History
& Archives Resources on the Web
Contents
General
Arts and Humanities
Data Service
The Arts and Humanities Data Service is a national service funded by the Joint
Information Systems Committee of the UK's Higher Education Funding Councils
and the Arts and Humanities Research Board to collect, preserve and promote
re-use of the electronic resources which result from research in the arts and
humanities. It will encourage research and educational use of its collections
and make information about them available through an on-line catalogue.
Humbul Humanities
Hub
Humbul Humanities Hub is a service of the Resource Discovery Network. Humbul
is developing an online catalogue of Internet resources relevant to teaching
and research in the humanities. In collaboration with subject specialists,
the Hub finds, evaluates and describes resources for the study of English language
and literature, other European languages and literature, history, archaeology,
classics, religion, and philosophy. The Humanities Hub is also developing a
range of other services for the UK humanities community including online tutorials
for the evaluation of web resources; the online CTI Textual Studies Guide to
Digital Resources; and cross-searching of related databases.
Interactive tutorial for historical study
Use this interactive tutorial to improve your Internet research skills.
Irish Resources
in the Humanities
Where you will find links to, inter alia, Irish sites for Archaeology,
Art, Architecture, Geography, History, Irish Language, Literature,
Music, Theatre,
as well as Archives & Libraries, Associations & Organisations, Bibliographies & Dictionaries,
Newspapers & Journals. This site was greatly updated in Spring 2002, most notably
by the addition of an Advanced Search Page. Here you can sort by multiple variables,
such as by Event (the famine, 1798, or the troubles), by Resource (such as
journal, archive/library, museum, primary resource), by Era (Renaissance, 1700s,
1900s, etc), or by a combination of any of these variables.
Science Fiction Web Resources
UCD School of History and Archives has a guide to Science Fiction resources available on the web. Includes links to full text novels, academic journals and reference works.
Voice of the Shuttle
- Web Page for Humanities Research
The Voice of the Shuttle virtual library on the humanities includes links to
web resources about anthropology, archaeology, architecture, area studies,
art and art history, classical studies, cultural studies, cyberculture, history,
legal studies, literature and theory, media studies, minority studies, music
and dance, philosophy, photography, politics and government, postindustrial
business theory, religious studies and others, as well as interdisciplinary
sites and indexes.
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Archives and Manuscripts Collections
EURHISTAR:
Database of the Historical Archives of the European Communities
Eurhistar is the online catalogue of the Historical Archives of the European
Communities. It can be accessed using various search tools or by the holding
list. The database searches documents produced by the European Communities;
papers of European politicians or officials; archives of European associations,
parties and organisations that have played a significant part in the march
towards European integration; as well as copies of documents held in other
repositories which complement the existing collections or relate to European
unification.
National Archives (Great Britain)
The National Archives, which covers England, Wales and the United Kingdom, was
formed in April 2003 by bringing together the Public Record Office and the
Historical Manuscripts Commission. It is responsible for looking after the
records of central government and the courts of law, and making sure everyone
can look at them. The collection is one of the largest in the world and spans an
unbroken period from the 11th century to the present day. Before visiting the
PRO, you should check the page, "Plan your visit".
National
Archives of Ireland
The National Archives was established on 1 June 1988. It is an amalgamation
of the Public Record Office of Ireland, founded in 1867 and the State Paper
Office, founded in 1702. Many of the archives accessioned by the Public Record
Office of Ireland before 1922 were destroyed by fire and explosion at the beginning
of the Civil War in June 1922. Consequently, the archives now held by the National
Archives date mainly from the 19th and 20th centuries, although some date back
as far as the 13th century. Their web-site provides information about what
records are held in the main Bishop Street site and which are held in other
locations. Members of the public may apply for a Reader's Ticket on the day
of their first visit.
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (U.S.)
This site is maintained by the Library of Congress whose own manuscripts are all included in the main LC Catalogue which contains approximately 12 million records - books, serials, computer files, manuscripts, cartographic materials, music, sound recordings, and visual materials. The link Archival and manuscript repositories of primary material hosted by the University of Idaho lists over 5000 websites describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources for the research scholar.
The Public
Record Office of Northern Ireland
The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) is the official place
of deposit for public records in Northern Ireland. PRONI hold millions of documents
which relate chiefly, but by no means exclusively, to present-day Northern
Ireland. The earliest record dates from 1219, with the main concentration of
records covering the period 1600 to the present.
The records fall into three general categories:
- Records of Government Departments which in many cases go back
to the early nineteenth century;
- Records of courts of law, local authorities and other non-departmental
public bodies;
- Records deposited by private individuals, churches, businesses
and institutions.
The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland is
open to the public.
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Documents
EuroDocs
- Primary Historical Documents from Western Europe
EuroDocs, sponsored by Brigham Young University, is a portal to
transcriptions, translations, and facsimiles of (mainly primary)
historical documents about Western Europe. Listed chronologically,
the documents provide broad coverage of the political, economic,
social, and cultural history of Western European countries from
the medieval times up until the present. EuroDocs is divided into
three sections: medieval and Renaissance Europe, Europe as a supranational
region, and 24 individually listed countries from Andorra to Vatican
City. The web site is simple in its design and unencumbered by graphics,
factors that allow for easy navigation. Updated regularly.
Gallica
- the Digital Library of the Bibliothéque Nationale de France
Gallica is the
digital library of the Bibliothéque Nationale de France (BnF),
open to the general public around the world since 1997. It
serves as a digital encyclopedia and consists of printed materials
(books, journals, newspapers, printed music and other documents),
graphic materials (engravings, maps, photographs and others) and
sound recordings. Gallica makes it possible to find sources
that are rare, unusual, out-of-print or difficult, if not impossible,
to access. These materials are royalty-free and available
free of charge when used strictly for private purposes. Today,
this digital library includes more than 75,000 volumes of digitized
texts, 70,000 still images and 30 hours of sound recordings.
Internet
History Sourcebooks Project
The Internet History Sourcebooks Project is a comprehensive compendium of public
domain primary and secondary texts covering ancient, medieval, and modern histories.
The site also houses subsidiary sourcebooks covering African, East Asian, Indian,
Islamic, Jewish, and other histories. Primarily for educational use, the sourcebooks
contain course pages and syllabi for the histories of Western civilization,
medieval Europe, the modern world, and Chinese culture. The site also provides
extensive links to other web resources about history. Site does not appear
to be as well kept as the Eurodocs project.
World
War I Document Archive
Assembled by the World War I Military History mailing list, this academic document
archive contains a wide collection of primary source material pertaining to
the following aspects of the conflict's history: conventions, treaties, and
official papers; documents listed chronologically ranging from pre-1914 until
post-1918; memorials; a biographical dictionary of major figures; an image
archive; and links to other resources. A special topics section includes a
recommended reading list, as well as commentaries and articles pertaining to
the war's maritime and medical/nursing activities. Appears to be regularly
updated.
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Ireland
Archaeological
and Historical Journals in Ireland
The contents lists provided for some of these journals are based on the headings
of the articles themselves rather than the contents pages. Where discrepancies
were found, the error generally appeared to be in the latter. The following
items are omitted from contents lists: reviews (except review articles), obituaries,
reports of society activities (unless containing detailed information on sites),
abstracts of lectures (unless substantial), lists of members, modern poems
and fiction. Short notes such as quotations from old newspapers are generally
included, but not quotations from books unless accompanied by commentary. Punctuation
and spelling have mostly followed the original exactly, but obvious errors
have been corrected, and capitals are not used within sentences except for
proper nouns. This site is maintained by Thaddeus C. Breen.
CAIN Web Service
(Conflict Archive on the INternet)
The Northern Ireland Conflict (1968 to the Present). This site contains information
and source material on 'the Troubles' in Northern Ireland from 1968 to the
present. Also information on society and politics in the region. Material is
regularly added to the site and information on particular pages may change.
Recent additions to the site:
Dunn, Seamus., Murray, Dominic., and Walsh, Dermot. (2002) Cross Border Police
Co-operation in Ireland. Limerick: University of Limerick, and Coleraine: University
of Ulster.
Malcolm Sutton's Index of Deaths from the Conflict in Ireland - a database
of deaths from July 1969 to December 2001.
CELT - The online
resource for Irish history, literature and politics
The CELT project is producing an online database of contemporary and historical
topics from many areas, including literature and the other arts. It is providing
material for the greatest possible range of readers, researchers, academic
scholars, teachers, students, and the general public. The texts can be searched,
read on-screen, downloaded for later use, or printed out. Among the recent
additions are,
Die ersten Ùrzte Irlands ed. Kuno Meyer
A Middle-Irish Fragment of Bede's Ecclesiastical History ed. O. J. Bergin
Foras Feasa Book I-II (Vol. I-III) by Geoffrey Keating
Enhanced British Parliamentary Papers on Ireland (1801-1922)
EPPI involves the electronic cataloguing and full-text digitisation of some 13,700 British Parliamentary papers (containing around 600,000 pages) from the University of Southampton's Ford Collection of Official Publications. EPPI is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council.
Linen Hall Library Website
The Linen Hall Library is a unique institution. Founded in 1788,
it is the oldest library in Belfast and the last subscribing
library in Ireland. It provides
a free public reference service and is an independent and charitable body.
It is the leading centre for Irish and local Studies in the North of Ireland,
and its holdings range from its comprehensive holdings of early Belfast and
Ulster printed books to the 250,000 items in the Northern Ireland Political
Collection, the definitive archive of the recent troubles. The Library is physically
at the heart of Belfast, and more generally at the centre of the cultural and
creative life of the wider community. Completion of a major extension in September
2000 as part of a £3.4 million Millennium Development has put it in an even
better position to serve members and visitors alike.
Peritia. Journal
of the Medieval Academy of Ireland
Peritia is a journal devoted to Irish and Insular medieval studies
as seen in the context of the European middle ages and the heritage
from antiquity,
and to European medieval studies generally. Contains a useful "links" page.
Stormont Papers Online: The complete Northern Ireland Parliament Papers 1921-1972. Digitised and indexed by the Centre for Data Digitisation and Analysis, Queen's University Belfast, and the Arts & Humanities Data Service, King's College London.
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Europe
BUBL
LINK / 5:15 Catalogue of Internet Resources - European History
Part of the BUBL network of internet resources for the academic community.
A somewhat eclectic group of resources - useful if they match your needs!
German
History WWW Links
This page contains a personal selection of links to web sites of interest to
students of German history. Hosted by The Institute for German History at Tel
Aviv University.
Monumenta Germaniae
Historica
The official web-site of the Monumenta Germaniae Historica (Deutsches
Institut f»r Erforschung des Mittelalters). This site contains
lists of publications, access to the online catalogue of the
Institute library and more general information
about the Institute.
Institute of
Historical Research
Founded in 1921 by A. F. Pollard, the Institute of Historical Research is an
important resource and meeting-place for scholars from all over the world.
It contains an outstanding open-access library, runs courses and major conferences,
offers research fellowships and other awards and produces many significant
research aids and tools. The IHR web site offers access to a wide range of
electronic resources, from electronic journals to directories of historical
research in UK universities, from catalogues of web sites for history to high
quality learning and teaching material. It also acts as a bulletin board for
the history profession in the UK, with information about conferences and events
held throughout the country.
Labyrinth
A World Wide Web Server for Medieval Studies A collection of resources in medieval
studies, containing an electronic library of poetry and prose in medieval
languages, on-line bibliographies, professional directories and news about
medieval studies, links to related teaching resources, information on medieval
cultures, special topics, and more.
Internet Resources on Russia and the CIS
Content of these pages is maintained by School of Slavonic and East
European Studies Library staff in consultation with academic staff in
the School.
WWW-VL
HISTORY INDEX NETWORK
The History Network is part of the World Wide Web - Virtual Library - a bit
of a 'curate's egg' of a collection of sites. You will find some useful and
some fairly dubious material in going through this and related gateways. However,
there is enough good stuff there to make it worthwhile.
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United States
AMDOCS
- Documents for the Study of American History
AMDOCS - Documents for the Study of American History, from the University of
Kansas, is a virtual library of links to articles on historical events, documents,
and persons. The site has sections on the 15th-19th centuries, the Civil War,
the Reconstruction and Progressive Period, the 20th Century, World War I, the
Inter war Period, World War II, Vietnam, and the 1970s - 1990s, from Christopher
Columbus, Excerpts from Journal, 1492 to Bush's Speech to Congress, September
20, 2001
BUBL
LINK / 5:15 Catalogue of Internet Resources - United states history
- general Part of the BUBL network of internet resources
for the academic community. A somewhat eclectic group of resources
- useful if they match your needs!
Immigration to the United States, 1789-1930
Web-based collection
of selected historical materials from Harvard's libraries, archives,
and museums that documents voluntary immigration to the US from the
signing of the Constitution to the onset of the Great Depression.
United
States Historical Census Browser
The United States Historical Census Browser, in co-operation with the Inter-University
Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) at the University of Michigan,
provides access to historical census data describing the people and economy
of each state and county in the US from 1790 to 1960.
Organization
of American Historians
The Organization of American Historians (OAH) home page contains information
on organizational structure, membership, meetings, related web resources, and
publications. In addition, this web site offers the text of the final report
of the Kennedy Assassination Records Review Board and a report from the second
conference on internationalizing the study of American history. This site also
contains the editorial board list, submission guide, reviewer information,
and table of contents for the Journal of American History.
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