Article Resources for History

Academic Search Premier

mullens — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:27:16 -0400

A multi-disciplinary, full-text database. Coverage 1975-present; varies by title.

African-American History Online

shafer — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:47:24 -0500

Provides expansive and in-depth information on the people, events, and topics important to the study of African-American history.

Allafrica.com

shafer — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:22:00 -0400

A distributor of African news and information worldwide. AllAfrica is one of a family of companies that aggregate, produce and distribute news from across Africa to tens of millions of end users.

Aluka

shafer — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:24:38 -0400

An international, collaborative initiative building a digital library of scholarly resources from and about Africa. Today there are three collections that are made available to educational, research, and cultural institutions around the world.

America: History and Life

mullens — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:14:46 -0400

American History Online

shafer — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:43:21 -0500

Spans more than 500 years of political, military, social, and cultural history, highlighting the important people and events of the American experience.

American Indian History Online

shafer — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:49:10 -0500

Offers thorough access to more than 15,000 years of Native American culture, history, and heritage.

American Journeys

shafer — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 10:32:11 -0500

Eyewitness accounts document over 800 years of history. More than 18,000 pages make American Journeys an exceptional resource for the study of American history and culture.

American Women's History Online

shafer — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:45:30 -0500

Covers the important people, events, legislation, and issues relevant to the study of women's history in the United States.

Ancient and Medieval History Online

shafer — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:56:57 -0500

Explores the pre-modern world with in-depth focus on Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and Asia.

Avalon Project

shafer — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:13:22 -0500

Digital documents relevant to the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government.

Biographies Plus Illustrated

mullens — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:31:22 -0400

Contains profiles of newsmakers and figures of prominence from a wide range of fields from ancient times to the present. (Wilson) VALE

Biography Collection Complete

mullens — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:05:53 -0400

More than 177,000 full text biographies from a wide range of source.

Civil War Newspapers

mullens — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:44:19 -0400

Contains the full text of major articles gleaned from over 2,500 issues of The New York Herald, The Charleston Mercury and the Richmond Enquirer, published between November 1, 1860 and April 15, 1865. Included are descriptive news articles, eye-witness accounts and official reports of battles and events, editorials, advertisements and biographies.

Cold War International History Project

shafer — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:17:54 -0500

Disseminates new information and perspectives on the history of the Cold War, in particular new findings from previously inaccessible sources on "the other side" -- the former Communist world.

Conservation of the Dred Scott Papers

shafer — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:19:22 -0500

Dred Scott petitioned the St. Louis Circuit Court for his freedom in April 1846. Although he briefly won freedom on the basis of his former residence in Illinois and Wisconsin territory, appeals to the Missouri Supreme Court by his owner Irene Emerson returned him to slavery in 1852. His advocates refused to accept the decision as final.

CQ Press Electronic Library

mullens — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:19:36 -0400

Provides assess to both CQ Researcher and CQ Weekly. Both titles will be listed on the home screen under the 'Periodicals' heading.

CQ Researcher

CQ Researcher provides original, comprehensive reporting and analysis on issues in the news with controversial topics addressed in a balanced, unbiased manner. Coverage 1923 to present.

CQ Weekly

Only CQ Weekly reports on the world's most powerful legislative body completely and accurately every week.

Credo Reference

mullens — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:31:41 -0400

Credo Reference provides a complete reference collection from over 50 publishers, powered by a network of cross-references that cut across topics, titles and publishers to provide answers - and new connections - in context.

Declassified Documents Reference System

mullens — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:55:12 -0400

Provides online access to over 500,000 pages of previously classified, primary source government documents. Covers major international events from the Cold War to the Vietnam War and beyond.

Encyclopedia Judaica

mullens — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:13:55 -0400

A full text database which contains more than 21,000 signed entries on Jewish life, culture, history and religion, written by Israeli, American and European subject specialists.

Encyclopedia of American Studies

shafer — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:42:59 -0400

The term American studies encompasses a vast range of disciplines, all of which, describe the cultures of the United States. In recent years comparative studies of Canada and Latin America have been incorporated.

This eJournal is only available from computers on campus.

GenderWatch

mullens — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:37:29 -0400

Full text database of periodical articles and other publications that focus on the impact of gender across a broad spectrum of subject areas.

George Eastman House—International Museum of Photography and Film

shafer — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:23:28 -0500

Small collection at this time, but steadily growing. Includes hundreds of Civil War photos and a slide show of images on the theme of racial stereotypes.

GPO

mullens — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:41:25 -0400

U. S. Government Publications

Historic Documents, CQ

mullens — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:48:42 -0400

Database of primary source materials from 1972 forward. Approximately one hundred documents covering the most significant events of each year are presented.

Historical Abstracts

mullens — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:49:55 -0400

Abstracts of journal articles, citations to books, and dissertations on the history of the world (excluding North America) from 1450 to the present.

History Reference Center

mullens — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:51:02 -0400

Access to thousands of books articles reports, biographies, maps and photos.

Humanities & Social Science Retro

mullens — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:56:01 -0400

An index to articles published 1907 – 1984 in the humanities and social sciences. This database contains citations only, no full text.

In the First Person

shafer — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:30:33 -0500

In the First Person is a free, high quality, professionally published, in-depth index of more than 4,000 collections of personal narratives in English from around the world.

Iter

mullens — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:05:41 -0400

A not-for-profit research project created for the advancement of learning in the study and teaching of the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400-1700). This resource currently consists of six different databases.

JStor

mullens — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:07:55 -0400

Archive of full-text journal articles in African American studies, African studies, anthropology, archaeology, Asian studies, Classical studies, ecology, economics, education, finance, geography, history, languages and literature, Latin American studies, mathematics, Middle East studies, Music, Philosophy, Political science, population studies, Slavic studies, sociology, and statistics.

LC American Memory Project

shafer — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:31:33 -0500

“should always be consulted when looking for images relating to US history.”

Making of America

shafer — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:05:58 -0500

A digital library of more than 10,000 books and 50,000 journal articles primarily from the antebellum period through reconstruction. Subject areas included education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion, science, and technology. Made possible by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Modern World History Online

shafer — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:53:25 -0500

Covers the people, places, and events in the broad expanse of history-from mid-15th century to the present.

National Archives and Records Administration

shafer — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:38:23 -0500

Over eight million photos and graphic images, plus five million images in Presidential Libraries, and nine million aerial photos.

National Museum of African American History and Culture

shafer — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:00:38 -0500

National Museum of American History (Smithsonian)

shafer — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:02:01 -0500

A good source for popular culture materials. Images can be searched by keyword, but subject categories can simply be browsed.

National Security Archive, Digital

mullens — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:11:11 -0400

The Digital National Security Archive contains the most comprehensive collection of primary documents available. The database includes more than 55,000 of the most important declassified documents regarding critical U.S. policy decisions. There are 24 complete collections, each offering specialized insights. Integrated, they allow you to explore policy across several different areas at once. New collections are published annually by ProQuest and the National Security Archive.

National Security Archives

shafer — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:35:40 -0500

An independent non-governmental research institute and library located at The George Washington University, the Archive collects and publishes declassified documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. The Archive also serves as a repository of government records on a wide range of topics pertaining to the national security, foreign, intelligence, and economic policies of the United States. The Archive won the 1999 George Polk Award, one of U.S.

New York Public Library Digital Gallery

shafer — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:04:49 -0500

Some of the collections: Africana and Black History, from 16th C to present; After Columbus: 400 Years of Native American Portraiture; Turn of the Century Posters; Picturing America, 1497-1899; Prints, Maps, and Drawings Bearing on the New World; A New Nation: The Thomas Addis Emmet Collection of Illustrations Relating to the American Revolution and Early US History.

New York Times

mullens — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:18:20 -0400

Full text access to the newspaper’s articles (1999 – present)

New York Times Historical 1851 to 2006

mullens — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:20:47 -0400

Presents PDF pages of the newspaper, preserving the visual sense of the publication. (Proquest)

North American Slave Narratives

shafer — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:06:39 -0500

Part of Documenting the American South, "includes all known autobiographical narratives of fugitive and former slaves in the United states to 1920."

Presidential Timeline of the 20th Century

shafer — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:13:32 -0500

A multimedia online archive spearheaded by the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum in Austin, Texas, the collaborative effort presents interactive timelines of each president’s life that include documents, diaries, maps, photo galleries, audio recordings, video clips.

Project Muse

mullens — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:52:59 -0400

Full text database of journals in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. JStor can be searched simultaneously using the advanced search feature.

RefWorks

mullens — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:03:42 -0400

Personal Database and Bibliography Creator (Rowan Univ. account required) Tutorial

Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery

shafer — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:16:53 -0500

A searchable database with information on American portraits in public and private collections in the US and abroad.

Sources: A National Library of Ireland Database of Irish Research

shafer — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:35:21 -0500

Sources: A National Library of Ireland database for Irish research, contains over 180,000 records for Irish manuscripts, and articles in Irish periodicals. Search the National Library's manuscripts cataloged to the 1980s; Irish manuscripts held in other libraries worldwide from the 1940s to the 1970s. Included as well is an Index to articles, reviews and other content contained in over 150 Irish periodicals (download a full list of the journals ) up to 1969.

Thomas

shafer — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:43:56 -0500

Federal legislative information since 1995 made available by the Library of Congress.

Wall Street Journal Historical 1889 to 1987

mullens — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:55:42 -0400

Covers the years from 1889 to 1987 and is presented in PDF files. More recent issues are available in ABI.

Worldwide Political Science

mullens — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:06:02 -0400

Covers international serials literature in political science and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration / policy. 1975 – current.