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Encyclopedias
If you're looking for some alternatives to Wikipedia, try searching for information in these collections of reference books. You'll be able to check facts and learn context for any number of topics.
- Gale Virtual ReferenceA searchable collection of encyclopedias and other references sources.
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Full text dictionaries, encyclopedias, and subject reference works from Oxford University Press.
- HistoryLink.orgFree online encyclopedia of Washington State history. Produced by a local non-profit History Ink.
Search by timeline, map or topic.
Biographical Sources
- African American National Biography
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Available online.
Part of the Oxford African American Studies Center. Click on Search and select Biography Search - American National Biography
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Biographical encyclopedia with articles written by scholars. Only deceased people included
Available online - Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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Oxford dictionary of national biography in association with the British Academy : from the earliest times to the year 2000
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Genealogical records including census, military, immigration, marriage, yearbooks, biographical dictionaries, birth records.
Contextual Sources
- Daily Life Through History This link opens in a new window
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Off-campus access temporarily requires use of Husky OnNet. Primary documents, essays, images, maps, and timelines depicting daily life around the world and throughout history - Pop Culture Universe This link opens in a new window
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Contemporary and 20th century popular culture sources.
- American Decades
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Expanded chronology of 20th century U.S. history. - The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Clothing through World History
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Entries on clothing throughout the history of the world.