Web Sites Archiving Original Sources

These are sample Web sites which archive documents and other artifacts online.

Text Archives

University of Houston Digital History Ethnic Voices - The "Ethnic Voices" section of this online history Web site has primary source documents on the history of Asian Americans, African Americans, Mexican Americans and Native Americans as well as other resources.

Internet Sacred Texts Archive - Online editions of sacred texts from all regions and eras including the Bible (multiple versions), Koran, South Asian and Buddhist texts, Native American texts, prophetic texts, neo Pagan texts and more.

New Madrid Earthquakes - First hand accounts and references of the New Madrid (on Mississippi river) earthquakes of 1811-1812.

Sonetos del Siglo del Oro / Spanish Golden Age Sonnets - Repository of Spanish sonnets (bilingual editions) with links to bibliography and mythology references.

American Journeys: Eyewitness Accounts of American Explorers - Read first-hand documents from the explorers of North America from the Viking Era to the 19th century explorers of the West.

PBS American Heritage War Letters - A collection of letters from American soldiers from several wars including the American Revolution and the Civil War.

Multimedia Archives

In addition to texts, other items including photos, sound and video can be archived online.

University of Washington Cities & Buildings Database - Searchable database of architecture images from around the world. Images are licensed for classroom teaching, research or personal use.

TITIUS Ogam Inscriptions (Ogam Inschriften) - Photo archive of Ogam stones from Ireland and Britain. Click on image to view record (in English).

Library of Congress Omaha Indian Music - Includes links to online audio of authentic recordings.

Homeroom: History of Education on British Columbia - Includes timeline, classic Dick & Jane, old curricula, links. Includes archive of old lesson plans.

Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust - Contains archival photos, interviews with survivors, information on pre-War Germany, timeline and other information.

September 11 Digital Archives - Links to archived video footage taken on September 11 and a few days afterwards.

Penn State Libraries

The Penn State University Libraries subscribe to a variety of full-text and multimedia archives including. These are just a sample. A complete list is maintained at - http://www.lias.psu.edu/dballpsu.html. You must have a Penn State Access Userid to use these services.

Literature and Language

• African American Poetry, 1760-1900 & 20th Century African-American Poetry
• Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse & Old English Corpus
• English Poetry, 8th-early 20th Centuries & Twentieth Century English Poetry
• French Literature (ARTFL)
• Oxford English Dictionary
• Past Masters Philosophy Texts
• Twentieth Century Drama
• Thesaurus Linguae Graecae & Library of Latin Texts

Arts and Culture

• American Periodicals, 1740-1900
• African American Poetry, 1760-1900 & 20th Century African-American Poetry
• ARTStor Art History & CAMIO Art - Art archives
• Music Audio Resources in the Penn State University Libraries
• New York Times Historical (1851-2001) - part of Proquest which archives other papers
• Past Masters Philosophy Texts
• RLG Cultural Materials - images

History and News

• American Periodicals, 1740-1900
• Archives USA
• AP Photo Archive/Newspaper Photos - News images
• Chronicle of Higher Education
• Civil War Letters and Diaries
• Gallup Brain Poll Archive & iPoll & Polling the Nations
• Historic Documents Series, 1972-present
• New York Times Historical (1851-2001) - part of Proquest which archives other papers
• Pennsylvania History Pictorial Collections
• Proquest Newspapers, 1989-present
• Women's History Online, 1543-1945

Other References

• Computer Manuals Online
• Encyclopedia Brittanica
• International Encyclopedia of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Penn State Electronic Reserves

Articles and documents related to your course can be digitized and posted on the Libraries Electronic Reserves System.

You can also create an automatic link between ANGEL and anything posted in Electronic Reserves. Contact angel_reserv@psulias.psu.edu for details.

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