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Below are a list of digitized historical materials and guides available online. Many of the collections focus on sharing primary sources but there are many secondary sources too. The content is organized in a mixture of time period (ancient and medieval), location (world, Africa, Europe...), and topical (LGBTQIA). A selection of free online ebook collections are listed in the left column of the page. See the United States tab on your left for digital collections relating to U.S. history and its peoples.