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The Nobel home web site offers a generous supply of first hand information not only on the prize itself, but of the many men and women who have earned the prestigious prize. The entry here is of Herman Hesse, his autobiography sketch in his own words. The home page offers links to all winners in all areas, the sciences, literature, etc. A great resource for librarians as well as students, mostly appealing to high school and up, wanting more specific information on Nobel Laureates as well as the origination of the prize.

This site gives personal narratives from slaves during the Civil War and after.

This site includes diaries, autobiographies and travel accounts from ex-slaves. I would use this site in the study of the Civil War to give the students a better understanding of what the slaves thought of their situation.

Here at Archiving Early America you will discover a wealth of resources - a unique array of primary source material from 18th Century America. Scenes and portraits from original newspapers, magazines, maps and writings come to life just as they appeared to this country's forebears more than 250 years ago.

This is a primary source that covers everything from documents to maps to autobiographies of famous 18th century Americans.

I find Eleanor Roosevelt to be a fascinating person. I was excited to find this resource for primary sources written by Eleanor herself. She wrote the "My Day" column from 1936 to 1962. This site also contains a variety of speeches and writings of Mrs. Roosevelt. This site also has lesson plans for grades k-12 on Eleanor Roosevelt, Human Rights, and the 1960 John Kennedy presidental election.