American West
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The WestA PBS website dedicated to the history of the American West. Check out the resources tab for transcriptions of historical Documents.
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Western History QuarterlyPublication of the Western History Association.
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Journals of the Lewis and Clark ExpeditionFull text of the most extended version of the expedition's journals ever published.
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WestWebIndex of online and freely available sources for a variety of American West topics.
California Resources
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Online Archive of CaliforniaThe Online Archive of California (OAC) provides free public access to detailed descriptions of primary resource collections maintained by more than 200 contributing institutions including libraries, special collections, archives, historical societies, and museums throughout California.
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California Studies AssociationThe California Studies Association (CSA) is dedicated to the exchange of ideas about California, the promotion of an integrated understanding of California as a region, and to creating a public discourse on the future of this richly textured state.
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California Historical SocietyCalifornia Historical Society collects, preserves, documents, and makes accessible to the public the state’s continuing heritage.
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California State LibraryReference and research library for California's government and Legislature, collection spans California's history.
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California State ArchivesRepository for the state's permanent governmental records as well as other materials documenting California history.
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San Jose State University Archives and Special CollectionsCollections document local, regional, and California history, with a specific focus on history, politics, literature, and art as well as the history of SJSU.
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Census Online - CaliforniaHistorical census information available online.
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Calisphere: a world of primary sources This link opens in a new windowCalisphere is the University of California's free public gateway to a world of primary sources. There is a section titled: Especially for Teachers which gives information and links about teaching and learning with primary sources, including sample lesson plans, primary source analysis sheets, etc.
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California 3 Rs Project: Right, Responsibility, and RespectThe California Three Rs Project (CA3Rs) is a program for finding common ground on issues related to religious liberty and the First Amendment in public schools. The CA3Rs’ approach is based on the principles of American democracy and citizenship, reflected in the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights and applied in a public school setting.
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California Mission Studies AssociationDedicated to the study and preservation of the California Missions, presidios, pueblos, ranchos and their Native American, Hispanic and Early American past.
Bay Area Resources
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San Francisco Public LibrarySpecial collection contain strength in San Francisco history.
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Sourisseau AcademyThe Academy maintains an extensive photograph collection and historical ephemera relating primarily to the history of Santa Clara County (especially San Jose) and the central coast region of California.
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Virtual Museum of the City of San FranciscoArticles ordered by subject or date on a variety of historical events of the city.
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Special Collections - San Jose StateLinks to the unique historical holdings at the Martin Luther King Jr. Library at SJSU.
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The Bancroft LibrarySpecial collections and archive of University of California Berkeley, particularly strong in Western American and California.