Research Guides: *United States History American History: American History Resources

Article Indexes for U.S. History

America: History and Life
U.S. and Canadian history, with some articles that do not appear in JSTOR, including recent issues.

America: History and Life is the primary bibliographic reference to the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present, covering over 2,000 journals published worldwide. In addition to key English-language historical journals, the coverage includes selected journals from major countries, state, and local history journals, and a selection of journals in the social sciences and humanities. In addition to articles, the database includes book and media reviews and citations to abstracts of dissertations.
JSTOR
Full-text searching of humanities and social science journals. May not include recent issues.

JSTOR is a not-for-profit organization with a dual mission to create and maintain an archive of important scholarly journals, and to provide access to these journals as widely as possible. Content in JSTOR spans many disciplines, primarily in the humanities and social sciences.

Oxford Encyclopedia of Social History
Information about the history of everyday life in America.
Atlantic History - Oxford Bibliography
This set of bibliographies examines the transnational interconnections between Europe, North America, South America, and Africa, particularly in the early modern and colonial period.

Blackwell Companions to American History
Collections of essays on aspects of American history.
Columbia Guides to American History and Cultures
Chronologies and extensive bibliographies including primary sources.

Biographies published as books can be found in CBBCat by searching a name (last name, first name) as a Subject.

You can also find anthologies of biographies in CBBCat by searching for kinds of people plus the term "Biography" (e.g. African Americans Biography).

American National Biography
A standard source for U.S. historical biography, includes images. Coverage: Colonial times to current decade

One simultaneous user.
African American National Biography
African-American history through the lives of 4,000 men and women. Coverage: 1528 to present
Ancestry Library
Historical census records and city directories; the source most likely to contain information about less well-known people.

Delivers billions of full-text, full-image records in sources like censuses, vital records, immigration records, family histories, military records, court and legal documents, directories, photos, maps, and more. Unlike individual subscriptions, does not include the option of developing a linked online genealogy.

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