urls: first names; Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition

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The Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery,
Resistance, and
Abolition
http://www.yale.edu/glc/

Located at Yale University, the Gilder Lehrman Center
for the Study of
Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition is "dedicated to
the investigation and
dissemination of information concerning all aspects of
the Atlantic slave
system and its destruction." Created by a major gift
from Richard Gilder,
the Center's Web site provides detailed information
about the fellowships,
conferences, publications, and educational materials
that are a part of the
Center's diverse set of activities. Researchers and
students will want to
first examine the Source Documents section, which
features primary and
secondary source materials related to slavery, slave
resistance, and the
abolitionist movement. Also, visitors will want to
examine the
Bibliographies section, which contains extended
bibliographies on topics
such as "Abolitionists Abroad: American Blacks and the
Making of Modern West
Africa." Finally, scholars will want to examine the
materials about the
Center's fellowships, which support research projects
that are complementary
to the aims of the Center.

Behind the Name: The Etymology and History of First
Names
http://www.behindthename.com/

Created by Mike Campbell, a Canadian with a great
interest in linguistics,
this site is a cornucopia of information about the
etymologies of first
names. Containing information on over 11,000 first
names, users can begin by
entering their own first name into the search engine
(which can be
customized), and information will be returned about
the origin of the name
and other helpful details. From the site's home page,
users can also click
on a number of topical headings, such as Spanish Names
or Biblical Names to
see an entire list of names related to these cultures
or themes. Also
helpful are a series of short essays on the general
origins of first names,
names by usage, and elements of first names. Users can
both post questions
to the message boards provided on the site and view
lists of the most
popular names by year, going all the way back to the
year 1900. 

from:  The Scout Report -- January 24, 2003

...enjoy!

-Doug

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