History Resources |
Reference books are a good place to start...
United States History
American Decades REF E169.12 .A419 1994 10 vols.
The American Destiny REF E174 .A43 1986 20 vols.
From Elvis to E-mail Ref. E741 .D5 1999
A Population History of the United States REF. HB 3505 .K58 2004
St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture REF E169.1 .S764 2000 5 vols.
This Fabulous Century REF E161 .T55 8 vols.
Twentieth-Century Teen Culture by the Decades HQ799.U65 R65 1999
40's: All American Ads REF NC 998.5 A1 A135 2001
50's: All American Ads REF NC 998.5 A1 A155 2001
60's: All American Ads REF NC 998.5 A1 A65 2002World History
Great Events From History. The Renaissance & Early Modern Era REF. D 228 .G73 2005 2 vols.
The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Daily Life GT31 .G74 2004
Magill Great Lives from History REF. CT104 multi vol.
The People's Chronology REF. D11 .T83 1994
Purnell's History of the 20th Century REF. D421 .P87 multi vol. set
To search for books...
Library catalog: UNICORN
Suggested subject terms: Middle Ages, Africa--History, World War, Alexander the GreatFull text books online: eBooks
Online Encyclopedias
To search for journal, magazine and newspaper articles...
Note - Off campus users should access using the
A-Z database list
Gale Database (journal, magazine and newspaper articles)
Literary Criticism (Galenet and Literature Online: magazine articles, literary works, author biographies)
Culture Briefings (country profiles)
Internet sites...
AD ACCESS
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/adaccess/
provides images and database information on over 7000 ads published between 1911 and 1955.
National Archives - Powers of Persuasion exhibit.
http://www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/powers_of_persuasion/powers_of_persuasion_home.html
U.S. Government Posters from WWII.
American Memory: Historical Collections for the National Digital Library
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/amhome.html
Extensive collection of photographs, original documents, motion pictures, maps, and sound recordings from the Library of Congress.Annenburg/CPB: Middle Ages
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/
Links to articles about daily life in the middle ages.
DoHistory.Org
http://www.dohistory.org
A site that shows you how to piece together the past based on historical documents.Internet Ancient History Sourcebook
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook.html
Links to documents, articles, and other web sites dealing with ancient history. Covers Pre-History, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Israel, Greece, and Rome.
Internet Medieval History Sourcebook
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook.html
Links to articles and other web sites. Boasts the "largest online collection of medieval texts."
Internet Modern History Sourcebook
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook.html
Provides links to documents and other web sites. Arranged in outline form. Begins with the Reformation.
NARA Exhibit Hall
http://www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/
United States national archives which contains pictures and documents of US history
19th Century United States
http://www.wsu.edu/~amerstu/19th/19th.html
Historical, literary and cultural studies online
Stanford University Information Resources on African American Studies
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/adams/shortcu//afam.html
Historical and contemporary resources on the African American Experience
Teaching History: History Links
http://www.emporia.edu/socsci/journal/links.htm
List of history links in various subject areas such as American, World, Military, Genealogy, etc.