Abstract: Includes digitized versions of 30 nineteenth century textbooks from the Nietz Old Textbook Collection. Allows users to page through the books as they would with hard copies. There's a table of content for each book
including a bookmarkable URL and a bibliographic citation from which one can proceed to chapters and skip to the pictures Boolean and simple searching are provided.
Adventures and observations on the west coast of Africa, and its islands : Historical and descriptive sketches of Madeira, Canary, Biafra, and Cape Verd islands; their climates, inhabitants, and productions. Accounts of places, peoples, customs, trade, missionary operations, etc., etc., on that part of the African coast lying between Tangier, Morocco, and Benguela,
Abstract: This report from the UN-Emergencies Unit for Ethiopia focuses on the current and possible future consequences of recent drought-like conditions in the Afar region in Northeastern Ethiopia. The report examines the current
conditions, exacerbated by disease and displacement of individuals as a result of the war with neighboring Eritrea, and makes some recommendations for UN action. Also included here
are "annexes" that provide a bibliography of related reports and studies as well as contact information for non-governmental organizations involved in the region.
Abstract: This material "represents preliminary drafts of three chapters of the unpublished volume on Afghanistan in the Federal Research Division's Area Handbook/Country Studies Series." There is an historical overview from Pre-Islamic through the Soviet intervention period; an overview of the Afghan natural and social environment that includes discussion of ethnic groups, religion, education, health, and refugees; and an analysis of the Taliban regime and opposition to it. Research completed 1997.
Abstract: Contains essays by well-known social scientists on the events of and following September 11. The site aims to "provide the public and academic community with a deeper level of analysis than can be found on Op-Ed pages or talk shows." Wide ranging in scope, essays are grouped into seven topic areas: Globalization, Fundamentalism(s), Terrorism and Democratic Virtues, Competing Narratives, New War?, New World Order?, and Recovery. The site is regularly updated with more material as well.
Abstract: Primary documents available on the Web. Browse by time period, beginning with 1492 and continuing into current times. Includes inaugural addresses, diary extracts, treaties, letters, speeches, and more.
The American farm book ... or, Compend of American agriculture : being a practical treatise on soils, manures, draining irrigation, grasses, grain, roots, fruits, cotton, tobacco, sugar cane, rice, and every staple product of the United States : with the best methods of planting, cultivating and preparation for market : illustrated by more than 100 engravings /
An American merchant in Europe, Asia, and Australia : a series of letters from Java, Singapore, China, Bengal, Egypt, the Holy Land, the Crimea and its battle grounds, England, Melbourne, Sydney, etc., etc.
Abstract: Presents a collection of firsthand accounts of former American slaves who were interviewed by writers and journalists in a Works Progress Administration project from 1936 to 1938. Includes an annotated index, notes on the sources, and
sound files. Links to related readings and to the home page of the American Studies Hypertexts collection at the University of Virginia.
Abstract: this annual report focuses on human rights abuses in 152 countries and territories around the world and describes the suppression and violence that have withered and destroyed the lives of millions of people. Due to the September 11th attacks in the US, this year's report emphasizes the importance of "justice" rather than "revenge." In addition, the report also highlights the failures of human rights protection as well as the "indomitable courage and determination of human rights activists whatever the challenges they face - and the vital role they play in a world beset by poverty, war and repression." The report is divided into regional sections, and all sections of the report can be downloaded as a printer friendly Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) file.
Abstract: This report "documents human rights abuses in 151 countries and territories during 2002" and "is a contribution to the work of human rights defenders struggling to achieve a safer world, a world where human rights take priority over political, military or economic interests."
Abstract: A searchable collection of primary source material on the United States annexation of Hawaii (1893-1900).
Abstract: Bibliography that "concentrates on books, chapters in anthologies, and periodical articles on the collective history of American Jewish women and archival resources on individuals and women's organizations." Includes a section on memoirs, oral histories, and creative writings. Excellent annotations. Browsable and searchable.
Abstract: The bibliography focuses on the US federal documents on terrorism and most specifically on attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. All documents are described with concise annotations and available through the Federal Depository system. Many, if not most, of these publications are available via the Web. The materials are arranged alphabetically by title within each of the seven sections. Aftermath, Congressional and Presidential Actions, Global Terrorism, International Politics, National Security, US Foreign Relations, and Weapons of Mass Destruction.
Abstract: The English Server is a member-run cooperative service of Carnegie Mellon University's English Department. Provides a public distribution and publication medium for research, criticism, novels
hypertext, and miscellaneous writings from the arts and humanities. Offers browsing capabilities and use of the server's FTP, Gopher, and TELNET resources for searching by word, phrase, topic or location.
Abstract: Hanover Historical Text Project's principal aim is to make primary texts available to students and faculty for use in history and humanities courses.
Bibliographical information and acknowledgements for scanning, conversion into html, and proofreading are found at the beginning of each text. Page numbers appear in parentheses at the point of the page breaks in the original texts.
Abstract: Presents a FAQ on Assyro-Babylonian mythology, provided and compiled by Christopher B. Siren. Defines Mesopotamia and Assyria and examines the political
organization of the region. Discusses the gods and heroes of the Babylonians, including Kishar, Anu, and Mammetum. Contains a bibliography of resources used to create the FAQ.
Abstract: "The hundreds of images in this collection have been selected from a wide range of sources, most of them dating from the period of slavery." They illustrate the "experiences of Africans who were enslaved and transported to the Americas and the lives of their descendants in the slave societies of the New World." Searchable by keyword (be sure to use the search button), browsable by categories.
Abstract: Contains the full text of the debates and conventions of the 1890's leading up to Federation with a range of participants' accounts and other contextual material from the time. These include the Quick and Garran "Annotated Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia", and "Studies in Australian Constitutional Law" by Andrew Inglis Clark, as well as a large number of books, pamphlets and articles by Deakin, Barton, Parkes, Griffiths, Spence and others. The functionality of the encoded database allows keyword searching of the entire collection or the debates only.
Abstract: This site is part of Habsburg Source Texts Archive. It contains documents concerning the history and culture of the former Habsburg lands and peoples from about 1500 until this century. It is edited by Charles Ingrao ... [et al].
Abstract: From the website of the Institute of Baltic Studies (IBS) which is a private non-profit organisation of Estonian origin.
Abstract: The National Security Archive's site on the Havana conference includes reports on the proceedings, a chronology, numerous declassified documents, several audio recordings, and biographies of the members of the
US delegation (former officials of the Kennedy Administration, the CIA, members of Brigade 2506)
Abstract: The English Server is a member-run cooperative service of Carnegie Mellon University's English Department. Provides a public distribution and publication medium for research, criticism, novels
hypertext, and miscellaneous writings from the arts and humanities. Offers browsing capabilities and use of the server's FTP, Gopher, and TELNET resources for searching by word, phrase, topic or location.
Beyond the West : containing an account of two years' travel in the other half of our great continent far beyond the old West, on the plains, in the Rocky mountains, and picturesque parks of Colorado. Also, characteristic features of New Mexico, Arizona, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho ... Oregon, Utah, Nevada, and ... California, the end of the West ... the great continental railroad, together with the ... most wonderful natural scenery in the world ...
Abstract: This is "a completely free and searchable web site designed to provide researchers worldwide with full access to the thousands of pages comprising this 14-volume printed work, originally published by the University of Illinois Press." It includes autobiographical writings, letters, and a large number of other documents.
Abstract: Hanover Historical Text Project's principal aim is to make primary texts available to students and faculty for use in history and humanities courses.
Bibliographical information and acknowledgements for scanning, conversion into html, and proofreading are found at the beginning of each text. Page numbers appear in parentheses at the point of the page breaks in the original texts.
Abstract: Hanover Historical Text Project's principal aim is to make primary texts available to students and faculty for use in history and humanities courses.
Bibliographical information and acknowledgements for scanning, conversion into html, and proofreading are found at the beginning of each text. Page numbers appear in parentheses at the point of the page breaks in the original texts.
Abstract: Hanover Historical Text Project's principal aim is to make primary texts available to students and faculty for use in history and humanities courses.
Bibliographical information and acknowledgements for scanning, conversion into html, and proofreading are found at the beginning of each text. Page numbers appear in parentheses at the point of the page breaks in the original texts.
Abstract: Hanover Historical Text Project's principal aim is to make primary texts available to students and faculty for use in history and humanities courses.
Bibliographical information and acknowledgements for scanning, conversion into html, and proofreading are found at the beginning of each text. Page numbers appear in parentheses at the point of the page breaks in the original texts.
The camp, the battle field, and the hospital : or, Lights and shadows of the great rebellion. Including adventures of spies and scouts, thrilling incidents, daring exploits, heroic deeds, wonderful escapes, sanitary and hospital scenes, prison scenes, etc., etc., etc.,
Abstract: Includes details of fighting and bombing in Afghanistan, the Bonn Agreement and future political arrangements in Afghanistan, the Al-Qaeda in other countries, and measures by the United Nations to counter terrorism. The 65-page report includes the text of the Bonn Agreement and a detailed color map of Afghanistan.
Abstract: Anthropologist Alice Fletcher lived with Dakota Sioux women on reservations in Nebraska and South Dakota for six weeks in the fall of 1881 and recorded her experiences in two journals. This digital version of her diaries made available by the National Museum of American History includes her daily entries, 26 drawings, and 36 photographs that can be viewed alongside the text, or in a separate photograph gallery. The diaries can be navigated by date or simply paged through. Fletcher's transcriptions of fifteen Sioux folktales can also be viewed in her journal entries, where they appear without titles, but often with some contextual information such as when the tale was told and who told it.
Abstract: Hanover Historical Text Project's principal aim is to make primary texts available to students and faculty for use in history and humanities courses.
Bibliographical information and acknowledgements for scanning, conversion into html, and proofreading are found at the beginning of each text. Page numbers appear in parentheses at the point of the page breaks in the original texts.
Abstract: A database "containing the full text of English translations of speeches, interviews, and press conferences by Fidel Castro, based upon the public domain records of the Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS)." The database contains speeches from 1959 to 1996 and may be searched by numerous modifiers or browsed by year. The speeches are offered in plain text format only.
Abstract: A field guide (with keys) of caterpillars commonly found in "forests and woodlands of the Pacific Northwest." The guide covers natural history, nomenclature, identification keys
and details for the collection and preservation of caterpillar specimens.
Abstract: Presents an online version of the "Catholic Encyclopedia," provided online by Kevin Knight as part of the New Advent Catholic Web site. Allows users to search for entries alphabetically and includes articles on the making of the original encyclopedia.
Abstract: This companion site to an exhibition at the University of Virginia Library Special Collections Department explores the history of censorship in America with a selection of books and items drawn from the Library. The exhibit is navigated via a pull-down menu, each section exploring censorship of a particular work, person, or medium with text and images.
Abstract: The National Security Archive (NSA) announced the release of over "16,000 secret US records on the Pinochet dictatorship in Chile, and Washington's role in the violent overthrow of the Allende government and the advent of the military
regime to power." aTotalling more than 50,000 pages, the records include numerous controversial documents that the CIA had refused to release until they
were pressured by the White House. The NSA has posted a selection of some of the key documents on its site. They are offered in pdf format with a brief description.
Abstract: Hanover Historical Text Project's principal aim is to make primary texts available to students and faculty for use in history and humanities courses.
Bibliographical information and acknowledgements for scanning, conversion into html, and proofreading are found at the beginning of each text. Page numbers appear in parentheses at the point of the page breaks in the original texts.
Abstract: A paper that investigates American visual satire (political cartoons) during the Civil War era. Beginning at the start of the Civil War and ending with its aftermath, the site is a history lesson that emphasizes the importance of understanding the ways in which political cartoons contributed to the social and political climate of the time. Furthermore, it reveals the potency of the medium, tracing the success and influence of visual images during the Civil War-era. It shows the period to be a significant landmark in the history of American political art.
Abstract: The English Server is a member-run cooperative service of Carnegie Mellon University's English Department. Provides a public distribution and publication medium for research, criticism, novels
hypertext, and miscellaneous writings from the arts and humanities. Offers browsing capabilities and use of the server's FTP, Gopher, and TELNET resources for searching by word, phrase, topic or location.
The Communistic societies of the United States : from personal visit and observation, including detailed accounts of the Economists, Zoarites, Shakers, the Amana, Oneida, Bethel, Aurora, Icarian and other existing societies, their religious creeds, social practices, numbers, industries, and present condition
Abstract: Hanover Historical Text Project's principal aim is to make primary texts available to students and faculty for use in history and humanities courses.
Bibliographical information and acknowledgements for scanning, conversion into html, and proofreading are found at the beginning of each text. Page numbers appear in parentheses at the point of the page breaks in the original texts.
Abstract: This site currently hosts over 10,000 files, focusing especially on the 1870 Poems, but offering a generous number of commentaries and other materials on all of Rossetti's works, including paintings and design. These are accessed via the Archive button on the first page, and include separate sections for Poems, Pictures, Prose, Translations, Manuscripts, and Periodicals among others. Works by Rossetti may be browsed by alphabetical or chronological lists. The Archive section also includes a brief biography, chronology, and a bibliography.
A comprehensive view of our country and its resources : Giving a brief outline history of the birth and growth of the nation and each state separately ... and following with graphic descriptions of the rivers, lakes, mountain cities, soil, climate, productions, minerals, manufactures, internal improvements, commerce, finances, government, schools, religious denominations, etc., etc. ...
Abstract: This sub-section is part of the geography and history part of the Internet Public Library (IPL), a project of the University of Michigan's school of information in Ann Arbor. offers access to online articles and books about the
World War II: concentration, internment, Labor cams
Abstract: The English Server is a member-run cooperative service of Carnegie Mellon University's English Department. Provides a public distribution and publication medium for research, criticism, novels
hypertext, and miscellaneous writings from the arts and humanities. Offers browsing capabilities and use of the server's FTP, Gopher, and TELNET resources for searching by word, phrase, topic or location.
Abstract: Hanover Historical Text Project's principal aim is to make primary texts available to students and faculty for use in history and humanities courses.
Bibliographical information and acknowledgements for scanning, conversion into html, and proofreading are found at the beginning of each text. Page numbers appear in parentheses at the point of the page breaks in the original texts.
Abstract: Released by the National Commission on Terrorism and posted online in its entirety by the Federation of American Scientists (FAS), this new report contains a number of
recommendations that have raised objections among civil libertarians, parts of the Arab-American community, and others. The commission, composed of private experts and former federal officials, was created in the wake of the US embassy
bombings in Africa in 1998 and has heard the testimony of hundreds of witnesses. Among its recommendations are enhanced monitoring of foreign students enrolled in US schools, using the CIA
or military instead of the FBI to lead investigations into terrorism on US territory, the repeal of regulations that supposedly prohibit the CIA from using unsavory informants, and the levying of sanctions against Greece and Pakistan
for not "cooperating fully" against terrorism under a statute Congress passed in 1996. Users can read the full text in HTML format at the FAS site.
Abstract: This online document archive contains material related to "the causes, conduct, and consequences of the US Civil War." The collection is largely comprised of books, broadsides, cartoons, pamphlets, and other printed ephemera from 1830 to 1880. The documents include speeches by Charles Sumner, cartoons by Thomas Nast, and promotional material from the Know-Nothing Party. The entire archive can be browsed by author, date of publication, title, or subject. Using a built-in viewer, each document can also be viewed in its original format, and visitors can zoom in or out on discrete areas. Finally, visitors can also search the entire archive by keywords, subjects, graphic elements, or date.
Abstract: An ever-growing collection of thousands of images focuses on 18th and 19th century North and South American cartographic materials and includes "atlases, globes, school geographies, maritime charts, and a variety of separate maps including pocket, wall, childrens and manuscript maps." Images can be viewed in any browser. Advanced functionality is available via special software available for free download on the site.
Abstract: An on-line encyclopedia on the rulers of the Roman empire from Augustus (27 BC-AD 14) to Constantine XI Palaeologus (1449-1453). The encyclopedia consists of (1) an index of all the emperors who ruled during the empire's 1500 years
(2) biographical essays on the individual emperors (3) family trees ("stemmata") of important imperial dynasties (4) an index of significant battles in the empire's history (5) capsule descriptions and maps of these battles, and (6) maps of the empire at different times. Wherever possible, these materials are cross-referenced by live links. These contents are supplemented by an ancient and medieval atlas, a link to a virtual catalog of Roman coins, and other recommended links to related sites.
Abstract: The database ranges from the years immediately following World War II, when declassified documents were first made widely available, through the 1970s. Nearly every major foreign and domestic event of these years is covered: the Cold War, Vietnam, foreign policy shifts, the civil rights movement, and others.
Abstract: Hanover Historical Text Project's principal aim is to make primary texts available to students and faculty for use in history and humanities courses.
Bibliographical information and acknowledgements for scanning, conversion into html, and proofreading are found at the beginning of each text. Page numbers appear in parentheses at the point of the page breaks in the original texts.
Abstract: Hanover Historical Text Project's principal aim is to make primary texts available to students and faculty for use in history and humanities courses.
Bibliographical information and acknowledgements for scanning, conversion into html, and proofreading are found at the beginning of each text. Page numbers appear in parentheses at the point of the page breaks in the original texts.
Abstract: In 18th century Virginia, Robert "King" Carter owned over 300,000 acres containing many farms and plantations as well as some 1,000 slaves to work those plantations. He was a member of the Council of Virginia and was acting governor of the state for a time. He received a classical education in England, and corresponded widely both within the colony and with merchants overseas. His correspondence was transcribed and digitized by Edmund Berkeley, Jr., former director of special collections at the University of Virginia Library, and put online by the staff at UVA's Electronic Text center. Users can read and search the transcribed texts (in either original or modernized spelling) as well as from 1722-1723.
Abstract: A collection of essays from Diotima, a site on gender and art in the ancient world. Provides links to online articles, essays and book reviews dealing with patterns of gender around the ancient Mediterranean region.
Abstract: A collection of sources on Southern history, literature and culture from the colonial period through the first decades of the twentieth century.
Abstract: The Special Collections Library of Duke University has maintained for some time an extensive and regularly updated collection of documents from the Women's Liberation Movement of the 1960s and 1970s. The documents are browseable by subject categories and searchable by keyword. Subject categories include General and Theoretical, Medical and Reproductive Rights, Organizations and Activism, Sexuality and Lesbian Feminism, Socialist Feminism, Women of Color, and others. Most documents are offered in transcription, with some limited facsimile versions available. A short list of links to related sites is also provided. The site is associated with the Women's Liberation Research Network at Duke.
Abstract: Hanover Historical Text Project's principal aim is to make primary texts available to students and faculty for use in history and humanities courses.
Bibliographical information and acknowledgements for scanning, conversion into html, and proofreading are found at the beginning of each text. Page numbers appear in parentheses at the point of the page breaks in the original texts.
Abstract: The English Server is a member-run cooperative service of Carnegie Mellon University's English Department. Provides a public distribution and publication medium for research, criticism, novels
hypertext, and miscellaneous writings from the arts and humanities. Offers browsing capabilities and use of the server's FTP, Gopher, and TELNET resources for searching by word, phrase, topic or location.
Abstract: Online exhibit of political cartoons published by Dr. Seuss in the New York newspaper PM during the years 1941-1948.
Richard H. Minear has written the introduction. The collection is browseable by year, month, and day. Subject term browsing will be available in the future. The cartoons are presented as large
thumbnails which link to a full-sized image presented in an unfortunately cramped frame. The cartoons comment on a wide variety of topics, including war preparedness, domestic politics, and isolationism, with
particular criticism for the US Congress and Americans not prepared to sacrifice for the war effort. Caricatures of the Axis nations, especially the Japanese, reflect contemporaneous stereotypes.
The site also features some even rarer cartoons that Geisel drew for other publications and for war bond drives.
Abstract: The Haymarket rally, bombing, and subsequent trials, executions, and pardon, mark one of the most significant episodes in US labor history. The story of Haymarket is presented
at the site as a five-act drama, accompanied by interviews, images, excerpts of memoirs and contemporary news reports, and other primary documents. A guide to navigating the
site, a. pdf version of the five-acts, and suggestions for further reading are also provided.
Abstract: This digital project of the Washington University in St. Louis Library, takes advantage of a remarkable collection of documents that involve both local history and one of the most significant episodes in Antebellum US history, the Dred Scott Case. In 1846, Dred Scott and his wife Harriet filed suit for their freedom in the St. Louis Circuit Court, initiating an eleven-year legal fight that ended in the US Supreme Court, which issued a decision that contributed in no small part to rising tensions between the free and slave states. The site offers digital images and transcriptions (HTML or Word) of 85 original documents from the Dred and Harriet Scott cases tried in St. Louis courts the site also provides a brief chronology and links for further information.
Abstract: The Early Church Fathers is a 38-volume collection of writings from the first 800 years of the Church. This collection is divided into three series, Ante-Nicene (ANF), Nicene and Post-Nicene Series I (NPNF1), and Nicene and Post-Nicene Series II (NPNF2). These files have the majority of the text printed in the actual books, but the indexes are not included. In fact Volume IX of the Ante-Nicene Series, which consists entirely of index information, is not available. In these files you will see Greek and Hebrew text transliterated into the Roman alphabet. To see them Greek and Hebrew in their own alphabets, you should install two public-domain fonts: SPTiberian and SPIonic.
Abstract: This site is part of Habsburg Source Texts Archive. It contains documents concerning the history and culture of the former Habsburg lands and peoples from about 1500 until this century. It is edited by Charles Ingrao ... [et al].
The dispatches from the US representative in Vienna were taken from Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, the official publication of US diplomatic correspondence.
The letters from Strossmayer to Gladstone were all collected by R.W. Seton-Watson and included in the appendix to his book, The Southern Slav Question and the Habsburg Monarchy, published in London in 1911 by Constable and Co.
Abstract: A compilation of WWW sources for the course Ecoles litteraires du Moyen-Age au XVIIe siecle, taught by Dr. Isabelle Martin from the French Language and Literature Dept.
Abstract: Hanover Historical Text Project's principal aim is to make primary texts available to students and faculty for use in history and humanities courses.
Bibliographical information and acknowledgements for scanning, conversion into html, and proofreading are found at the beginning of each text. Page numbers appear in parentheses at the point of the page breaks in the original texts.
Abstract: "The Encyclopaedia of the Orient is a one-stop online resource which covers all countries and cultures between Mauritania in the west and Iran in the east, Turkey in the north and Sudan in south."
Encyclopedia of architecture : A dictionary of the science and practice of architecture, building, carpentry, etc., from the earliest ages to the present time, froming a comprehensive work of reference for the use of architec builders, carpenters, masons, engineers, students, professional men, and amateurs.
Abstract: Sponsored jointly by Case Western Reserve University and the Western Reserve Historical Society, this online text offers hundreds of articles on the history of Cleveland.
There are two categories of articles in the Encyclopedia, general entries, short articles of 200 to 500 words, and interpretive essays, longer articles of 500 to 4000 words that explore
examined in a separate gallery on-site. The encyclopedia features an alphabetical as well as a subject index and can be searched by title, text, and subject. A Reader's Guide and
a bicentennial timeline of Cleveland history are also offered as supplementary text. new articles are added on a regular basis
Abstract: Provides access to a diverse body of scholarship, journals, and collections of texts. Resources are related to the disciplines of art, architecture, drama, fiction, poetry, history, political theory, cultural studies, philosophy, women's studies and music. Also features a bulletin board and mailing lists.
Essays on the progress of nations, in productive industry, civilization, population, and wealth : illustrated by statistics of mining, agriculture, manufactures, commerce, banking, revenues, internal improvements, emigration, mortality, and population.
Abstract: Provides access to historical documents from Western Europe that are transcribed, reproduced in facsimile, or translated. note that most of them are primary documents and that they shed light on key historical happenings within the
Countries. includes documents on medieval and Renaissance Europe and on Europe as a supernational region. offers access to documents on Andorra, Iceland, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and ot
Countries. links to a citation guide and to the Western European specialists section of the Association of College and research libraries (ACRL).
Abstract: The site functions as "an illustrated introduction to, and explanatory catalogue of all the figurative sculpture that is part of the original interior fabric of the medieval building." The material on the site is primarily geared toward art historians and medievalists. The site does not provide a tour through the cathedral so much as it offers photos and explanations of the individual sculptural pieces: "medieval bosses, corbels, labelstops, figurative capitals and a few other interior carvings, which are an integral part of the medieval interior construction of Exeter Cathedral, Devon, England." Users can browse or search the contents, and a nice introduction and bibliography are both Use.
The family prayer book, or, The Book of common prayer, and administration of the sacraments, and other rites and ceremonies of the church, according to the use of the Protestant Episcopal church in the United States of America : accompanied by a general commentary, historical, explanatory, doctrinal, and practical: compiled from the most approved liturgical works, with alterations and additions, and accommodated to the liturgy of the Protestant Episcopal church in the United States of America
Field-book for railroad engineers : Containing formul for laying out curves, determining frog angles, levelling, calculating earth-work, etc., etc., together with tables of radii, ordinates, deflections, long chords, magnetic variation, logarithms, logarithmic and natural sines, tangents, etc., etc.
Abstract: Hanover Historical Text Project's principal aim is to make primary texts available to students and faculty for use in history and humanities courses.
Bibliographical information and acknowledgements for scanning, conversion into html, and proofreading are found at the beginning of each text. Page numbers appear in parentheses at the point of the page breaks in the original texts.
Abstract: "Forced Migration Online (FMO) provides instant access to a wide variety of online resources dealing with the situation of forced migrants worldwide. Designed for use by practitioners, policy makers, researchers, students or anyone interested in the field, to give comprehensive information in an impartial environment and to promote increased awareness of human displacement issues to an international community of users."
Abstract: Contains 376 official documents that chart US diplomacy efforts in the wake of the Six Day War in 1967. The volume begins with the developments that followed the November 22, 1967 adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 242, which "sought to establish a framework for settlement of the Arab-Israeli dispute," and it closes with the inconclusive efforts to secure a peace agreement and prevent an arms race in the waning months of the Johnson administration. The documents are presented in HTML format and accompanied by a summary and preface.
Abstract: This site is part of Habsburg Source Texts Archive. It contains documents concerning the history and culture of the former Habsburg lands and peoples from about 1500 until this century. It is edited by Charles Ingrao ... [et al].
Abstract: The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library has released some 10 000 digitized documents, 6,000 of which are pages that had been locked in FDR's White House safe (Safe Files); the remainder come from the
Vatican Files and German Diplomatic Files. The documents are offered as both digitized originals and text files. The Safe Files may be browsed by box (of six) and topic. Each topic heading
indicates number of items, document types, and topics covered. The Vatican Files may be keyword-searched (all returns display in full-text on a single page) or browsed by box and topic.
The German files are browseable by box and topic. Additional resources at the FDR Library site include a collection of thousands of copyright-free photos, a K-12 Learning Center, finding aids, and related links, among others.
Abstract: Presents a collection of writings and links about American history. Notes that the main section of the site is from "An Outline of American History." Offers access to documents, essays, and biographies.
Abstract: This copy is part of a hypertexts collection produced by students and faculty at the University of Virginia American Studies Program.
Abstract: Contains a comprehensive national survey of markets and fairs in medieval England and Wales. At present, full information is available for eleven counties, with new additions planned throughout the year. The entries may be browsed by country or place name, and a glossary, list of abbreviations, and description of methodology and sources are provided. Users are encouraged to read the introduction and instructions on reading the entries before they begin, or else they might not be able to decipher the contents.
Abstract: This sub-section is part of the geography and history part of the Internet Public Library (IPL), a project of the university of Michigan's School of Information in Ann Arbor. Offers access to online articles and books about
the history of Africa
The Gentile nations : or, The history and religion of the Egyptians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes, Persians, Greeks, and Romans, collected from ancient authors and Holy Scripture, and including the recent discoveries in Egyptian, Persian, and Assyrian inscriptions: forming a complete connexion of sacred and profane history and showing the fulfilment of sacred prophecy.
Geography of the state of New York : Embracing its physical features, climate, geology, mineralogy, botany, zoology, history, pursuits of the people, government, education, internal improvements, &c. With statistical tables, and a separate description and map of each county ...
Abstract: Hanover Historical Text Project's principal aim is to make primary texts available to students and faculty for use in history and humanities courses.
Bibliographical information and acknowledgements for scanning, conversion into html, and proofreading are found at the beginning of each text. Page numbers appear in parentheses at the point of the page breaks in the original texts.
Abstract: A searchable site "dedicated to the investigation and dissemination of information concerning all aspects of the Atlantic slave system and its destruction." Source Documents contains "200 individual items, including speeches, letters cartoons and graphics, interviews, and articles." There are also Bibliographies, related sites and information about the Amistad case, and more.
Abstract: Offers images from 50 years of photography by one of New York City's most prominent commercial photography studios during the city's rise to its status as one of the world's great metropolises. The photographic plates are large, numerous, and helpfully annotated with historical and culturalbackground. An introduction by E.L. Doctorow and a history of the Byron Company by Peter Simmons also supplement the photographs.
Abstract: Presents the full-text of 4 Founding Documents of the United States of America (1776--1787) compiled as part of the Great Books Index of Ken Roberts. Notes the name, date, and online format of each work.
Abstract: Presented to the Mid-America Conference on History, 17-19 September 1992, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas.
Abstract: Utilizing their own copy (one of 48 remaining around the world) of Gutenberg's Bible, the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at the University of Texas at Austin has created this site about both Johann Gutenberg's 15th century Bible and the printing process used to create this work. Most visitors will want to start by viewing selected passages from this remarkable book available here, among them excerpts from Genesis and the 23rd Psalm. One particularly engaging feature is the "Anatomy of a Page" section where visitors can learn about the different parts of the pages in the Gutenberg Bible, including the abbreviations made by the scribes, the illuminations, and rubrics added by the
Abstract: The Project's principal aim is to make primary texts readily available to students and faculty for use in history and humanities courses.
Abstract: This 115-page report, released by Economic Policy Institute (EPI) at the end of last month, "is the most comprehensive study of family hardships ever published." The report examines the plight of the working poor by determining basic family budgets for communities across the nation--the amount of money a family needs for food, housing, utilities, child care, transportation, and health care--and comparing these figures to wage statistics. The report concludes that two-and-a-half times more families fall beneath the basic family budget levels for their communities than fall below the federal poverty line. The Family Budgets Calculator is an online supplement to the report that generates basic budgets for different kinds of families for 400,000 communities. I
Abstract: Features documents and materials from the Truman era. Highlights of the site include original documents relating to the Korean War, the Berlin Airlift, the formation of NATO the decision to drop the bomb, the Marshall Plan, and the Truman Doctrine. A detailed chronology of Truman's life and times from 1940 until his death is also posted along with photographs, educational programs and resources, and online museum exhibits.