The Historical Text Archive, a page on the World Wide Web, has been rated among the top 5 percent of all sites on the Internet by Point Survey.
The site is maintained by Dr. Don Mabry of history and may be accessed at http://www.msstate.edu/Archives/History/.
According to the page, HTA was originated in response to the need of historians to have an electronic storage and retrieval site and to demonstrate the advantages of such sites for study and teaching of historians. It is supported by the College of Arts and Sciences and the Computing Center.
Point is a free service which rates and reviews the best sites on the World Wide Web. Its list of Top Ten sites has been featured on CNN and in many publications, and Point Survey ratings are provided to media around the world.
The official rating of the HTA by Point says: "This page from Mississippi State University claims to be the oldest FTP site around for historians. Whether or not it's the oldest, it's certainly one of the most complete we've found, with pointers to historical documents and papers around the world. Find out about the sophisticated weaponry of Neolithic humans (the old club and stone routine), or read the entire text of the 1823 Monroe Doctrine. Extensive bibliographies. Not strictly for scholars and students, but darn close."
Top sites are chosen by Point's staff of reviewers who surf the Web daily looking for the "best, smartest and most entertaining sites around."
Point is based in New York City and owned by Lycos, but operated as a separate entity. It may be accessed at http://www.pointcom.com/.
This World Wide Web version of MSU Memo was modified and updated by Chris Brown.
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