History Databases

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American Memory Provided by the Library of Congress, American Memory is a gateway to rich primary source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States. The site offers more than 7 million digital items from more than 100 historical collections. Access from Anywhere
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Biography Resource Center This database combines award-winning biographies from respected sources. Biography Resource Center also includes full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals. With the Complete Marquis Who's Who®, find quick reference information on an additional 900,000 people.

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Daily Life Online Greenwood Daily Life Online provides content from a vast number of reference works, monographs, and primary documents including the Greenwood Encyclopedia of Daily Life, and 27 volumes from the critically acclaimed Daily Life Through History series. The database features organization by time period, region, and topic for easy navigation. On-Campus Access Only
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JSTOR JSTOR is an online archive of full-text scholarly articles in the humanities and social sciences. Although it does not include the most current issues of journals, this is a reliable resource for academic articles in the fields of history, ethnic studies, political science and more. On-Campus Access Only
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North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries and Oral Histories North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries and Oral Histories (IMLD) provides a unique and personal view of what it meant to immigrate to America and Canada between 1800 and 1950. Composed of letters and diaries, oral histories, interviews, and other personal narratives, the series provides a rich source for scholars in a wide range of disciplines. On-Campus Access Only
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New York Times Historical Search the New York Times back to 1851. On-Campus Access Only
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Women and Social Movements Organized around the history of women in social movements in the U.S. between 1600 and 2000, this database includes primary sources, images, documents, teaching tools, and more.

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