Searchable catalog of manuscript collections held by U.S. libraries and archives. Searchable by person's name, organization's name, subject, geographic location, and more. Sparknotes Biographies and historical periods and events explained and summarized Spartacus Internet Encyclopedia Wonderful resource, particularly for 18th and 19th century British history, though other topics are also covered. Contains much information from primary sources. Archive Searchable achive of over 30,000 nightly news programs and special news-related programs such as presidential press conferences, Watergate hearings, etc.
Abstracts are available online and loans of the programs themselves for a fee.
Over 100 Texas historical resources, focusing on early history, biography, and geneaology. Articles Several hundred full text articles from history journals, searchable by keyword or browsable by journal. Declassified Documents Reference System-U.S. Primary source materials from the presidential libraries, FBI, CIA, and other government agencies. These were formerly classified, now declassified with the full text available. They are searchable and you can view a image of the original document to see what parts were removed from public view.