HISTORY
|
Find resources exploring U.S. and World History.
|
LIBRARY DATABASES
Library databases are available 24/7.
Access resources off campus by logging in with your USERNAME (everything before @s207.org ) and PASSWORD.
If you have questions, need help, or can't access a resource, please contact Ms. Cochran or Mr. Mather.
Access resources off campus by logging in with your USERNAME (everything before @s207.org ) and PASSWORD.
If you have questions, need help, or can't access a resource, please contact Ms. Cochran or Mr. Mather.
|
Offers overview of United States history, with reliable resources including overviews, news and magazine articles, primary sources, multimedia content, and biographies on historical events, decades, conflicts, wars, political and cultural movements, and people.
|
|
Traces global history from ancient societies to modern conflicts. Includes primary sources, biographies, reference overviews, multimedia content, and articles about the events, people, and topics central to world history.
|
|
Delivers complete, fully-reproduced issues of The New York Times (1851-2019), Chicago Tribune (1849-1998), and Chicago Defender (1909-1980). Explore historical events, social and consumer history, economics, literature, technology, and more.
|
|
Full-text database featuring reference books, magazines, journals and thousands of primary source documents covering both U.S. and world history.
|
|
Collection of digitized reference and rare books, magazine and newspaper articles, maps, government documents, timelines, transcripts of historical speeches, multimedia content, and primary sources covering global history from ancient times to the present day. Information presented inclines toward a westernized/Euro-centric perspective.
|
ONLINE RESOURCES
A curated selection of reputable, high-quality resources, with information and data created by universities, archives, government agencies, and other public service institutions.
|
Collection of information on the U.S. Presidency, including documents, media, related historical artifacts, and statistics. A project of UC Santa Barbara.
|
|
Find thousands of primary source documents on the struggle for Black Freedom throughout different eras of U.S. History.
|
|
Archival collections and digital images from multiple historical and cultural institutions all over the Chicago area.
|
|
Provides basic information on the people, government, economy, geography, politics, and military for 266 countries and other international entities. Prepared by the CIA for the use U.S. government officials and researchers.
|
|
Explore millions of digitized resources from libraries, archives, and museums across the United States. This one site gives access to images, documents, videos and more, including primary source sets with teaching guides for educators.
|
|
Explore the digitized collections of the largest library in the world, an invaluable resource for primary and secondary source research. Includes digitized maps, legal materials, audio interviews, music recordings, and much more.
|
|
This site, provided by the U.S. National Archives, highlights primary source documents from pivotal moments in the course of American history and government. Each document includes contextual background on its creation and impact, photos of the original document, and an easily read transcript of the text.
|
|
This resource is devoted to making the U.S. Supreme Court accessible to everyone. Find searchable audio of court proceedings, easy to understand case summaries and decision information, and full-text Supreme Court opinions. Oyez also provides detailed information on every Justice throughout the Court’s history and offers a panoramic tour of the Supreme Court building.
|
|
Part of the New York Public Library, this center is devoted to the research, preservation, and exhibition of materials focused on global black history, arts, and culture, including thousands of digitized materials.
|