Industrial Revolution Resources

American Memory: 1850-1899: This amazing website has digital documents, images, sounds, speeches, and film clips from America's history, including time of the Industrial Revolution. This section covers 1850-1899!
The Spartacus Encyclopedia of British History: This online encyclopedia is divided into many special sections, including several that cover the Industrial revolution. Scroll down the page to the section that covers your aqrea of study.
Internet Modern History Sourcebook: Industrial Revolution: Many links to primary source documents are available, nicely organized and outlined, with notes which help explain them. Part of a very thorough and vast collection of links (Internet Modern History Sourcebook) to information about the period of history beginning with The Reformation.
The Industrial revolution: A Trip to the Past: One person's multimedia overview of the Industrial Revolution, with a focus on inventions and transportation.
Age of Industry: Has a wonderful collection of information sources about the Romantic Era; nicely organized and easy to navigate.
Population Figures for Great Britain During the 19th Century: This population estimate is formed of the English population at various periods, calculated from the numbers of baptisms, burials, and marriages, etc.
The Plight of Women's Work in the Early Industrial Revolution in England and Wales: Information (interviews and data on working conditions) about women textile workers, miners, and seamstresses in England during the Industrial Revolution.
The Industrial Revolution: Overview of the Industrial Revolution in England, focusing on some key events in the coal and iron/steel smelting process.
The Victorian Web: Collection of links to information resources having to do with England under the reign of Queen Victoria (much of the 19th century). This era occurred during the peak of the Industrial Revolution. You may want to see a page that gives an overview of the era, with informational links to the major events and people.
Child Labor: An extensive examination of the use of children in factories and shops, and the movement to abolish the practice (in England). Includes information on the people involved (including reformers, factory workers and children), statistics, laws, etc. From the Spartacus online encyclopedia. Be sure to scroll down the page to see all the subsections available.
The Labour Movement (England): Extensive background information about the worker organizations that developed in England during the Industrial Revolution. From the Spartacus online encyclopedia. Be sure to scroll down the page to see all the subsections available.
Biographies of Famous People: A collection of links to biographical information. Several excellent sources are available from this page.

Inventors and Inventions of the Industrial Revolution

One excellent place to look is in our Discovering Collection, a reference service with information on many diferent important inventors. Click on the image below, and you will receive a list of more than articles on 30 inventors.

Some Additional Helpful Invention links:

Invention Dimension Archive List: The Invention Dimension highlights a different American inventor every week with a biographical sketch covering his or her accomplishments and their impact on society. Also an extensive list of related links to invention and innovation sites on the Web.
Search the National Inventors Hall of Fame: Find inventors or inventions that have been recognized for their great contributions to science and technology. Search by: The Inventors (alphabetical indexor by date of induction), or by Index of Inventions.
Important Historical Inventions and Inventors: Very basic information about the people who have invented things throughout history are listed here, according to the types of things they invented. A good starting place for research.
Innovative Lives: Background and biographical information on living inventors, provided by the Smithsonian Institution.
African Americans in the Sciences: Profiled here are African American men and women who have contributed to the advancement of science and engineering. Scroll down to their "Inventors" section.
Nineteenth Century Scientific American: Selected issues of Scientific American magazine of 1845 are available online, including a section which gives a list of invention patents awarded.

`Collections of General World History Resources`

World History Archives: This collection of links is based on astruggle for social progress. They are associated with a collection ofresources for the study of world history called Gateway to World History.The presence of documents in these archives does not imply an endorsementof their content.
World History Online Resources: A huge collection of links to Internet resources on World History. Try here to start in a very general search for links to information.
Index of Resources for Historians: The following index consists of a single large file (approximately 175 Kb)offering over 1500 connections arranged alphabetically by subject and name. It is searchable with a web browser. If you can't find it among the links above, try this giant list to see if it is there.
Americas History Archives: Links to information about the history of countries in North & South America.
Today In History: Have you ever wondered about what interesting or important events happened on any given day? Are you curious? Check this link to answer your curiosity!
History:General: The World-Wide Web Virtual Library: History section: General and Old World.

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