History Resources

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William Keogan [keoganw@stjohns.edu; 718-990-6721]
Andrea McElrath [mcelrata@stjohns.edu; 718-990-4362]

DatabaseseReference Sources

America: History and Life (EBSCO) - Historical coverage of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Also includes related disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. Coverage dates back to 1954.

Historical Abstracts (EBSCO)  - Covers world history from 1450 to the present (excluding the US and Canada). It features a special selection of journals in the social sciences and humanities. Coverage dates back to 1954.

History Cooperative - Full text of selected American history journals. Also contains Booker T. Washington Papers, Historian's Web Links, and Historical Map Collections.

LexisNexis Primary Sources in U.S. History - Sources related to African American history, American women’s history, and microforms.

ProQuest Historical Newspapers  [How do I? ] - Includes Chicago Defender, Christian Science Monitor, Hartford Courant, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post.

Brooklyn Daily Eagle - 1851 to 1902

Journal Storage (JSTOR) - Full text journals related to history, among other subjects. Most articles are at least 2 years old.

Project Muse - Full text journals related to history and other subjects.

Britannica Online

Encyclopedia Americana Online

Encyclopedia of World History

Gale Virtual Reference Library

Oxford Reference Online -History
 
Xrefer Plus - History

American National Biography (ANB) - Portraits of thousands of men and women from all eras and walks of life whose lives have shaped the nation.

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Online - Biographies of people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond.

Selected eJournalsWeb Sites

American Historical Review

American History

The Historian

History

Journal of American History

Journal of World History

More history ejournals

Digital History - Wide variety of materials including: slide shows, lesson plans and handouts for teachers, electronic lectures, and much more

Guns, Germs, and Steel - An interesting site based on the book Guns Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond and the PBS series profiling this work.  It deals with some of the basic forces driving history.

Voice of the Shuttle - Contains links to an impressive array of history websites.

World History Compass - Useful collection of sites.

American History and American Studies (Yale University) - As the title says, this is a set of websites focusing on American history and culture.

New American Studies Web - Thorough collection of sites arranged in a menu format.

EuroDocs - Links to translations of primary documents in European history.

Web Chronology Project - Timelines with hot links.  Arranged by geographical area.

The American Memory - Great collections of primary documents, images, film clips dealing with such topics as the performing arts, religion architecture, government and African American history. 


Page compiled by: William Keogan