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Subject Guide :American History From 1877
To search the entire collection of print and electronic resources, go to e-Library.
Books in Print | Periodicals |Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, etc. | Subscription Databases | E-Journals | E-Books | Professional Associations | Other Online Resources
Books in Print: LC Call Numbers in Stacks
| Range | Subject |
|---|
| CT93 — CT206 | General Collective Biography |
| CT210 — CT3150 | National Biography |
| E660 — E738 | Late 19th Century |
| E714 — E735 | Spanish-American War |
| E740 | Twentieth Century |
| F1 — F975 | United States: Local Histories |
Periodicals: DDCS Call Numbers
| Location | Title |
|---|
| 905 Am3h | American Heritage: 1955-2001 |
| 905 Am35h | American Historical Review: 1924/25 to date |
| 905 Am35hi | American History Illustrated: 1966-1994 |
| 905 Am352 | America: 1950-1998 |
| 905 C93 | Current History: 1914/15-1941; 1941/42-2002 |
| 905 J827m | Journal of Modern History: 1948-2001 |
Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, etc.
Encyclopedia Britannica Online • http://www.search.eb.com
KNOWLA: Encyclopedia of Louisiana History, Culture and Community • http://www.knowla.org
Literati • http://literati.credoreference.com
Subscription Databases
Complete list of subscription databases • library/research/databaseindex
Academic Search Complete • http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=web&defaultdb=a9h
E-Journals
Complete list of subscription e-journals • library/research/ejournals
Other suggested e-journals and e-journal collections:
Electronic Full Text Journals (Search "History") • http://atoz.ebsco.com.centenary.idm.oclc.org/Titles/3423?lang=en&lang.menu=en&lang.subject=en
American Quarterly • http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/aq/
Directory of Open Access Journals • https://doaj.org/subjects
History Cooperative • http://www.historycooperative.org/
Transformations: Region, Culture, Society • http://www.transformationsjournal.org/journal/index.shtml
E-Books
Complete list of subscription e-books • library/research/ebooks
Other suggested e-books and e-book collections:
Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB) • http://www.doabooks.org/
From Revolution to Reconstruction: An Ongoing Hypertext History of the United States • http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/
Hathi Trust Digital Library • http://www.hathitrust.org/
Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties • http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/
National Academy Press • http://www.nap.edu/
National Archives and Records Administration's Electronic Access Project • http://www.archives.gov/
Online Books Page • http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/
University of California Press • http://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks//index_subjects.html
Professional Associations
American Historical Association • http://www.historians.org/
Phi Alpha Theta: National History Honor Society • http://www.phialphatheta.org
Virginia Historical Society • http://www.vahistorical.org/research/main.htm
Other Suggested Online History Resources
History: General
American Life Histories • http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/index.html
AmDocs: Documents for the Study of American History • http://www.vlib.us/amdocs/
Avalon History Project: Yale University • http://avalon.law.yale.edu/default.asp
Historical Text Archives • http://historicaltextarchive.com/
Making of America • http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/moagrp/
Popular Graphic Arts (Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Online Catalog) • http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/pga/
United States National Archives & Records Administration • http://www.archives.gov/index.html
History: Women & Ethnic Groups
African-American Mosaic: Library of Congress • http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/african/intro.html
Discovering American Women's History Online • http://digital.mtsu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/women
Documents From The Women's Liberation • http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/wlm/
Library of Congress Collection: Rosa Parks Papers • https://www.loc.gov/collections/rosa-parks-papers/about-this-collection/?loclr=blogtea
Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History & Culture • http://library.duke.edu/specialcollections/bingham/
History: American South
Documenting the American South • http://docsouth.unc.edu/
Louisiana Sanborn Digital Maps • http://sanborn.umi.com
History: Eras & Movements
Free Speech Movement Digital Archive • http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/FSM/
Rutgers Oral History: WWII, Korean War, Vietnam • http://oralhistory.rutgers.edu/