Historical Fields and Periods

Table of Contents

1. Canada
   
2. United States
   
3. Britain
   
4. Medieval Europe
   
5. Early Modern and Modern Europe
   
6. Russia and Eastern Europe
   
7. Africa
   
8. Latin America
   
9. International Relations
   
10. History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
    
11. History of Medicine
    
12. Other Fields and Topics
    
13. Resources by Period
    

1. Canada

2. United States

3. Britain

   1. Institute of Historical Research - [London]. Most notable for the Victoria County History project information [actual data is not online], and as main index and point of access to resources in London and throughout the UK.
   2. The Victoria History of the Counties of England - University of London Institute of Historical Research. General Editor: C. R. J. Currie. Began in 1899 and, with publication of about three new volumes each year, is gradually creating an encyclopaedic history of the counties, based on original research and ranging from earliest times to the present. Each volume contains both `general' and `topographical' chapters.

   3. The Irish Potato Famine of 1845+

      1. Great Famine Commemoration - An interesting presentation of various aspects of the Irish Potato Famine which began in 1845. Topics include history, songs, art, poetry and stories related to the famine. Also included is a recommended historical computer simulation of the Famine [produced at Cornell University], other instructional resources, and more general items related to Ireland and to potatoes, but not necessarily to the Potato Famine.
      2. Stories of the Famine - A collection of accounts of the Great Irish potato Famine, taken from the Illustrated London News, 1845-1851. Approx. 40 engravings are included.
      3. History of Irish Potato Famine [essay] - by Conrad Jay Bladey, May 1995

   4. The British-Ulster Heritage Site - For the Promotion of Ulster-British Heritage and Culture. Historical and Political Papers produced by the Grand Orange Lodge, Belfast. Clearly partisan argumentation.
   5. "British Response to the Cuban Missile Crisis" [Oxford thesis] - Azeem Azhar (1994) PPE Thesis available in Merton College Library, Oxford University, Oxford, on the WWW, or from the author (azeem@oxmedia.demon.co.uk) via e-mail.
      "This thesis investigates the Cuban missile crisis of October 1962 and the British response to it. Working from original documents it is a diplomatic history of the time."

4. Medieval Europe

   1. Medieval Studies - Georgetown University "Labyrinth" project
   2. Medieval Studies [Yahoo]

5. Early Modern and Modern Europe

6. Russia and Eastern Europe

7. Africa

   1. Africa Archives - An excellent collection of materials focusing expressly on African history; arranged geographically (e.g. East Africa, West Africa, etc.)
   2. Africana Page - Author's "collection of links to African resources"
   3. African Studies WebServer
   4. Africa [MSState]
   5. AFRIA-The Africa Research & Information Alliance
   6. "History of the Mambila of Cameroon and Nigeria"

8. Latin America

   1. Latin America [UKans]. Mixture of references to other sites, e-lists, gophers, etc
   2. Mexico [MSState] - Well-developed with documents and quite a number of articles. This is D. Mabry's own field, so most of the articles are by him and a colleague.
   3. Latin America [MSState]. 1 or 2 short documents and some articles.

9. International Relations

   1. International Affairs Network Home Pages
   2. British Response to the Cuban Missile Crisis [Oxford thesis] - Azeem Azhar (1994) PPE Thesis available in Merton College Library, Oxford University, Oxford, on the WWW, or from the author (azeem@oxmedia.demon.co.uk) via e-mail.
      "This thesis investigates the Cuban missile crisis of October 1962 and the British response to it. Working from original documents it is a diplomatic history of the time."
      

10. History and Philosophy of Science and Technology

    1. Major Sites

       1. WWWVL [Virtual Library] History of Science, Technology and Medicine - Melbourne, Australia.
          Complete alphabetical listing of resources; Other lists, collections and bibliographies; Organisations and Conferences; Specialised collections and documents; Biographical Dictionary; Historical Directory of Scientific Institutions and Organisations; Museums, exhibitions and images; Electronic journals; E-mail discussion lists and news groups

    2. Publications, Exhibits

       1. History of the Light Microscope - March 12, 1995. by Thomas E. Jones (tj@acpub.duke.edu).
          "The microscope has become one of the most recognizable symbols of science. This paper covers the early history of the microscope, starting with use of a simple lens in ancient times, to the first compound microscope circa 1590, up to the microscopes of the 19th century. "
          Another "History of Microscopy" is maintained by Chris Jefferies in the U.K. which covers more recent (20th century) improvements. I encourage you to visit this page as a complement covering some later developments.
       2. Jesuits and the Sciences: 1540-1995 - Special 1994 exhibit at The Science Library, Loyola University of Chicago, including rare scientific works from the Cudahy Collection of Jesuitica

    3. History of Mathematics

       1. History of Mathematics Home Page
       2. Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Mathematics
       3. MacTutor History of Mathematics archive - The archive contains the biographies of more than 1000 mathematicians. About 200 of these biographies are fairly detailed and most are accompanied by pictures of the mathematicians themselves.

11. History of Medicine

    1. WWWVL [Virtual Library] History of Science, Technology and Medicine - Melbourne, Australia.
       Complete alphabetical listing of resources; Other lists, collections and bibliographies; Organisations and Conferences; Specialised collections and documents; Biographical Dictionary; Historical Directory of Scientific Institutions and Organisations; Museums, exhibitions and images; Electronic journals; E-mail discussion lists and news groups
    2. National Library of Medicine: History of Medicine Division - Bethesda, Maryland. Acting Chief: Philip M. Teigen, Ph.D.
       Online Images from the History of Medicine (a searchable database of nearly 60,000 images from the prints and photographs collection), as well as numerous special exhibitions.

12. Other Fields and Topics

13. Resources by Period

    1. 18th Century Studies - "This collection archives works of the eighteenth century from the perspectives of literary and cultural studies. Novels, plays, memoirs, treatises and poems of the period are kept here (in some cases, influential texts from before 1700 or after 1800 as well), along with modern criticism." Part of larger "English Server" project. Written by Geoffrey Sauer, maintained by the 18th- century studies group at CMU." A large and eclectic collection of materials, alphabetically arranged, usually by author, including dozens of primary texts [literary, intellectual, historical, government], scholarly articles, information about pertinent discussion lists, conferences/CFPs, maps, etc.
    2. Eighteenth-Century Resources on the Internet - Maintained by Jack Lynch as part of Carnegie-Mellon University English Server. Mostly oriented to literature, but also general interest / professional resources [CFPs, conferences]. Specific section for history [and philosophy, art, ...].
       Note: the orientation is by century, not geography, so the history section covers all the continents