Research Guides
History : American: Home
A research guide to primary and secondary sources for American history. Also see the African American & Asian American history guides.
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Starting Points: Books & eBooks
See the eBook FAQ for directions to limit your search to ebooks only.
- By Topic - Type in the keywords that broadly describe your topic. For example: california dust bowl history
- By Title - Type in the first few words of the book title in quotations. For example: "american exodus the dust".
- By Author - Type in the last name followed by the first name of the author in quotations. For example: "o'mara margaret"
Starting Points: Journal Articles
The following research databases will help you identify articles on American history. Additional research databases are listed under Articles.
- America: History & Life with Full Text This link opens in a new window
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Best database to articles written on American & Canadian history - Black Studies Center This link opens in a new window
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Scholarly and general interest sources on the Black experience - JSTOR This link opens in a new window
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Scholarly journals & books in all disciplines
Starting Points - Primary Sources
This is a small sampling of primary sources dealing with American history. Additional sources are listed under the various Primary Sources sections of this guide.
- American Civil Liberties Union Papers, 1912-1990 This link opens in a new window
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- American Indians and the American West This link opens in a new window
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- Boston Globe 1872-1986
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