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**Betty Smith: Early Twentieth Century America (1912 - Pre WWI)**

 * Primary Sources - Articles and Artifacts from 1800s & 1900s**


 *  [|Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers] (beta). This new site from the Library of Congress provides a searchable database of page images from selected American newspapers from 1900-1910 and information about other newspapers not online.


 * The [|Women Working, 1870-1930 archive] (Open Collections Program) at Harvard University includes "[d]igitized historical, manuscript, and image resources selected from Harvard University's library and museum collections that explore women's roles in the US economy between the Civil War and the Great Depression." The site provides free, searchable access to the collection's "2,396 books and pamphlets, 1,075 photographs, and 5,000 pages from manuscript collections."


 *  [|HarpWeek] . Although most of this collection of Harper's Weekly magazines is not available to anyone but institutional subscribers, it does contain a few free sites, including the following: Immigrant and Ethnic America, The American West, Black America: 1857-1874, The World of Thomas Nast, and American Political Prints.


 * Brooklyn Daily Eagle (1841-1902)


 * New York Times Archive: 1851-1980 - Full text articles dating back to 1851

> Drawn from the collections of the Library of Congress, American Memory features over 9 million items that document U.S. history and culture. The materials chronicle historical events, people, places, and ideas, and is organized into more than 100 thematic collections. >
 * American Memory from the Library of Congress
 * Museum of the City Of New York


 * Tenement Museum


 * Specific Websites**


 * American Cultural History: 1910-1919


 * Timeline of American Literary Events - See also Literary Movements


 * The Living City - A look at life, health, and urban transformation from the Civil War to the end of World War I.


 * Eyewitness History: Immigration in the Early 1900's


 * The History Box- A rich resource of historical documents related to New York City and New York State.


 * General History Websites**


 * [|Best of History Websites] - Over 1000 history web sites on Prehistory, Ancient/Biblical History, Medieval History, Early Modern Europe, WWII, 20th Century History, US History, Art History and Maps and General Resources.


 * [|History Matters] - Over 850 superior websites for learning US history. Browse sites by topic or time period or use the search box to quickly locate what you need.


 * [|Voices of the Shuttle]


 * [|National Public Radio (NPR) Archives] - A large number of topics covered in political, historical, cultural areas. Information is presented in audio and text too.


 * Databases @ PCS**


 * Artstor


 * [|Facts on File: American History Online] For in depth information on the people, events, and themes that shaped American history from 1350 to the present.


 * [|Facts on File: Modern World History] **-**Explore important events and people from every corner of the globe, from 1500 to the present.


 * TRIAL ENDS 12/14/10 History Reference Center (Username - HVLA; Password - trial) http://trial.ebscohost.com


 * NYPL Databases**


 * African American Experience


 * African American History Online


 * American Women's History


 * History In Context: United States


 * History In Context: World


 * Modern World History Online