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Historical documents are documents that contain important information about a person, place, or event. Some important and famous American historical documents include, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, and the Articles of Confederation; some famous world historical documents include, The Magna Carta, the 95 Theses of Martin Luther, and the Gutenberg Bible.
Most famous historical documents, consist of laws, accounts of battles (usually given by the victors), and the exploits of the powerful. Though these documents are of historical interest, these documents do not detail the daily lives of ordinary people, or the way society functioned. Anthropologists and Archeologists, generally are more interested in documents that describe the day to day lives of ordinary people, such as what they ate, what they worried about, hopes and/or dreams, and their family interaction. It is this information that allows Anthropologists and Archeologists, to understand and describe the way society was functioning at any particular time in history.
Many documents that are produced today, such as personal letters, pictures, contracts, newspapers, and medical records, would be considered valuable historical documents in the future to Anthropologists and Archeologists. However most of these documents will be lost in the future since they are either printed on ordinary paper which has a limited life span, or on digital formats that will become obsolete in a relatively short time frame.
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"The Flintstones:" Entertaining fantasy, or "historical documents?"
lorendavidson (lorendavidson) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 03:23:21 -0000
"The Flintstones:" Entertaining fantasy, or "historical documents?"
Looking for historical fan documents? You can now search them on the Historical namespace in addition to finding them in Category:Documents.
fanhistory (fanhistory) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 02:52:17 -0000
Looking for historical fan documents? You can now search them on the Historical namespace in addition to finding them in Category:Documents.
Looking for historical fan documents? You can now search them on the Historical namespace in addition to finding them in Category:Documents.
purplepopple (Laura Hale) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 02:52:16 -0000
Looking for historical fan documents? You can now search them on the Historical namespace in addition to finding them in Category:Documents.
Document Recognition and Retrieval, session 8: "Comparison of historical documents for writership" features an NYPL ms. http://bit.ly/8xlFmo
NYPLmssarchives (NYPL Manuscripts Div) Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:48:44 -0000
Document Recognition and Retrieval, session 8: "Comparison of historical documents for writership" features an NYPL ms. http://bit.ly/8xlFmo
Select Historical Documents of the Middle Ages - by Ernest F Henderson - BiblioBazaar. http://bit.ly/7nAe4B
history_book (New History Books) Sat, 12 Dec 2009 02:34:13 -0000
Select Historical Documents of the Middle Ages - by Ernest F Henderson - BiblioBazaar. http://bit.ly/7nAe4B
Early Historical Documents on Jesus Christ? http://mb-soft.com/believe/txx/jesushis.htm
Lahluk (Domenico Falbo) Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:09:01 -0000
Early Historical Documents on Jesus Christ? http://mb-soft.com/believe/txx/jesushis.htm
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Bartleby.com: American Historical Documents - Text of 47 treaties, speeches, historical accounts, and governmental documents from Eric the Red's c. 1000 description of Vinland to the Panama Convention of 1904.
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Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882 - Text of the Chinese Exclusion Act which barred Chinese laborers from entering the United States and denied them naturalization.
Constitution of the Confederate States of America - Hypertext from the Revolution to Reconstruction project, University of Groningen.
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Gilder Lehrman Collection - One of the largest collections of American historical documents in private hands. The collection's holdings are strongest from 1760 through 1876.
Meta Description: [ The Gilder Lehrman Institute offers seminars and lesson plans for teachers as well as fellowships and forums for U.S. History students and scholars. ]
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Journey Back In Time - Michael Kocha's collection of thousands of historical newspaper articles, documents, and writings of America's past spanning more than 400 years. Available online by subscription.
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The Avalon Project - Major documents collections from pre-18th century to present day. Includes Mexican-American diplomacy and US statutes concerning Native Americans and slavery.
The Bowen Freedom Foundation - Text of numerous documents from the early history of the United States.
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Meta Description: [ Exhibits at the National Archives. ]
The United States Democratic Review - Political journal archive, published from 1837-1859. Part of the Making of America e-text collection at Cornell University.
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Warletters.com - The Legacy Project - The project's mission is to honor America's veterans and active duty personnel by preserving their wartime letters and other written communications.
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