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U. S. History

U.S. History Collection

U.S. History Resource Center has primary sources, dictionaries, chronologies, newspaper and magazine articles covering pre-colonial times to the present.

American Civil War Reference Library covers the events and people of the Civil War and includes biographical profiles and primary source materials.

American Revolution Reference Library covers the events and people of the Revolutionary War period in easy-to-understand language.

Major Acts of Congress includes landmark U.S. laws and their impact on American life.

Americans at War places major American conflicts -- from the Colonial Wars through the War on Terrorism -- in the context of cultural and social events and conditions on the home front.

Credo Reference contains the full text of over 240 major reference works including: dictionaries, encyclopedias, thesauri, books of quotations and a host of subject-specific titles covering everything from the arts to accountancy and law to literature.

World History

World History Collection

Daily Life Through History gives a detailed portrayal of life for ordinary people in different cultures and countries throughout history.

World History Resource Center has timelines, primary documents, reference sources, and magazine articles from ancient to modern times.

Encyclopedia Judaica

Fashion, Costume, and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear through the Ages includes descriptions of costume traditions from diverse cultures from prehistoric times to the present day.

History Behind the Headlines includes background information on long-term ethnic, religious, political, territorial and economic conflicts among nations.

Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa covers the modern history of the Middle East and North Africa,

Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern Worldexplores European history from 1450-1789, from the print revolution to the French Revolution.

New York Times Historical includes the entire historical run of the New York Times from 1851-2003. Find out what happened on any date you wish to search or find biographies of the famous and the not so famous from all over the world.

Credo Reference contains the full text of over 240 major reference works including: dictionaries, encyclopedias, thesauri, books of quotations and a host of subject-specific titles covering everything from the arts to accountancy and law to literature.


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