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Library of Congress timeline using primary sources.
Broken into various time periods of history.
Covers 1600-1968

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online exhibits from many of the Smithsonian Institution museums in D.C. and elsewhere.

Offers textual, visual, and sound resources contributed by numerous libraries, archives, and museums.  Searches catalog records, not full text, and links to the items on the contributors' websites.  Contains many individual items, such as letters and photographs, from digital collections.

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Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage (“Recovery”) is an international program to locate, preserve and disseminate Hispanic culture of the United States in its written form since colonial times until 1980.

unique materials for research, learning, and discovery from Houston Public Library Special Collections, including archival material from the African American History Research Center (AAHRC), the Family History Research Center (FHRC), and the Houston History Research Center (HHRC). Some collections are the result of collaborations with partner libraries, museums, and cultural heritage institutions.