History Department

History Links

American History

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• American Experience – Companion to the PBS history series AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, this site includes features on a range of people and events in American history from Hawaii's last queen to Joe DiMaggio, from World War I to Vietnam.

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• American Heritage Center – The University of Wyoming's archives, rare books, and manuscripts repository. Most universities have special collections. Few have special collections as extensive and significant as the AHC. More importantly, few universities have special collections as welcoming and accessible to undergraduates and graduate students

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• American Memory – A gateway to rich primary source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States. The site offers more than 7 million digital items from more than 100 historical collections.

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• National Maritime Historical Society – Find out more information about America's seafaring heritage.

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• PBS History – This web site, provided by the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), is home to more than 350 television show companion sites in addition to Web-original sites. PBS Online hosts interactive content for everyone — including kids, parents, educators, and the general audience.

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• The Center for American History at the University of Texas - Austin – The Center for American History at the University of Texas at Austin is a special collections library, archive, and museum that facilitates research and sponsors programs on the historical development of the United States.

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• The Library of Congress – The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world, with more than 130 million items on approximately 530 miles of bookshelves. The collections include more than 29 million books and other printed materials, 2.7 million recordings, 12 million photographs, 4.8 million maps, and 58 million manuscripts.

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• The National Archives – A public trust on which our democracy depends. We enable people to inspect for themselves the record of what government has done. We enable officials and agencies to review their actions and help citizens hold them accountable.

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• The Presidents of the United States – An index to the biographies of all presidents of the United States of America, from 1789 to present.

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• The Smithsonian – “The Smithsonian is committed to enlarging our shared understanding of the mosaic that is our national identity by providing authoritative experiences that connect us to our history and our heritage as Americans and to promoting innovation, research and discovery in science. These commitments have been central to the Smithsonian since its founding more than 155 years ago.”

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• Theodore Roosevelt Association – The purpose of the Theodore Roosevelt Association of Oyster Bay, New York, is to perpetuate the memory and ideals of Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States, for the benefit of the people of the United States of America and the world

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• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum – The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is America's national institution for the documentation, study, and interpretation of Holocaust history, and serves as this country's memorial to the millions of people murdered during the Holocaust.

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• Women in American History by Encyclopeda Brittannica – Britannica Online presents a special multimedia exhibit on women in American history, featuring biographies,interactive timelines, Internet resources, and more.

Ancient History

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• Ancient Greece – Links and information on Ancient Greece: history, mythology, art and architecture, olympics, wars, people, geography, etc...

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• AncientNearEast.Net – Exploring and resourcing the Ancient Near East

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• Illustrated History of the Roman Empire

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• The Roman Empire in the First Century – Brief look at the empire itself, ancient voices, social order, and daily life. From PBS.

European History

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• Museum of Tolerance Online

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• Napoleon Bonaparte Guide – Leads you to the best Napoleonic sites. Start your search for information about him here.

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• People of Ideas during THE EUROPEAN ENLIGHTENMENT (Mid 1600s to Late 1700s) – A comprehensive list of historic figures of the Enlightenment with links to biographical information

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• The Cold War Museum – A non-profit organization dedicated to education, preservation, and research on the global, ideological, and political confrontations between East and West from the end of World War II to the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Virtual exhibits, photos, and resources are online source for Cold War research and history.

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• The Fall of the Berlin Wall – Two Sides One Story. The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall. The Commisar Vanishes. Essay.

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• The Rise of the Nazi Party

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• The United States National Holocaust Memorial Museum

Native American History

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• Native American History – Annotated list of links to Native American history sites. Provided by the University of Washington.

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• Smithsonian Institute: National Museum of the American Indian – The National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) was chartered by Congress in 1989 as the 16th museum of the Smithsonian Institution. The NMAI is the only national museum dedicated to the Native peoples of North, South, and Central America. Our educational mission is to preserve, present, and celebrate the Native cultures of the Americas.

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• The North American Indian by Edward S. Curtis – View this collection at the Library of Congress.

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• WWW Virtual Library — American Indians – Index of Native American Resources on the Internet.

U.S. West History

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• Annals of Wyoming – The Wyoming History Journal is published quarterly by the Wyoming State Historical Society in association with the Wyoming Department of Commerce, the American Heritage Center, and the Department of History, University of Wyoming.

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• Buffalo Bill Historical Center – The Buffalo Bill Historical Center is widely regarded as America's finest Western museum. Founded in 1917 as the Buffalo Bill Memorial Association, the Buffalo Bill Historical Center consists of five distinct museums and the Harold McCracken Research Library.

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• Colorado Historical Society – Founded in 1879, the Colorado Historical Society collects, preserves, and interprets the history of Colorado for present and future generations.

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• Heart Mountain, Wyoming Foundation – The HMWF is established to memorialize and educate the public about the significance of the historical events surrounding the internment of Japanese Americans during WW II, and especially the experiences of Japanese Americans who were interned at the Heart Mountain Camp near Heart Mountain, Wyoming.

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• Montana Historical Society – Welcome to the Montana Historical Society! We are Montana's Museum, Montana's Historical Press and Publishers, and Montana's Memory and Research Center, and we help preserve Montana's Special Historic Buildings and Sites.

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• National Museum of the American Indian – The National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) was chartered by Congress in 1989 as the 16th museum of the Smithsonian Institution. The NMAI is the only national museum dedicated to the Native peoples of North, South, and Central America. Our educational mission is to preserve, present, and celebrate the Native cultures of the Americas.

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• Nebraska State Historical Society – Marked its 125th Anniversary in 2003. Since its founding in 1878, barely a decade after Nebraska's statehood, the Society has preserved and interpreted the history and cultures of the people who have made this place their home for some twelve thousand years.

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• South Dakota State Historical Society – Home page of the South Dakota State Historical Society, Pierre, S.D. An office within the Department of Tourism and Economic Development, the Society manages five programs-- archaeology, archives, historic preservation, museum, and research and publishing.

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• State Historical Society of North Dakota – Preserves and presents history through museums, historic sites, archives/library, historic register, publications and programs.

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• Utah State Historical Society – The Utah State Historical Society was founded in 1897. We became a state agency--the State Division of History--in 1917. In 1968 our name was changed to the Division of State History and later became a part of the Department of Community and Economic Development (now the Department of Community and Culture).

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• Western History Association – Founded in 1961, the Western History Association exists to promote the study of the North American West in its varied aspects and broadest sense.

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• Wyoming State Historical Society – The Wyoming State Historical Society began in 1953 and provides direction and support for historical research and preservation in Wyoming. Made up of members across Wyoming, as well as from outside the borders of Wyoming and the United States, the Society is open to any individual interested in history of Wyoming and the West.

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• Yellowstone National Park – In 1872, Congress passed a bill to establish Yellowstone Park and preserve its natural resources. Civilian superintendents administered the park for the first few years, but they were unable to stop widespread hunting and trapping there. The Army took over control of the park in 1886 and began to protect the wildlife. A detachment of cavalry occupied the park until 1916, when Congress established the National Park Service. Today, the National Park Service manages Yellowstone.

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• Yellowstone Science – Yellowstone Science is a quarterly publication devoted to Yellowstone's natural and cultural resources (contains history articles). Now in its fourteenth year, Yellowstone Science features articles about research done in the park, provides scientists with an opportunity to communicate and exchange ideas, and gives the public a look at this exciting work.

Western Civilization

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• Internet Islamic History Sourcebook

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• Liberty, Equality, Fraternity: Exploring the French Revolution

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• Resources for Islamic History

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• The Glory of Byzantium – Explore the exhibition The Glory of Byzantium, a celebration of the second golden age of Byzantine art. Includes Byzantine art themes, the history of Byzantium, and a visual timeline.

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• The Russian Revolution – General pages on the Russian Revolution, 1917, The Civil War and after, people, postmortems, lessons and comments.