Propaganda and Mass Persuasion: A Historical Encyclopedia, 1500 to the Present [CREDO Reference database]. Nicholas J. Cull, David Culbert, & David Welch. ABC-CLIO, 2003.

The United States in the First World War: An Encyclopedia. Anne Cipriano Venzon, editor. Garland Pub., 1995
Main Level, Reference: R 940.3 Un3U

World War II in Europe: An Encyclopedia,  David T. Zabecki, editor. Garland Pub., 1999.

Main Level, Reference: R 940.5303 W893W  [2 vols]

World War I: Encyclopedia (Cover title=The Encyclopedia of World War I: A Political, Social, and Military History). Spencer C. Tucker, editor. ABC-CLIO, c2005.

Main Level, Reference: R 940.3 W893W  

(5 volumes).

Encyclopedia of World War II: A Political, Social and Military History, Spencer C. Tucker, ed. (vols. 1-4), Priscilla Mary Roberts, ed., vol. 5.  ABC-CLIO, 2005.

Main Level, Reference: R 940.5303 En19E  [5 volumes]

Encyclopedia of European Social History from 1350 to 2000. Peter N. Stearns, editor-in-chief  Scribner, c2001.
Main Level, Reference: R 306.094 En19E  [6 vols]

Encyclopedia of Eastern Europe: From the Congress of Vienna to the Fall of Communism. Richard Frucht, ed.  Garland Pub., 2000. 
Main Level, Reference:  R 947.003 En19E

Encyclopedia of Russian History.  James R. Millar, editor. Macmillan Reference, 2004.
Main Level, Reference: R 947.003 En19E2
  

Modern Germany: An Encyclopedia of History, People, and Culture, 1871-1990, Dieter K. Buse, Juergen C. Doerr, editors. Garland Pub., 1998. 
Main Level, Reference: R 943.08 M72M  [2 vols]

Twentieth-Century Britain: An Encyclopedia. F.M. Leventhal, ed. Garland Pub., 1995.
Main Level, Reference: R 941.082 T918T

Reader's Companion to Military History [CREDO Reference], Houghton Mifflin, 1996. "Covers major events and battles, commanders and theorists, weaponry and technological advances, and strategy and tactics. What makes the volume especially distinctive, however, is the range of thematic articles, covering such topics as courage, discipline, the effects of weather on warfare, military justice, surrender, the role of propaganda, the use of animals in war, the evolution of uniforms, psychological warfare, and morale." Description from CREDO. Oxford Companion to Military History [Oxford Reference Online], Oxford University Press, 2001. A complete overview of military history from classical times to the present. Includes maps. The Oxford Companion to World War II [Oxford Reference Online]. I. C. B. Dear, general editor.  Oxford University Press, 2004. We also have print edition, 1995: Main Level, Reference: R 940.5303 Ox2O

Cinema Studies: The Key Concepts. Susan Hayward.  Routledge, 2002. 
Main Level, Reference: R 791.43 H335C   
Key genres, movements, theories and production terms are explained and analyzed with depth and clarity.

The Film Encyclopedia. Ephraim Katz. HarperPerennial, 2001.
Main Level, Reference: R 791.4303 K159F 

The Film Studies Dictionary, Steve Blandford, Barry Keith Grant, & Jim Hillier. Arnold  Press/ Oxford University Press, 2001.
Main Level, Reference: R 791.4303 B61F 

International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers [Gale Virtual Reference Library], St. James Press, 2001. 
Electronic edition of four volume set giving thorough coverage of films and filmmakers, including legendary films, actors and actresses, directors, writers and other production artists. Entries include a detailed essay written by an expert; biographies; filmographies; comprehensive credits; major awards; and updated bibliographies, as well as photographs. For general and professional audiences.

South American Cinema: A Critical Filmography, 1915-1994 / edited by Timothy Barnard and Peter Rist University of Texas Press, 1998, c1996.
Main Level, Reference: R 791.4375 So87S

The New Biographical Dictionary of Film, Knopf, 2003. 
Main Level, Reference: R 791.430922 T382B 

Schirmer Encyclopedia of Film, Schirmer Reference, 2007.

Main Level, Reference: R 791.4303 G767S [4 vols]

Atlas of World War I. Martin Gilbert; cartography by Arthur Banks. Dorset Press, 1984. 

Main Level, Atlas Case: ATLAS 912.4 G767A

The Times Atlas of the Second World War. John Keegan, ed.  Harper & Row, 1989.  

Main Level, Atlas Case: ATLAS 911 T482T2

Provides hundreds of maps, charts, and commentaries, as well as timelines.

World War II Military Situation Maps, 1944-1945 [Library of Congress]

"The World War II Military Situation Maps contains maps showing troop positions beginning on June 6, 1944 to July 26, 1945.  Starting with the D-Day Invasion, the maps give daily details on the military campaigns in Western Europe, showing the progress of the Allied Forces as they push towards Germany. Some of the sheets are accompanied by a declassified "G-3 Report" giving detailed information on troop positions for the period 3 Mar. 1945-26 July 1945. These maps and reports were used by the commanders of the United States forces in their evaluation of the campaigns and for planning future strategies.The collection consists of 416 printed maps and 115 reports, the originals of which reside in the Library of Congress' Geography and Map Division."  

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Use the online catalog to locate books in Thomason Library. You can search by author, title, keyword, or subject. Search for a person, as AUTHOR or SUBJECT, with last name, first name:                 Graves, Robert   [as AUTHOR]     Graves, Robert    [as SUBJECT]     Hitler Adolf 1889 1945 [as SUBJECT]     Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945  [as AUTHOR]   SUBJECT searching requires use of Library of Congress subject headings. The terms below are examples of subject headings related to the World War II in Europe.   War films     War films -- History and criticism     World War, 1914-1918 -- Drama     World War, 1939-1945 -- Drama   World War, 1939-1945 -- Motion pictures and the war -- Drama     World War, 1939-1945 -- Motion pictures and the war     World War 1939 1945 -- Motion Pictures And The War (PASCAL catalog )     World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives     World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, American     World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, German     World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, Russian     Soldiers -- Germany -- Diaries     World War, 1914-1918 -- Biography     World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives     World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American     World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, German     World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Italian     World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Japanese     World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Polish     World War 1939 1945 Campaigns     World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France     World War 1939 1945 France     World War 1939 1945 Campaigns Poland     World War 1939 1945 Campaigns Western     World War 1939 1945 Campaigns Western Front     World War 1939 1945 Collaborationists France     World War 1939 1945 Great Britain     World War, 1939-1945 -- Propaganda   Subject searching is an effective and precise method of searching the catalog, however, KEYWORD searching has benefits, also. Try a KEYWORD search if you are unsure of the exact title or the correct subject heading to use. Search using two or three of the most significant words from the title or subject you are trying to find. Place phrases in "quotation marks." Connect words with AND, OR, NOT to focus your search. Try truncation at the end of a word stem to retrieve singular, plural, and other variations of the word.  Use an asterisk (*) to truncate from 1 to 5 characters. Use a double asterisk (**) to include word endings with an unlimited number of characters. KEYWORD Searching Tips Add * to the root of a word to truncate and expand a term: film* = film, films, filmed, etc. · Use AND between words to narrow your search. Search results must contain both terms or phrases world war i AND diaries world war ii AND films   · Use OR between synonyms/related terms to expand your search World War II OR Second World War Vichy France OR Vichy Regime film* OR cinema memoir* OR personal narratives OR diaries Try KEYWORD searching with ThomCat, other library catalogs & library journal databases . PASCAL Catalog   back to top When you need books in addition to those found at Thomason Library, try your search here for books in other academic libraries in SC. Through PASCAL Delivers, you can order books online for delivery within 3-4 working days. This service for current PC students, faculty, and staff is a project of PASCAL- Partnership Among SC Academic Libraries. Borrowers will be notified by e-mail when requested items arrive at Thomason Library. Click here for searching and ordering tips. WorldCat   back to top A catalog of books and materials at libraries worldwide. Try searching here to find ALL books available on a topic. Materials available at Thomason Library are highlighted and others can be borrowed through ILL or searched in PASCAL Catalog. Interlibrary Loan   back to top . You need to use Interlibrary Loan when...         •  a book you really need is not available at PC or through PASCAL Delivers         • an article you need is not available at PC [you've checked Journal Finder to verify             that we do not have access to this journal].    If not sure, ASK for HELP.   Interlibrary Loan is another option available to PC students, faculty and staff. Click link for instructions.
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Journal Article Databases   back to top The following journal databases are available to PC students, faculty, and staff from on- and off-campus locations.  When passworded from off campus locations, supply your PC e-mail account username [i.e. tinman] and password. Search databases using terms dealing with your topic. Academic Search Premier [EBSCOhost] A large collection of active full text peer-reviewed journals, Academic Search Premier contains indexing for 8,172 publications, with full text for nearly 4,700 of those titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles. Academic Search Premier contains unmatched full text coverage in biology, chemistry, engineering, physics, psychology, religion & theology, etc. Academic OneFile [Thomson Gale] Journal database covering a wide range of disciplines. Includes indexing with abstracts, full-text articles and linked full-text articles. Gale World History in Context [Thomson Gale] A comprehensive collection of award-winning reference books, full-text articles from leading scholarly publications, an array of primary sources, and images, maps and charts which provide expansive geographic and chronologic research materials for the study of world history. From ancient Europe to Latin America and from the Far East to the Renaissance, world history curricula is supported with over 1,800 primary sources, over 27 reference titles and more than 110 journals. Results provide era, topic, and event overviews, and viewpoint essays. JSTOR Arts & Sciences Collections I, II, & III contain an archive of over 350 full-text journals which are searchable through JSTOR or accessible through Journal Finder, which provides full-text articles in Thomason Library's electronic databases. The collections include journals in art, architecture, economics, film, folklore, history, performing arts, political science, religion, sociology, humanities, mathematics, and statistics. JSTOR is a journal archive with complete runs of journals up to three years ago. Current issues are not available in JSTOR, but may be in other databases. Project Muse Contains current and recent volumes of 111 core journals in the humanities and social sciences. Historical  Newspaper Databases    back to top The New York Times Archive (ProQuest).  Full-text & full-image of NYT articles with coverage from 1851 up to three years ago. The Atlanta Constitution Archive (ProQuest).  Full-text & full-image articles from 1868-1945 Journal Finder   back to top
Search Journal Finder to determine if PC has full text for the journal, magazine or newspaper article you need. Library databases are connected by Journal Finder and lead you to full text if available. If a journal database provides only the citation/abstract, click on the link "Check Journal Finder for full text elsewhere"  to determine if the article is available in our print collection or through a full-text database. Browse Journal Finder by title or subject. When browsing or searching, you can read articles from any journal that is available in the Full-text resources online group of results. Choose a database in this group based on the dates available and the time frame in which you are interested.
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Video Collections   back to top American History in Video  (Thomason Library subscribes to this resource) American History in Video provides the largest and richest collection of video available online for the study of American history, with 2,000 hours and more than 5,000 titles on completion. The collection allows students and researchers to analyze historical events, and their presentation over time, through commercial and governmental newsreels, archival footage, public affairs footage, and important documentaries. This release now provides 5,741 titles, equaling approximately 1450 hours. (from web page description)  Primary Documents -- Diaries, Letters, etc.   back to top War-Diary.com: The Archive of War Diaries Online. World War I, Trenches on the Web: An Internet History of The Great War "These pages contain information on the people, places, and events that comprised one of the worst calamities of modern history. Entire kingdoms were to vanish in the clash. The map makers of the world would be busy indeed!" (description from web page). The World War I Document Archive This archive of primary documents from World War One has been assembled by volunteers of the World War I Military History List (WWI-L). International in focus, the archive intends to present in one location primary documents concerning the Great War. (from web page). Includes section Diaries, Memorials, Personal Reminiscences World War I Letters Home from the War World War II Documents. The Avalon Project. Yale Law School, Lillian Goldman Law Library Bee Mail Letters:  Their Words [Presbyterian College Archives, Thomason Library, Clinton, SC] Original copies of over 2,200 letters written by over 500 servicemen, can be found in the Presbyterian College Archives. Click Their Words above to view .pdf copies of letters from eleven PC servicemen. General Sites   back to top The Avalon Project at Yale Law School : the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials The Avalon Project: Documents in Law, History, & Diplomacy The Battle of Britain History Site Diplomatic Documents (1938-1939) (Also known as The French Yellow Book). Documents of World War II “Primary source documents. Included are speeches, memoranda, telegrams, and official government statements.” FirstWorldWar.com: A Multimedia History of World War One German History Documents and Images (GDHI  Nazi Germany (1933-1945)   "German History in Documents and Images (GHDI) is a comprehensive collection of original historical materials documenting German history from the beginning of the early modern period to the present. The project comprises ten sections, each of which addresses a discrete period in Germany's history." (from website) HyperWar: A Hypertext History of the Second World War  Nazi-Soviet Relations, 1939-1941 Documents from the Archives of the German Foreign Office. The World at War, History of WW 1939-1945 Timelines/Chronologies   back to top The History Place: World War II in Europe The World at War: Chronology of World War II Diplomacy 1939 - 1945, by Richard Doody. "A Timeline of Diplomatic Ruptures, Unannounced Invasions, Declarations of War, Armistices and Surrenders." Course Reserves   back to top To view a list of items on reserve for a specific class, • Go to the THOMCAT main page • Click on the "Course Reserves" link in the box on the right side of the page. • Select the Instructor tab, then enter the professor's last name and hit the Search button. • For a list of items on reserve for History 450, click here
Get Help   back to top Call 864-833-7080 E-mail libref@presby.edu Stop by the Reference Desk Teresa Inman 833-8313 Dan Lee 833-8437 tinman@presby.edu dlee@presby.edu Hours: 8.30 am - 10 pm for research questions & assistance. Personal appointments also available.