Links for Students
The following links will help you do research for your term papers. The list is divided into bibliographies and databases. Please note: some links require a valid University Library account. A complete list of databases that can be accessed with a University Library account can be found here.
Bibliographies:
- America: History and Life (fee charged)
> lists books, essays, Ph.D theses, and reviews - Clio Guide – Ein Handbuch zu digitalen Ressourcen für die Geschichtswissenschaften
> essay by Wilfried Enderle on digitized sources, databases etc. - Dissertations and Theses (free with University Library account via Historical Newspapers)
> lists Ph.D. theses - Ebsco Host (requires library account)
> one of the biggest databases, contains many journals with full-text articles - JSTOR (requires Library account)
> one of the biggest databases, contains many journals with full-text articles - Library of Congress Online Catalog
> online catalog of the de-facto American national library - Neuerwerbungen
> recently purchased books in the Library of the Department of History and the Schurman Library - Periodicals Archive Online
- Project MUSE (requires library account)
> full-text archive for journals (contains less but different journals than JSTOR and Ebsco) - WorldCat
> world's largest meta-catalog for libraries allowing simultaneous research in almost all important library catalog
Databases for Primary Sources:
General
- American Memory
> digitalized archive of the Library of Congress, contains several collections including American State Papers Collection, George Washington Papers etc. - Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
> overview over historical and recent governmental documents, mostly full-text access - Critical Past
> collection of historical image and film sources - David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
> collection of historical maps with focus maps of North and South America from 18th and 19th century - Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans (1639-1800) (requires library account)
> full-text versions of many publications published in North America between 1639-1800 - Early American Imprints, Series II: Shaw/Shoemaker (1801-1819) (requires library account)
> full-text versions of many publications published in North America between 1801-1819 - Internet Archive
> non-profit database with many documents, audio files, and other sources
> caution: be careful using this database due to the often lacking background details and information - National Archives
> national archive of the U.S. containing among others millions of photo sources - National Atlas
> allows to create interactive maps, includes Historical Topographic Map Collection - New York Public Library - Digital Gallery
> image archive of the New York Public Library - The Avalon Project
> collection of historical sources held by the Yale Law School, focus on dimplomatic history and law history
Newspaper Archives
- 19th Century U.S. Newspapers (requires library account)
> full-text articles of 398 newspapers published between 1800-1900 - American Antiquarian Society - Historical Periodical Collection, Series 1-5 (requires library account)
> full-text articles of historical journals and periodicals published between 1691-1877 - America's Historical Newspapers (requires library account)
> contains the collections Early American Newspapers, Series 1 - 5, 1690-1922, Archive of Americana, EAN und American State Papers, 1789-1838 - Historical Newspapers (requires library account)
> extensive collection of digitalized editions of most major U.S. newspapers - U.S. News Archives
> collection of links to U.S. newspaper archives (listed in alphabetical order of statest)
Civil War
Civil Rights Movement
- Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive
- Civil Rights Movement Veterans
- Freedom Now!
> collection of documents concerning the Mississippi Freedom Movement held by Brown University - Martin Luther King Newspaper Archive
- Virginia Center for Digital History - Digital Collection
> collecction with focus on the history of Virginia, slavery, Civil Rights Movement, containing among others the Civil Rights Television News Archive, 1950-1970
Colonial Era
- American Journeys
> digitalized manuscripts, drawings etc. related to the Colonial Era - European Views of the Americas, 1493-1750
> lists literature published in Europe before 1750 - The Luna Imaging Collections
> image database of Brown University containing among others the Archive of Early American Images, Map Collection, and Political Cartoon Collection
Political and Military History
- American President
> database of University of Virginia providing information on all former U.S. presidents including the Presidential Speech Archive - Department of State - Major Publications
> historical and recent documents of the U.S. Department of State - Digital National Security Archive
- Foreign Relations of the Americas
> full-text articles from Foreign Relations of the United States 1861-1960 - Papers of the War Department, 1784-1800
- The Presidential Elections, 1860-1912
> collection of election related historical caricatures published in Harpers Weekly - World War I Document Archive
Economic and Social History
- Historical Census Browser
> database on U.S. census organized by the University of Virginia Library - Immigration to the United States, 1789-1930
- Making of America
> sources on U.S. social history focusing on 19th century - Measuring America
> overview over all U.S. census from 1790 to 2000 - Women Working, 1800-1930
Others
- Documenting the American South
- Portal to American Jewish History
- African American History - Online Reference Guide
- Oyez
> archive of the U.S. Supreme Court
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