An Outline of American History
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers from the Library of Congress
Provides access to millions of digitized page images from historic American newspapers from 1789 - 1922. Sponsored by the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Digital Public Library of America
The Digital Public Library of America brings together the riches of America's libraries, archives, and museums, and makes them freely available to the world.
Historical Documents from the National Archives
Library of Congress: Digital Collections
A full list of digital collections at the LOC, including many that pertain to American history, including the George Washington Papers; The Chinese in California, 1850 - 1925; and Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936 - 1938.
Library of Congress: Manuscript Reading Room
The Manuscript Division has holdings of nearly sixty million items contained in eleven thousand separate collections. Check the website for hours.
Library of Congress: Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room
The holdings of the Serial & Government Publications Division are very strong in US newspapers, with 9,000 titles covering the past three centuries. Check the website for hours.
Making of America
A digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction.
Our Documents
Provides the full text of 100 milestone documents in American History; offers descriptive information about the documents. The site is sponsored by National History Day, The National Archives and Records Administration, and USA Freedom Corps.