Collier Library - Pathfinder

AMERICAN HISTORY

SCOPE - The purpose of this pathfinder is to intr= oduce some of the resources available in Collier Library about AMERICAN HISTORY. The various types of library materials useful in research are described along w= ith some examples of each type. T= his pathfinder is not a comprehensive listing of sources, but is intended to be= a starting point from which students can begin their research according to th= eir specific needs.

BASIC INTRODUCTION OR OVERVIEW MATERIAL can be found in:<= /span>

Brinkley, Douglas. American Heritage History of the United States. 1998.
E 178 .B838

Johnson, Paul. A History of the American People.= 1998.
E 178 .J675

Liberty, Equality, Power: A History of the American People. 3^rd ed. 2002.
E 178.1 .L67 2002

BOOKS about AMERICAN HISTORY can be located by using some of the following SUBJECT HEADINGS that appear = in UNACAT, a computerized catalog of library holdings.

UNITED STATES—HISTORY (subdivided by period)

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; --CIVILIZATION
--ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
--ECONOMIC POLICY
--FOREIGN RELATIONS
--INTELLECTUAL LIFE
--POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
--SOCIAL CONDITIONS
--SOCIAL LIFE AND CUSTOMS

Or use specific topics such as:

AFRICAN AMERICANS—HISTORY<= br> AFRO-AMERICANS—HISTORY
GREAT AWAKENING
LOUISIANA PURCHASE
RECONSTRUCTION
WOMEN—UNITED STATES—HISTORY

OTHER SUBJECT HEADINGS can be identified by using:

= &= nbsp; Library of Congress Subject Headings (annual)
&nb= sp; (latest edition located on the Dictionary Stand in the Reference Area)

BROWSING the following CALL NUMBERS may produce helpful titles:

Library of Congress (2nd floor): E-F

REFERENCE TOOLS that may be useful for AMERICAN HISTORY and that are found in the REFERENCE AREA inclu= de:

LITERATURE GUIDES may provide an evalu= ative discussion of the methods and materials for doing research in a selected ar= ea.

Prucha, Francis P. Handbook for Research in American Histo= ry: A Guide to Bibliographies and Other Reference Works. 2^nd= ed. rev. 1994.
Ref Z 1236 .P78

Frick, Elizabeth. History: Illustrated Search Strategy and Sources. 2^nd ed. 1995.
Ref D 16 .F87

Reader's Guide to American History= . 1997.
Ref E 178.1 .R43

Slavens, Thomas P. Sources of Information for Historical Research.&n= bsp; 1994.
Ref Z 6201 .S64 1994

Richardson, R.C. The Study of History: A Bibliographical Guide. 2<= sup>nd ed. 2000.
Ref Z 6208 .H5 R53 2000

Perrault, Anna H. and Ron Blazek. United States History: A Multicultural, Interdisciplinary= Guide to Information Sources. 2= 003.
Ref Z 1236 .P45 2003

BIBLIOGRAPHIES contain lists of books, periodical articles, and/or other materials arranged by subject or author.

= The American Historical Association's Guide to Historical Literature. <= /span>2 vols. 3^rd ed. 1995.
Ref Z 6201 .A55

Irwin, Raymond D. Books on Early American History and Culture, 1986-1990: An Annotated Bibliography. 2001.
Ref Z 1237 .I79 2001

Kuehl, Warren. Dissertations in History, 1970-June 1= 980. 1985.
Ref Z 6201 .K8
(Earlier volumes cover 1873 to 1970.)

National Archives and Records Administration. Microfilm Resources for Research: A Comprehensive Catalog. 1996.
Ref CD 3026 .U54

Lincove, David A. Reconstruction in the United States: An Annotated Bibliography. 2000.
Ref Z 1242.8 .L56 2000

ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND DICTIONARIES provide brief definitions or concise overvi= ews of the topic, often followed by lists of further references.

= The American Heritage Encyclopedia of American History. 1998.
Ref E 174 .A535

Dictionary of American History= . 10 vols. and supplements. 3^rd ed. 2003-
Ref E 174 .D52

Thompson, Peter. Dictionary of American History: From 1763 to the Present. 2000.
Ref E 174 .T47 2000

Encyclopedia of American Forei= gn Policy. 3 vols. 2002.
Ref 183.7 .E52 2000

Encyclopedia of American History. 6th ed. 1982.
Ref E 174.5 .E52

Djupe, Paul A. and Laura R. Olson.&nbs= p; Encyclopedia of American Re= ligion and Politics. 2003
Ref BL 2525 .D58 2003

Roberts, Robert N. and Scott J. Hammond. Encyclopedia of presidential campaigns, slogans, issues, and platforms. 2004.
Ref E 176.1 .R6 2004

Encyclopedia of the United States in the Nineteenth Century. 3 vols. 2001.
Ref E 169.1 .E626 2001

Encyclopedia of the United Sta= tes in the Twentieth Century. 19= 96.
Ref E 740.7 .E53 1996

Mays, Terry M. Historical Dictionary of the American Revolution. 1999.
Ref E 209 .M36

Oxford Companion to United States History. 2001.
Ref E 174 .O94 2001

DIRECTORIES contain names, addresses, and telephone numbers of persons, organizations, and institutions.

= Directory of Archives and Manuscript Repositories in the United States. 2^nd ed. = 1988.
Ref CD 3020 .D49 1998

National Register of Historic = Places. 1994.
Ref E 159 .N34

Smith, Darren L. Parks Directory of the United States. 2001.
Ref E 160 .S65 2001

ALMANACS OR STATISTICAL SOURCES

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= Almanac of American History. 1983.
Ref E 174.5 .A45 1983

Historical Statistics of Black= America. 2 vols. 1995.
Ref E 185 .H543 1995

Dodd, Don. Historical Statistics of the States of the United States: Two Centuries of the Census, 1790-1990. 1993.
Ref HA 214 .D63 1993

The Native North American Almanac. 1994.
Ref E 77 .N37 1994

HANDBOOKS AND MANUALS cover broad subjects in a brief, concise ma= nner and may include odd bits of information about a variety of topics. They may also be referred to as a companion or compendium.

Richter, William L. The ABC-CLIO Companion to American Reconstruction, 1862-1877. 1996.
Ref E 668 .R53 1996

Black Firsts: 4,000 Ground-breaking and Pioneeri= ng Historical Events. 2003.<= br> Ref E 185 .B574 2003

Heard, J. Norman. Handbook of the American Frontier: Four Centuries of Indian-White Relationships. 3 vols. 1987-
Ref E 76.2 .H43 1987

Johnson, Thomas H. The Oxford Companion to American History<= /b>. 1966.
Ref E 174 .J6

Reader's Companion to American History. 1991.
Ref E 174 .R43 1991
Also available as an Electronic= Book (a link to the full text of this work is provided in UNACAT)

Social Change in America: The Historical Handbook. 2004.
Electronic Book (a link to the = full text of this work is provided in UNACAT)

CHRONOLOGIES

Great Events from History: North American Se= ries. 4 vols. 1997-
Ref E 45 .G74 1997

Grun, Bernard. The Timetables of History: A Horizont= al Linkage of People and Events. New 3^rd ed. 1991.
Ref D 11 .G78 1991

BIOGRAPHICAL SOURCES contain articles about the lives and works = of various individuals.

= American National Biography. (Online Database)
See the libraries’ database page:&nb= sp; http://www2.un= a.edu/library/databases.htm

Nelson, Lyle E. American Presidents: Year by Year. 2003.
Ref E 176.1 .N44 2004

Biography Resource Center. (Online Databases)
See the libraries’ database page:&nb= sp; http://www2.un= a.edu/library/databases.htm

Dictionary of American Biography. 20 vols. and supplements. 1928-
Ref E 176 .D562

National Cyclopaedia of Americ= an Biography. 63 vols. and supplements. 1898-1984.
Ref E 176 .N27

Notable American Women: A Biographical Dictionary Completi= ng the Twentieth Century. 2004.
Ref CT 3260 .N5725 2004

People in History: An Index to = U. S. and Canadian Biographie= s in History Journals and Dissertations. 2 vols. 1988.
Ref CT 213 .P46 1988x

Research Guide to American Historical Biography. 5 v= ols. 1988-1991.
Ref CT 214 .R47

Who Was Who in America: A Companion Biographical Reference = Work to Who's Who in Amer= ica. 1607-1993. 11 vols. and index.
Ref E 663 .W54

SOURCEBOOKS contain the text of important documents in history such as constitutions, treaties, agreements, etc.

100 Key Documents in American Democracy. 1994.
Ref E 173 .A15

Documents of American History. 9^th ed. 1973.
Ref E 173 .C66 1973

Historic Documents. 1972-
Ref E 839.5 .H57

ATLASES are a collection of maps bound together in a volume. "Historical atlases" show countries as they were during a specific period in time.=

Fisher, Ronald M. National Geographic Historical Atlas of= the United States. 2004.
Ref G 1201 .S1 F5 2004

Atlas of American History.= 2^nd rev. ed. 1984.
Ref G 1201 .S1 A8 1984

Fast, Timothy. The Women's Atlas of the United States. 1995.
Ref G 1201 .E1 G5 1995

Goetzmann, William H. The Atlas of North American Exploration. c1992.
Ref G 1106 .S12 G6 1992

INDEXES AND ABSTRACTS that will help locate PERIODICAL ARTICLES and other papers about AMERICAN HISTORY are:

Academic Search Elite (Online Database)<= br> America: History and Life (Online Datab= ase)
Humanities Index 1974-1989 (Print Index)
Infotrac OneFile (Online Database)
JSTOR (Online Database)
Project Muse (Online Database)
ProQuest Newspapers (Online Database)
ProQuest Research Library Complete (Online Database)
Social Sciences & Humanities Index April 1966-March 1974 (Print Index)

A few frequently used PERIODICALS for AMERICAN HISTORY are:

American Historical Review
American History
Early American Studies
Journal of American History
Journal of American Studies
Journal of Black Studies
Journal of Southern History
Journal of Negro History

PERIODICALS held by the library can be identified in the PERIODICALS HOLDINGS LIST online at: http://www2.una.edu/agord= on/journal.html

INTERNET—for subject listings of Internet resources, see the Collier Library Web Page at: http:= //www2.una.edu/library/

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; -Internet Resources: http://www2.una= .edu/library/vref.htm
&= nbsp; -American History

INTERLIBRARY LOAN It is possible to borrow books or obtain co= pies of articles from other libraries if the material is unavailable locally. The material can be requested onli= ne by filling in the appropriate form at: http://www2.una.edu/libra= ry/illindex.htm

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