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Full-text archive of scholarly publications in the humanities mathematics, science, and the social sciences. Dates vary but are all at least 3 years old.
- Ethnic NewsWatch This link opens in a new windowAn interdisciplinary, bilingual (English and Spanish) and comprehensive full text database of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press. ENW titles offer additional viewpoints from those proffered by the mainstream press. 1990- current.
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- Newspapers Research GuideGo to this guide to find more links to newspapers and newspaper databases.
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General Resources for History
Relevant Web Resources for Local History
- Rochester Local HistoryThe Monroe County Library System holds a wealth of local history information available for researching.
- Monroe County Newspapers ArchiveA list of searchable Monroe County newspapers in a freely available online archive.
- Brockport Community MuseumThis local history museum is a museum without walls, and has its primary presence on this web site devoted to the history of Brockport, Sweden and the surrounding area.
- The Rose Archives at SUNY BrockportThe web site for the college's archives, which include some local history materials as well as documents, photographs and more of the college's 175 years of history.
- Bibliography of the Genesee Region from the U of RA bibliography of the books, pamphlets, and periodical articles on the history of a ten-county area of upstate New York. The counties are Allegany, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Seneca, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates. Rochester, in Monroe County, is the largest city in the area covered. Most of the 6917 entries in the bibliography are briefly annotated.
- Maps of Rochester and Monroe CountyHistoric maps, including "plat" maps, or maps that show not only roads, but structures, names of property owners etc. from directories and atlases ca1850 to 1920s.
Online Collections of Digitized Primary Sources
- The Avalon ProjectThis site, from Yale Law School, is devoted to historic documents dealing with law, history, and diplomacy. The link here goes directly to the 19th century collection.
- Digital Public Library of AmericaImages, texts, videos, and sounds from across the U.S.
- Discovering American Women's History Online- Digitized collection of primary sources (photos, letters, diaries, artifacts, etc.) that document the history of women in the United States.
- Early Americas Digital ArchiveDigitized collection of texts written about America from 1492-1820.
- EuroDocs: Online Sources for European HistoryOne of the best resources for European history, with links to collections of primary sources. Documents and images range from ancient and medieval to contemporary.
- EuropeanaA site of digitized primary sources documenting Europe's history.
- Internet History Sourcebooks ProjectFordham University collection of public domain and historical texts.
- Library of Congress: Digital CollectionsA variety of primary sources (diaries, photographs, maps, oral histories, etc.) from the Library of Congress that document American history.
- Library of Congress Newspaper NavigatorAllows you to search over 1.5 million images and photos in newspapers from 1789 - 1963
- National Archives - Military ResourcesAn index of collections of digitized primary sources, on the topic of US Military.
- National Digital Newspaper ProgramProvides access to more than 4.1 million searchable newspaper pages from 581 newspaper titles, published in 25 states and the District of Columbia between 1836 and 1922.
- The Valley of the ShadowDigitized Civil War primary sources, sponsored by the University of Virginia.
- Vietnam Center and ArchiveDigitized primary sources from Texas Tech University that document the war.
- World Digital LibraryPrimary materials from all countries and cultures, from pre-history to today. Manuscripts, maps, photos, sound recordings, and more.
- YouTubeThe link here takes you to a 1940 Census film, posted in YouTube by the National Archives. There are many old documentary film clips and so forth in YouTube from the National Archives, and other sources too.
Last Updated: Oct 2, 2024 8:21 PM
URL: https://library.brockport.edu/history
URL: https://library.brockport.edu/history