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GLOBAL HISTORICAL EXHIBITS AND COLLECTIONS
Ancient Medicine: From Homer to Vesalius
In their own words,"An on-line exhibition prepared in conjunction with the Colloquium
Antiqua Medicina: Aspects in Ancient Medicine held in McLeod Hall, at the Health Sciences Center
of the University of Virginia on February 27, 1997."
This comprehensive site traces the history of modern medicine. Detailed exhibits of 16 distinct medical
periods as well as discussions of medical instruments and case studies can be found at this site.
A word of warning though, this is a medical site and can get somewhat graphic at times. Make sure you
check the site out first before you send students into it.
www.med.virginia.edu/hs-library/historical/antiqua/anthome.html
Creating French Culture: Treasures from the Bibliothèque nationale de France
A six part Library of Congress exhibit. In the words of the page's designers, this collection looks
at power and culture in France "traces the history of this relationship from Charlemagne
(b. 742?-d. 814) to Charles de Gaulle (b. 1890-d. 1970), through the prism of more than 200 magnificent
'treasures' on loan from the Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris."
lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/bnf/bnf0001.html
DScriptorium
This site compiles images of original Medieval manuscripts.
Many of these images may require some time to download.
www.byu.edu/~hurlbut/dscriptorium/
The Emancipation of Women: 1860-1920
Well-written (and designed) look at the women's suffrage movement. Primary focus is on Great Britain
(it's a UK site).
Of special note: the contemporary political cartoons gathered under the "Visual Sources"
section of the site. Also contains biographies of feminist pioneers. Created by Spartacus, an
educational publishing company that has created several very good sites.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/resource.htm
1492: An Ongoing Voyage
A six part Exhibit of the Library of Congress. It examines "the rich mixture of societies
coexisting in five areas of this hemisphere before European arrival. It then surveys the polyglot
Mediterranean world at a dynamic turning point in its development."
lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/1492/intro.html
The History Net
Internet magazine brought to you by the National Historical Society, full of interesting articles
about American and World history.
www.thehistorynet.com/
Interpreting the Irish Famine
Collects commentary related to the Irish Potato Famine. Includes Irish, English, and American
perspectives.
vassun.vassar.edu/~sttaylor/FAMINE/
James Ford Bell Library
In the words of John Ford Bell: " The purpose of [this collection] is to establish an
historical background and knowledge of this great economic force [trade] and the part it has played and
still plays in the development of the present-day world."
Contains maps of European conquest, early Russian maps, information on trade products of European
expansion, Hans Egede, Greenland, and Sir Walter Raleigh.
www.bell.lib.umn.edu/
Remote Sensing in History
This section of NASA's Observatorium takes a fascinating look at nearly 400 years of remote
observation, including a Civil War Balloon Corp, photographs taken by flying pigeons in 1903, info on
World Wars I and II, the Cuban Missile Crises, and Chernobyl.
observe.ivv.nasa.gov/nasa/exhibits/history/history_1.html
Rivendell's History Page
Overviews of ancient Egyptian, Celtic and East Asian history.
The main entrance:
www.watson.org/rivendell/history.html
Egyptian History:
www.watson.org/rivendell/historyegypt.html
Celtic History:
www.watson.org/rivendell/historycelt.html
East Asian History:
www.watson.org/rivendell/historyeastasia.html
Rome Reborn: The Vatican Library and Renaissance Culture
An Exhibit at the Library of Congress. The exhibit includes 9 major sections and "presents some
200 of the Vatican Library's most precious manuscripts, books, and maps--many of which played a key role
in the humanist recovery of the classical heritage of Greece and Rome." Images are central to this
site. Go straight to the table of contents where all 9 sections are listed.
lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/vatican/toc.html
Soviet Archives Exhibit
A fascinating exhibit at the Library of Congress on two "floors."
Floor One: "Internal Workings of the Soviet System", covers internal
politics and aspects of Soviet reality that were hidden or falsified in official propaganda. Includes a
guided tour.
www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/SDG/Experimental/soviet.exhibit/intro1.html
Floor Two: "The Soviet Union and the United States", shows how
Soviet-American relations were conducted between governments, between the publics of the two countries,
and between the Communist parties of the USSR and the USA. Try the guided tour.
www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/SDG/Experimental/soviet.exhibit/intro2.html
The Victorian Web
In short, a web about everything Victorian. This table of contents page connects you to information
on science, philosophy, art, economics, technology, literature, and religion. Assembled by George P.
Landaw, Professor of English and Art History, Brown University.
www.stg.brown.edu/projects/hypertext/landow/victorian/victov.html
World War II in Europe
Excellent, detailed time line following the events leading up to World War II, complete with links
to articles on the events described. From The History Place.
www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/ww2time.htm
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