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Reference Books

Dictionary of Historic Documents

Women in World History

New Dictionary of the History of Ideas

Related Guides

Citation Resources

Citation Help Guide - Information, tips, and examples of different citations styles

Zotero - A free citation-management tool that keeps sources organized and generates in-text citations and bibliographies

Research Databases

Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive database that covers research across all academic fields

Google Scholar
A freely accessible web search engine that indexes scholarly literature across an array of publishing formats and disciplines

Humanities International Complete This link opens in a new window
Research literature from humanities-based publications
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive database covering research across fields, with an emphasis on humanities and social sciences
Religion & Philosophy Collection This link opens in a new window
Covers world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy

E-Books

ACLS Humanites E-Book This link opens in a new window
ebook collection from the American Council of Learned Societies
eBook History Collection This link opens in a new window
ebooks covering the history of many disciplines in the humanities from EBSCOhost

Primary Source Collections

Artstor This link opens in a new window
Digital images from world art, architecture, and visual culture

ArchiveGrid
Search archival collections by subject and location
British National Archives
Lists records and provides some digital access to archival materials from the UK

Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Full access to America's historic newspaper pages from 1789-1963

Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)
Digitized primary source collections from libraries across the United States. Thousands of images, films, primary documents, and other materials
Hathi Trust Digital Library
Digitized collections from a global partnership of research institutions and libraries
Internet Archive
Digitzed collections of books, primary source documents, films, web pages, and more
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
"Public domain and copy-permitted historical texts presented cleanly," via Fordham University
Japan Center for Asian Historical Records
Indexes and provides some images of historical records from Japanese history
Lipscomb Library Primary Source Guide
Lipscomb Library's guide to primary source collections and databases
Collections of the Maier Museum of Art
Browse and search the Maier Museum's catalog of collected artworks.

National Geographic Magazine Archive This link opens in a new window
National Geographic Magazine Archive from 1888 to 1994

Virginia Memory
Virginia State Library's collections of print materials, manuscripts, archival records, newspapers, photographs and ephemera, maps and atlases, rare books, and fine art that tell the history of the commonwealth and its people

The following 18th and 19th century periodical collections are provided by the American Antiquarian Society (AAS)

AAS Advertising Periodicals, 1815-1888 This link opens in a new window
historical periodicals from the American Antiquarian Society (AAS)
AAS American Civil War, 1855-1868 This link opens in a new window
historical periodicals from the American Antiquarian Society (AAS)
AAS American Literary Periodicals, 1782-1834 This link opens in a new window
historical periodicals from the American Antiquarian Society (AAS)
AAS American Literary Periodicals, 1835-1858 This link opens in a new window
historical periodicals from the American Antiquarian Society (AAS)
AAS American Literary Periodicals, 1859-1891 This link opens in a new window
historical periodicals from the American Antiquarian Society (AAS)
AAS American Political and Social Movements, 1815-1884 This link opens in a new window
historical periodicals from the American Antiquarian Society (AAS)
AAS American Political Periodicals, 1715-1891 This link opens in a new window
historical periodicals from the American Antiquarian Society (AAS)
AAS Cultural Periodicals from the Southern U.S., 1797-1877 This link opens in a new window
historical periodicals from the American Antiquarian Society (AAS)
AAS Current Events and History Periodicals,1691-1912 This link opens in a new window
historical periodicals from the American Antiquarian Society (AAS)
AAS Drama, Humor, and Fine Arts Periodicals, 1764-1877 This link opens in a new window
historical periodicals from the American Antiquarian Society (AAS)
AAS Fireside Companions and Family Literature Periodicals, 1805-1877 This link opens in a new window
historical periodicals from the American Antiquarian Society (AAS)
AAS Musical Periodicals, 1781-1879 This link opens in a new window
historical periodicals from the American Antiquarian Society (AAS)
AAS Periodicals from Around the World, 1691-1880 This link opens in a new window
historical periodicals from the American Antiquarian Society (AAS)
AAS Periodicals of the American West, 1779-1881 This link opens in a new window
historical periodicals from the American Antiquarian Society (AAS)
AAS Periodicals of the British Empire and Its Colonies, 1702-1879 This link opens in a new window
historical periodicals from the American Antiquarian Society (AAS)
AAS Slavery and Abolition, 1789-1887 This link opens in a new window
historical periodicals from the American Antiquarian Society (AAS)
AAS Story Papers, Dimes and Dollar Periodicals, 1828-1877 This link opens in a new window
historical periodicals from the American Antiquarian Society (AAS)
AAS Women's Periodicals of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century, 1733-1844 This link opens in a new window
historical periodicals from the American Antiquarian Society (AAS)
AAS Women's Periodicals of the Nineteenth Century, 1845-1865 This link opens in a new window
historical periodicals from the American Antiquarian Society (AAS)
AAS Women's Periodicals of the Nineteenth Century, 1866-1891 This link opens in a new window
historical periodicals from the American Antiquarian Society (AAS)

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