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HS Research Resources: History

Resources and tools for High School students

CAC Databases - Britannica

Britannica Encyclopedia Online School Edition This link opens in a new window
Safe, up-to-date and age-appropriate information resource for Elementary, Middle and High School.

CAC Database - FOF Ancient History

Ancient and Medieval World History
Database that covers ancient and medieval history.

Login required. Find all of our login credentials on the MHS library catalog, library.cacegypt.org. Log in with your CAC Single Sign on, then scroll down the page to see the credentials for this database.

CAC Database - History Reference Center

History Reference Center This link opens in a new window
Covering both U.S. and world history topics, History Reference Center is a full-text database featuring historical reference books, magazines, journals and thousands of primary source documents.

Google Scholar

Google Scholar
Search for books and articles

Migration

Moving People Changing Places
"People have always migrated, whether to fulfil their needs or in search of a better way of life. Their movements have had an impact on how they see themselves and their relations with others. Their journeys and new settlements have changed the places left behind as well as their new locations."

CAC Database - FOF Modern History

Modern World History
Database that covers modern history (1450 CE to present.)

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CAC Database - JStor

JSTOR
Create an account when you are on campus so that you can access off campus.

History Channel

History Channel website
This link takes you to the website for the History Channel you can watch on TV. It has lots of videos and articles on a wide variety of historical issues.

The History Channel will not provide you with a formatted citation, but it will give you citation information at the bottom of most of the articles.

American Memory Collection- Library of Congress

American Memory Collection
American Memory provides free and open access through the Internet to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience. It is a digital record of American history and creativity.

The Women's Library -UK focus

The Women's Library

Guardian

www.guardian.com
You can search the Guardian archives for articles related to your topic.

Jurn

Jurn
Search millions of free academic articles, chapters and theses.
| Arts | Humanities | Business | Law | Nature | Science | Medical |

EuroDocs: Online Sources for European History

EuroDocs
Online Sources for European History
Selected Transcriptions, Facsimiles and Translations

Contagion - Harvard's Historical View of Diseases and Epidemics

Contagion
This online collection offers important historical perspectives on the science and public policy of epidemiology today and contributes to the understanding of the global, social–history, and public–policy implications of diseases.

BBC World Service

BBC World Service
Has radio and documentary articles from the BBC World Service that can be searched for Historical broadcasts

Chronicling America - Library of Congress

Chronicling America-Historic American Newspapers
Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1789-1922 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress

CAC Database - ABC-CLIO TRIAL

ABC Clio This link opens in a new window
Access to 3 databases:
World at War
Ancient and Medieval Eras
Modern Era

Login required. Find all of our login credentials on the MHS library catalog, library.cacegypt.org. Log in with your CAC Single Sign on, then scroll down the page to see the credentials for this database. It is listed under EBSCO Databases.

British National Archives

British National Archives
Contains primary documents on British history

Imperial War Museum

Imperial War Museum
The Imperial War Museum of the UK hosts a collection of digital images and articles about the war history of the UK.

BBC History

BBC History
Search the BBC History website for articles, artifacts, images, interviews and more...

British Museum Research Collection

British Museum

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