Subject Guide: History -- United States

The Library's Subject Guides help you find resources that are specialized for certain areas of study. There are many other resources available which provide generalized information--not specific to one topic or area. To see more of these general resources, see the Subject Guide: General page.

Humanities Liaison Librarian - Joshua Finnell

Databases

Databases provide information about journal, magazine and newspaper articles.

• America: History and Life
• African American Studies
• America's Historical Newspapers
• American Broadsides and Ephemera
• American State Papers, 1789-1838
• Early American Imprints, Series I: 1639-1800
• Early American Imprints, Series II: 1801-1819
• U.S. Congressional Serial Set, 1817-1980
• House and Senate Journals, Series I, 1789-1817
• Senate Executive Journals, Series I, 1789-1866
• Historical Abstracts
• Humanities International Complete
• Social Sciences Index [print]: 1975-1996 Annex Floor 1A AI3 .S61
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• Social Sciences Abstracts

Reference Books

Reference books provide background information on a people, terms and concepts.

Oxford Reference Books Online: History Collection
Online versions of classic reference books on U.S., European, and World History. Search all 21 books, or select one to search.

• Encyclopedia of American History E174 .E53 2003
• Dictionary of American History E174 .D52 2003
• Encyclopedia of American Facts & Dates E174.5 .C3 1997
• American Decades E169.12 .A419 1994
• American Eras E162 .A5144
• The United States in the 19th Century E169.1 .E626 2001
• The American Presidents E176.1 .A6563 2000
• Encyclopedia of the American Civil War E468 .H47 2000

• Encyclopedia of American Cultural & Intellectual History E169.1 .E624 2001
• Encyclopedia of Multicultural America E184 .A1 G14 1995

• Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy E183.7 .H28 2004
• Chronological History of US Foreign Relations E183.7 .B745 2003
• Holocaust and World War II Almanac D804.17 .H65 2000
• The Cold War D839.5 .C65 1992

Web Resources

Here are a few web sites we think you might find useful:

• AMDOCS: Documents for the Study of American History
• History Resources from the Institute for Historical Research
• The History Guide
• HyperHistory Online
• Cold War International History Project
• Librarians' Index to the Internet: History Page. Browse or search this librarian-created web directory.
• The National Archives
  
• Annotated Bibliography of Government Documents Related to the Threat of Terrorism and the Attacks of September 11, 2001 Oklahoma Department of Libraries
• Making of America - Connect via Michigan or Cornell