Cuba Specific Sites

• J.A. Sierra's Timetable of History Cuba
  A personal web page of a Cuban American that contains a wealth of information.
• Cuban History, Architecture and Culture
  See LANIC's resources from the University of Texas-Austin for many useful Latin American and specifically Cuban resources.
• Encyclopedia.Com - Cuba - History
  Obtain background information from Encyclopedia.com.
• Cuban Heritage Collection
  From the University of Miami Libraries, a meta-site of links to a variety of topics dealing with Cuba. Useful for background info on people and issues.

Government Sites | back to top

These resources are produced by the government, see International Sites for additional government sites.

• Foreign Relations of the United States - Cuba
  Archive of foreign relation docs between US and Cuba from 1960-2001. You may find some outdated links as this archive is no longer being updated.
• Library of Congress
  This is a searchable site providing access to library resources, research tools, exhibition, legislative and American historical information.
• National Archives and Records Administration
  This government site provides the public with historical information including Federal Register publications and a searchable archive.

Archives and Documents | back to top

These sites contain electronic copies of primary documents.

• Archiving Early America
  This site provides primary documents from Early America. Newspapers, maps, documents and other information is included.
• Castro Speech Database
  Searchable database of Castro's speeches from LANIC, interviews and addresses from 1959-1996.
• CIVNET Resources: Historical Documents and Speeches
  This site includes American and foreign documents and speeches on a variety of topics from 1700s to present.
• Historic Audio Archives
  This site contains audio speeches from prominent and infamous Americans. Available within the site is a free copy of "Audioplayer" software to download to your PC.
• Historical Text Archive
  This site, covering much of human history, provides access to a wide variety of historical documents, with original material, links to other sites and electronic reprints of books. It is organized by geography/nations and topics, and is searchable.
• World History Archives: The History of Cuba

International Sites | back to top

These sources will help you to find background, statistical and legal information on a country.

• CIA World Factbook
  The CIA World Factbook provides information about countries worldwide, including international disputes, literacy rates, land area and much more. This version also includes maps.
• Constitutions, treaties, and official declarations
  A wide array of documents, arranged by country and by topic.
• Country Studies / Area Handbooks
  Information on countries worldwide, from the Library of Congress's well-known print publications.
• International Data Base
  The International Data Base (IDB) is a computerized data bank containing statistical tables of demographic and socio-economic data for all countries of the world.
• Portals to the World
  Detailed information and further links to international countries, brought to us by the Library of Congress.
• UNESCO
  The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization provides information on its organization, activities, current events, programs, publications, statistics, legal procedures, databases, and other information. Includes portions of the World Information Report, among others.
• United Nations
  UN information on events, publications, documents, databases and members, regarding human rights, peace and security, economic and social development, and international law. See also the United Nations CyberSchoolBus for information on global trends, countries, cities, etc., especially "InfoNation."

Online Publications | back to top

These sites are online magazines relating to history.

• History Today on the Web
  This online history magazine covers topics of interest to history students and scholars.
• Humanities and Social Sciences Online
  This online publication from Michigan State University includes current news, a discussion network for scholars and activists, and book and multimedia reviews.
• The History Net: Where History Lives on the Web
  This online history publication contains feature stories, archives and more within every issue.

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