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History: Library Books & Databases
A guide to resources for research in history
Recommended Books With Primary Sources
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The Progressive Era : Primary Documents on Events from 1890 to 1914
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The Revolutionary Era : Primary Documents on Events from 1776 to 1800
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World War I: Primary Documents on Events from 1914 To 1919
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ISBN: 9780313349614Publication Date: 2007-12-30 -
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Defining Documents in World History Series
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Defining Documents in World History: Women's History
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Library Databases with Primary Resources
See the Newspapers page for databases & archives focused on newspapers.
- Biography In Context This link opens in a new windowFull Text
Biography In Context is built on a foundation of more than 650,000 biographical entries covering international figures from all time periods and areas of study. Providing coverage of the most searched and studied people, Biography In Context includes over 4,500 portal pages on contemporary and historical figures. It offers authoritative reference content alongside videos, audio selections, images, primary sources, and magazine and journal articles from hundreds of major periodicals and newspapers. This resource is continuously updated to ensure users have access to the very latest information. - JSTOR This link opens in a new windowFull Text
JSTOR combines scholarship and primary sources on one platform, which strengthens the depth and quality of research. Content includes over 2,800 scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, over 100,000 ebooks, and 2 million primary sources of artifacts, specimens, and documents. Access to thousands of Open Access journal articles, books, and high-quality images is also provided. - U.S. History In Context This link opens in a new windowFull Text
Offering outstanding primary and secondary history sources combined with the media-rich selections that today's users demand, U.S. History In Context delivers the best titles from Macmillan, Scribner, and other world-class sources. Students will find comprehensive coverage of the most-studied topics, from the arrival of Vikings in North America 1,000 years ago to Vietnam, Watergate, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. - World History in Context This link opens in a new windowFull Text
World History in Context contains more than 2,200 primary source documents, over 2,000 maps and atlases, thousands of images, videos, and audio selections, plus reference materials and magazine and journal articles. Users can search for specific items, or browse topics to get an overview with additional resources.
