World History
The Complete Works of Charles Darwin Online. I was very pleased to discover this new website which apparently was just launched on 9 October 2006. It currently contains more than 50,000 searchable text pages and 40,000 images of both publications and handwritten manuscripts. There is also a Darwin bibliography and a large manuscript catalogue.
Some of the included works -
Journal of Researches - This is from the 1839 voyage on the Beagle.
The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle - This is from 1838-43.
Origin of Species - The 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th editions of this classic work.
This site notes, "There is much still to come. The site currently contains about 50% of the materials that will be provided by 2009. New material is added almost daily. Forthcoming materials include more editions and translations, images of the majority of the Darwin Archive at Cambridge University Library, more editorial introductions and notes and transcriptions of Darwin manuscripts, and technical facilities for printing and larger images. "
This is a nicely done and valuable history resource which gives access to a wealth of primary source material. My thanks to the site creators for this effort. I hope it inspires similar projects with other primary sources which may be out there waiting to find life online.
- The Alfred Russel Wallace Website
Alfred Russell Wallace was an important evolutionary theorist in the 19th century. I found a good site dedicated to him at The Alfred Russel Wallace Website. It has details about Alfred Russel Wallace's life and work. It also includes a unique archive...
- The First World War Poetry Digital Archive And The Great War Archive
The First World War Poetry Digital Archive and The Great War Archive is an online repository of over 4000 items of text, images, audio, and video for teaching, learning, and research. The collection includes works of well known poets such as Wilfred Owen,...
- Catalogue Of Digitized Medieval Manuscripts
Yet another fine source of digitized medieval content is the Catalogue of Digitized Medieval Manuscripts. This site was designed to enable users to find fully digitized manuscripts currently available on the web. From the site: As electronic resources...
- History And Politics Out Loud
This is a searchable archive of historically important speeches and other audio materials. It is called History and Politics Out Loud. It has been operated by Northwestern University since 1999 with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities...
- Domesday Book
In 1085, William the Conqueror commissioned a great survey to discover the resources and taxable values of all the boroughs and manors in England. He wanted to discover who owned what, how much it was worth, and how much was owed to him as King. It was...
World History
The Complete Works of Charles Darwin Online
The Complete Works of Charles Darwin Online. I was very pleased to discover this new website which apparently was just launched on 9 October 2006. It currently contains more than 50,000 searchable text pages and 40,000 images of both publications and handwritten manuscripts. There is also a Darwin bibliography and a large manuscript catalogue.Some of the included works -
Journal of Researches - This is from the 1839 voyage on the Beagle.
The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle - This is from 1838-43.
Origin of Species - The 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th editions of this classic work.
This site notes, "There is much still to come. The site currently contains about 50% of the materials that will be provided by 2009. New material is added almost daily. Forthcoming materials include more editions and translations, images of the majority of the Darwin Archive at Cambridge University Library, more editorial introductions and notes and transcriptions of Darwin manuscripts, and technical facilities for printing and larger images. "
This is a nicely done and valuable history resource which gives access to a wealth of primary source material. My thanks to the site creators for this effort. I hope it inspires similar projects with other primary sources which may be out there waiting to find life online.
- The Alfred Russel Wallace Website
Alfred Russell Wallace was an important evolutionary theorist in the 19th century. I found a good site dedicated to him at The Alfred Russel Wallace Website. It has details about Alfred Russel Wallace's life and work. It also includes a unique archive...
- The First World War Poetry Digital Archive And The Great War Archive
The First World War Poetry Digital Archive and The Great War Archive is an online repository of over 4000 items of text, images, audio, and video for teaching, learning, and research. The collection includes works of well known poets such as Wilfred Owen,...
- Catalogue Of Digitized Medieval Manuscripts
Yet another fine source of digitized medieval content is the Catalogue of Digitized Medieval Manuscripts. This site was designed to enable users to find fully digitized manuscripts currently available on the web. From the site: As electronic resources...
- History And Politics Out Loud
This is a searchable archive of historically important speeches and other audio materials. It is called History and Politics Out Loud. It has been operated by Northwestern University since 1999 with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities...
- Domesday Book
In 1085, William the Conqueror commissioned a great survey to discover the resources and taxable values of all the boroughs and manors in England. He wanted to discover who owned what, how much it was worth, and how much was owed to him as King. It was...