The University of Idaho’s Repository of Primary Sources
http://www.uidaho.edu/specialcollections/Other.Repositories.html
This contains one of
the most comprehensive lists of sites for all areas of U.S. (and world)
history, and has a good section on the American West.
National Union Catalog for Manuscript Collections (NUMC) Home
Page http://lcweb.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/nucmc.html
This online version
of the above allows users to search for manuscript material located throughout
the U.S. Users enter a subject or keyword, and NUCMC returns a list of relevant
collections and their locations.
State Archives and Historical Societies
http://www.ohiohistory.org/textonly/links/arch_hs.html
This site
provides links to almost all state archives and historical societies in the
U.S.
Congressional Collections at Archival Repositories
http://www.archives.gov/legislative/repository-collections/
While the
National Archives holds three collections of many members of Congress, other
collections are scattered throughout the US. The Univ. of Delaware has compiled
a list of congressional collections at other archives.
American Memory http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem
An excellent general
source from the Library of Congress that has many useful links and much
information. See also:
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/finder.html
This is an index
that helps you find text based et al documents in the American Memory
Collection.
Special Collections in the Library of Congress
http://lcweb.loc.gov/spcoll/spclhome.html
The Special
Collections division of the Library of Congress may be searched in various
ways. There are descriptions of collections, and many offer digitized samples
of their contents.
National Archives and Record Administration (NARA) http://www.nara.gov/
This is a crucial archive that
covers a huge range of topics in U.S. history. You will find some primary
sources at this site that have been digitized.
Presidential Libraries
http://www.archives.gov/presidential-libraries/
At this site NARA provides contact information and web
links to all of the U.S. presidential libraries, along with an overview of the
presidential library system.
Historical Text Archive
http://historicaltextarchive.com/index.php
This site
contains a wide range of primary sources and web links in a variety of
historical fields. Under “USA, see a special category entitled “USA
West.”
Chicago Historical Society http://www.chicagohs.org/
Has a significant collection of
digitized documents in U.S. history as well as guides to many archives.
Makings of America Project at the University of Michigan
http://moa.umdl.umich.edu/
This site focuses on 8,500 books
and 50,000 journal articles in C19th American history. It appears to contain at
least some full text of articles and primary documents.
The Evolution of the Conservation Movement, 1850-1920 http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amrvhtml/conshome.html
Academic Info: The American West
http://www.academicinfo.net/amwest.html
A directory of
resources for the Study of the American West that covers a wide range of
topics.
The West http://www3.pbs.org/weta/thewest/
The web site for
the PBS special on the American West produced by Ken Burns. An extensive site
with links to a wide range of primary documents, articles on various western
topics.
University of Kansas Web Site on the American West
http://www.ku.edu/kansas/west/index.html
This site
contains many links and much information and is worth exploring.
Westweb: Western History Resources
http://www.library.csi.cuny.edu/westweb/
A growing
collection of topically organized links to Western U.S. history sources.
Web Site on U.S. West
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/history/series/hw/frontier/internet.htm
Contains several
good links.
Web Sites on the American West http://www.americanwest.com/
A
commercial site presenting the history and development of the American West,
from the frontier and pioneer days of the Wild West, to today's Modern
West.
Multicultural American West
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~amerstu/mw/
Essentially an online annotated
bibliography of sites relevant to the study of the American West with most
resource links related to ethnicity and race in the West.
Western Historical Quarterly
http://www.usu.edu/history/whq/
The official journal of the
Western History Association.
The Online Archive of California http://sunsite2.berkeley.edu/oac/
A very important
site that provides guides to primary sources and collections in most major
California libraries. It sometimes contains detailed guides and descriptions of
collections and may contains some digitized primary materials.
H-California http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~cal/
An important
site to explore. The medium by which many California historians communicate.
This site also has good links to other web sources.
California Studies Association
http://geography.berkeley.edu/ProjectsResources/californiastudies/links.html
An important
organization based at U.C. Berkeley that puts on conferences and seminars in
California history. See the links at this web site.
The Bancroft Library
http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/index.html
One of the major
archives in California and western history.
The California Historical Society
http://www.californiahistoricalsociety.org/
Features
California History Online, an online guide to over 300 years of California
history. The
California
Cultural Directory provides links to county local historical archives and
societies, including Santa Clara County.
California State Library, Sacramento
http://www.library.ca.gov/
The
State Library collects historic materials on California and the West. A good
starting place for access to catalogs and other research tools.
California State Archives, Sacramento
http://www.ss.ca.gov/archives/archives.htm
Provides a repository for the state's permanent governmental records as
well as other materials documenting California history.
Census Online - California Census Records
http://www.census-online.com/links/CA/
Links
to Online Census Records for California.
San Francisco Public Library http://sfpl4.sfpl.org/
It contains manuscript collections and other useful resources.
Well worth checking out if your topic is in San Francisco history or related.
Museum of the City of San Francisco http://www.sfmuseum.org/
The Museum
traces San Francisco history from its origins as a Spanish garrison, to renown
as a Gold-Rush boom town – to world attention as the famous Earthquake
City.
San Francisco Genealogy
http://www.sfgenealogy.com/sf/sfdata.htm
Provides online access to San Francisco City and County records for many
types of records, including census and immigration records.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library Special Research Collections
http://www.sjlibrary.org/research/special/
Describes collections of the King Library. California Room, San Jose State
University Special Collections, Steinbeck Center, and Cultural Heritage Center
are worth checking out for local history.
History San Jose
http://www.historysanjose.org/research/library/
Local
archive with good resources. Collections are not fully processed, but still
very well worth making an appointment to see the archivist.
City of San Jose Historic Resources Inventory
http://www.preservation.org/inventory/inventory.html
Lists structures
in San Jose designated as historic by the Historic Landmarks Commission.
© 2001, San Jose State University Library. Updated:
August 12, 2005.
Jo Bell
Whitlatch
(408) 924-2005 | jobell@sjsu.edu
