Note: Print predecessor Writings on American History covering 1904-1954 is in Firestone's General & Humanities Reference (DR) Z1236.L331.
Indexes books and journal articles on the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present.
Definitive annotated bibliography on U.S. foreign relations.
Online collection of academic and political journals, commercial magazines, institutional newsletters, organizations' bulletins, annual reports and other diverse periodicals.
Digital collection of American periodicals published between 1691 and 1877.
Digital library of works written or published in the United States, as well as items printed elsewhere, that document the history of the Americas from 1492 to the mid-1800s. Based on Sabin's Bibliotheca Americana.
Authoritative bios of more than 18,000 prominent people who lived in what is now the United States from the Colonial Period to the present. Everyone included is deceased. Includes bibliographic data on publications by and about these individuals. Search by name or
various characteristics including gender, ethnicity, occupation, dates.
Full-text and page images of several hundred American periodicals of the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries.
Digital edition of material from the British National Archives, CO1 and other collections, from 1574-1759, including images of many original
manuscript documents. Also includes a digital edition of The Calendar of State Papers, Colonial: North America and the West Indies 1574-1739.
Searchable full-text of historical newspapers including titles from all 50 states. Now includes select coverage of some major papers after 1922 through the mid 1990s.
Partially searchable digital images of books, primarily British, printed in the eighteenth century. Based on the Eighteenth-Century Short-Title Catalogue.
Digital library of works published in America in the 17th and 18th centuries. Materials include fiction and non-fiction covering every aspect of American life in the period.
Digital collection of directories, member lists, advertisements, travel guides and other sources, chronicling the people and organizations of New York City from the late 18th through the early 20th century.
Digital library of works from the 19th and early 20th centuries on British Commonwealth and American law. Includes treatises, casebooks, local practice manuals, books on legal form, works for lay readers, pamphlets, letters, and speeches.
Digital edition of the Goldsmiths'-Kress collections of books on that document economic and business activity in the West, from the last half of the 15th century to the mid-19th century. Materials include books, pamphlets and ephemera and cover a broad range of topics in political science, history, sociology, and banking, finance, transportation and manufacturing.
Collection of previously unpublished letters and diaries by women of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries documenting the details of their lives and illuminating the roles women played within their families, their communities, and the social and political movements of their times. The collection is drawn entirely from the extensive holdings of the American Antiquarian Society.
Digital archive of U.S. newspapers from the 19th century.
Collection of U.S. Government publications compiled under the directive of Congress. Includes Congressional reports and documents as well as executive agency and departmental reports ordered to be printed by Congress.
Indexing and abstracting of the most popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States and Canada, plus the full text of selected periodicals.
Digital library of works published in America in the early 19th century. Materials include fiction and non-fiction covering every aspect of American life in the period.
A fully searchable digital archive containing 150 years of U.S. SupremeCourt records and briefs. The record for a case may contain the
following types of documents: motions, petitions, oral transcripts, transcripts of the trial record, applications for writ, appendices,
letter briefs and jurisdictional statements.
Digital access to Congressional Record (Bound and Daily), Annals of
Congress, Register of Debates, Congressional Globe, American State
Papers, Journals of the Continental Congress, and Territorial Papers of
the United States. "Daily-to-Bound Locator" provides citation to Bound
version from the Daily Congressional Record. Also includes smaller works
including Journal of William Maclay, Diplomatic Correspondence of the
American Revolution, James Madison's Notes of Debates in the Federal
Convention of 1787, Administrative Conferences of the United States,
Legislation of Congress for the Government of the Organized Territories
of the United States, B.F. Steven's Facsimiles of Manuscripts in
European Archives Relating to America, 1773-1783.
Digital edition of the papers of John Adams, second president of the United States.
Full-text digital resource exploring African American life and culture. Targeted and thematic search options are featured to find articles, documents, images, and more.
Primary sources devoted specifically to African American family history, including U.S Federal Census (African Americans only), Freedman's Bank Records, World War I Draft Cards, African American family history books, U.S. Colored Troops Records, vital records, church records, legal records, and more.
Complete text of the major African-American newspapers published in the United States during the 19th century.
Full-text collection of African American newspapers printed across the U.S. during the 19th and 20th centuries.
Full-text database of newspapers, magazines, and journals from alternative and independent presses.
Searchable full-text of historical newspapers including titles from all 50 states. Now includes select coverage of some major papers after 1922 through the mid 1990s.
Based on unpublished state rosters, includes information about individual soldiers who fought in the American Civil War.
Includes more than 1,000 diaries, letters, and memoirs from both Northern and Southern politicians, generals, slaves, landowners, farmers, seaman, wives, and even spies.
Cross-searchable digital collection of papers of founders of the United States. Currently includes papers of George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James and Dolley Madison.
Digital collection of newsreels from 1942-1964, plus television documentaries from the History Channel and elsewhere. Includes transcripts.
Streaming audio collection of songs and vocal music from the United States, covering a diverse range of Americans, both past and present. Addresses a variety of topics and cultures, and covers a wide range of styles and genres, particularly from popular, folk, and ethnic music. Now includes African American Song. Updated regularly.
Contains original manuscripts, maps, ephemeral material and rare printed sources on the American West from the Newberry Library.
Full-text access to historical materials documenting the Hispanic culture of the United States in its written form.
Access: Requires Internet Explorer on a Windows PC. Must have
administrator rights to install the required plugin, which will download automatically on the first access.
More information.
Includes over 15,000 items, including treatises, bibliographies, commentaries, digests, lectures, polemics, biographies, and trials covering the early period of
American legal history to 1860. It lists the monographic and trial literature on American law and legal development regardless of language or place of publication, as well
as texts on foreign and international law published in the United States.
Access: Requires Internet Explorer on a Windows PC. Must have
administrator rights to install the required plugin, which will download automatically on the first access.
More information.
Includes over 15,000 items, including treatises, bibliographies, commentaries, digests, lectures, polemics, biographies, and trials covering the early period of
American legal history to 1860. It lists the monographic and trial literature on American law and legal development regardless of language or place of publication, as well
as texts on foreign and international law published in the United States.
Citations to books, journal articles, essays, conference papers, and government documents.
Primary sources from African Americans actively involved in the movement to end slavery in the United States between 1830 and 1865.
Provides online access to several collections on the history of the Atlantic world, from British archives.
Full text of major articles gleaned from the The New York Herald, the Charleston Mercury and the Richmond Enquirer.
Reproduces records relating to Canada, the Caribbean and the US from the British Foreign and Colonial Offices in the UK National Archives.
Note: For items declassified prior to this index, see The Declassified Documents Reference System - Retrospective Collection (Firestone) Z1223.Z7D36.
Indexing and full text access to a rich collection of declassified documents from various government agencies, including the White House, the CIA, the FBI, the State Department, and others covering events following Word War II. Some specialized collection are contained in
Archives Unbound.
Access to a wealth of significant primary documents central to U.S. foreign and military policy since 1945. Divided into various core collections; each contains a diverse range of policy documents including presidential directives, memos, diplomatic dispatches, meeting notes, independent reports, briefing papers, White House communications, email, confidential letters, and other secret material.
Sanborn fire insurance maps contain detailed information on urban structures, property boundaries, and streets. Provides historical information on the history, growth, and development of American cities, towns, and neighborhoods.
Digital edition of the letters written from 1788-1836 by Dolley Madison, wife of James Madison, fourth president of the United States.
Interdisciplinary, bilingual (English and Spanish), full-text database of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority, and native press.
Created from European Americana: A Chronological Guide to Works Printed in Europe Relating to the Americas, 1493-1750. Guide to printed records about the Americas written in Europe before 1750. Covers the history of European exploration as well as portrayals of Native American peoples.
Comprises rare books, periodicals, pamphlets, tracts, and broadsides concerning such areas as American home life, 1800-1920, the history of women, and the history of childhood.
Digital collection documenting the personal experiences of soldiers and civilians in World War I.
Online access to material from the National Archives documenting a wide range of topics in American history. Also includes genealogical material and a collection of small town newspapers.
Note: For later years see World News Connection.
Translation service of the U.S. Government, usually attributed to the Central Intelligence Agency. It covered political, military, economic, environmental and sociological news and commentary, as well as scientific and technical information.
Includes all of the images, & extensive indexing, from the 1790 - 1930 U.S. federal censuses. Offers more than 20,000 book titles, including nearly 8,000 family histories & over 12,000 local histories. Additionally, there are more than 250 primary-source documents such as tax lists, city directories, probate records, and more.
Note: For pre-1970 indexing, consult the Index to Latin American Periodical Literature, 1929-1960 in (DR) Oversize Z1605 .C64 1962q and the Index to Latin American Periodical Literature, 1966-1970 (DR) Oversize Z1605 .C64 1980q.
Indexing of articles and other documents appearing in more than 500 key social science and humanities journals published throughout the world about Latin America, the Caribbean, and Hispanics/Latinos in the United States.
Online compilation of excerpts from key historic documents. Documents selected range from presidential speeches, international agreements, and Supreme Court decisions to U.S. governmental reports, scientific findings, and cultural discussions. Excerpts are preceded by a thorough introductions that seek to put the documents into historical context. Search by keyword, or browse by date and topic. Provides references to the full documents for further research.
Statistical series on subjects ranging from population and land area to production figures for crops and manufactured products. Detailed documentation provides brief histories of the statistical series and source materials.
Digital edition of the House of Commons Parliamentary Papers of the 19th and 20th centuries, with searchable full text and subject indexing. The Parliamentary Papers are an essential primary source for 19th- and 20th-century Britain, its colonies, and the wider world. They are the working documents of government for all areas of social, political, economic, and foreign policy. .
Digital edition of nearly 50 American & British newspapers and periodicals published during the American Civil War.
Digital edition of organizational and personal papers and printed books and pamphlets from the American Jewish Historical Society.
Wide-ranging resource focusing on the history and culture of Latinos in the United States. Includes ready-reference sources, full-text titles, photographs, primary sources, and links to important web sites.
Full-text of the weekly abolitionist newspaper published
in Boston, Massachusetts by William Lloyd Garrison.
Contains digitized and searchable copies of over 300 years of legal primary sources, such as early U.S. state codes, city charters, constitutional conventions and compilations, and other documents.
Online version of March of Time newsreels. Coverage: 1935-1967
Online catalog of U.S. government publications dating back to mid-1976. Direct links to documents on the web are provided. Many of the documents are available in the U.S. Documents Collection in Firestone
Comprehensive index to historical information published by the United States federal government.
Digital edition of The Nation, a leading journal of left and liberal opinion, with coverage of foreign affairs, politics, culture and the arts. PDF page images and searchable OCR text for all issues from 1865 through December 2004.
Library and archive of declassifed United States documents received through the Freedom of Information Act.
Combines various general, scientific, religious, psychological, and legal indexes covering the nineteenth century.
NSTC is an index of all printed works published in Britain, its colonies and the United States of America, all printed works in English wherever published, and all translations from English.
Digital edition of FCO 7and FCO 82 files from The National Archives, Kew.
Personal narratives of immigrants to the U.S. and Canada. Covers a wide range of nationalities and ethnic groups.
Integrates autobiographies, biographies, Indian publications, oral histories, personal writings, photographs, drawings, and audio files. Presents the entire spectrum of native peoples' experiences from their own point of view.
Full text database of women's personal writings.
Provides indexing, plus some full text, for English-language oral histories that are publicly available on the Web and that are held by repositories and archives around the world. Primarily covers 20th-century America, but there is some content for other times and places.
Access to the finest reference resources in African American studies. At its core, AASC includes the new Encyclopedia of African American History 1619-1895; the forthcoming companion set, the Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896 to the Present; the second edition of Black Women in America; and the much-anticipated African American National Biography. Also includes the highly acclaimed Africana, a 5 volume history of the African and African American experience. In addition to these major reference works, AASC offers other key resources from Oxford's reference series, including the Concise Oxford Companion to African American Literature.
Digital edition of the Papers of George Washington, with supplementary
material not included in the print edition.
Digital edition of the papers of James Madison, fourth president of the United States.
Digital edition of the papers of Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States.
Published in Philadelphia from 1728 through 1800, The Pennsylvania Gazette is considered The New York Times of the 18th century.
Index to millions of articles published in 4,547 periodicals in the humanities and social sciences. Includes the collections, British Periodicals and Periodicals Archive Online I-V, which provide searchable full-text and page images of hundreds of periodicals, primarily from the 19th century.
Indexes publications of the U.S. Congress such as hearings, committee reports, documents and prints. Material is available in microfiche and/or electronic. Essential tool for doing legislative history research. Includes Congressional Research Reports from 1916 to the present, U.S. Serial Set from 1789-1969, Annals of Congress from 1789-1824, Register of Debates from 1824-1837, Congressional Globe from 1833-1873, and Congressional Record from 1873-1997 .
Contains letters, diaries, oral histories, posters, pamphlets, and rare audio and video materials documenting the key events, trends, and movements in 1960s America.
Note: Works better with Mozilla Firefox.
Allows user to visually analyze and understand the demography of the United States through the use of interactive maps and data reports.
Comprises nearly 35,000 individual slaving expeditions between 1514 and 1866. Records of the voyages have been found in archives and libraries throughout the Atlantic world. They provide information about vessels, enslaved peoples, slave traders and owners, and trading routes. A variable (Source) cites the records for each voyage in the database. Other variables enable users to search for information about a particular voyage or group of voyages. The website provides full interactive capability to analyze the data and report results in the form of statistical tables, graphs, maps, or on a timeline.
Digital collection of advice manuals, etiquette books, how-to-guides, professional manuals, textbooks, and government and association publications that provide insight into social and
economic issues including race, sex, gender, and family life in 20th century America.
Contains several publications of attorney general opinions including Official Opinions of the Attorney General (1791-1982) and Opinions of the Office of Legal Counsel (1977-1996).
Full text of Sources of Compiled Legislative Histories: A Bibliography of Government Documents, Periodical Articles, and Books and full text legislative histories of important legislation.
Full text of several important works related to the U.S. presidency including, among many others, the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents (1965-2006) and Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States (1929-2001).
Full text of the U.S. Reports and several classic treaties on Supreme Court jurisprudence.
Full-text searchable versions of almost all official and unofficial publications of U.S. treaties and treaty indexes, including U.S.T., T.I.A.S., KAV, Treaties in Force, Bevans Miller, Malloy and International Legal Materials.
Digital edition of the papers of the Virginia Company of London (Ferrar Papers), now at Magdalene College, Cambridge.
Collection of full-text primary and secondary sources.
