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History (General)

Ancient, Medieval, & Renaissance History

U.S. History (General)

World History

Twentieth Century History

African-American History

Native American History

Women's History

South Carolina History

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History (General)
Chase's Calendar of Events	Ref D 11.5 C48 2002
Chronology of the Expanding World: 1492 to 1762	Ref D 209 W59 1994
Chronology of the Modern World: 1763 to 1992	Ref D 209 W59 1994B
Dictionary of Historic Documents	Ref D9 K63 1990
Encyclopedia Judaica	Ref DS 102.8 E49 (v.1-17 + 4 yearbooks)
Encyclopedia of the Scientific Revolution: From Copernicus to Newton	Ref Q 125 E53 2000
Facts on File	Ref D410 F3 (1941-2001)
Historic Documents	Ref E 839.5 H57 (1972-2000)
What Happened Where	Ref D419 C58 1997

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Ancient, Medieval, and Renaissance History
The Ancient Gods Speak: A Guide to Egyptian Religion	Ref BL 2428 A53 2002
Ancient Greece and Rome	Ref DE 5 A57 1998 (v.1-5)
Biographical Dictionary of Ancient Greek and Roman Women	Ref HQ 1136 L54 2000
Chronology of the Medieval World	Ref D 118 S855 1994 (v.1-13)
Civilization of the Ancient Mediterranean	Ref DE 59 C55 1988 (v.1-3)
Civilizations of the Ancient Near East	Ref DS 57 C55 1995 (v.1-4)
The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt	Ref BL 2450 G6 W56 2003
Daily Life in Ancient Mesopotamia	Ref DS 69.5 N4 1998
Dictionary of the Middle Ages	Ref D 114 D5 1982
Encyclopedia of the Renaissance	Ref CB 361 E52 1999 (v.1-6)
Encyclopedia of the Roman Empire	Ref DG 270 B86 2002
Encyclopedia of the Scientific Revolution: From Copernicus to Newton	Ref Q 125 E53 2000
Handbook to Life in Ancient Egypt	Ref DT 83 D23 1998
Handbook to Life in Ancient Greece	Ref DE 77 A35 1997
Handbook to Life in Ancient Rome	Ref DG 77 A35 1994
MaGill Great Events From History: Ancient & Medieval Series	Ref D 59 G7 (v.1-3)
Medieval England: An Encyclopedia	Ref DA 129 M43 1998
The Oxford Classical Dictionary	Ref DE 5 O9 1996
The Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance	Ref CB 361 C27 2003
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt	Ref DT 58 O94 2001 (v.1-3)
The Penguin Encyclopedia of Ancient Civilizations	Ref CB 311 E52 1988
Who's Who in the Greek World	Ref DE 7 H39 2000

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U.S. History (General)
The American Revolution: An Encyclopedia	Ref E208 A433 1993 (v.1-2)
America's South	Ref F 207.3 W39 1990
Atlas of American Politics, 1960-2000	Ref G 1201 F1 A8 2002
Atlas of Hispanic-American History	Ref E 184 S75 O287 2001
The Civil War and Reconstruction: A Student Companion	Ref E 468 B319 2001
The Civil War Dictionary	Ref E 468 B7 1988
The Columbia Guide to America in the 1960s	Ref DK 14 C3
Dictionary of American Biography	Ref E 176 N28 (v.1-63 + index)
Dictionary of American History	Ref E 174 D52 2003 (v.1-10)
Encyclopedia of American History	Ref E174 E53 2003 (v.1-11)
The Encyclopedia of Colonial & Revolutionary America	Ref E 188 .E63 1989
The Encyclopedia of Southern History	Ref F 207.7 E52
Encyclopedia of the American Civil War	Ref E 468 E53 2000 (v.1-5)
Encyclopedia of the Great Depression	Ref E 806 E63 2004 (v.1-2)
Encyclopedia of the North American Colonies	Ref E 45 E53 1993 (v.1-3)
Harlem Renaissance: A Gale Critical Companion	Ref PS 153 N5 H245 2003 (v.1-3)
Historical Dictionary of the 1970s	Ref E 839 H57 1999
A Historical Guide to the U.S. Government	Ref JK 9 H57 1998
MaGill Great Events From History: American Series	Ref E 178 G7 (v.1-3)
Notable Americans	Ref E 176 N89 1988
The Oxford Companion to American Military History	Ref E 181 O94 1999
The Oxford Companion to United States History	Ref E 174 O94 2001
The Reader's Companion to American History	Ref E 174 R43 1991
The United States in the First World War: An Encyclopedia	Ref D 510 U65 1995
Who Was Who in the Civil War	Ref E 467 S56 1988
Women During the Civil War: An Encyclopedia	Ref E 628 H37 2004 (v.1-2)

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World History
Africa and the West: A Documentary History from the Slave Trade to Independence	Ref DT 353.5 E9 A34 2001
Africana	Ref DT 14 A37435 1999
Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History	Ref D 23 45 2005 (v.1-5)
Blackwell Encyclopedia of the Russian Revolution	Ref DK 265 B54 1988
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Russia	Ref DK 14 C3
The Chinua Achebe Encyclopedia	Ref PR 9387.9 A3 Z459 2003
The Companion to British History	Ref DA 34 A76 2001
Crimes of War: What the Public Should Know	Ref K 5301 C75 1999
The Cultural Atlas of Islam	Ref DS 36.85 .A39 1986
Encyclopedia of Africa	Ref DT 351 E53 1997 (v.1-4)
Encyclopedia of African History and Culture	Ref DT 3 P27 2001 (v.1-3)
Encyclopedia of Asian History	Ref DS 31 E53 1988 (v.1-4)
The Encyclopedia of Britain	Ref DA 1 E52 1999
Encyclopedia of Holocaust Literature	Ref PN 56 H55 E53 2002
Encyclopedia of Japan	Ref DS 805 K633 1983 (v.1-9 + suppl.)
Encyclopedia of Mexico	Ref F 1210 E63 1997 (v.1-2)
Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment	Ref D 286 D52813 2001 (v.1-2)
Japan Encyclopedia	Ref DS 821 F73 2002
Latin America History & Culture	Ref F1406 E53 1996 (v.1-5)
Medieval England: An Encyclopedia	Ref DA 129 M43 1998
An Oxford Companion to The Romantic Age: British Culture 1776-1832	Ref DA 485 O94 1999
Oxford Dictionary of British History	Ref DA 34 D52 2001
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures: The Civilizations of Mexico and Central America	Ref F 1218.6 O95 2001 (v.1-3)
A Reference Guide to Latin American History	Ref F 1410 R395 2000
Rulers and Governments of the World	Ref D 11.5 R67 1977 (v.1-2)
Tudor England: An Encyclopedia	Ref DA 315 H5 2000

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Twentieth Century
Chronology of the Modern World: 1763 to 1992	Ref D 209 W59 1994B
Encyclopedia of Heads of States and Governments, 1900 through 1945	Ref D 412 L45 1999
Encyclopedia of Holocaust Literature	Ref PN 56 H55 E53 2002
Encyclopedia of the Holocaust	Ref D 804.3 E53 1990 (v.1-4)
Encyclopedia of the Third Reich	Ref DD 256.5 G76313 1991 (v.1-2)
Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War	Ref DS 557.7 E53 1996
Great Events From History: Modern European Series	Ref D209 G7 (v.1-3)
Great Events From History: Worldwide Twentieth Century Series	Ref D 421 G63 (v.1-3)
Harlem Renaissance: A Gale Critical Companion	Ref PS 153 N5 H245 2003 (v.1-3)
Historical Dictionary of the 1970s	Ref E 839 H57 1999

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African-American History
Africa and the West: A Documentary History from the Slave Trade to Independence	Ref DT 353.5 E9 A34 2001
African America: Portrait of a People	Ref E 185.96 E87 1994
The African American Almanac	Ref E 185.5 N34 1994
African-American Culture and History	Ref E 185 E54 1996 (v.1-5)
African Americans at War	Ref U 52 S88 2004 (v.1-2)
The African American Years: Chronologies of American History and Experience	Ref E 185 S797 2003
Black Firsts: 4,000 Ground-Breaking and Pioneering Historical Events	Ref E 185 B574 2003
Civil Rights in America	Ref JC 599 U5 S53 1998
Distinguished African American Political and Governmental Leaders	Ref E 185.61 H359 1999
Encyclopedia of African American Business History	Ref HD 2344.5 U6 E53 1999
Encyclopedia of African-American Civil Rights: From Emancipation to the Present	Ref E185.61 E54 1992
Facts on File Encyclopedia of Black Women in America	Ref E 185.96 F2 1997 (v.1-11)
Freedom's Lawmakers	Ref E 185.96 F64 1996
Harlem Renaissance: A Gale Critical Companion	Ref PS 153 N5 H245 2003 (v.1-3)
The Malcolm X Encyclopedia	Ref BP 223 Z8 L573 2002
Organizing Black America: An Encyclopedia of African American Associations	Ref E 185.5 O74 2001

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Native American History
Native America in the Twentieth Century	Ref E 76.2 N36 1994
Native American Indians	Ref E 76.2 E53 1996
Native American Tribes	Ref E 77 G15 1998 (v.1-4)
Native Americans (American Political History Series)	Ref E 93 N32 2002

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Women's History
(For additional Women's History reference sources, see the Women's Studies subject guide)
American Women	Ref HQ 1410 A47 2001
The Columbia Documentary History of American Women Since 1941	Ref HQ 1420 C65 2003
Facts on File Encyclopedia of Black Women in America	Ref E 185.96 F2 1997 (v.1-11)
A Guide to American Women's Landmarks	Ref E 159 K39 1994
Historical Encyclopedia of American Women Entrepreneurs	Ref HF 3023 A2 O64 2000
Lesbian Histories and Cultures	Ref HQ 75.5 L4395 2000
Notable Hispanic American Women	Ref E 184 S75 N68 1993
Political and Historical Encyclopedia of Women	Ref HQ 1236.5 E85 E52 2003
Protest, Power, and Change: An Encyclopedia of Nonviolent Action from ACT-UP to Women's Suffrage	Ref HM 278 P76 1997
What American Women Did, 1789-1920: A Year-By-Year Reference	Ref HQ 1154 C665 2001
Women During the Civil War: An Encyclopedia	Ref E 628 H37 2004 (v.1-2)
Women in Early America: Struggle, Survival and Freedom in a New World	Ref HQ 1416 M395 2004
Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia	Ref HQ 1115 W6 1999 (v.1-4)
Women Rulers Throughout the Ages: An Illustrated Guide	Ref D 107 J32 1999
Women's Rights (Major Issues in American History series)	Ref HQ 1236.5 U6 S77 2003

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South Carolina History
Columbia College: The Ariail Era	Ready Ref LD 7251 C72 S2
Cyclopedia of Eminent & Representative Men of the Carolinas	Ref F268 C992 (v.1-2)
Encyclopedia of South Carolina	Ref F 269 E53 1993
South Carolina Facts	Ref F286 S68 1991

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Suggested Subject Headings and Location of Books in Our Library

Search the Library Catalog by keyword, subject, title, or author. Edens Library offers books and other materials on a variety of History subjects, including:

Archaeology
Battles
Conspiracies
Constitutional history
Europe -- History
Historiography
History
Holocaust

Middle Ages
Military history
Renaissance
Revolutions
South Carolina -- History
United States -- History
Women -- History
World history

...Or, you can browse the following sections in the library's General Collection and Reference areas:

History: General and Old World
D -- History (General)
DA -- Great Britain
DB -- Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia
DC -- France
DD -- Germany
DE -- Mediterranean Region - Classical
DF -- Greece
DG -- Italy
DH -- Low Countries: Belgium, Luxemburg
DJ -- Netherlands (Holland)
DJK -- Eastern Europe
DK -- Soviet Union, Poland
DL -- Northern Europe, Scandinavia
DP -- Spain, Portugal
DQ -- Switzerland

History: General and Old World (cont.)
DR -- Balkan Peninsula, Turkey
DS -- Asia
DT -- Africa
DU -- Oceania, Australia, New Zealand
DX -- Gypsies

History: Western Hemisphere
E -- America
F -- U.S. Local History, Canada, Latin America

Additional History Areas
HN -- Social History
CB -- History of Civilization
LA -- History of Education

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Databases for Research

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Periodicals (Journals, Magazines, Newspapers)

The following periodicals, held by Edens Library, are excellent resources for exploring current topics in History. Check the Library Catalog for holdings.

American Heritage
The American Historical Review
American History
American Quarterly
Carologue
Current History
The Georgia Historical Quarterly
History Today

Journal of American Culture
Journal of American History
Magazine of History
Reviews in American History
Russian Life
South Carolina Historical Magazine
Southern Cultures
The William and Mary Quarterly

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Recommended Internet Sites for History

History (General)

United States History

African-American History

South Carolina History

Women's History

Ancient & Medieval History

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History (General)
The Avalon Project at Yale Law School: Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy "The Avalon Project will mount digital documents relevant to the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government. We do not intend to mount only static text but rather to add value to the text by linking to supporting documents expressly referred to in the body of the text."
The Christian Science Monitor: A Thousand Years (1000-2000) "A Thousand Years of World Population" . . . Includes: "How many people does it take to change the world?" ; World Population Map; AP (Associated Press) Timeline; Snapshots of the Century; and The Last Century of the Millenium.
EyeWitness: History Through the Eyes of Those Who Lived It (Ibis Communications, Inc.) "Your ringside seat to history - from the Ancient World to the present. History through the eyes of those who lived it."
History (PBS)
TheHistoryNet "Where History Lives on the Web" . . . "TheHistoryNet is the history lover's home on the Internet. We deliver the deepest and broadest collection of articles from leading writers and historians, accessible to novices and students as well as experts."
Television News Archive (Vanderbilt Univ.) "The Television News Archive collection at Vanderbilt University is the world's most extensive and complete archive of television news. The collection holds more than 30,000 individual network evening news broadcasts from the major U.S. national broadcast networks: ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN, and more than 9,000 hours of special news-related programming including ABC's Nightline since 1989."

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United States History
American Memory: Historical Collections for the National Digital Library (The Library of Congress) "American Memory is a gateway to rich primary source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States. The site offers more than 7 million digital items from more than 100 historical collections."
AmericanSouth.org "The AmericanSouth.org web site is a "...comprehensive scholarly discovery source for research materials related to the cultures and histories of the American South."
American Treasures of the Library of Congress "The American Treasures of the Library of Congress exhibition is an unprecedented permanent exhibition of the rarest, most interesting or significant items relating to America's past, drawn from every corner of the world's largest library."
Documenting the American South (DAS) (Univ. of NC at Chapel Hill Libraries) "Documenting the American South (DAS), an electronic collection sponsored by the Academic Affairs Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, provides access to digitized primary materials that offer Southern perspectives on American history and culture. It supplies teachers, students, and researchers at every educational level with a wide array of titles they can use for reference, studying, teaching, and research."
In Motion: The African American Migration Experience (New York Public Library) "In Motion: The African-American Migration Experience presents a new interpretation of African-American history, one that focuses on the self-motivated activities of peoples of African descent to remake themselves and their worlds."
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project at Stanford University "The King Papers Project is a major research effort to assemble and disseminate historical information concerning Martin Luther King, Jr. and the social movements in which he participated."
Native American Studies - Directory of Online Resources (Academic Info) "Includes: Digital Publications ; Tribal & Local Histories ; Art & Culture ; Religion & Spirituality ; Law & Government ; Museums ; Libraries ; Academic Programs ; Kennewick Man ; Organizations" and more...
100 Milestone Documents (Our Documents) "The following is a list of 100 milestone documents, compiled by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), and drawn primarily from its nationwide holdings. The documents chronicle United States history from 1776 to 1965."
POTUS: Presidents of the United States (Internet Public Library) "In this resource you will find background information, election results, cabinet members, notable events, and some points of interest on each of the presidents. Links to biographies, historical documents, audio and video files, and other presidential sites are also included to enrich this site."
September 11, 2001 Documentary Project (Library of Congress) "The September 11, 2001, Documentary Project captures the heartfelt reactions, eyewitness accounts, and diverse opinions of Americans and others in the months that followed the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and United Airlines Flight 93. Patriotism and unity mixed with sadness, anger, and insecurity are common themes expressed in this online presentation of almost 200 audio and video interviews, 45 graphic items, and 21 written narratives."
Television News Archive (Vanderbilt Univ.) "The Television News Archive collection at Vanderbilt University is the world's most extensive and complete archive of television news. The collection holds more than 30,000 individual network evening news broadcasts from the major U.S. national broadcast networks: ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN, and more than 9,000 hours of special news-related programming including ABC's Nightline since 1989."
The Vietnam Project (Texas Tech University) "The mission of the Vietnam Center at Texas Tech University is to support and encourage research and education regarding all aspects of the American Vietnam experience; promoting a greater understanding of this experience and the peoples and cultures of Southeast Asia."

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African-American History
The African American History Timeline This site provides a chronology of historical events from before 1600 through 1969, a chronology about blacks in the western United States, and a list of sources. Also includes a bibliography, a research guide, and links to descriptions of individuals, places, and events that have contributed to the shaping of black history. From a history professor at the University of Washington.
The African-American Mosaic: A Library of Congress Resource Guide for the Study of Black History and Culture "This exhibit marks the publication of The African-American Mosaic: A Library of Congress Resource Guide for the Study of Black History and Culture. A noteworthy and singular publication, the Mosaic is the first Library-wide resource guide to the institution's African- American collections."
Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive (McCain Library & Archives (Special Collections Dept.), Univ. of Southern Mississippi) "An Internet-accessible, fully searchable database of digitized versions of rare and unique library and archival resources on race relations in Mississippi"
Documenting the American South (DAS) (Univ. of NC at Chapel Hill Libraries) "Documenting the American South (DAS), an electronic collection sponsored by the Academic Affairs Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, provides access to digitized primary materials that offer Southern perspectives on American history and culture. It supplies teachers, students, and researchers at every educational level with a wide array of titles they can use for reference, studying, teaching, and research."
In Motion: The African American Migration Experience (New York Public Library) "In Motion: The African-American Migration Experience presents a new interpretation of African-American history, one that focuses on the self-motivated activities of peoples of African descent to remake themselves and their worlds."
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project at Stanford University "The King Papers Project is a major research effort to assemble and disseminate historical information concerning Martin Luther King, Jr. and the social movements in which he participated."
Race and Place: An African American Community in the Jim Crow South: Charlottesville, Virginia (Carter G. Woodson Institute for African-American and African Studies, Univ. of Virginia) "Race and Place is an archive about the racial segregation laws, or the 'Jim Crow' laws from the late 1880s until the mid-twentieth century. The focus of the collection is the town of Charlottesville in Virginia."

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South Carolina History
South Carolina History For the General Public: "The State has compiled PDF pages of historical articles and series that appeared in its print edition over the past 3 years. The articles are categorized by topic." For Teachers: "The articles have been matched to eighth grade standards."

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Women's History
(Also see the Women's History links on the Women's Studies subject guide)
American Women's History: A Research Guide (Middle Tennessee State Univ.) "American Women's History provides citations to print and Internet reference sources, as well as to selected large primary source collections. The guide also provides information about the tools researchers can use to find additional books, articles, dissertations, and primary sources."
Civil War Women - Online Archival Collections (Duke Univ., Special Collections Library) "On-line archival collections featuring scanned pages and texts of the writings of women during the American Civil War. Includes the 1864 diary of Alice Williamson, a 16 year old girl from Gallatin, Tennessee, the papers of Rose O'Neal Greenhow, a renowned Confederate spy, and the papers of Sarah E. Thompson, a spy for the Union."
Documents from the Women's Liberation Movement - An On-line Archival Collection (Duke Univ., Special Collections Library) "The materials in this on-line archival collection document various aspects of the Women's Liberation Movement in the United States, and focus specifically on the radical origins of this movement during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Items range from radical theoretical writings to humourous plays to the minutes of an actual grassroots group."
Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1775-2000 "The Women and Social Movements website is a project of the Center for the Historical Study of Women and Gender at the State University of New York at Binghamton. Currently it contains 45 mini-monographs that interpret documents. Each mini-monograph poses an interpretive question and provides a collection of documents that address the question. Altogether the site includes over 1050 documents, more than 400 images, and over 400 links to other websites.
Women Working: 1800 - 1930 (Harvard Univeristy Libraries) "...provides access to digitized historical, manuscript, and image resources selected from Harvard's library and museum collections. This collection explores women's roles in the US economy between the turn of the 19th century and the Great Depression. Working conditions, conditions in the home, costs of living, recreation, health and hygiene, conduct of life, policies and regulations governing the workplace, and social issues are all well documented. The collection currently contains 3,460 books and pamphlets, 1,125 photographs, and 7,489 pages from manuscript collections."
Women's Suffrage (Spartacus Educational, Encyclopaedia of USA History: 1840-1980) Includes the following sections: Campaigners for Women's Rights; Women Artists and the Campaign; Journals and Magazines; Campaigning Organizations; Political Campaigns; and Male Supporters of Women Suffrage.

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Ancient & Medieval History
Diotima: Materials for the Study of Women and Gender in the Ancient World (The Stoa Consortium) "Diotima serves as an interdisciplinary resource for anyone interested in patterns of gender around the ancient Mediterranean and as a forum for collaboration among instructors who teach courses about women and gender in the ancient world. This site includes course materials, the beginnings of a systematic and searchable bibliography, and links to many on-line resources, including articles, book reviews, databases, and images."
Exploring Ancient World Cultures: An Introduction to Ancient World Cultures on the World-Wide Web (Univ. of Evansville) "Exploring Ancient World Cultures (EAWC) is an on-line course supplement for students and teachers of the ancient and medieval worlds. It features its own essays and primary texts. Over time it will include chapter-length histories for each of the eight "cultures" represented: The Near East, India, Egypt, China, Greece, Rome, Early Islam and Medieval Europe."

Ancient & Medieval History

Diotima: Materials for the Study of Women and Gender in the Ancient World (The Stoa Consortium)

"Diotima serves as an interdisciplinary resource for anyone interested in patterns of gender around the ancient Mediterranean and as a forum for collaboration among instructors who teach courses about women and gender in the ancient world. This site includes course materials, the beginnings of a systematic and searchable bibliography, and links to many on-line resources, including articles, book reviews, databases, and images."

Exploring Ancient World Cultures: An Introduction to Ancient World Cultures on the World-Wide Web (Univ. of Evansville)

"Exploring Ancient World Cultures (EAWC) is an on-line course supplement for students and teachers of the ancient and medieval worlds. It features its own essays and primary texts. Over time it will include chapter-length histories for each of the eight "cultures" represented: The Near East, India, Egypt, China, Greece, Rome, Early Islam and Medieval Europe."

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World History — General
Cold War (CNN Interactive) "To complement CNN's COLD WAR documentary series, CNN Interactive, renowned for its popular news and information Web sites, has created CNN.com/ColdWar -- the most comprehensive online site ever produced for a television documentary" ... Features links to sections dealing with Cold War Culture, Technology, Espionage, and The Bomb.
The Cold War Connection: The Cold War Science & Technology Studies Program (Dept. of History, Carnegie Mellon Univ.) "The Cold War Science & Technology Studies Program has several components: furthering research in the field of Cold War science and technology by supporting several graduate students and a postdoctoral fellow; contributing to curriculum development at the secondary and college levels; serving as a clearinghouse for anyone doing research in Cold War related topics on the web; maintaining an annotated bibliography and filmography, as well as several syllabi from university courses on the Cold War."
Human Rights Library (University of Minnesota)
Marxists Internet Archive "An entirely volunteer based non-profit organisation, with the purpose of educating people around the world about Marxism"
Race for the Superbomb (PBS American Experience series) Tells the story of the U.S.-Soviet race to build the first hydrogen bomb in the early 1950's
September 11, 2001 Documentary Project (Library of Congress) "The September 11, 2001, Documentary Project captures the heartfelt reactions, eyewitness accounts, and diverse opinions of Americans and others in the months that followed the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and United Airlines Flight 93. Patriotism and unity mixed with sadness, anger, and insecurity are common themes expressed in this online presentation of almost 200 audio and video interviews, 45 graphic items, and 21 written narratives."
Television News Archive (Vanderbilt Univ.) "The Television News Archive collection at Vanderbilt University is the world's most extensive and complete archive of television news. The collection holds more than 30,000 individual network evening news broadcasts from the major U.S. national broadcast networks: ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN, and more than 9,000 hours of special news-related programming including ABC's Nightline since 1989."
The Vietnam Project (Texas Tech University) "The mission of the Vietnam Center at Texas Tech University is to support and encourage research and education regarding all aspects of the American Vietnam experience; promoting a greater understanding of this experience and the peoples and cultures of Southeast Asia."

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World History — Europe
A Concrete Curtain: The Life and Death of the Berlin Wall
A Cybrary of the Holocaust (Remember.org) - "The 6 Million, and 5 Million, Often Forgotten"
The Emancipation of Women 1750-1920 (British History) (Spartacus Educational)
For European Recovery: The 50th Anniversary of the Marshall Plan (Library of Congress)
Public Record Office "The Public Record Office is the national archive of England, Wales and the United Kingdom. It brings together and preserves the records of central government and the courts of law, and makes them available to all who wish to consult them. The records span an unbroken period from the 11th century to the present day."
Russian and East European Studies (REESWeb) (Univ. of Pittsburgh)
Western European Studies Section (WESSWeb) (Assoc. of College & Research Libraries) "WESS is professionally involved in the acquisition, organization, and use of information sources originating in or related to Western European countries. Our aim is to promote the improvement of library services supporting study and research in Western European affairs from ancient times to the present."

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World History — Africa
AllAfrica.com "AllAfrica Global Media is the leading provider of African news and information worldwide ... posting over 800 stories daily in English and French and offering a diversity of multi-lingual streaming programming as well as over 600,000 articles in our searchable archive (which includes the archive of Africa News Service dating from 1997)."
Africa Research Central "Gateway to the archives, libraries, and museums with important collections of African primary sources"
African Voices (Smithsonian, National Museum of Natural History)
The Middle East North Africa Internet Resource Guide (Univ. of Utah)

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World History — Russia
Constitution of the Russian Federation, December 1993
The Face of Russia (PBS History)
Friends and Partners: Linking US-Russia Across the Internet "Friends and Partners ... represents a community of people all over the world who provide information and communications services to promote better understanding, friendship and partnership between individuals and organizations of the United States (and, more broadly, "the west") and countries of the Former Soviet Union."
Russia on the Net: The Original Russian Web Directory
Soviet History (Marxists Internet Archive)

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World History — Latin America
Internet Resources for Latin America (New Mexico State Univ.)
Internet Resources for Latin American & Iberian Studies (InfoSurf, Univ. of California Santa Barbara)
Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC) (Univ. of Texas, Austin)

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World History — East Asia
Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library (The Australian National Univ.)
The China WWW Virtual Library: Internet Guide for China Studies (Institute of Chinese Studies, Heidelberg Univ.)
Educational Resources on Asia (UCLA Asia Institute)

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Edens Library Resources for History

Selected Reference Books

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Suggested Subject Headings and Location of Books in Our Library

Databases for Research

Periodicals (Journals, Magazines, Newspapers)

Recommended Internet Sites for History

Edens Library Resources
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