Introduction to Humanities: Resources
Websites
- Khan AcademyGreat history articles and videos
- EdSitement! (National Endowment for the Humanities)Media resources in the humanities. Locate resources for National History Day (NHD) and ask an NEH expert about history projects.
Videos
- First CivilizationsA PBS series from 2018 Videos
To watch from home use your ATC e-mail and password.
Magazines and journals
- Humanities journals at ATCVery broad list
Finding primary sources
Primary sources are the evidence of history
A primary source is a record of an event or time period created by a participant or an observer; someone who was there. Examples can include:
- Diaries
- Memoirs
- Letters
- Interviews
- Photographs
- Newspaper articles
- Objects and artifacts
- Works of art
Here are some places to look for primary sources
- Fordham University Internet History SourcebookFull-text primary documents ranging from ancient to modern times. Use the menu to browse for documents for specific times, regions, and sub-topics (such as women or science), or use the search box to look for documents with a specific term or name (e.g., gladiators).
- Library of Congress Primary Source setsResources for students and teachers.
- Primary Source Sets: Digital Public Library of AmericaPrimary documents in U.S. History
- Voyages: The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade DatabaseThe Voyages section of the database tracks 35,000 slaving expeditions between 1514 and 1866 and includes the ship's name, captain, owners, and nation as well as the number of slaves and some other information about the voyage. The African Names Database identifies over 67,000 African men, women, and children, including name, age, gender, origin, and place of embarkation. A section on assessing the slave trade provides statistics, a timeline, and maps that track the flow of the slave trade over time.
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