Databases for American History
http://library.hunter.cuny.edu/databases/index.php?subjectID=13&page=subject&submit=Go
This is a list of all the databases owned by Hunter that pertain to History.
The most important for American History is:
Links for library assignments requiring primary sources:
National Alliance
of Preservation Commissions
http://www.uga.edu/sed/pso/programs/napc/links.htm
Housed at the University of Georgia
National Trust
http://www.nationaltrust.org/
Special
Collections on the web
http://www.rbms.nd.edu/links/spec_colls_on_web.shtml
New
York City History--Digital Collections
http://www.nypl.org/links/index.cfm?Trg=1&d1=1451&d3=Digital%20Collections
An excellent place to start your search when your assignment requires photos or maps.
The Library of Congress-American
Memory
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html
Historical Maps of the United States
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/histus.html
Repositories of Primary Sources
http://www.uidaho.edu/special-collections/Other.Repositories.html
Archivist Terry Abraham maintains a respectable list of all repositories of primary sources
ArtStor
http://www.artstor.org/index.shtml
Commonly asked question: What is the difference between popular and academic journals or magazines?
Tutorial on differentiating between academic and popular journals
http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/peabody/tutorials/scholarlyfree/