History 455: Early America: Web Sites

(The John Carter Brown Library, Brown University). Browse the alphabetical listing of keywords, or browse by category (what, where, who, when). Or, search by keyword via the Basic or Advanced Search screens.

(Virginia Foundation for the Humanities). A web site on the history and culture of Virginia. This site "publishes topical and biographical entries written by scholars . . . and vigorously fact checked. Entries are accompanied by primary documents and media objects, including images, audio and visual clips. . . ." Search by keyword or browse the A-Z index.

(Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities). This site is "a collection of electronic texts and links to texts originally written in or about the Americas from 1492 to approximately 1820." Click the Archive box to browse/search the site, or to reach the Advanced Search screen, which has limits such as subject, person as subject, period, and geographic location.

(Benjamin Ray and The University of Virginia). This project is "an electronic collection of primary source materials relating to the Salem witch trials of 1692 and a new transcription of the court records."

(compiled by Jerome S. Handler and Michael L. Tuite, Jr.; sponsored by the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and the University of Virginia Library). This database includes more than 1,200 images related to slavery. Use the Explore the Collection link to search by keyword or browse by category.