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Internet Resources
Compiled by the Librarians of the Akron-Summit County Public Library
- African-American History
- General Resources
- Indians of North America
- Military History
- Ohio 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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- A Chronology of US Historical Documents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- Links to US Historical Documents on the Web, organized chronologically by century.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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- 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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- 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 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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