HIST 2112 Jennings: Archives & Websites

So you found a website that seems great for your project, but you're wondering if it's okay to use. Here's a handy guide to help you decide.

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This site offers digitized versions of old world maps provided by various participating institutions including the British Library's map collection, the Harvard Library, the New York Public library and other institutions. A timeline that allows users to look for historical maps from a set period of time is also included.

Arranged around a particular topic.

The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) offers a single point of access to millions of items - photographs, manuscripts, books, sounds, moving images, and more - from libraries, archives, and museums around the United States.

HathiTrust Digital Library is a digital preservation repository and highly functional access platform. HathiTrust provides long-term preservation and access services to digitized content from a variety of sources, including Google, the Internet Archive, Microsoft, and in-house member institution initiatives. Items in the public domain are in full-view for everyone and items held in copyright are searchable.

Densho’s mission is to preserve the testimonies of Japanese Americans who were unjustly incarcerated during World War II before their memories are extinguished. Most of the collection consists of first-hand accounts and images related to Japanese internment camps during WWII, including nearly 500 video interviews with Japanese immigrants and their children.

Run by Brigham Young University's Harold B. Lee Library and includes links to primary documents from European history.

Paintings, music, films and books from Europe's galleries, libraries, archives and museums.

Everyday people speak through their diaries, autobiographies, and memoirs.

A project of the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University.