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African American Culture and History

American Memory Project
Gateway to rich primary source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States, offering more than 7 million digital items from more than 100 historical collections.

The American Presidency Project
Collects the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, the Public Papers of the Presidents, and the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents. The site also features election resources and State of the Union data.

American Women's History: A Research Guide
Links to web sites and citations to print resources about American women's history. Browse by subject, region, or state, or click on the shortcut to digital collections of primary sources.

Ancestors in the Americas
Companion site to the PBS series covering Asian Americans. Includes a timeline of immigration and history, individual stories, and links to other Asian American history web sites.

Biography of America
Explores United States history in 26 sections, each with maps, timelines, interactive features, and complete transcripts of the PBS program of the same name. The site includes extensive lists of links to related primary and secondary resources on the web.

Chronicling America
Access America's historic newspapers. Search and read newspaper pages from 1900-1910 and find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Ultimately, the site will create a national digital resource of historically significant newspapers published between 1836 and 1922.

Documents for the Study of American History

A directory of links to primary documents in American history from the journals of Christopher Columbus to George W. Bush's speech to Congress regarding the attacks of September 11, 2001. This site includes inaugural addresses, diary extracts, treaties, letters, and speeches.

Historical Maps of the United States
From the Perry-Casteneda Library Map Collection at the University of Texas, these maps cover the time from early inhabitants of North America through U.S. territorial growth. military history, and historical maps of cities.

National Register of Historic Places
Official list of the United States' cultural resources deemed worthy of preservation. Includes buildings, structures, sites, and districts significant in America history, architecture, engineering, and culture. The site includes lesson plans, travel information, and a searchable database of all listings.

National Archive & Records Administration
Federal Register, Congressional records, exhibits, genealogy resources, and links to Presidential libraries.

National Register Properties - Minnesota
Tour selected Minnesota properties found on the National Register of Historic Places.

Native American Culture & History

Smithsonian Institution Libraries
Link to exhibitions, the digital library, and special features, including the Galaxy of Knowledge - with information on science, industry and technology, art, and American history.

United States Historical Census Data Browser 
Information on the people and the economy of the U.S. for each state and county from 1790 to 1960.

Women's History links from the Saint Paul Public Library.

WWW Virtual Library History: United States
Research tools, links by historical topic, and links by chronological periods from before Christopher Columbus to the beginning of the 21st century.

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