Research Links
- Archives and Libraries
- Historical Associations and Discussion Groups
- Graduate Student History Journals
- More Canadian History Links
The lists are not exhaustive. They are meant to provide starting point for researchers. If you find a link that you want listed, please contact us with the information.
Archives and Libraries
Canada
Library and Archives Canada:
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/index-e.html
British Columbia Archives:
http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/index.htm
Provincial Archives of Alberta:
http://www.cd.gov.ab.ca/preserving/paa_2002/index.asp
Saskatchewan Archives Board:
http://www.saskarchives.com/
Archives of Manitoba:
http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/index.html
Archives of Ontario:
http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/
Archives nationales du Québec:
http://www.banq.qc.ca/portal/dt/accueil.jsp
Provincial Archives of New Brunswick:
http://archives.gnb.ca/
Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management:
http://archives.gnb.ca/
Prince Edward Island Public Archives and Records Office:
http://www.edu.pe.ca/paro/
Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador:
http://www.therooms.ca/archives/
Northwest Territories Archives:
http://pwnhc.learnnet.nt.ca/programs/archive.htm
Yukon Archives:
http://www.btc.gov.yk.ca/archives/index.html
Archives de Montréal :
http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/portal/page?_pageid=165,114997&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL
City of Calgary, Corporate Records, Archives:
http://asalive.archivesalberta.org:
8080/access/repos/rep/display/ccg
City of Edmonton Archives:
http://archivesphotos.edmonton.ca/default.aspx?cid=1
City of Regina Archives
http://www.regina.ca/content/info_services/archives/index.shtml
City of Saskatoon Archives:
http://www.city.saskatoon.sk.ca/org/clerks_office/archives/archives.asp
City of St. John’s Archives:
http://www.stjohns.ca/cityservices/archives/index.jsp
City of Thunder Bay Archives and Records Centre:
http://www.thunderbay.ca/index.cfm?fuse=html&pg=310
City of Toronto Archives:
http://www.toronto.ca/archives/
City of Vancouver Archives:
http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/ctyclerk/archives/
City of Victoria Archives:
http://www.victoria.ca/archives/archives.shtml
City of Winnipeg Archives and Records Control:
http://www.winnipeg.ca/clerks/docs/archives/archives.stm
Halifax Regional Municipality Archives:
http://www.halifax.ca/archives/
Canadian Archival Information Network:
http://www.archivescanada.ca/english/index.html
On this website, you can search archival collections, and access a comprehensive listing of national, provincial, municipal, religious, medical, university, and other archives.
Canadian Council of Archives, Directory of Archives:
http://www.cdncouncilarchives.ca/directory.html
British Columbia Archival Information Network:
http://aabc.bc.ca/aabc/bcain.html
Archives Network of Alberta:
http://www.archivesalberta.org/general/database.htm
Saskatchewan/Manitoba Archival Information Network:
http://scaa.usask.ca/sain-main/
Ontario’s Archival Information Network:
http://archeion-aao.fis.utoronto.ca/
Prince Edward Island Archival Information Network:
http://www.archives.pe.ca/peiain/
United States
Library of Congress:
http://www.loc.gov
US National Archives and Records Administration:
http://www.archives.gov/
Listing of State Libraries:
http://www.publiclibraries.com/state_library.htm
Listing of Archives by State:
http://www.statearchivists.org/states.htm
http://www.sos.state.ga.us/archives/what_do_we_have/other_state_archives/
http://www.cyndislist.com/lib-state.htm
http://www.ohiohistory.org/textonly/links/arch_hs.html
Directory of Corporate Archives in the United States and Canada:
http://www.hunterinformation.com/corporat.htm
Archival Sites for Women’s Studies:
http://home.gwu.edu/~mfpankin/archwss.htmhttp://home.gwu.edu/~mfpankin/archwss.htm
Archives for Research on Women and Gender – Additional Women’s Collections, University of Texas:
http://home.gwu.edu/~mfpankin/archwss.htm
Provides links to archives in all states.
United Kingdom
The National Archives:
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
The British Library:
http://www.bl.uk/
Parliamentary Archives of the United Kingdom:
http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_publications_and_archives/parliamentary_archives.cfm
Archives Hub:
http://www.archiveshub.ac.uk/
Gateway to the archives of the UK’s universities and colleges.
Community Archives: The National Directory of Community Archives in the UK
http://www.communityarchives.org.uk/
The Women’s Library:
http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/thewomenslibrary/
National Archives of Scotland:
http://www.nas.gov.uk/
National Library of Scotland:
http://www.nls.uk/
Scottish Archive Network:
http://www.scan.org.uk/
National Library of Wales:
http://www.llgc.org.uk/
Archives Network Wales:
http://www.archivesnetworkwales.info/
Public Record Office of Northern Ireland:
http://www.llgc.org.uk/
Other Directories:
University of Idaho Library, Repositories of Primary Sources (world-wide):
http://www.uidaho.edu/special-collections/Other.Repositories.html
African Studies Libraries and Archives, Stanford University:
http://library.stanford.edu/africa/libeur.html
Also see the pages on specific countries for more archival links
Scandinavian Studies on Web:
http://www.lib.byu.edu/estu/wess/scan/hist.html
Includes links to archives in Scandinavia
UNESCO Archives Portal:
http://www.unesco.org/cgi-bin/webworld/portal_archives/cgi/page.cgi?d=1
International Council on Archives Membership Directory:
http://www.ica.org/members.php?plangue=eng
Directory of Archives in Australia:
http://www.archivists.org.au/directory/asa_dir.htm
Digital Collections
Canadian Initiative on Digital Libraries:
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/icbn/040021-802-e.html#aus
Directory of websites with digital archival material in Canada and internationally.
Inventory of Canada’s Digital Initiatives:
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/initiatives/index-e.html
Canada’s Digital Collection:
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/
University of Washington Library, Sources for Canadian History:
http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/History/tm/canada.html
Ontario History Quest Digital Collections:
http://ohqdigit.tpl.toronto.on.ca/
Internet Modern History Sourcebook:
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook.html
Includes links to the Medieval and Ancient Sourcebooks.
Primary Sources on the Web, UC Berkeley:
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/PrimarySourcesOnTheWeb.html
British Columbia International Digital Library:
http://bcdlib.tc.ca/guides.html
Includes a listing of digital collections in Canada and internationally
Historical Associations and Discussion Groups
Canada
Canada's National History Society:
http://www.historysociety.ca
Canadian Historical Association:
http://www.cha-shc.ca
Canadian Committee on History and Computing:
http://www.cha-shc.ca/cchc-cchi
Canadian Committee on the History of Sexuality:
http://www.cha-shc.ca/cchs
Canadian Committee on Labour History:
http://www.mun.ca/cclh
Canadian Committee on Women's History:
http://www.cha-shc.ca/ccwh-cchf
Canadian Oral History Association:
http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/oral-history
Canadian Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies:
http://www.c18.org/scedhs-csecs/index.html
Canadian Catholic Historical Association:
http://www.umanitoba.ca/colleges/st_pauls/ccha/ccha.html
Institut d'histoire de l'Amérique française:
http://www.cam.org/~ihaf
United States and United Kingdom
American Historical Association:
http://www.historians.org/
Oral History Association:
http://www.dickinson.edu/oha/
Society for Historians of the Early American Republic:
http://www.shear.org
Western Association of American Historians:
http://www.wawh.org/
Co-ordinating Council for Women in History:
http://www.theccwh.org/officers.htm
Committee on Lesbian and Gay History:
http://www.usc.edu/libraries/archives/clgh/
National Council on Public History:
http://www.ncph.org
Organization of American Historians:
http://www.oah.org/
The Historical Association:
http://www.history.org.uk/
International Associations
International Federation for Research on Women’s History:
www.ifrwh.com
International Council for Canadian Studies:
http://www.iccs-ciec.ca
Association for Canadian Studies:
http://www.acs-aec.ca/e_home.html
Discussion Groups
H-Net – Humanities and Social
Sciences Online
http://www.h-net.msu.edu
Graduate Student History Journals
Gateway:
http://grad.usask.ca/gateway
Gateway is a history e-journal run by and for graduate students. The electronic journal provides an academic forum for graduate students to publish scholarly historical work.
Past Imperfect:
http://www.ualberta.ca/~pastimpe/home.htm
Past Imperfect is a journal for student scholarship in history published out of the University of Alberta since 1992.
Left History:
http://www.yorku.ca/lefthist/about_lh.html
Left History is a referred journal edited by graduate students at York University. Contributors include established scholars and graduate students.
More Canadian History Links
Aboriginal Canada Portal:
http://www.aboriginalcanada.gc.ca/
Acadie.Net [an Acadian resource index]:
http://www.acadie.net/
BC History Links:
http://www.victoria.tc.ca/Resources/bchistory.html
British Columbia History Portal:
http://bchistoryportal.tc.ca/index.php
Canadian Heritage Information Network:
http://www.chin.gc.ca
Canadian History:
An Annotated Directory of Internet Resources on the History of Canada:
http://www.academicinfo.net/canhist.html
Canadian Labour History Bibliography:
http://www.library.mun.ca/qeii/labour/index.php
Canadian Learned Journals Online:
http://calj.icaap.org/members.html
Canadian Library Gateway:
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/gateway/index-e.html
Canadian Military History Gateway:
http://www.cmhg.gc.ca/html/default-en.asp
Canadian Museum of Civilization:
http://www.civilization.ca/
Canadian Museum of Civilization – Online Resources for Canadian Heritage:
http://www.civilization.ca/orch/www00_e.html
Gorsebrook Research Institute for Atlantic Canada Studies:
http://www.stmarys.ca/administration/gorsebrook/welcome.htm
Histor!ca:
http://www.histori.ca
The Diefenbaker Canada Centre:
http://www.usask.ca/diefenbaker/
The Atlantic Canada Portal:
http://atlanticportal.hil.unb.ca
The National Atlas of Canada Online:
http://atlas.gc.ca/