Databases for History

Features thousands of cross-referenced entries, covering the entire spectrum of African-American history over the past 500 years.

The American Antiquarian Society (AAS) collection documents the life of America's people from the Colonial Era through the Civil War and Reconstruction.  This collection provides digital access to the most comprehensive collection of American periodicals published between 1684 and 1912.

Spans more than 500 years of political, military, social, and cultural history, highlighting the important people and events of the American experience.

Offers fast access to more than 600 Native American groups and over 15,000 years of American Indian culture and history.

Covers covers five ancient civilizations-Africa, Egypt, Greece, Rome, and Mesoamerica-from 3 to 5 million years ago to flourishing cultures in 600 CE. Includes selected historical documents, primary sources, illustrations and maps.

This website contains approximately 1,600 documents focused on six different phases of Black Freedom:



Slavery and the Abolitionist Movement (1790-1860)

The Civil War and the Reconstruction Era (1861-1877)

Jim Crow Era from 1878 to the Great Depression (1878-1932)

The New Deal and World War II (1933-1945)

The Civil Rights and Black Power Movements (1946-1975)

The Contemporary Era (1976-2000)

This database provides access to digital collections of primary sources (photos, letters, diaries, artifacts, etc.) that document the history of women in the United States. These diverse collections range from Ancestral Pueblo pottery to interviews with women engineers from the 1970s.

Includes essential content covering important issues related to race in society today. Essays, articles, reports and other reliable sources provide an in-depth look at the history of race and provide critical context for learning more about topics associated with race, ethnicity, diversity and inclusiveness.

Provides access to scholarly journals and magazines for use by novice historians and advanced academic researchers. World History offers balanced coverage of events in world history and scholarly work being established in the field.

This resource covers the period 1454-1600, marked by the height of the Renaissance in Europe; the rise of the Ottomans; the Wars of the Roses in Britain; European colonial expansion into Africa, Asia, and the Americas; the unification of Japan; the rise of both indigenous and colonial trade empires in Africa; and major changes in world economics and demographics.

The Historical Encyclopedia of American Business features long overviews on different sectors of the economy, such as agriculture and banking; individual industries such as advertising and electronics; and general topics such as business cycles, labor strikes and outsourcing. There are also overviews on broad legal topics such as antitrust legislation, bankruptcy laws and patent laws.

The History Research Center includes articles, media, and primary sources on American History, Ancient and Medieval History, and Modern World History.

Among the documents included in the set are important legislative documents such as the Reconstruction era amendments; critical Supreme Court decisions from Dred Scott v. Sandford to Plessy v. Ferguson to Brown v. Board of Education; and iconic speeches and writings by leaders such as Sojourner Truth, Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois, Mary McLeod Bethune, Martin Luther King Jr., Shirley Chisholm, and Barack Obama.

Key documents from all important world cultures are included, from the ancient Near East and ancient Egypt to the Greek and Roman Empires, medieval Islam, Renaissance Europe, and modern Africa and Asia. Constitutions, speeches, letters, acts, treaties, and legal cases are all covered.

Covers the broad expanse of world history from the mid-15th century to the present, featuring thousands of documents, articles, timelines, images, videos, and maps.

Online access to Salem Press's printed reference series. Coverage includes: literary criticism, science, history, primary sources, and careers.

It is intended to serve as a resource for students and scholars of U.S. history and U.S. women's history. It offers access to the history of women in social movements in the U.S. between 1600 and 2000. Included are teaching tools and questions based on the document projects.