Research Guides: American History: Getting Started

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America: History & Life with Full Text
This database offers extensive coverage of scholarly articles on the history and culture of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present.
JSTOR
Provides access to full-text articles from back issues of core scholarly journals in subjects including history, African-American studies, anthropology, literature, sociology, and more.

Encyclopedia of American History
Hardcopy. Location: Gelman Ref E174 .E513 2003
A multi-volume set that covers important individuals, events, and topics in U.S. history. Organized chronologically by era.

Oxford Research Encyclopedia of American History
Offers substantive, peer-reviewed articles; regularly updated.

19th Century U.S. Newspapers
Provides access to approximately 1.7 million pages of primary source newspaper content from the 19th century, featuring full-text content and images.

CQ Historic Documents
Presently contains 32 annual volumes of primary sources, each volume with approximately 100 documents covering the most significant events of the year.

Historical Newspapers
Search all historical newspapers from ProQuest: The Atlantic Constitution (1868-1984), Baltimore Afro-American (1893-1988), Baltimore Sun (1837-1991), Chicago Defender (1909-1975), Chicago Tribune (1849-1993), Korea Times (1956-2016), Los Angeles Times (1881-1993), The New York Times (1851-2013), The New York Tribune / Herald Tribune (1841-1962), Norfolk Journal and Guide (1916-2003), Pittsburgh Courier (1911-2002), The Wall Street Journal (1889-2002), and The Washington Post (1877-2000).

Specialized Collections at Gelman Library
Links to primary source collections available at Gelman Library. Collecting areas include Washingtoniana, African-Americana, Judaica and Hebraica, and Media and Journalism.