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Internet Resources
Compiled by the Librarians of the Akron-Summit County Public Library

United States History

  1. African-American History
  2. General Resources
  3. Indians of North America
  4. Military History
  5. Ohio History


African-American History

African American History
http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/history/tm/black.html
A nice broad listing of available Internet resources. Maintained by Theresa Mudrock, University of Washington Libraries.
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project
http://www.stanford.edu/group/King
Papers, speeches, and sermons of Dr. King. There is also a biography and an excerpt from his autobiography, as well as a chronology and related links.

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General Resources

A Chronology of US Historical Documents
http://www.law.ou.edu/hist
Links to US Historical Documents on the Web, organized chronologically by century.
19th Century America
http://www.teacheroz.com/19thcent.htm
Collection of print and online sources for 19th century American history. (1800-1900) Jacksonian Era, West, Civil War, Populism, Gilded Age, Imperialism, Women. Includes timelines and maps.
Decades in 20th Century America
http://www.aclibrary.org/teenroom/decades.asp
Collection of print and online sources for each of the century's decades. Annotated and regularly updated by librarians at the Alameda County (CA) Library.
Presidents of the United States (POTUS)
http://www.ipl.org/div/potus/
Entries include a portrait, vital statistics, election results, cabinet members, presidency highlights, trivia, and links to relevant Internet resources.
Vice-Presidents
http://www.vicepresidents.com
Biographies, facts and trivia about the U.S. Vice Presidents.
The United States Civil War Center
http://www.cwc.lsu.edu
The source for Civil War information on the Internet. More than 2100 links.

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Indians of North America

First Nations Histories
http://www.tolatsga.org/Compacts.html
Extensive gathering of resources on the history of Native American tribes.
Native American Home Pages - Nations
http://www.nativeculture.com/lisamitten/nations.html
Information on individual native nations. Contains links to pages that have either been set up by the nations themselves, or are devoted to a particular nation. Alphabetical by tribal name.

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Military History

Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
http://www.hazegray.org/danfs
This is the foremost reference regarding U.S. Navy vessels, equivalent to the nine-volume print version. It covers United States naval vessels from the Civil War up to 1991.
Getting Military Records
http://members.aol.com/forvets/htomr.htm
Information and addresses for locating military personnel records.
United States Navy
http://www.navy.mil
Official site contains current and historical information on the U.S. Navy, policy, jobs, ships, and insignia.

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Ohio History

Ohio Historical Society Online
http://www.ohiohistory.org/index.html
Extensive information on Ohio history and historical sites for students, teachers, tourists, and genealogists.

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Last Modified September 27, 2005


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