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History

This guide recommends resources for the study of history.

Primary Sources

Eighteenth Century Collections Online This link opens in a new window
Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO) features the digitized format of 150,000 printed works -- nearly every significant English-language and foreign-language title printed in the United Kingdom, along with thousands of important works from the Americas.

Europe 1450-1789: Encyclopedia of the Modern World by Jonathan Dewald
ISBN: 0684314231
Publication Date: 2004-03-01
A six-volume survey of European history from 1450, the beginning of the print revolution, to 1789 and the French Revolution. Presents over 1,000 alphabetically arranged entries covering the period's most significant personalities and meaningful developments in the arts, religion, politics, exploration, and warfare.

Times Digital Archive This link opens in a new window
The complete London Times newspaper with coverage from 1785 and rolling forward one year each year from 2019.
Note: This resource does not include the Sunday Times, a publication separate from the London Times.
This resource was made possible through the Lee Somers Endowed Library Fund.

Secondary Sources

Historical Abstracts (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
This database is the most essential index for articles about regions other than the United States and Canada, including Britain and the United Kingdom.
JSTOR: The Scholarly Journal Archive This link opens in a new window
This database has full-text/image for many of the most important history journals.

The American Historical Association's Guide to Historical Literature by Mary Beth Norton; Pamela Gerardi; American Historical Association (Contribution by)
ISBN: 0195099532
Publication Date: 1995-01-01
Ebook and print editions available.
See sections 23-24 in volume 1 of this important bibliography.

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Subjects: History