Library : Course Resources

U.S. History : Topics in U.S. History

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Print Reference Sources

U.S. History

• Dictionary of American History REF 973.03 K969d
• Complete Book of U.S. Presidents REF 973.099 D365c
• A History of US  REF 973 H127h
• Japanese American History   REF 973.04956 N579j
• Encyclopedia of the Cold War   REF 909.82 Ar56e

U.S. Politics and Government

• Encyclopedia of American Social History  REF 301.0973 C318e
• Encyclopedia of American Political History  REF 320.973 G833e
• Encyclopedia of American Presidency    REF 353.0313 L579e
• CQ’ Guide to the Presidency    REF 353.0313 N335c

Constitution and Law

• Encyclopedia of the American Constitution  REF 342.73 En19L
• The Constitution and its Amendments  REF 342.73 N467c
• West’s Encyclopedia of American Law   REF 348.73 W52w

Biography

• American National Biography  REF 920.073 Am35g
• Encyclopedia of World Biography   REF 920 G131e

e-Reference Sources (subscription databases)

- CQ Researcher Great for topical issues. Entries include an historical description, a timeline of related events and a pro/con presentation of each issue. 1923 - Current.

- Opposing Viewpoints Essays, statistics, articles, and primary documents supporting opposing sides of topics. Great resource for debate research.

- InfoTrac OneFile and ProQuest Articles from general magazines, newspapers, and scholarly journals Also includes transcripts and sound files of radio broadcasts. 1980 to Current.

- ProQuest Historical Newspapers Includes the New York Times, 1851-2004, the Atlanta Constitution, 1868-1939, The Chicago Defender, 1905-1975, and the Hartford Courant, 1851-2004. Hint: Select a date or range of dates for the most relevant results.

- Annals of American History Online Primary documents from U.S. history: Speeches, memoirs, poems, historical accounts, and multimedia.

- LexisNexis Best for researching laws and legislation.

- JStor Scholarly journal storage. JSTOR is not a current issues database. Good for researching peer-reviewed articles that were published from 1 to 5 years ago. For recent issues of scholarly journals see InfoTrac or ProQuest.

- CQ Encyclopedia of American Government Concise, up-to-date explanations of the who, how, and why of American democracy. Content categories include the Presidency, the Supreme Court, Congress, and elections.

- Biography Resource Center Includes biographies of people from all over the world and throughout history.

Library Catalog for books to check out.

Interlibrary Loan Please allow 7-10 days for requested materials to arrive. 

 

 

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