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U.S. History, 1789-1848

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Reference and General Collection
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Government Documents
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LEO
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This handout lists some of the major guides, bibliographies, indexes, microforms, and Internet sources on the period in American history from 1789-1848. In some sections, e.g. Political Topics, monographic titles are included. Sources are listed only once. It is necessary to consult in more than one area for some topics, e.g. the section on The South includes several bibliographies on that area. The are not listed under bibliographies. For further assistance consult with the handout author or one of the reference librarians.

Reference and General Collection
Guides
Bemis, Samuel F. Guide to the Diplomatic History of the United States, 1775-1921. 1935. (Ref E 183.7 B468 1935).
Blazek, Ron. United States History: A Selective Guide to Information Sources. 1994. (Ref E 178 B58 1994).
Burns, Richard D., ed. Guide to American Foreign Relations Since 1700. 1983. (Ref JX 1407 G84 1983).
Fingerhut, Eugene R. The Fingerhut Guide: Sources in American History. [1973]. (E 178 F49 1973).
Fritze, Ronald H. Reference Sources in History: An Introductory Guide. 1990. (Ref D 20 F75 1990).
Prucha, Francis P. Handbook for Research in American History: A Guide to Bibliographies and Other Reference Works. 2^nd ed., rev. 1994. (Ref E 178 P782 1994).
Bibliographies
Arksey, Laura. American Diaries: An Annotated Bibliography of Published American Diaries and Journals. 1983. 2 vol. (Ref CT 214 A73 1983).
Cassara, Ernest. History of the United States of America: A Guide to Information Sources. 1977. (Ref E 178 C33 1977).
Friedel, Frank B. Harvard Guide to American History. rev. ed. 1974. 2 vol. (Ref E 178 F77 1974).
Fredriksen, John C. War of 1812 Eyewitness Accounts: An Annotated Bibliography. 1997. (Ref E 354 F747 1997).
Goehlert, Robert U. The Department of State and American Diplomacy: A Bibliography. 1986. (Ref JX 1706 U5 G63 1986).
Green, Fletcher M. The Old South. 1980. (Ref F 213 G732 1980).
Griffin, Appleton P.C. Bibliography of American Historical Societies. 2^nd ed. 1907. (Ref E 172 A60 1905 v.2).
Grob, Gerald N. American Social History Before 1860. [1970]. (Ref E 169.1 G76 1970).
Guidas, John, comp. The Presidents of the United States: The First Twenty Years. 1993. (E 310 G85 1993).
Larned, Josephus N. The Literature of American History: A Bibliographicxal Guide .. [1966] reprint of the 1902 ed. (Ref E 178 L3 1966).
Library of Congress. General Reference and Bibliography Division. A Guide to the Study of the United States of America: .. 1960. + supplement. (Ref E 158 U53 1960).
Mason, Alpheus T. American Constitutional Development. 1977. (KF 4546 M38).
Moebs, Thomas T. U.S. Reference-iana, 1481-1899: A Concise Guide to Over 4000 Books and Articles for Researching Art, Books, Broadsides, Ephemera, Manuscripts, Newspapers, Maps, Pamphlets, and Prints Relating to that Area Within the Present Limits of the United States, 1481-1899/ .. 1988. (Ref E 169.1 M74 1989).
Norton, Mary B., ed. The American Historical Association's Guide to Historical Literature. 3^rd ed. 1955. 2 vol. (Ref D 20 A55 1995).
Remini, Robert V. Andrew Jackson: A Bibliography. 1991. (E 382 R41 1991).
Remini, Robert V. The Era of Good Feelings and the Age of Jackson, 1816-1841. 1979. (Ref E 338 R45 1979).
Writings on American History. annual. 1902-1961. (Ref E 178 L331).
Not published 1904, 1905, 1941-1947. A cumulative index for 1902-1940 is available.
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Dictionary of American History. rev. ed. 1976. 7 vol. (Ref E 174 D52 1976).
Morris, Richard B. Encyclopedia of American History. 7^th ed. 1996. (Ref E 174.5 M847 1996).
Rutland, Robert A. James Madison and the American Nation, 1751-1836: An Encyclopedia. 1994. (Ref E 342 J36 1994).
Statistical Sources
Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970.1975. 2 vol. (Ref HA 202 A385 1975).
Atlases
Adams, James T. Atlas of American History. 1978. (Ref G 1201 S1 A2 1978).
Beck, Warren A. Historical Atlas of the American West. 1989. (Ref G 1381 S1 B4 1989).
Lord, Clifford L. Historical Atlas of the United States. rev. ed. [1953]. (Ref G 1201 S1 L6 1953).
Morrison, Olin D., ed. North America in Antique Maps, 1440-1865, an Historical Atlas Composed of 300 Reproductions of Works by Contermporary Cartographers: Issued as an Aid to Research and with an Introduction to Cartography. 1968. (Ref G 1105 M6 1968).
Paullin, Charles O. Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States. 1932. (Ref G 3701 S1 P3).
Rooney, John F., Jr., ed. This Remarkable Continent: An Atlas of United States and Canadian Society and Cultures. 1982. (Ref G 1201 E1 T5 1982).
Biographical Sources
American National Biography. 1999. 24 vol. (Ref CT 213 A68 1999).
Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography. 1886-1889. 6 vol. (Ref E 176 A65).
Burkett, Randall K., ed. Black Biography, 1790-1950: A Cumulative Index. 1991. 3 vol. (Ref E 185.96 B528 1991).
This is an index to ca. 31,000 biographical sketches on 1,068 microfiche.
Dictionary of American Biography. 1928- . 20 volumes + supplements. (Ref E 176 D56).
National Cyclopedia of American Biography .. 1893-1984. 63 vol. (Ref E 176 N27).
Monographic Sets and Series
Chronicles of America Series. (E 173 C552).
New American Nation Series. 1954- . (separately cataloged).
Primary Sources
A variety of primary sources are listed here. Both general titles and the papers and writings of individuals are here. For the primary sources of other individuals perform an author search in LEO. For additional comments on how to located primary source materials see the LEO section below.
Adams, John. Diary and Autobiography. 1961. 4 vol. (E 322 A3).
Adams, John. Papers of John Adams. 1977- . in process. (# 302 A275 1977).
Adams, John. The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States. With a Life of the Author, Notes, and Illus. by His Grandson, Charles Francis Adams. [1969]. 10 vol. (E 302 A263).
Adams, John Q. Diary of John Quincy Adams. 1981. 2 vol. (E 377 A185 1981).
Adams, John Q. Memoirs of John Quincy Adams, Comprising Portions of His Diary from 1795 to 1848. [1970]. 12 vol. (E 377 A2 1969).
Adams, John Q. Writings of John Quincy Adams. [1968]. 7 vol. (E 337.8 A22).
The Annals of America. 1968. 20 vol. (Ref E 173 A793).
Benton, Thomas H. Thirty Years' View; or, A History of the Working of the American Government for Thirty Years, fromf 1820 to 1850. .. 1854-1856. 2 vol. (E 338 B5).
Blau, Joseph L. Social Theories of Jacksonian Democracy; Representative Writings of the Period 1825-1850. 1947. (E 338 B55).
Bode, Carl. American Life in the 1840's. 1967. (E 165 B7 1967).
Buchanan, James. The Works of James Buchanan, Comprising His Speeches, State Papers, and Private Correspondence. 1960. 12 vol. (E 337.8 B9 1960).
Calhoun, John C. Papers. 1959- . (E 337.8 C148).
Clay, Henry. Papers. [1959- ]. (E 337.8 C597).
Commager, Henry S., ed. Documents of American History. 9^th ed. 1973. (Ref E 173 C66 1973).
Cunningham, Noble E., Jr., ed. Circular Letters of Congressmen to their Constituents, 1789-1829. 1978. (E 310 C55).
Documentary History of the First Federal Congress of the United States of America, March 4, 1789-March 3, 1791. vol 1- . (JK 1059 1^st D6).
Gallatin, Albert. The Papers of Albert Gallatin. 1970. (Microform Area. Microfiche no. 107-152).
Gallatin, Albert. Selected Writings of Albert Gallatin. [1967]. (E 302.6 G16 A25 1967).
Gallatin, Albert. The Writings of Albert Gallatin. 1879. (Microform Area. LAC 20385-20387).
Hamilton, Alexander. Papers. 1961- . (E 302 H247).
Harrison, William H. Messages and Letters of William Henry Harrison. 1922. 2 vol. (Microform Area. LAC 23698-23699).
Hyneman, Charles S., [ed.]. American Political Writing During the Founding Era, 1760-1805. 1983. 2 vol. (JK 113 A716 1983).
Jackson, Andrew. Correspondence of Andrew Jackson. 1926-1935. 7 vol. (Microform Area. LAC 22329-22333).
Jackson, Andrew. The Papers of Andrew Jackson. 1980- . (E 302 J35 1980).
Jay, John. The Correspondence and Public Papers of John Jay, 1763-1826. 1971. (E 302 J423 1971).
Jefferson, Thomas. Papers. 1950- . (E 302 J463).
Jefferson, Thomas. The Works of Thomas Jefferson. 1904-1905. 12 vol. (E 302 J472).
Jefferson, Thomas. Writings. 1984. (E 302 J442 1984).
Jefferson, Thomas. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson. 1892-1899. (Microform Area. LAC 22697-22702).
Jensen, Merrill, ed. The Documentary History of the First Federal Elections, 1788-1790. 1976- . (JK 171 A1 D6).
Library of Congress. Legislative Reference Service. Documents Illustrative of the Formation of the Union of the American States. 1927. (JK 11 1927).
Madison, James. Letters and Other Writings of James Madison. 1865. 4 vol. (E 302 M18 1865).
Madison, James. The Mind of the Founder: Sources of the Political Thought of James Madison. rev. ed. 1981. (E 302 M192 1981).
Madison, James. Papers. 1962- . (E 302 M19).
Madison, James. The Papers of James Madison: Presidential Series. 1984- . (E 302 M193 1984).
Madison, James. The Papers of James Madison: Secretary of State Series. 1986- . (E 302 M1922 1986).
Madison, James. The Writings of James Madison: Comprising His Public Papers and His Private Correspondence, Including Numerous Letters and Documents Now for the First Time Printed. 1900-1910. ( Circulating/Special Collections E 302 M22; Microform Area. LAC 22645-22650).
Marshall, John. The Papers of John Marshall. [1974- ]. (E 302 M365).
Mason, George. The Papers of George Mason, 1725-1792. 1970. 3 vol. (E 302 M38 1970).
Monroe, James. The Autobiography of James Monroe. 1959. (E 372 A3).
Monroe, James. The Writings of James Monroe, Including a Collection of His Public and Private Papers and Correspondence, Now for the First Time Printed. [1969]. 7 vol. (E 302 M74 1969).
Polk, James K. Correspondence of James K. Polk. 1969- . (E 337.8 P63).
Polk, James K. The Diary of James K. Polk During His Presidency, 1845 to 1849, .. 1970. 4 vol. (E 416 P76 1970).
Rock, Howard B., ed. The New York Artisan: A Documentary History, 1789-1825. 1989. (HD 2346 U52 N546 1989).
Scott, Winfield. Memoirs of Lieut.-General Scott, .. 1864. (Microform Area. LAC 22558).
State Papers and Publick Documents of the United States, from the Accession of George Washington to the Presidency, Exhibiting a Complete View of Our Foreign Relations Since that Time .. 1819. 12 vol. (Sp Coll E 173 S72 1819).
Volumes 1 and 7 are lacking.
Tyler, Lyon G. The Letters and Times of the [John] Tylers. 1970 reprint. 3 vol. (Microform Area. LAC 20434-20435).
United States. Department of State. Library. Documentary History of the Constitution of the United States of America, 1786-1870. Derived from Records, Manuscripts, and Rolls Deposited in the Bureau of Rolls and Library of the Department of State. [1901]-1905. (JK 111 A52).
United States. President. The State of the Union Messages of the Presidents, 1790-1966. 1966. 3 vol. (J 81 C66).
Van Buren, Martin. The Autobiography of Martin Van Buren. 1920. (E 172 A60 1918).
Washington, George. The Diaries of George Washington, 1748-1799. 1925. 4 vol. (E 312.8 1748-99b).
Washington, George. Writings. 1997. (E 312.72 1997).
Washington, George. The Writings of George Washington from the Original Manuscript Sources, 1745-1799. [1931-1944]. 39 vol. (Microform Area. LAC 21209-21234).
Webster, Daniel. Microfilm Edition of the Papers of Daniel Webster. 1971. (Microform Area. Microfilm no. 38-78).
Webster, Daniel. The Writings and Speeches of Daniel Webster. 1903. 18 vol. (E 337.8 W24 1903).
Wood, Gordon W., ed. The Rising Glory of America, 1760-1820. rev.ed. 1990. (E 164 R57 1990).
Manuscript Sources
Hamer, Philip M., ed. A Guide to Archives and Manuscripts in the United States .. 1961. (Ref CD 3022 A45).
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections. 1959/61-1993. (Biblio Z 6620 U5 N3).
United States. National Archives and Records Service. Guiide to the Federal Records in the National Archives of the United States. 1995. 3 vol. (Ref CD 3026 1995).
Also available on the Internet @ .
Treaties
Elliot, Jonathan, comp. Diplomatic Code of the United States of America: Embracing a Collection of Treaties and Conventions Between the United States and Foreign Powers, From the Year 1778 to 1827 .. 1827. (Microform Area. LAC 13704).
Hasse, Adelaide R. Index to United States Documents Relating to Foreign Affairs, 1828-1861. 1965 reprint of the 1914 ed. 3 vol. (Ref Z 1223 Z7 H22).
United States. Laws, Statutes, etc. United States Statutes at Large .. 1789-1949. (Microform Area. Microfiche).
    From 1789-1949 treaties were printed in the Statutes at Large.
United States. Treaties, etc. Treaties and Other International Acts of the United States of America. 1931-1948. 8 vol. (Ref JX 236 1931a).
    This series was designated to be the definitive edition of United States treaties. It is complete to 1863.
United States. Treaties, etc. Treaties and Other International Agreements of the United States of America, 1776-1949. 1968-1976. 13 vol. (Ref JX 236 1968 A5).
    This treaty series, cited as Bevans, is the definitive edition for the time period covered.
United States, Treaties, etc. Treaties, Conventions, International Acts, Protocols, and Agreements Between the United States of America and Other Powers1910-1938. 4 vol. (Ref JX 236 1910).
    United States treaties from 1776 to 1937.
Dissertations
Dissertation Abstracts. (Database). 1861- .
Speech Sources
Douglasss Archive of American Public Address. http://douglass.speech.nwu.edu/
Speech Index: An Index to 259 Collections of World Famous Orations and Speeches for Various Occasions. 4^th rev. ed. 1966. (Ref AI 3 S85).
General Histories
Adams, Henry. History of the United States During the Administrations of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. 1986. 2 vol. (E 331 A192 1986).
Brant, Irving. James Madison. [1941-1961]. 6 vol. (E 342 B7).
McMaster, John B. A History of the People of the United States, from the Revolution to the Civil War. 1883-1913. 8 vol. (E 301 M16).
Schouler, James. History of the United States of America Under the Constitution. rev. ed. 1970. 7 vol. (E 301 S374 1970).
Smith, Carlton B. James Madison 1751-1836: A Brief Biographical Sketch. [1986]. (E 342 S56)
Smith was a former James Madison University history professor.
Territorial Expansion and the West
Atlas of the Lewis & Clark Expedition. 1983. (Ref F 592.4 1983 v.1).
Billington, Ray A. The Far Western Frontier, 1830-1860. [1956]. (F 591 B55).
Carter, Clarence E., comp. The Territorial Papers of the United States. 1934-1969. 27 vol. (Microform Area. LAC 21780-21809).
De Voto, Bernard A. The Year of Decision, 1846. 1943. (F 592 D38).
Flanders, Stephen A. The Atlas of American Migration. 1998. (Ref G 1201 E 27 F5 1998).
Kvasnicka, Robert M., comp. The Trans-Mississippi West, 1804-1912. 1993- . (Ref F 591 T73 1993).
    This series is a guide to records of the State Department for westward expansion.
Lamar, Howard R., ed. The New Encyclopedia of the American West. 1998. (Ref F 591 N46 1998).
Lavender, David S. The Way to the Western Sea: Lewis and Clark Across the Continent. 1988. (F 592.7 L38 1988).
Lewis, Meriwether. Original Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806: .. 1904-1905. (Microform Area. LAC 22365-22368).
Moulton, Gary E., ed. The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. 1983- . 8 vol. (F 592.4 1983).
    NOTE: Volume one of this series is the Atlas (noted above).
Phillips, Charles, ed. Encyclopedia of the American West. 1996. 4 vol. (Ref F 591 E485).
Satz, Ronald N. American Indian Policy in the Jacksonian Era. [1975]. (E 93 S27).
Spence, Clark C. The American West: A Source Book. [1966]. (F 591 S73).
Still, Bayrd, ed. The West: Contemporary Records of America's Expansion Across the Continent, 1607-1890. [1961]. (F 591 S85).
Thwaites, Reuben G. Early Western Travels, 1748-1846: A Series of Annotated Reprintsof Some of the Best and Rarest Contemporary Volumes of Travel, Descriptive of the Aborigines and Social and Economic Conditions in the Middle and Far West, During the Period of Early American Settlement. 1904-1907. 32 vol. (F 592 T54).
    Note: Volume 25 is shelved with the Oversize Collection.
Turner, Frederick J. Rise of the New West, 1819-1829. [1906]. (E 178 A54 v. 14).
Wexler, Alan. Atlas of Westward Expansion. 1995. (Ref G 1201 S1 W44 1995).
Travel Accounts
Chevalier, Michel. Society, Manners and Politics in the United States; Letters on North America. 1961 reprint. (E 165 C54 1961).
Clark, Thomas D. Travels in the Old South, a Bibliography. 1956- . 3 vol. (Ref F 212 C43 1956).
Volumes 2 and 3 cover the years 1750-1860.
Dwight, Timothy. Travels in New England and New York. 1969 reprint. 4 vol. (F 8 D9952).
McKinstry, E. Richard. Personal Accounts of Events, Travels, and Everyday Life in America: An Annotated Bibliography. 1997. (Ref E 161 M25 1997).
Tocqueville, Alexis de. Democracy in America. rev. ed. 1900. 2 vol. (JK 216 T7 1900 V.1).
Trollope, Frances M. Domestic Manners of the Americans. [1927] reprint. (E 165 T846 1927).
Foreign Relations
Belohlavek, John M. Let the Eagle Soar!: the Foreign Policy of Andrew Jackson. 1985. (E 384.8 B44 1985).
Bemis, Samuel F. John Quincy Adams and the Foundations of American Foreign Policy. 1949. (E 377 B45 1949).
Ferrell, Robert H., comp. Foundations of American Diplomacy, 1775-1872. 1968. (E 183.7 F43 1969).
Graebner, Norman A. Empire on the Pacific: a Study in American Continental Expansion. [1955]. (E 179.5 G7).
Hasse, Adelaide R. Index to United States Documents Relating to Foreign Affairs, 1828-1861. [1965] reprint. 3 vol. (Ref Z 1223 Z7 H22).
Horsman, Reginald. The War of 1812. 1969. (E 354 H75 1969).
Merk, Frederick. The Monroe Doctrine and American Expansionism, 1843-1849. [1966]. (E 416 M4).
Perkins, Bradford. Prologue to War: England and the United States, 1805-1812. 1961. (E 357 P66).
Pratt, Julius W. Expansionists of 1812. 1925. (E 357 P9).
Weinberg, Albert K. Manifest Destiny: a Study of Nationalist Expansionism in American History. 1935. (E 179.5 W45).
Whitaker, Arthur P. The United States and the Independence of Latin America, 1800-1830. [1941]. (F 1418 W6 1962).
The South
Abernethy, Thomas P. The South in the New Nation, 1789-1819. 1961. (F 213 A2).
Blassingame, John W. The Slave Community: Plantation Life in the Antebellum South. 1979. (E 443 B55 1979).
Blosser, Susan K. The Southern Historical Collection: A Guide to Manuscripts. [1970]. (Ref F 209 U65 1970).
This collection is located at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Brown, Jessica S., ed. The American South: A Historical Bibliography. 1986. 2 vol. (Ref F 209 A45 1986).
Cash, Wilbur J. The Mind of the South. 1941. (F 209 C3).
Cashin, Joan E. Our Common Affairs: Texts from Women in the Old South. 1996. (HQ 1438 S63 O973 1996).
Davis, David B. The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Revolution, 1770-1823. 1975. (HT 867 D38).
Eaton, Clement. The Growth of Southern Civilization, 1790-1860. [1961]. (F 213 E18).
Escott, Paul D. Slavery Remembered: a Record of Twentieth-Century Slave Narratives. 1979. (E 443 E82).
Freehling, William W. Prelude to Civil War: the Nullification Controversy in South Carolina, 1816-1836. [1966]. (E 384.3 F7).
Gallay, Alan, ed. Voices of the Old South:Eyewitness Accounts, 1528-1861. 1994. (F 212 V65 1994).
Genovese, Eugene D. Roll, Jordan, Roll; the World the Slaves Made. [1974]. (E 443 G46).
Genovese, Eugene D. The World the Slaveholders Made; Two Essays in Interpretation. [1969]. (HT 1048 G45).
Lippy, Charles H. Bibliography of Religion in the South. 1985. (Ref BR 535 L56 1985).
Morrison, Olin D. The American South: Historical Atlas. 1965. 3 vol. in 4. (Ref G 1265 S324 M6 1965).
Volume 1 covers maps to 1860.
Niven, John. John C. Calhoun and the Price of Union: a Biography. 1988. (E 340 C15 N58 1988).
O'Brien, Michael, ed. An Evening When Alone: Four Journals of Single Women in the South, 1827-67. 1993. (HQ 800.2 E94 1993).
Owsley, Frank L. Plain Folk of the Old South. 1949. (F 213 O94).
Scott, Anne F. The Southern Lady: from Pedestal to Politics, 1830-1930. [1970]. (HQ 1418 S38).
Stampp, Kenneth M. The Peculiar Institution: Slavery in the Ante-bellum South. 1956. (E 441 S8).
Stuckey, Sterling. Slave Culture: Nationalist Theory and the Foundations of Black America. 1987. (E 441 S97 1987).
Syndor, Charles S. The Development of Southern Sectionalism, 1819-1848. 1948. (F 213 S92).
Wade, Richard C. Slavery in the Cities; the South, 1820-1860. 1964. (E 443 W3).
Wilson, Charles R., ed. Enyclopedia of Southern Culture. 1989. (Ref F 209 E53 1989).
Wyatt-Brown, Bertram. Southern Honor: Ethics and Behavior in the Old South. 1982. (F 209 W9 1982).
Political Topics
Ammon, Harry. Jammes Monroe: the Quest for National Identity. [1971]. (E 372 A65).
Ashworth, John. "Agrarians" and "Aristocrats": Party Political Ideology in the United States, 1837-1846. 1987. (E 386 A74 1987).
Banner, James M. To the Hartford Convention: the Federalists and the Origins of Party Politics in Massachusetts, 1789-1815. [1969]. (E 357.7 B3).
Bemis, Samuel F. John Quincy Adams and the Union. 1956. (E 377 B46).
Bowers, Claude G. Jefferson and Hamilton; the Struggle for Democracy in America. [1925]. (E 311 B652).
Brant, Irving. James Madison. [1941-1961]. 6 vol. (E 342 B7).
Cunliffe, Marcus. The Nation Takes Shape, 1789-1837. [1959]. (E 301 C85).
Curtis, James C. The Fox at Bay; Martin Van Buren and the Presidency, 1837-1841. 1970. (E 386 C93).
Dangerfield, George. The Era of Good Feelings. [1952]. (E 371 D3).
Ellis, Richard E. The Union at Risk: Jacksonian Democracy, States' Rights, and the Nullification Crisis. 1987. (E 384.3 E466 1987).
Fischer, David H. The Revolution of American Conservatism; the Federalist Party in the Era of Jeffersonian Democracy. [1965]. (E 331 F5).
Formisano, Ronald P. The Birth of Mass Political Parties, Michigan, 1827-1861. 1971. (JK 2295 M52 F6).
Govan, Thomas P. Nicholas Biddle, Nationalist and Public Banker, 1786-1844. [1959]. (HG 2463 B5 G6).
Hofstadter, Richard. The American Political Tradition and the Men Who Made It. 1948. (E 178 H727 1948).
Hofstadter, Richard. The Idea of a Party System; the Rise of Legitimate Opposiiton in the United States, 1780-1840. [1969]. (JK 2260 H73).
Howe, Daniel W. The Political Culture of the American Whigs. 1979. (JK 2331 H68).
Kohl, Lawrence F. The Politics of Individualism: Parties and the American Character in the Jacksonian Era. 1989. (JK 2260 K64 1989).
Latner, Richard B. The Presidency of Andrew Jackson: White House Politics, 1829-1837. 1979. (E 381 L37).
Malone, Dumas. Jefferson and His Time. 1948-1982. 6 vol. (E 332 M25).
McCoy Drew R. The Elusive Republic: Political Economy in Jeffersonian America. 1980. (HC 105 M235).
McCoy, Drew R. The Last of the Fathers: James Madison and the Republican Legacy. 1989. (E 342 M33 1989).
Meyers, Marvin. The Jacksonian Pesuasion; Politics and Belief. 1957. (E 338 M53).
Nathans, Sydney. Daniel Webster and Jacksonian Democracy. [1973]. (E 340 W4 N17).
Niven, John. Martin Van Buren: the Romantic Age of American Politics. 1983. (E 387 N58 1983).
Pessen, Edward. Riches, Class, and Power Before the Civil War. [1973]. (HC 110 W4 P47).
Peterson, Merrill D. The Great Triumvirate: Webster, Clay, and Calhoun. 1987. (E 339 P47 1987).
Peterson, Merrill D. The Jefferson Image in the American Mind. 1960. (E 332.2 P4).
Peterson, Merrill D. Olive Branch and Sword: the Compromise of 1833. 1982. (E 384.3 P47 1982).
Peterson, Merrill D. Thomas Jefferson and the New Nation; a Biography. 1970. (E 332 P45).
Remini, Robert V. Andrew Jackson and the Bank War; a Study in the Growth of Presidential Power. [1967]. (HG 2525 R4 1967).
Remini, Robert V. Andrew Jackson and the Course of American Democracy, 1833-1845. 1984. (E 382 R42 1984).
Remini, Robert V. Andrew Jackson and the Course of American Freedom, 1822-1832. 1981. (E 382 R44 1981).
Richards, Leonard L. The Life and Times of Congressman John Quincy Adams. 1986. (E 377 R53 1986).
Schlesinger, Arthur M., Jr. The Age of Jackson. 1945. (E 381 S38 1951).
Turner, Frederick J. The United States, 1830-1850; the Nation and Its Sections. [1935]. (E 338 T92).
Van Deusen, Glyndon G. The Jacksonian Era, 1828-1848). [1959]. (E 338 V2).
Van Deusen, Glyndon G. The Life of Henry Clay. 1937. (E 340 C6 V3).
Economic Conditions
Hammond, Bray. Bamks and Politics in America, from the Revolution to the Civil War. 1957. (HG 2472 H3).
Handlin, Oscar. Commonwealth; a Study of the Role of Government in the American Economy: Massachusetts, 1774-1861. rev. ed. 1969. (HC 107 M4 H23 1969).
Lovett, Robert W. American Economic and Business History Information Sources: .. [1971]. (HF 5635 L69 1971).
Nettels, Curtis P. The Emergence of a National Economy, 1775-1815. [1962]. (HC 103 E 25 v.2).
North, Douglass C. The Economic Growth of the United States, 1790-1860. 1961. (HC 105 N6).
Olson, James S. Dictionary of United States Economic History. 1992. (Ref HC 102 O57 1992).
Rothbard, Murray N. The Panic of 1819; Reactions and Policies. 1962. (HB 3717 1819 R6 1962).
Taylor, George R., comp. American Economic History Before 1860. [1969]. (Ref Z 7165 U5 T37).
Taylor, George R. Jackson versus Biddle; the Struggle Over the Second Bank of the United States. [1949]. (E 384.7 T3).
Taylor, George R. The Transportation Revolution, 1815-1860. [1951]. (HC 103 E25 v.4).
Temin, Peter. The Jacksonian Economy. [1969]. (HC 105 T4).
Social and Intellectual Conditions

Cayton, Mary K., ed. Encyclopedia of American Social History. 1993. 3 vol. (Ref HN E58 1993).

Clinton, Catherine. The Other Civil War: American Women in the Nineteenth Century. 1984. (HQ 1410 C44 1984).

Cott, Nancy F. The Bonds of Womanhood: "Woman's Sphere" in New England, 1780-1835. 1977. (HQ 1418 C67).

Crowe, Charles R. A Documentary History of American Thought and Society. 1965. (E 169.1 C835).

Dudden, Faye E. Serving Women: Household Service in Nineteenth-Century America. 1983. (HD 6072.2 U5 D82 1983).

Faust, Drew G. A Sacred Circle: the Dilemma of the Intellectual in the Old South, 1840-1860. 1977. (E 449 F2).

Flexner, James T. Doctors on Horseback; Pioneers of American Medicine. 1937. ( R 153 F5).

Fox, Richard W., ed. A Companion to American Thought. 1995. (Ref E 169.1 C685 1995).

Goodman, Paul. Towards a Christian Republic: Antimasonry and the Great Transitition in New England, 1826-1836. 1988. (HS 525 G66 1988).

Grob, Gerald N. American Social History Before 1860. [1970]. (Rer E 169.1 G76 1970).

Hosstadter, Richard. Anti-intellectualism in American Life. 1963. (E 169.1 H74).

Hollinger, David A., ed. The American Intellectual Tradition: A Source Book. 1989. 2 vol. (E 169.1 A47218 1989).

Jensen, Joan M. Loosening the Bonds: Mid-Atlantic Farm Women, 1750-1850. 1986. (HQ 1438 A12 J46 1986).

Kasson, John F. Civilizing That Machine: Technology and Republican Values in America, 1776-1900. 1976. (T 14.5 K37).

Leavitt, Judith W. Brought to Bed: Childbearing in America, 1750 to 1950. 1986. (RG 518 U5 L4 1986).

Nye, Russel B. The Cultural Life of the New Nation, 1776-1830. [1960]. (E 169.1 N9).

Nye, Russel B. Society and Culture in America, 1830-1860. [1974]. (E 166 N93).

Taylor, William R. Cavalier and Yankee: the Old South and American National Character. 1961. (F 209 T3 1961).

Tyler, Alice F. Freedom's Ferment: Phases of American Social History to 1860. [1944]. (BR 516 T9).

Welter, Rush. The Mind of America, 1820-1860. 1975. (E 165 W46).

Historiography

Boles, John B., ed. Interpreting Southern History: Historiographical Essays in Honor or Sanford W. Higginbotham. 1987. (F 208.2 I57 1987).

Callcott, George H. History in the United States, 1800-1860; its Practice and Purpose. [1970]. ( E 175 C3).

Kraus, Michael. The Writing of American History. rev. ed. 1985. (E 175 K75 1985).

Nichols, Roger L., ed. American Frontier and Western Issues: A Historiographical Review. 1986. (E 179.5 A473 1986).

Databases and Article Indexes
Below are links to a selection of electronic resources that are most useful for research in U.S. History from 1789-1848. Remember, however, that history encompasses many areas of endeavor (e.g., Education, Art, Economics), so you will wish to check all databases that cover your area and time period of interest. Click here for Research Resources Home, where you may browse for other useful resources.

America: History and Life. 1964- .
Combined Retrospective Index to Journals in History. 1838-1974. (Print)
Humanities Abstracts. 1984- .
Humanities Index. 1974-1982. (Print)
International Index. 1907-1965. (Print)
Periodical Contents Index. 1770-1991.
Poole's Index to Periodical Literature. 1802-1906. (Print)
Social Sciences and Humanities Index. 1965-1974. (Print)
Periodicals/Newspapers

Periodicals
The following list of periodicals provides a few major titles of interest to historical research of this period. For serious research use the indexing services listed above.
American Historical Review. 1895- .
Commercial Review of the South and West. 1846-1850. (LAC)
Diplomatic History. 1977- .
Godey's Magazine. (title varies) 1840-1887. (LAC)
Journal of American History. 1964- .
Journal of Southern History. 1935, 1937- .
Journal of the Early Republic. 1981- .
Journal of the West. 1969- .
The Lady's Book. (Godey published). 1830-1840. (LAC)
Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review. 1839-1850. (LAC)
Mississippi Valley Historical Review. 1914-1964.
New England Quarterly. 1959- .
North Carolina Historical Review. 1924- .
Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography. 1967- .
Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. 1893- .
The Western Messenger. 1835-1841. (LAC).
Western Political Quarterly. 1948-1992.
William and Mary Quarterly. 1892- .
Newspapers

For additional information on the entries below that are part of the LAC program see the Microforms section (below).

Brigham, Clarence S. History and Bibliography of American Newspapers, 1690-1820. 1975 reprint of the 1947 ed. 2 vol. (Ref PN 4861 B86 1976).

Gregory, Winifred, ed. American Newspapers, 1821-1936 .. 1967 reprint of the 1937 ed. (Ref PN 4855 A53 1967).

Niles Register: Cumulative Index, 1811-1849. 1995. (Reference Desk. CD-ROM).
This indexes a major United States newspaper. The newspaper title varies. The newspaper is available at:

microfiche
LAC 31236-31262
LAC 31263-31273

United States. Library of Congress. Newspapers in Microform: United States, 1948-1983. 1984. (Ref PN 4855 U469 1984).

Other historical newspapers that are available covering the 1789-1848 era include the following. Unless noted they are on microprint. See the Historical Newspapers handout for additional titles.

The Boston Gazette. 1719-1798.
Enquirer (Richmond) 1804-1820
Gazette of the United States 1789-1804
Mechanic's Free Press 1828-1831 (Microfilm)
New Hampshire Gazette 1756-1820
North American Review 1821-1901+ (LAC)
Philadelphia Minerva 1795-1798
Rockingham Register (Harrisonburg) 1822- . (Microfilm)
The United States Chronicle 1783-1804

Government Documents
Congressional Information Service. CIS U.S. Serial Set Index. 1975-1978. 36 vol. (Ref Z 1223 Z9 C65 1975).
    An index to the Serial Set from 1789-1969.
Congressional Information Service. CIS U.S. Serial Set Index. Part XIV. Index and Carto-Bibliography of Maps, 1789-1969. 1995-1997. 16 vol. (Ref Z 1223 Z9 C65 1975 pt. 14).
    This reference set functions as an exhaustive index to maps and cartography for the Serial Set.
Greeley, Adolphus W. Public Documents of the First Fourteen Congresses, 1789-1817: Papers Relating to Early Congressional Documents. 1900. (Ref Z 1223 Z9 C65 1900).
    Published as 56^th Congress, 1^st session, Senate Document no. 428. This is supplemented by Greeley in volume 1 of the Annual Report of the American Historical Association for 1903 @ E 172 A60 1903, v.1.
Morehead, Joe. Introduction to United States Government Information Sources. 5^th ed. 1996. (Ref Z 1223 Z7 M67 1996).
Poore, Benjamin P. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Government Publications of the United States, September 5, 1774 - March 4, 1881. 1885. 2 vol. (Ref Z 1223 A1885d).
United States. Congress. American State Papers, Documents, Legislative and Executive, of the United States, 1789-1838. 1832-1861. 38 vol. (Microform Area. Microfilm #606-625; Gov Doc Microfiche.)
    This source material was published in ten classes. Each class begins in 1789. The ending dates vary from 1832-1838. A table of contents introduces, and an index closes, each volume. Although not all documents and reports are available this is the most important source for early records of Congress.
United States. Congress. The Congressional Globe .. 1833-1873. (Gov Doc Microfilm).
    The proceedings of Congress.
United States. Congress. The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States .. 1789-1824. (Microform Area LAC 21603-21645; Microform Area. Microcard).
    The proceedings of Congress. Also entitled Annals of Congress of the United States.
United States. Congress. Register of Debates. 1824-1837. (Microform Area. Microcard).
    The proceedings of Congress.
United States. President. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, 1789-1902. 1973. 10 vol. (J 81 B96 1903).
United States. Superintendent of Documents. Checklist of United States Public Documents 1789-1909, Congressional .. 3^rd ed., rev. and enl. 1911. (Ref Z 1223 A113).
Microforms
The following titles are examples of major microform sources for historical research in Carrier Library.
Draper Manuscripts. (Microform Area. Microfiche and Microfilm)
This series encompasses the era of pre-American Revolution to ca. 1840. A printed guide discusses the source material available here. The documentation is on microfilm and microfiche. See the Draper Handout for information on this important series.
Library of American Civilization (LAC). (Microform Area. Microfiche (Ultrafiche)
A collection of ca. 20,000 titles. It covers all areas of American civilization up to ca. World War I. It is cataloged in LEO. Because of its great reduction on the fiche a special lens is required for viewing. One microfiche reader/printer is available for this material.
Southern Women and Their Families in the 19^th Century, Papers and Diaries. Series A, Holdings of the Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina. (Microform Area. Microfilm)
The Territorial Papers of the United States. 1934-1969. 27 vol. (Microform Area. LAC 21780-21809).
LEO
Most academic libraries follow the Library of Congress Subject Headings. These volumes list available subject headings. A copy of this set is located near the printers in the Reference Area of Carrier Library. The following subject headings are examples only of some subject headings on U.S. History, 1789-1848. A WORD search is generally very useful early in the search process to determine possible subject headings.
Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806
Monroe Doctrine
Southern States
United States - Civilization
United States - Economic conditions
United States - Foreign relations
United States - Historical geography
United States - Historiography
United States - History - [time period]
United States - Intellectual life
United States - Politics and government
United States - Social conditions
United States - Social life and customs
United States - Territorial expansion
West (U.S.)
To locate primary sources use the subheading Sources at the end of the subject heading, e.g.:
United States - History - Sources
Also use the term Sources in a word search to locate primary sources. Additional terms to use for primary sources include:
Correspondence
Diaries
Memoirs
Papers
Personal narratives
Electronic Resources

African American Perspectives: Pamphlets from the Daniel A.P. Murray Collection, 1818-1907. [1996?]- . http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aap/aaphome.html

An American Time Capsule: Three Centuries of Broadsides and Other Printed Ephemera. 199- .
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/rbpehtml/pehome.html

America's First Look Into the Camera: Daguerreotype Portraits and Views, 1839-1864. [1997- ].
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/daghtml/daghome.html

A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates 1774-1873. 1998- .
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lawhome.html

George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress, 1741-1799. 1998.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gwhtml/gwhome.html

Map Collections: 1544-1996.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html

Railroad Maps, 1828-1900. [1998- ].
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/rrhtml/rrhome.html

The Thomas Jefferson Papers at the Library of Congress.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/mtjhtml/mtjhome.html