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Open Access Databases

European Views of the Americas: 1493 to 1750
This free historical archive is a comprehensive guide to printed records about the Americas written in Europe before 1750 from European Americana: A Chronological Guide to Works Printed In Europe Relating to the Americas, 1493-1750. This bibliography is well-known and respected by scholars worldwide, and is a valuable index for libraries, researchers and individuals interested in European works that relate to the Americas. It was co-developed by John Alden and the Curator of European Books at The John Carter Brown Library, Dennis Landis. This electronic index represents a wide range of topics, from the British/French/Dutch in America to natural disasters, religious orders, slavery and more. The John Carter Brown Library, founded in 1846, is a foremost repository of rare books and materials and is a center for advanced research in history and the humanities.
Handbook of Texas Online
The Handbook of Texas Online is a project of the Texas State Historical Association. The online Handbook offers a full-text searchable version of the complete text of the six-volume print edition, all corrections incorporated in the second printing, and approximately 400 articles not included in the print edition due to space limitations. Subsequent developments will include additional corrections and updates, new articles, illustrations, and audio-video media. The Handbook of Texas Online was officially released on February 15th, 1999.

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American Numismatic Society Collection Database
Archaeological Institute of America
An introduction to the basics of archaeology
Colonial Williamsburg
Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon
Text database containing Aramaic texts in all dialects from the 9th century B.C. to the 13th century A.D.
Digital Scriptorium
East Texas Digital Archives
History Channel
In addition to TV shows, The History Channel offers articles, stories, and topics for historical research.
Internet Medieval Sourcebook Selected Sources Index
List of States' Digital Libraries
Arranged by the state, this list provides links to digital libraries/archives focusing on the history of that state.
Making of America Journals A digital library of primary sources in American social history primarily from the antebellum period through reconstruction. The collection is particularly strong in the subject areas of education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion, and science and technology.
McArdle Notebooks Dawn at the Alamo and The Battle of San Jacinto became Henry McArdle's legacy. The painstaking detail of the paintings was reflected in his exhaustive research. When the state of Texas finally settled with McArdle's heirs to purchase the paintings for $25,000 in 1927 (19 years after the artist's death), they also received his papers. Ruskin McArdle, the son of the artist, had compiled his father's massive research and had it bound into two huge ledgers, one for each of the paintings. In 1929, he gave these ledgers to the state for deposit in the Texas State Library. Officially entitled, "McArdle Companion Battle Paintings," they became known simply as the "McArdle Notebooks." Packed with letters, notes, and photographs, the McArdle Notebooks are among the most historically significant treasures of the Texas State Library and Archives. This web site is designed to make these fragile rarities available for both the serious researcher and for the general public.
Minnesota's Historic Shipwrecks
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Great for American West studies. Fur trade, Settlement, Early American Industry.
Portal to Texas History
A gateway to rare, historical, and primary source materials from or about Texas.
Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites
Covers the history, literature and culture of the Greco-Roman world.

SoundTheology Religion Audio Archive
he historical religion programs in this collection came from the archives, library shelves, and back rooms of many organizations. Faith groups represented include African Methodist Episcopal, Baptist, Episcopal, Lutheran, Mennonite, Methodist, Presbyterian, Quaker, Roman Catholic, Salvation Army, United Church of Christ, and others. AR-GCAH-LogoThis SoundTheology online archive is an independent service of Audio-Rescue.com, provided in conjunction with the United Methodist General Commission on Archives and History (GCAH). Many of these programs would have been lost forever if not saved in this project.

Texas Treasures
Statistical Abstracts of the United States Census Bureau
American statistical data from 1878 to 2012. Statistical Abstract data present here ranges from our most recent edition to the historical abstracts compiled throughout the decades. Some of the data were scanned as an effort to make historical abstract information available to the public. The display of data will continue as historical records become available.