Finding Historical Resources on the Web
Many library databases are available on the web. See the General History Guide and the Resource Guides by Topic and by Region for advice on locating these. This page is a guide to locating sources on the "free", non-Penn State portion of the Internet.
Major Collections of Primary Sources
- American Memory: Historical Collections for the National Digital Library
- Avalon Project: Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy
- EuroDocs: Western European Primary Historical Documents
- Gallica: Digital Library of the National Library of France
- Making of America: 19th c. books and magazines
History Subject Directories
Subject directories provide selected lists of sites. They can be useful to browse to get an overview of the resources on your topic.
- History Matters: The U.S. Survey on the Web
- History Guide
- World Wide Virtual Library: History
Published guides to history web sites
- The European History Highway: A Guide to Internet Resources. Dennis A. Trinkle and Scott A. Merriman, editors. Armonk, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe, 2002.
- History and the Internet: A Guide. By Patrick D. Reagan. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2002.
- Using Internet Primary Sources to Teach Critical Thinking Skills in History. By Kathleen W. Craver. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1999.