History - World Wide Web Resources - World History

General World History

Contagion: Historical Views of Diseases and Epidemics Harvard University
Digital library collection that brings a unique set of resources from Harvard's libraries. Offering valuable insights to students of the history of medicine and to researchers seeking an historical context for current epidemiology, the collection contributes to the understanding of the global, social-history, and public-policy implications of disease.
Galileo Project Rice University
The Galileo Project focuses on the life and work of Galileo Galilei and includes a biography, chronology, images, and searchable subjects such as science and Christianity.
Perseus Digital Library Tufts University
Provides digital materials, including maps, atlases, speeches and historical text, from approximately 300 BC - 1000 AD.

Asia

Digital South Asia Library Center for Research Libraries
Maintained by the University of Chicago, this website provides reference and research on South Asia. Materials include reference resources, images, bibliographies and union lists, maps, and statistics.

Middle East

Avalon Project - Middle East documents, 1916 - present Yale Law School
A project of the Yale law School, this website features the text from historical documents from pre-18th century to the present across the world. Documents are searchable by century, by collection, and by keyword.

United Kingdom

National Archives of the United Kingdom National Archives of the United Kingdom
The National Archives of the United Kingdom is the official archive for England, Wales and the central UK government and contains digital records and exhibitions on a thousand years of British history. Records and exhibitions are searchable by name and historical period.

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