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History
American
Memory
A vast online collection of primary source documents and
photographs relating to American history, maintained by the
Library of Congress.
American
Rhetoric
Includes an archive of more than 5000 audio and video
recordings of famous speeches.
Ancient
Egypt
A rich collection of resources on such topics as daily life
in ancient Egypt, mummification, and the pharaohs. Maintained
by the British Museum.
The
Ancient World Web
An annotated collection of links to sites related to ancient
history.
Anne
T. Kent California History Room
California and Marin County history archive located in the
Marin Civic Center; site includes photo albums and a collection
of oral histories.
Biography
Resource Center (In-Library use only)
Biography
Resource Center (Access from home or work;
Belvedere & Tiburon residents only)
Comprehensive database of biographical information. Maintained
by the Gale Group.
Biography.com
A searchable database of over 25,000 famous people, past and
present. Maintained by the Biography Channel and A&E.
Chronology
of U.S. Historical Documents
Primary source documents in American history, organized chronologically
and dating from the pre-colonial era to the present.
Distinguished
Women of Past and Present
Web links to hundreds of biographies of famous female politicians,
scientists, artists, etc.
Historical
Maps
Hundreds of digitized maps from the Perry-Castañeda
Library
Map Collection at the University of Texas.
The
History Channel
Includes a classroom area, this day in history, and a history
quiz.
The
History Net
Articles from Primedia history magazines like Civil War
Times and British Heritage, plus links to About.com
history-related sites.
History
Resources from PBS
A large collection of links to Web sites developed by PBS
to support history related programs on topics ranging from
Ansel Adams to Nazi Gold.
History
Sourcebooks Project
Collections of public domain and copy-permitted historical
texts presented without advertising or excessive layout.
HyperHistory
Online
A collection of history timelines; navigation can be confusing
until you get the hang of it.
National
Museum of American History
Virtual exhibitions from the Smithsonian Institution's National
Museum of American History in Washington D.C.
Presidents
of the United States
Biographical resource maintained by the Internet Public Library.
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