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"The Digital Archive contains once-secret documents from governments all across the globe, uncovering new sources and providing fresh insights into the history of international relations and diplomacy. I"

A long and very comprehensive list of primary sources regarding colonial and revolutionary American history--which means it also includes some sources on early modern European history, esp. English history

A collection of materials about African history, including primary sources and lessons.  Different subjects, including apartheid in South Africa, and Islam in Africa

A large collection of documents on Indian independence and partition.

This is a timeline-based website at MIT on the Russian Revolution.  In addition to having links to primary and secondary sources, it provides an interesting model for assessment or project-based learning.

Primary sources on the Russian Revolution

Great resource to teach about the events of WWII.

Great annotated version of the Constitution. Includes clause-by-clause links of documents relevant to each section of the Constitution.

I added this well organized reading source good for research papers to http://www.textbooksfree.org/Quick%20Notes%20History%20Political%20Economy%20Our%20Democratic%20Federalist%20Republic.htm

A re-creation of PT Barnum's American Museum as a lens into mid-19th century New York City and antebellum America. The Lost Museum website offers visitors a visualization and spacial interpretation of this extraordinary institution as well as an innovative way to learn and teach about the many issues and events of the period.

Slave narratives, WPA narratives, and other first hand accounts of slavery

Pictures of the Great Leap Forward, by Henri Cartier-Bresson

Reproductions of a women's magazine from 1930s Shanghai, with some translations of articles

Read through the US census records from 1940.  If you're in the US, and your house is old enough, you can see who lived in your house back in the day.

A collection of resources on teaching with primary sources.  Since it's from Learn NC, a lot of resources are specific to the American South.  However, the general guidelines and suggestions might be useful for anyone.

This is a great place to access primary documents important to U.S. History. It covers founding documents up to the Voting Rights Act (1965).

Excellent collection of rubrics and assessments to assess student ability to think historically and interpret primary source documents.  All US history, unfortunately.

A small archive of primary sources from Toussaint, L'Ouverture