United States history
United States history includes the history of peoples and countries of all the Americas since their initial human settlement, not solely the United States and its colonial antecedents. Nonetheless, a bias toward North America is a reality in the tools for discovering the scholarly literature, and primary sources in the library's physical and online collections are almost entirely from the USA. Researchers interested in Latin America, the Caribbean, and the history of the Atlantic or Pacific basins should also consult the resources in the world history subject guide. For scholarship regarding the pre-colonial history and prehistory of the Americas, see also the anthropology subject guide.
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America: History and Life from EBSCOhost
America: History and Life from EBSCOhost
America: History and Life is an index of literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present. The database includes citations and links to journal articles, dissertations, primary documents, and book and media reviews. Some content is available full-text (PDF and HTML). Allows limiting to peer reviewed articles, those with references, and to historical periods (date ranges). 1863-present.
Reader's Guide Retrospective: 1890-1982 from EBSCOhost
Reader's Guide Retrospective: 1890-1982 from EBSCOhost
Reader's Guide Retrospective indexes citations to articles published in popular magazines and newspapers published in the United States.
Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective from WilsonWeb
Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective from EBSCOhost
Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective indexes citations and abstracts from journal articles in the humanities, social sciences, and some sciences. 1907-1984.
Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications, 1895-1976, from Chadwyck
Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications, 1895-1976, from Chadwyck
The Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications includes citations to all government publications from 1895 to 1976. (For later coverage, see the GPO Monthly Catalog from FirstSearch , which continues the coverage contained in this database.) Researchers can search for keywords across all issues or during a specific period, find documents by individual or corporate author, or search any of the other fields included in the records.
Historical Statistics of the United States: Millennial Edition Online
Historical Statistics of the United States: Millennial Edition Online
The Historical Statistics of the United States (HSUS) Millennial Edition Online provides data on social, behavioral, humanistic, and natural sciences including history, economics, government, finance, sociology, demography, education, law, natural resources, climate, religion, international migration, and trade - quantitative facts of American history. Data is available in HTML, PDF, and Excel.
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