprises more than 55,000 digitized documents from the Kentucky archival collections.

• LOUISiana Digital Library
  An online library containing more than 144,000 photographs, maps, manuscript materials, books, oral histories, and more that document the history and culture of Louisiana.

• Lowcountry Digital Library
  Comprises resources that document the history and culture of the Low Country region in South Carolina.

• The Maine Memory Network, Maine's online museum, a project of the Maine Historical Society
  Provides access to historical items from over 180 museums, historical societies, libraries, and other organizations from Maine.

• Massachusetts Historical Society, an Independent Research Library Founded in 1791
  A database giving access to collections relating to the history of Maine.

• G. Robert Vincent Voice Library
  Recordings of speeches, oral history interviews, lectures, and performances from a variety of prominent individuals from the business, political, artistic, athletic, and entertainment fields, with an emphasis on US presidents, workers in the automotive industry, and Michigan writers.

• Minnesota Reflections : Home
  A database containing some 45,000 images and documents on Minnesota's history.

• Missouri Digital Heritage
  This is a portal of digitized historical records from various institutions of Missouri. The resources include documents, photographs, maps and other materials of interest arranged by general topic.

• NebraskaStudies.Org
  A resource featuring archival photos, documents, letters, video segments, maps, and more documenting the history of Nebraska from pre-1500 to the present.

• New York Heritage
  A portal that brings together digital collections about New York State's people, places and institutions.

• Western New York Legacy
  Collections of archives and artifacts on the history and culture of the Western New York region.

• digitalMETRO: A Directory of Digital Collections Created and Maintained by Members of the Metropolitan New York Library Council
  A showcase for digital collections maintained by member libraries of METRO, along with collected information. Many sources focus on New York history.

• North Carolina Collection-
  Features online exhibits and photographic archives relating to North Carolina.

• Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture
  An encyclopedia containing articles about the history of Oklahoma.

• Oregon History Project - The Oregon History Project | Home
  An online resource documenting the history of Oregon through narratives and biographies of people who lived in this state. The website also features a timeline of events and images relating to the history of Oregon.

• Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture
  Features articles, a collection of images and maps and essays about the history and culture of Tennessee.

• Texas State Historical Association - The Handbook of Texas Online
  A multidisciplinary encyclopedia of Texas history, geography, and culture which comprises more than 23,000 articles on people, places, events, historical themes, institutions, and a host of other topic categories.

• Encyclopedia Virginia
  Provides articles on the history, culture, commerce, arts, and sciences of Virginia.

• Washington Secretary of State - Washington History
  A database providing information about the history of Washington State through a collection of full text books, newspapers and online presentations.

• Vermont Historical Society
  An online database devoted to Vermont where one can find a collection of photographs, exhibitions and other online resources on the history of the state.

• Documenting the American South: Oral Histories of the American South
  Digitized and primary materials relating to North Carolina and southern history in general.

• The Jack Rabin Collection on Alabama Civil Rights and Southern Activists
  Sound and video recordings, photographs and documents of Jack Rabin during his years in Alabama.

• Turning Points in Wisconsin History
  Articles, books in full text, essays, maps, images, etc. devoted to the history of Wisconsin.

• Wyoming Memory Historical Digital Archive
  A digital library providing resources bearing on the history of Wyoming.

• WyoHistory.org
  A website created by the Wyoming State Historical Society, offering essays, encyclopedia articles, maps, photographs, audio, and other resources on Wyoming people, locations, events and history.

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