History Resources

Biographies

Distinguished Women Past and Present
The site includes writers, educators, scientists, heads of state, politicians, civil rights crusaders, artists, entertainers, and others,living and dead.
* url: url: http://www.distinguishedwomen.com/

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Maps

Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
The Thesaurus of Geographic Names is particularly useful for tracing te changes in palce names over the centuries.
* url: http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/tgn/

Perry-Casteneda Library Map Collection
Compiled and maintained by the Perry-Casteneda map Library at the University of Texas at Austin. Includes Electronic Cartographic Reference Resources, time zones, map projections, glossaries & guides, electronic maps of topical interest and links to many other electronic maps.
* url: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/Map_collection.html

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Primary Sources

Historical Text Archive
A diverse, keyword searchable site with texts and links available through broad categories.
* url: http://historicaltextarchive.com/

Repositories of Primary Sources
A listing of some 4600 websites containing information on holdings of primary sources for the research scholar. Indexed by country, state and province.
* url: url: http://www.uidaho.edu/special-collections/Other.Repositories.html

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Timelines

Timelines of History
Detailed timelines for periods of history, days, countries and cities.
* url: http://timelines.ws/

Timelines.Info
Pictorial timelines for periods and themes of history
* url: http://www.timelines.info/

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