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For broad coverage of topics refer to the following library reference works:
Almanacs of American Life, Facts on File, 1995-2002.
Main Level, Reference: R 973 Al62A [5 vols]
v. 1 Colonial America to 1763; v. 2
Revolutionary America, 1763 to 1800; v. 3
Victorian America, 1876 to 1913;
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Modern America, 1914 to 1945; v. 5
Cold War America, 1946 to 1990. Volumes include statistical tables.
American Decades, Gale Research, 2001.
Main Level, Reference: R 973.9 Am35A [10 vols, supplement]
Each volume has its own index. Look under heading [i.e. immigrants] for specific page numbers.
American Decades Primary Sources, Thomson Gale, 2004.
Main Level, Reference: R 973.9 Am35A suppl [10 vols]
A companion to the American Decades series providing insight into the seminal issues, themes, movements and events from each decade of the 20th century through oral histories, songs, speeches, letters, photographs, advertisements, cartoons, and newspaper articles compiled in a print volume for each decade.
American Eras, Gale Research, 1997.
Main Level, Reference: R 973.8 Am35A [8 vols]
Arranged by time period or era. Check index for specific topics during a specific time period.
American Immigrant Cultures: Builders of a Nation , Simon & Schuster Macmillan, 1997.
Main Level, Reference: R 305.800973 Am35A [2 vols]
Includes info on each immigrant group of the U.S. Appendix in Vol 2 has ancestry statistics from 1990 Census responses.
Dictionary of American History, Thomson Learning, 2003.
Main Level, Reference: R 973.03 D561D [10 vols]
Coverage includes political, military, and economic development, as well as the social, cultural, personal, and demographic considerations which contribute to the ever-expanding knowledge of the American experience. Each entry is signed and includes cross-references and a bibliography.
Encyclopedia of the American Civil War: A Political, Social, and Military History,
ABC-CLIO, c2000.
Main Level, Reference: R 973.703 En19E [5 vols]
Encyclopedia of American Cultural and Intellectual History,
New York : Scribner, c2001.
Main Level, Reference: R 973.03 En19E3 [3 vols]
v. 1. Historical periods, Early America, 1771-1838, 1838-1877, 1878-1912, 1913-1940
v. 2. Historical periods, 1941-1959, 1960-1980, 1981-2000, peoples, places, God & nature, political order
v. 3. Economic order, social order, knowledge, the arts, methods, index for all 3 vols
Encyclopedia of American Immigration, M. E. Sharpe, 2001.
Main Level, Reference: R 304.8 En19E [4 vols]
The Encyclopedia of Colonial and Revolutionary America,
Facts on File, c1990.
Main Level, Reference: R 973.303 En19E
Encyclopedia of Multiculturalism, Marshall Cavendish, 1994, 1998.
Main Level, Reference: R 306.446 En19E [8 vols]
Encyclopedia of the Great Depression,
Macmillan Reference USA, c2004.
Main Level, Reference: R 973.916 En19E [2 vols]
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Encyclopedia of the North American Colonies,
Scribner's Sons, c1993.
Main Level, Reference: R 940.03 En19E [3 vols]
Encyclopedia of Rural America:
the Land and People, ABC-CLIO, 1997.
Main Level, Reference: R 973.09173 En19E [2 vols]
Encyclopedia of the United States in the Twentieth Century, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1996.
Main Level, Reference: R 973.003 En19E [5 vols]
Presents lengthy essays on political, economic, social, cultural, and technological developments that have marked the century. Includes cross-references, bibliographical essays, a chronology, and an index volume.
Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America, Gale Group, 2000.
Main Level, Reference: R 305.800973 G131G [2 vols]
Also available in an online edition in GVRL.
The Gale Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes. Sharon Malinowski and Anna Sheets, editors.
Gale, 1998.
Main Level, Reference: R 970.00497 G131G [4 vols]
Handbook of North American Indians.
William C. Sturtevant, general editor.
Smithsonian Institution, 1978-2006.
Main Level, Reference: R 970.00497 H191H
Library has volumes 3 through 15, and v.17. Volume 14=Southeast.
Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups, Belknap Press, 1980.
Main Level, Reference: R 973.04 H261H
Although somewhat dated, this title provides an excellent historical overview of emigration to the United States by various nationalities and ethnic groups.
The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture,
University of North Carolina Press, 2006.
Main Level, Reference: R 975.00321 N42N
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Search these collections of eReference Encyclopedias or select a relevant individual title:
CREDO Reference
Cassell's Peoples, Nations, & Cultures, Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2005.
Dictionary of Physical Geography, Blackwell Pub, 2000.
Encyclopedia of the U.S. in the Nineteenth Century, Gale, 2007.
Holidays, Festivals, and Celebrations of the World Dictionary, Omnigraphics, 2005. |
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Historic guide to the world's peoples from the earliest times to the present.
Includes coverage of geologic change, climate, biogeography, hydrology, and the human impact. Provides definitions of terms you may encounter.
Covers all aspects of 19th century history: population, politics and government, economy and work, society and culture, religion, social problems and reform, everyday life, and foreign policy.
Facts about U.S. States, tourism, legal holidays, and more!
Also available in print, Main Level, Reference:
R 394.26 T377H (1994 ed.) |
Gale Virtual Reference Library  [also known as GVRL]
Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America, Gale Group, 2000.
Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History, Gale Group, 2000.
Gale Library of Daily Life: Slavery and America |
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“Signed, scholarly articles covering a variety of ethnic groups within the U.S., including immigrant and native cultures. Each article presents an overview, ethnic relations, assimilation, traditions, culture, economic conditions, organizations and much more. Sources for additional study are listed for each group. The third volume contains an index.”
Also available in print, Main Level, Reference:
R 305.800973 G131G [2 vols]
Provides era overviews, event/movement profiles, biographies, business/industry profiles, geographic profiles, and more.
Illuminates daily life in slave society in America from colonial times to the end of the Civil War. Provides information on the business and regulation of slavery, the plantation way of life, work, family and community, culture and leisure, health and medicine, religion, resistance and rebellion. |
Gale U.S. History in Context
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American Eras, Gale Group, 1997.
Civil Rights in the United States, Macmillan, 2000.
Dictionary of American History, Scribner's 2003.
Encyclopedia of the North American Colonies, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1993.
Explorers and Discovers of the World, Gale Group, 1993. |
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Gale Library of Daily Life: American Civil War, Gale Group, 2008.
The Civil War, Greenhaven Press, 2004.
Tobacco in History and Culture: An Encyclopedia , Scribner, 2005.
Many more titles! |
SAGE Reference
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40 authoritative and award-winning social sciences encyclopedias for your topic. |
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Oxford African American Studies Center
A comprehensive online collection from Oxford University Press focusing on the lives and events which have shaped African American history and culture. Includes images, primary sources, maps and content from the following reference works from Oxford:
Africana:
Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience
African American National Biography
Encyclopedia of African American History, 1619-1895
Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896 to the Present |
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U.S. History and Culture: Sharpe Online Reference [SOLR]
Search this collection of 9 eBooks from M.E. Sharpe Publishing and explore the broad range of events, people, movements, and political, social, economic, and cultural issues that have shaped the United States from earliest times to the present day. Includes web links, primary sources, teacher resources, as well as a searchable image gallery.
Colonial America
Encyclopedia of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era
Encyclopedia of the Jazz Age
Encyclopedia of the Great Depression and New Deal
Postwar America: An Encyclopedia of Social, Political, Cultural, and Economic History
American Presidential Campaigns and Elections
Social Issues in America: An Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia of American Social Movements
Encyclopedia of American Folklife
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Almanacs of American Life, Facts on File, 1995-2002.
Main Level, Reference: R 973 Al62A [5 vols]
v. 1 Colonial America to 1763; v. 2 Revolutionary America, 1763 to 1800; v. 3 Victorian America, 1876 to 1913; v. 4 Modern America, 1914 to 1945; v. 5 Cold War America, 1946 to 1990.
Volumes include statistical tables.
Atlas of American Migration, Facts on File, 1998.
Upper Level, Circulating Collection: 304.80973 F613A
Historical Census Browser [University of Virginia Library]
Census data from 1790 to 1960, drawn directly from historical volumes of the U.S. Census of Population and Housing. The Browser allows users to view category data over a number of years. By using “Ethnicity/Race/Place of Birth” category, users can map immigrant population by date and by state.
Historical Statistics of the South
1790-1970: a compilation of state-level census statistics for the sixteen states... , University of Alabama Press, 1973.
Main Level, Reference: R 317.5 D661H
Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, The University of Chicago Press, 2003.
Main Level, Ready Reference: R 808.027 C432C
Research and Documentation Online: Chicago Style - History Papers [Bedford St./Martin's, 5th edition]
Writing Center, Presbyterian College
Citation styles, writing guides, and scheduling an appointment with a tutor.
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The following journal databases are available to PC students, faculty, and staff from on- and off-campus locations. Search using terms dealing with your topic.
Academic Search Premier-Humanities [EBSCOhost] 
Approximately 550 of the more than 8000 periodicals indexed are history-related journals and magazines, with full-text articles for many of them.
Gale U.S. History in Context [Thomson Gale] 
Events, issues and current information in U.S. history from journal articles, reference, and primary source materials.
JSTOR
A searchable archive of over 350 full-text journals covering all disciplines.
Includes economics, folklore, history, performing arts, political science, religion, sociology, and ecology & conservation journal articles.
Project MUSE Basic Undergraduate Collection
Current and recent volumes of over 111 core journals in the humanities and social sciences
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America’s Historical Newspapers, 1690-1876 [NewsBank Archive of Americana]
A searchable database with issues from over 700 historical American newspapers from 23 states and the District of Columbia focusing largely on the 18th and early 19th centuries. Select specific titles or search publications by state.
The Atlanta Constitution Archive [ProQuest Historical Newspapers]
Full-text & full-image articles from 1868-1945.
The New York Times Archive [ProQuest Historical Newspapers]
Full-text & full-image of NYT articles with coverage from 1851 up to three years ago.
The Nineteenth Century in Print: Periodicals [Library of Congress]
Twenty-three popular periodicals digitized by Cornell University Library and the Library of Congress, including literary and political magazines, as well as Scientific American, Manufacturer and Builder, and Garden and Forest: A Journal of Horticulture, Landscape Art, and Forestry. The longest run is for The North American Review, 1815-1900.
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New! American History in Video [Alexander Street Press]
This collection is an exclusive collaboration with A&E Television Networks and features important documentaries and series from The History Channel®, A&E Network®, and Biography®. Historical coverage ranges from the early history of Native Americans, to the lost colony of Roanoke, to the 1988 Vicennes Affair in the Persian Gulf. Biographical coverage ranges from eighteenth century figures such as Benedict Arnold and Daniel Boone to modern day figures such as Thurgood Marshall and Helen Thomas. Search or browse-- powered by Semantic Indexing and searchable transcripts synchronized to video—gives the ability to drill down in seconds to find the footage of interest from thousands of hours of video.
Historical Immigration and Naturalization Legislation [U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services]
Chronological listing of legislation, along with provisions, from 1790–1940. link not working 10/11
The Acadian Museum [Erath, Louisiana]
Acadian Memorial & Museum [St. Martinville, Louisiana]
Museum of the Shenandoah Valley [Winchester, Virginia]
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