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Archive-It
Selected archived websites from The People's Archive. Find archived websites that document the culture and history of Washington, D.C. including music, artists, blogs, obituaries, politics, and government.
Archives of Sexuality and Gender
Explore LGBTQ history with primary source content on social, political, health, and legal issues impacting LGBTQ communities around the world with Gale Primary Sources.
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Black Freedom Struggle in the United States
Website focused on Black Freedom, featuring select primary source documents related to critical people and events in African American history.
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Classical Music Reference Library
Learn more about the history of western classical music. Provided by Alexander Street Press.
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Evening Star
Research local news and history in the long considered "hometown paper of record" for the nation's capital from 1852-1981. Provided by Newsbank.
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Gale in Context: Biography
Learn about the people who make history. Searches can be based on name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, or gender.
Gale in Context: Middle School
Research cultures, history, science and social issues for students in grades 6-8.
Gale in Context: U.S. History
Discover American history from pre-colonial times to the present.
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HeritageHub
Explore your family history with the premier collection of U.S. obituaries and death notices for in-depth genealogical research, 1704 – today. Previously named America's Obituaries and Death Notices by Newsbank.
History Commons
African American Newspapers, including Washington, D.C. resources, emphasizing eyewitness accounts of events during the 19th century. Formerly named Accessible Archives.
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Ralph J. Bunche Oral Histories Collection on the Civil Rights Movement
Interview transcripts of individuals who made history during the Civil Rights Movement. Provided by Gale.
