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Classical Net
Guide to classical music, offering information on composers and a basic repertoire from medieval to modern music. Some commercial links and ads, but nothing too obtrusive.

Baker's Student Encyclopedia of Music
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NPR Music : World of Opera
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Moldenhauer Archives : Music History from Primary Sources
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Handbook of the Indians of California
The Claremont Colleges Digital Library presents a searchable digitized edition of Alfred Kroeber's 1925 ethnographic text on California's Native Americans.

Indian Reservations in the Continental United States
Map shows shows the location of Federal Indian Reservations in the continental United States.

Beowulf : A New Translation For Oral Delivery
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