World History

List of international newspapers that have been digitized. Some titles may only be available by subscription (library or individual).

Digitized newspapers from around the world. Each title has different dates of coverage.

With Elephind.com it is now possible for family historians, genealogists, and researchers to search historic digitized newspaper archives from around the globe.

AODL is an open access digital library of African cultural heritage materials created by Michigan State University in collaboration with museums, archives, scholars, and communities around the world.

"Contains more than 18,000 pages of eyewitness accounts of North American exploration, from the sagas of Vikings in Canada in AD1000 to the diaries of mountain men in the Rockies 800 years later. Read the words of explorers, Indians, missionaries, traders and settlers as they lived through the founding moments of American history. More than 150 rare books, original manuscripts, and classic travel narratives from the library and archives of the Wisconsin Historical Society."

American memory provides free and open access to an abundance of digital resources, including still images.

The CIA has established this site to provide the public with an overview of access to CIA information, including electronic access to previously released documents.

Includes primary historical documents, transcriptions, facsimiles, and translations from Western Europe. Browse documents by country. Can also browse documents by selecting "Medieval and Renaissance Europe" or "Europe as a Supranational Region."

Explore millions of items from a range of Europe's leading galleries, libraries, archives and museums.

Department of State's site covers from 1945 to 1988.

"The Foreign Relations of the United States series is the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions that have been declassified and edited for publication."
Library also has many issues in the Government Documents Collection (1st Floor) S 1.1:

Comprises a full text collection of Homeland Security related documents, covering policy and strategy for national security.

Links to primary and secondary sources.

Presents the index to Internet Medieval Sourcebook featuring thousands of electronic texts on medieval history compiled by Paul Halsall of Fordham University. By clicking the subject index, the users can get full-text information on the subject. Provides information on how to use the index and guide to contents.

The Perseus Classics Collection is an extensive digital library of resources for the study of Ancient Greece and Rome.

Includes UN documents, voting data, speeches, maps, and open access publications. The platform provides access to UN-produced materials in digital format and bibliographic records for print UN documents starting in 1979.

The Internet Archive in partnership with several universities is digitizing some US Federal Documents. The collection includes reports from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), NASA, the Department of Interior, the Joint Publications Research Service (JPRS) and other government agencies from the 1970s to the present.

Link to their online documents. All material is in French.

National Archives of Japan - Some material is digitized and in English

This is a wikipedia page that list national archives by country and links to their websites. Some include digital collections.

National Archives of the United Kingdom. Guides to collections, online access to digitized material, and much more.

Non-profit encyclopedia.