History Research Guide

Over 30,000 digitized items from the British Library collection.

Digitized artworks from over 600 museums and institutions around the world.

Artwork and thematic essays from The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Historical texts and primary sources on ancient, medieval, and modern history. Includes specialized resources on African, East Asian, Indian, Jewish, and Islamic history.

Over 30 collections of primary sources related to U.S. and world history from the collections of the Library of Congress.

Thousands of primary sources on U.S. history from the National Archives.

100 milestone documents in U.S. history from the National Archives.

Thousands of historic and contemporary maps of the world from the University of Texas at Austin.

Digitized images about modern Japan and China from MIT.

Digitized books, artifacts, photos, and more from museums and cultural institutions around the world. A partnership of UNESCO and the Library of Congress.