Online Resources for History
Oregon Encyclopedia
An authoritative and free resource on all things Oregon. Find essays and entries on Oregon's people, places, events, and environment from 10,000 years ago to now.
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Oregon History Project
Contains hundreds of historical records and artifacts digitized by the Oregon Historical Society Museum and Research Library. Also provides historical Narratives written by Pacific Northwest historians and a Learning Center for teachers and students.
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Historic Oregon Newspapers
Search complete content for historic Oregon newspapers digitized as part of the Oregon Digital Newspaper Program (ODNP). Read historic essays about each of the featured newspapers and view sample K-12 lesson plans.
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Chronicling America
Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1836-1922 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present.
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American Memory
American Memory provides free and open access to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience.
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US History In Context
Find articles and entries about people and events in U.S. history. Includes over 8,000 primary source items such as diaries and photographs from those who were there.
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U.S. History Collection
Entries from scholarly journals and magazines useful to both novice historians as well as advanced academic researchers. Offers balanced coverage of events in U.S. history and scholarly work being established in the field.
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World History Collection
Entries from scholarly journals and magazines useful to both novice historians as well as advanced academic researchers. Offers balanced coverage of events in U.S. history and scholarly work being established in the field.
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War & Terrorism Collection
Entries from academic journals and magazines of interest to analysts, risk management professionals, and students of military science, history, and social science. Offers balanced coverage of both historic and contemporary topics in the fields of war and terrorism.
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