University of Toronto (Canada)
Canadian Painters as Art Educators 1920 1950
Interesting general discussion of Canadian art and artists between 1920-1950 that was a new generation of painters than before the First World War. Gives biographical information on a variety of different painters with examples of their...
PBS
Wgbh/pbs: Frontline: The Blurred Racial Lines of Famous Families: Cheswell
Celebrated similar to Paul Revere, Wentworth Cheswell's biography highlights his contributions during the American Revolution. Cheswell, from New Hampshire, was a local politician who is considered to be the first black American elected...
Other
Parrish Art Museum: East End Stories
Website exploring the artist community on the East End of Long Island, New York. With image galleries, historical chronology, and biographical information on many artists.
Teaching American History
Teaching American History: Federalist Antifederalist Debates
A comprehensive resource enriching studies of the debates over the new Constitution includes biographies, timelines, Federalists and Antifederalists.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Egyptian Art in the Age of the Pyramids
Awesome examples of Egyptian art are given on these web pages from The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Enjoy looking at pictures of actual pieces of art that are currently in the museum. Along with the art are brief historical...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: John Singleton Copley
This sample "exhibit" from the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art offers a short biography of colonial painter and portrait artist John Singleton Copley. Includes links to six different paintings, each with an informative caption.
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McGraw Hill
Glencoe Literature Library: "Frankenstein" Study Guide [Pdf]
Great study guide for Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein," complete with pre-reading material (author biography, vocabulary words, novel introduction), reading questions, brainstorming and charting activities, and thought-provoking writing...
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Revolutionary War Archives: Haym Salomon: Indispensable Financial Genius
Great financial broker and spy, this biography of Haym Salomon introduces his contributions during the development of a new nation in the eighteenth century.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Sherwood Anderson
This site, compiled by a public library in Finland, contains a brief biography of Anderson and a discussion of his major works. It also has a chronological list of his works.
Curated OER
Red Hot Jazz: Joe 'King' Oliver
A biography of one of the most prominent artists of early jazz.
Curated OER
Red Hot Jazz: Joe 'King' Oliver
A biography of one of the most prominent artists of early jazz.
Indiana University
Wright American Fiction Collection: Mark Twain
The full texts to Twain's lesser-known works can be accessed from this site such as "Celebrated Jumping Frog" and "The Innocents Abroad." Read facsimiles of the original books or plain text versions.
New Advent
Catholic Encyclopedia: Thomas Moore
Information on the life of Thomas Moore, English poet and biographer from the 18th century. This is a very complete analysis of Moore's life. Please note that "The Catholic Encyclopedia" is a historic reference source and should be...
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Melville J. Herskovits
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Melville J. Herskovits, an American anthropologist noted for having opened up the study of the "New World Negro" as a new field of research. Herskovits was also known for his humanistic...
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Huey Smith
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Huey Smith, an American pianist, bandleader, songwriter, and vocalist, a principal figure in the 1950s rock and roll that became known as the New Orleans sound.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: J(ames) Bruce Llewellyn
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features J(ames) Bruce Llewellyn, an American entrepreneur born July 16, 1927, New York, N.Y.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: E. Lynn Harris
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features E. Lynn Harris, an American author, who in a series of novels drew on his personal familiarity with the gay community to chronicle the struggles faced by African-American men with sexual...
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Lisa P. Jackson
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Lisa P. Jackson, an American public official who served as commissioner of New Jersey's department of environmental protection (2006-08) and as administrator of the U.S. Environmental...
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Dorothy West
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Dorothy West, an American writer who explored the aspirations and conflicts of middle-class African Americans in many of her works and was one of the last surviving members of the...
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Emlen Tunnell
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Emlen Tunnell, an American gridiron football player who in 1967 became the first African American to be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. His career stretched from 1948 through...
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Isaac Burns Murphy
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Isaac Burns Murphy, an American jockey who was the first to be elected to the National Museum of Racing's Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs, New York; he is one of only two African American...
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Lawrence Taylor
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Lawrence Taylor, an American collegiate and professional gridiron football player, considered one of the best linebackers in the history of the game. As a member of the New York Giants of...
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Lloyd Price
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Lloyd Price, an American singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur. Price made his mark in rock music history with his exuberant tenor and his flair for recasting rhythm and blues as...
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Lonne Elder Iii
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Lonne Elder III, an American playwright whose critically acclaimed masterwork, Ceremonies in Dark Old Men (1965, revised 1969), depicted the dreams, frustrations, and ultimate endurance of...