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Modern History
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Death of the Father 
 This site "suggests a beginning for studying regime ends" by presenting chronologies, images, maps, and brief comments about six former political leaders: Benito Mussolini, Nicolae Ceausescu, Adolph Hitler, Emperor Hirohito, Joseph Stalin, and Josef Broz Tito. Also includes a glossary and links to related sites. The site is a compilation of doctoral student projects created under the supervision of a Cornell University professor. http://cidc.library.cornell.edu/dof/fathers.htm Topics: History Last updated Jun 27, 2009 Early Modern Resources
An annotated directory of websites "for all those interested in finding electronic resources relating to the early modern period in history [1500-1800]." Searchable, and browsable by topic, including arts, women, religion, politics, and crime. From a professor of history. http://www.earlymodernweb.org.uk/ Topics: History, Social Issues Last updated Dec 18, 2005 Early Modern Women Database
"This database provides links to World Wide Web resources useful for the study of women in early modern Europe and the Americas. It focuses on the period ca. 1500 to ca. 1800 ... Materials range from bibliographic databases to full-text resources, images, and sound recordings. Most of the resources linked here are free. Some require a license for access." From the University Libraries Arts and Humanities Team, University of Maryland College Park. Browsable and searchable. http://www.lib.umd.edu/ETC/LOCAL/emw/emw.php3 Topics: History, Social Science, Women Last updated Feb 21, 2005 Eighteenth-Century Resources
An annotated collection of websites on the "literature, history, art, music, religion, economics, [and] philosophy," of the 18th century, including links to scholars and full-text resources. Maintained by an associate professor of English at Rutgers University. http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/18th/ Topics: History, Literary Movements and Periods Last updated Feb 14, 2005 Encyclopedia of 1848 Revolutions
Over 100 writers from universities around the world contributed to this collection of articles studying upheaval and change in 19th century Europe. http://cscwww.cats.ohiou.edu/~Chastain/ Topics: History, History By Place Last updated Nov 21, 2006 HistoricalVoices.org
Historical Voices is creating "a significant...online database of spoken word collections spanning the 20th century." Galleries lists their eclectic collection of databases and links. Following another goal of the project, there is also research on "sound digitization, system architecture, federated searching, metadata implementations, online delivery, and multimedia education." http://www.historicalvoices.org/ Topics: Government, History, Internet, Libraries & Archives by Type, Music, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Oct 3, 2002 History.com: Video Gallery
Contains audio and video of speeches, interviews, and events of historical interest. Topics include "This Day in History," the United States, war, science and technology, "Mysteries of History," exploration, world history, and political and historical figures. From the History Channel. http://www.history.com/media.do Topics: Baseball, Government, History, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Feb 9, 2007 The Legacy Project
"Numerous artworks from around the world, addressing the absence and losses experienced by societies as a result of past tragedies, including war, genocide, ethnic conflict, and population displacement" document 20th-century traumas such as apartheid, Khmer Rouge activities in Cambodia, the Holocaust, the Vietnam War, slavery, and September 11. The "Literary Sampler" features an archive of writings from around the world. http://www.legacy-project.org/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, Black Resources, Health & Medical Disciplines, History, Labor, Schools of Art, Science, Science, Social Science Last updated Feb 27, 2007 Medici Archive
Established by Grand Duke Cosimo I in 1569, the archive consists of nearly 3 million letters that offer a "panorama of two-hundred years of human history, as told in the words of the people most immediately involved." This developing, searchable project contains Arts & Humanities, including antiquities, art, books, coins, drawings, maps, medicine, music, theater, and more; Jewish History (religion and culture); and the history of Costume and Textiles. Documents in Italian, with English translations. http://www.medici.org/ Topics: Correspondence, History, Judaism Last updated Oct 12, 2002 Newseum: Stories of the Century, 1900-2000
In 1999, "some 36,000 people cast ballots in Stories of the Century: The Nation Votes, sponsored by USA WEEKEND and the Newseum, the interactive museum of news." The site shows how stories rated with the public and with journalists, with timelines for each, and how they rated with men and women. Includes film clips about some events. http://www.newseum.org/century/ Topics: History Last updated Feb 23, 2002 Romantic Chronology
An extensive hypertext chronology of the Romantic era. Literature, art, or politics--if it occurred or was written sometime between the 17th century and 1851, chances are it's covered here. There's also an excellent list of other chronologies on the Web. http://english.ucsb.edu:591/rchrono/ Topics: History, Literary Movements and Periods Last updated Nov 24, 2002 Year by Year
This site describes historic events of the 20th and 21st centuries by year and by decade. Brief decade quizzes are included. Includes timelines featuring special topics such as world history, fashion, and Iraq. Searchable. http://www.infoplease.com/yearbyyear.html Topics: History Last updated Jul 29, 2003 |
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