History: Books and Other Resources

Books in the Library

Books in the Library:

A good place to start is in the Library's Reference Room. History books are in the 900-999 range. Here are a few books among the many available.

Almanac of American History
REF 973.02 A445s

Chronology of world History
REF 902.02 M525c 1999

Encyclopedia of American History
REF 973 E56m 1996

Web Resources

Web Resources:

American Memory Project
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This Library of Congress collection provides free access to multimedia items pertaining to American culture and history.
Avalon Project
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Hosted by Yale, this is a full-text online archive of American history documents. The documents are content copies, not scans of originals.
Biographical Directory of the US Congress
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This directory allows for searching by name, state, or year and provides short biographies with good references and is hosted by the US Congress.
C-SPAN Video Library
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Recorded broadcasts of various federal government events, such as press conferences, bill signing ceremonies, political meetings, congressional hearings and debates, and other activities.
Census.gov
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Census statistics from the US Census Bureau.
Diotima
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Materials for the study of women and gender in the ancient world.
Documenting the American South
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A digital archive of texts related to southern history and literature hosted at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Foreign Relations in the US
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An electronic archive provided by the state department covers US foreign relations up until 2001.
Government Printing Office (GPO)
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Provides free access to government papers.
History Cooperative
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Provides searching of many historical journals as well as access to digital collections such as the Booker T. Washington Papers. The cooperative is an organization sponsored by University of Illinois Press, American Historical Association, Organization of American Historians, and National Academies Press.
Making of America (Cornell University)
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A digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction. The collection is particularly strong in the subject areas of education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion, and science and technology.
Making of America (University of Michigan)
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Created at the University of Michigan from a Mellon research grant, the MOA is a digital library of primary source materials in American history. The focus is mainly on 19th materials.

Electronic Books

History E-Books

History E-Reference Books
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Several reference books devoted to History and available online through the library's catalog.
History E-Books