History : Netherlands Antilles

In addition to Lambros Comitas' work [The Complete Caribbeana, 1900-1975: A Bibliographic Guide to the Scholarly Literature. (Millwood, NY: KTO Press, Research Institute for the Study of Man) 4 vols, 2193 pages, 1977.], the most important source for bibliography of books and articles concerning the Netherlands Antilles is the annual Handbook of Latin American Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/) produced by over 130 contributing editors under the editorship of the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. Additional coverage of journal articles can be found through a subscription to the Hispanic American Periodical Index (http://hapi.gseis.ucla.edu/).   Both the Handbook and HAPI are available in selected libraries in book form.  

Curacao Monuments: Curacao Foundation for Cultural Heritage Conservation.  (http://www.iseeyou.com/monuments/)
This site of the Curaçao Foundation for Culture and Heritage Conservation lists historical buildings and monuments, and 80 eighteenth and nineteenth century estates on the island. In English.

Department of Historical Documentation (Hisdoc)  (http://resolver.library.cornell.edu/misc/4033721)
The website of the Dept. of Historical Documentation of the Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde (Netherlands) offers searchable World Wide Web access to images from its collection of historical photographs, drawings and prints. The photograph collection includes some 125,000 documents, relating mainly to Indonesia before 1957, as well as photos connected with Suriname, the Netherlands Antilles and several other countries. There is also a collection of prints, drawings and paintings, comprising roughly 3,500 documents.

Despatches from United States consuls in St. Martin, 1848-1906  (http://www.nara.gov/nara/searchmicro.html)
Record Group 059.

Mikvé Israel-Emanuel, Curaçao, N.A. :  (http://www.snoa.com/snoa.html)
Features a detailed history of Jews and judaism in Curaçao. In English.

National Archaeological Anthropological Museum of the Netherlands Antilles  (http://curacao.com/naam/)
This is the web site of the National Archaeological and Anthropological Museum of the Netherlands Antilles (Nationaal Archeologisch Antropologisch Museum), located in Willemstad. The museum displays materials relating to history of the islands of Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten (the Dutch portion f the island of Saint Martin). The museum also organizes temporary displays in post offices and other venues in various islands. In English.

The National Archaeological Anthropological Museum of the Netherlands Antilles  (http://www.curacao.com/naam/main.html)
Provides the history of the islands of the Netherlands Antilles: St. Maarten, St. Eustatius, Saba, Bonaire and Curacao, from pre-Columbian times to the present. Details archeological and anthropological research in the form of texts and images.