History - Links

American Memory: Historical collections from the Library of Congess, including documents, maps, photos, and sound recording

National Archives: Find historical government documents and collections. View documents from their Exhibit Hall--anything from the Declaration of Independence to World War II posters.

Bureau of Labor Statistics: A variety of current and historical statistical and economic data from all over the world.

The Valley of The Shadow: The histories of communities on either side of the Mason-Dixon line during the American Civil War.

The Abraham Lincoln Association: Includes a searchable index of The Complete Works of Abraham Lincoln.

The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson: A collection of excerpts from Harper's Weekly covering the 1868 Johnson Impeachment.

NewsEngin's Cost-of-Living Calculator: Calculates comparative costs of living in specific U.S. regions from 1914 to 1999.

Spanish - American War centennial Website: In-depth information regarding the Spanish American War, including everything from individual battle reports to profiles of weapons and individuals. Barnard Professor of English, Lisa Gordis, has compiled a lengthy list of links relating to American history, culture, and literature.

The Margaret Sanger Papers Project: NYU's project dedicated to locating, researching, and publishing the papers of this birth control pioneer.

The Brown University Title IX Case: 1995 Supreme Court case involving members of the two Brown University women's varsity athletic teams who filed suit alleging violation of Title IX which prohibits discrimination based on gender at any educational institution that receives federal funds.

Peace Collection: Founded in 1930 when Jane Addams of Chicago's Hull House denoted her papers on peace and social justice to Swarthmore College, this collection consists of materials on non-governmental efforts for peace.


New Deal Network: Collection of images, documents, and personal accounts of the New Deal era.

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum: Contains virtual exhibits and chronologies relating to Truman's presidency.

FindLaw.com: A searchable collection of Supreme Court opinions from 1893 to present.

Berkeley's Free Speech Movement: A history of the FSM, complete with documents, image gallery, and personal perspectives.

Child Labor in America: The photographs of Lewis Hines.

A history of the typewriter

Historical Hypertext Collection: The American Studies Department at the University of Virginia is compiling a collection texts in American history.

University of Oklahoma Law Center: Maintains an extensive collection of primary documents in American history.

Atlantic Unbound: An extensive collection of features from The Atlantic Monthly.

Cold War links

The Politics of the Cold War: Yale Law School's Avalon project, featuring several documents relating to the Cold War.
Literature of the 1950s

The Feminist Chronicles

Municipal Archives of New York City: List of sources and holdings, plus some interesting photographs.

Urban History Research Resources: Collection of urban studies links maintained by Barnard College and Columbia University.

Columbia Libraries: Historical Newspapers: A searchable resource of historical newspapers, notably the New York Times. Every article published by the New York Times about Barnard College can be quickly located.

EH.NET: Economic History Services: Resource which addresses the comparative values of purchasing power, interest rate, and other variables between the past and today.

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