Assumption College: Library

Research Guide: American History

Books

Selected reference books in Emmanuel d'Alzon Library (located on the first floor):

Guide to Historical Literature REF D 22 .A 55
Great Events from History: North American Series REF E 45 .G 74 1997
Dictionary of American History REF E 174 .D 52 2003
Historical Statistics of the United States REF HA 202 .H 57 1989
Chronological History of U.S. Foreign Relations REF E 183.7 .B 745 2003
Encyclopedia of American Cultural and Intellectual History REF 169.1 .E 624 2001
Encyclopedia of American Religious History REF BL 2525 .Q 44 1996
Speeches of the American Presidents REF J 81.4 .S 64 2001
Historic Documents REF E 839.5 .H 57
Encyclopedia of New England REF F 4 .E 53 2005

Search the catalog for more print and electronic books owned by the Library. Try these sample subject headings.

United States History
Depressions, 1929 United States
World War, 1939-1945 United States

To find additional related subject heaings, look at a sample catalog record or consult the Library of Congress Subject Headings, located near the OPAC computer terminals on the first floor.

Books in Other Libraries

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Articles

Online Library Resources
(These can be found on the Library's top page. Go to Databases/Indexes and then to the alphabetical list.)

Academic Search Premier - http://lib.assumption.edu/login?url=
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.asp?profile=ehost&defaultdb=aph
The American Civil War: Letters and Diaries - http://lib.assumption.edu/login?url= http://www.alexanderstreet2.com/cwldlive
Expanded Academic ASAP - http://lib.assumption.edu/login?url= http://find.galegroup.com/menu/start?userGroupName=mlin_c_assumpt&prod=EAIM
Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History - http://lib.assumption.edu/login?url= http://find.galegroup.com/gvrl/aboutEbook.do?prodId=GVRL&userGroupName=
mlin_c_assumpt&actionString=DO_DISPLAY_ABOUT_PAGE&eisbn=0787677264
JSTOR - http://lib.assumption.edu/login?url=http://www.jstor.org/
Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000 -
http://lib.assumption.edu/login?url=http://www.alexanderstreet2.com/wasmlive

Web Links

American History and American Studies - http://www.library.yale.edu/rsc/american/index.html
American Memory – Historical Collections for the National Digital Library – Library of Congress - http://lcweb2.loc.gov/amhome.html
The American Presidency Project - http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu
History Resources Available Through the World Wide Web - http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/seminar/links.html
National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections - http://www.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/

Local Resources

American Antiquarian Society - http://www.americanantiquarian.org
Clark University – Goddard Library - http://libref.clarku.edu/research/goddard/

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