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American National Biography (Ref CT213 .A68) 24 vol. |
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Annals of America (E173 .A793) |
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Encyclopedia of American Historical Documents (Ref E176 .D5635) |
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African-American Culture & History (Ref E185 .E54) |
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Encyclopedia of American Political History (E183 .E5) |
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Encyclopedia of the Confederacy (E487 .E55) |
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Encyclopedia of the United States in the 19th Century (Ref E169.1 E626) |
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Encyclopedia of the United States in the 20th Century (Ref E740.7 E53) |
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Online |
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HarpWeek- 1857-1912 Great source of American history for this period from the pages of Harper's Weekly. |
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Credo Reference - Great reference sources for history and geography. |
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Citation Machine
Help formatting your citations - the Education Dept. prefers MLA style |
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| Journal Article Indexes
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Academic Search Complete
This is a general coverage index but includes many history journals. Many articles are available in full-text, but for those that are not, interlibrary loan can be requested. |
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ArticleFirst
Article citations from about 15,000 journals. Little full-text. |
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Military and Government Collection
Designed to offer current news pertaining to all branches of the military, this database offers a collection of about 300 periodicals and academic journals. |
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Journals
Alphabetical list of current journals at Colman Library. Current issues are on the main floor; issues older than 6 months will be found on the lower floor. |
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Books
If you're browsing the shelves, most books in American History have call numbers beginning with E or F. The basic subject heading to use is "united states history." |
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NIC
Books at Colman Library |
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WorldCat
Locate books available elsewhere and request via interlibrary loan |
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| Internet Resources |
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LII list of Web sites for American History |
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Primary source materials online |
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Using Primary Sources on the Web
Includes a definition of primary sources in history, and provides links to primary source material |
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Archiving Early America
Primary source material from 18th America |
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Digital Past
Rockford history - scanned historical materials from the City of Rockford's past, including a section on Rockford College |
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Making of America
1850 - 1877: Books and journals from this period - searchable |
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Documenting the American South - Text and images from original source documents. Includes slave narratives and the southern homefront during the Civil War |
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American Memory Project - "Written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps and sheet music that document the American experience" - from the Library of Congress |
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Digital Collections at Univ of Virginia
University of Virginia - links to electronic texts and images from all periods on all topics |
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Working Women, 1870 - 1930
" Working conditions, conditions in the home, costs of living, recreation, health and hygiene, conduct of life, policies and regulations governing the workplace, and social issues" - from Harvard University. Books, brochures, pamphlets, diaries, others |
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U.S. National Archives Exhibit Hall
Photos and texts of historic U.S. documents, including the Constitution, etc. |
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New York Public Library Digital Gallery Photos
From New York City's history - about 275,000 pictures |
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Immigration / emmigration 1789-1930
Digitized source materials from the Harvard Open Collections program |
American History
