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North American History

Background Information | Journal Articles | Books & Videos

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Audio | Biography | Congress | Government Information | Images
Letters & Diaries | Magazine Articles | Maps | Newspapers
Primary Sources | Reports | Statistics

Background Information

	American Decades (Gale) Online reference book chronicles American events, people, and places for each decade [more info] Campus/Remote
	Blackwell Reference Online - History (Blackwell) A collection of full-text reference books in history. [more info] Campus/Remote
	Cambridge Histories Online (Cambridge University Press) Cambridge Histories Online provides political, economic and social history, philosophy and literature... [more info] Campus/Remote
	CQ Press Electronic Library (CQ Press) Searches CQ Weekly, CQ Researcher, and CQ Historic Documents, all in one... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Early American Gazetteer (GenRef) This database contains electronic editions of two rare 19th century American gazetteers ... [more info] Reference Desk
	Guide to Reference (ALA) A selective guide of reference sources, organized by academic discipline... [more info] Campus/Remote
	OED Online (Oxford English Dictionary) (Oxford University Press) This database contains the entire text of the Oxford English Dictionary... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Oxford Reference Online: Premium Collection (Oxford University Press) Database of full-text scholarly reference books on all subjects... [more info] Campus/Remote
	World Almanacs (OCLC) Includes the contents of the World Almanac and Book of Facts, the World Almanac of the U.S.A... [more info] Campus/Remote

African-American History - Print Guide
American Civil War - Print Guide
American Indians - Print Guide
Southern History - Print Guide
Virginiana - Print Guide

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Journal Articles

	America: History and Life (EBSCO) An index with abstracts to history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present... [more info] Campus/Remote
	C19: The Nineteenth Century Index (Chadwyck-Healey) C19: The Nineteenth Century Index is an all-inclusive bibliographic tool for 19th-century research... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Humanities and Social Sciences Index Retrospective: 1907-1984 (HW Wilson) Indexes articles in the subjects of gerontology, history, international relations, journalism, law, linguistics... [more info] Campus/Remote
	JSTOR Full online text and images for back issues of selected scholarly journals in history, economics... [more info] Campus/Remote
	WilsonWeb OmniFile (HW Wilson) An index with abstracts and some full text covering all subjects, including humanities and social sciences... [more info] Campus/Remote

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Books & Videos

	America: History and Life (EBSCO) An index with abstracts to history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present... [more info] Campus/Remote
	American Decades (Gale) Online reference book chronicles American events, people, and places for each decade [more info] Campus/Remote
	C19: The Nineteenth Century Index (Chadwyck-Healey) C19: The Nineteenth Century Index is an all-inclusive bibliographic tool for 19th-century research... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans, 1639-1800 (Readex) (Readex) A collection of full-text digital books. Digital version of the Early American Imprints ... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Early American Imprints, Series II: Shaw Shoemaker: 1801-1819 (Readex) A collection of 36,000 fully searchable digital books... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Making of America Digital copies of primary sources published in the US from pre Civil War to the 1920s. Click  'More Info' for website links... [more info] Internet
	Sabin Americana, 1500-1926 (Gale) Full text of every book about the Americas published anywhere between 1500 and 1926... [more info] Campus/Remote
	WorldCat (OCLC) Catalog of over 62 million titles cataloged by libraries worldwide ... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Wright American Fiction, 1851-1875 Provides electronic access to over 2,800 volumes of 19th century American fiction. Works may be viewed as either rekeyed text or page images. [more info]

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Audio (Music, Spoken word , etc.)

	American Memory (Library of Congress) Digitized collections of primary source materials at the Library of Congress on American history and culture... [more info] Internet
	American Song (Alexander Street Press) American Song is a history database with music from America's past... [more info] Internet

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Biography

	American National Biography (Oxford University Press) A biographical resource for notable people in American history with a database offering portraits... [more info] Campus/Remote

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Congressional & Legislative Information

	American State Papers, 1789-1838 (Readex) Legislative and executive documents of the United States government... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Archive of Americana (Readex) A cluster of collections reflecting the history of the United States through its congressional publications... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Congressional Masterfile 1 (CIS) Note that JMU has access to the full text of the U.S. Congressional Serial Set Digital Edition, which will eventually cover 1789 to 1980. See the listing for that Research Database for more information. [more info] Reference Desk
	CQ Press Electronic Library (CQ Press) Searches CQ Weekly, CQ Researcher, and CQ Historic Documents, all in one... [more info] Campus/Remote
	GPO Monthly Catalog (OCLC) A catalog of all types of U.S. government documents, including Congressional reports, hearings,... [more info] Campus/Remote
	U.S. Congressional Serial Set Digital Edition (Readex)   An incomparably rich collection of primary source material on all aspects of American history originating from Congress and other federal agencies... [more info] Campus/Remote

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Government Information

	American State Papers, 1789-1838 (Readex) Legislative and executive documents of the United States government... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Congressional Masterfile 1 (CIS) Note that JMU has access to the full text of the U.S. Congressional Serial Set Digital Edition, which will eventually cover 1789 to 1980. See the listing for that Research Database for more information. [more info] Reference Desk
	GPO Monthly Catalog (OCLC) A catalog of all types of U.S. government documents, including Congressional reports, hearings,... [more info] Campus/Remote
	U.S. Congressional Serial Set Digital Edition (Readex)   An incomparably rich collection of primary source material on all aspects of American history originating from Congress and other federal agencies... [more info] Campus/Remote

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Images

	America's Historical Newspapers: 1690-1922 (Readex) Cover-to-cover digital facsimiles of 1,000 historic newspapers from every state... [more info] Campus/Remote
	American Broadsides and Ephemera, Series 1: 1760-1900 (Readex) Fully searchable facsimile editions of nearly 30,000 broadsides and ephemera printed in colonial... [more info] Campus/Remote
	American Memory (Library of Congress) Digitized collections of primary source materials at the Library of Congress on American history and culture... [more info] Internet
	American Periodical Series (ProQuest) Digitized page images from American magazines and journals of all types. Titles range from some of the first... [more info] Campus/Remote
	ARTstor Image database containing images of architecture, painting, sculpture... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Early Encounters in North America: Peoples, Cultures and the Environment (The University of Chicago) Primary source collection of personal accounts of traders, slaves, missionaries, explorers, soldiers, native... [more info] Campus/Remote
	HarpWeek (Harper's Weekly, 1857-1912) (HarpWeek) A full-text database of Harper's Weekly text and images from the 19th century (1857-1912) ... [more info] Campus/Remote
	LIFE Photo Archive Search millions of photographs from the LIFE photo archive, stretching from the 1750s to today. [more info] Internet

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Letters & Diaries

	American Civil War: Letters and Diaries (Alexander Street Press) Primary source database of more than 400 sources of diaries, letters and memoirs... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Dolley Madison Papers (University of Virginia)   Search history through Dolley Madison's correspondence letters dated from 1788 - 1837... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Early Encounters in North America: Peoples, Cultures and the Environment (The University of Chicago) Primary source collection of personal accounts of traders, slaves, missionaries, explorers, soldiers, native... [more info] Campus/Remote
	North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries, and Oral Histories (Alexander Street Press) Collection of primary sources written by North American immigrants from 1800 to 1950 ... [more info] Campus/Remote
	North American Women's Letters and Diaries (Alexander Street Press) Collection of letters and diaries reflecting on the immediate experiences of 1,017 women ... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Papers of George Washington Digital Edition The Papers of George Washington:  Diaries, Revolutionary War, Colonial, Confederation, Presidential, and Retirement from 1748-1799. [more info] Campus/Remote
	Social and Cultural History: Letters and Diaries Online (Alexander Street Press) Experience the past through thousands of private writings and personal narratives... [more info] Campus/Remote

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Magazine Articles

	American Periodical Series (ProQuest) Digitized page images from American magazines and journals of all types. Titles range from some of the first... [more info] Campus/Remote
	C19: The Nineteenth Century Index (Chadwyck-Healey) C19: The Nineteenth Century Index is an all-inclusive bibliographic tool for 19th-century research... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Making of America Digital copies of primary sources published in the US from pre Civil War to the 1920s. Click  'More Info' for website links... [more info] Internet
	Time Archive 1923 to present Time magazine backfiles 1923 to present. [more info]

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Maps and Atlases

	Serial Set Maps 1817-1980 (Readex) 50,000 Historical maps from within the U.S. Congressional Serial Set. [more info]

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Newspapers

	America's Historical Newspapers: 1690-1922 (Readex) Cover-to-cover digital facsimiles of 1,000 historic newspapers from every state... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Archive of Americana (Readex) A cluster of collections reflecting the history of the United States through its congressional publications... [more info] Campus/Remote
	C19: The Nineteenth Century Index (Chadwyck-Healey) C19: The Nineteenth Century Index is an all-inclusive bibliographic tool for 19th-century research... [more info] Campus/Remote
	HarpWeek (Harper's Weekly, 1857-1912) (HarpWeek) A full-text database of Harper's Weekly text and images from the 19th century (1857-1912) ... [more info] Campus/Remote
	New York Times: Historical (ProQuest) Full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue to about 3 years ago... [more info] Campus/Remote
	U.S. Newspaper Program The United States Newspaper Program is a cooperative national effort . . . [more info] Internet
	Washington Post: Historical (ProQuest) Full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue to about 15 years ago... [more info] Campus/Remote

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Primary Sources

	America's Historical Newspapers: 1690-1922 (Readex) Cover-to-cover digital facsimiles of 1,000 historic newspapers from every state... [more info] Campus/Remote
	American Broadsides and Ephemera, Series 1: 1760-1900 (Readex) Fully searchable facsimile editions of nearly 30,000 broadsides and ephemera printed in colonial... [more info] Campus/Remote
	American Civil War: Letters and Diaries (Alexander Street Press) Primary source database of more than 400 sources of diaries, letters and memoirs... [more info] Campus/Remote
	American Memory (Library of Congress) Digitized collections of primary source materials at the Library of Congress on American history and culture... [more info] Internet
	American Periodical Series (ProQuest) Digitized page images from American magazines and journals of all types. Titles range from some of the first... [more info] Campus/Remote
	American Social History Online A web tool for finding and using digital content from over 175 American Social History research collections.  A project of the Digital Library Federation. [more info]
	American Song (Alexander Street Press) American Song is a history database with music from America's past... [more info] Internet
	American State Papers, 1789-1838 (Readex) Legislative and executive documents of the United States government... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Archive of Americana (Readex) A cluster of collections reflecting the history of the United States through its congressional publications... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Black Thought and Culture (Alexander Street Press) Collection of non-fiction published works of leading African Americans... [more info] Campus/Remote
	C19: The Nineteenth Century Index (Chadwyck-Healey) C19: The Nineteenth Century Index is an all-inclusive bibliographic tool for 19th-century research... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Civil War CD-ROM : the War of the Rebellion (United States War Dept.) (Guild Press of Indiana) Contains the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies consisting of battle reports... [more info] Reference Desk
	CQ Press Electronic Library (CQ Press) Searches CQ Weekly, CQ Researcher, and CQ Historic Documents, all in one... [more info] Campus/Remote
	CQ Press Historic Documents Online Library (CQ Press) A full-text database of primary source documents. Each volume contains approximately one hundred documents highlighting the year's most important events and issues... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Digital National Security Archive (Chadwyck-Healey) This database is the most comprehensive collection available of significant primary documents central to U.S. foreign and military policy since 1945 ... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Dolley Madison Papers (University of Virginia)   Search history through Dolley Madison's correspondence letters dated from 1788 - 1837... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans, 1639-1800 (Readex) (Readex) A collection of full-text digital books. Digital version of the Early American Imprints ... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Early American Imprints, Series II: Shaw Shoemaker: 1801-1819 (Readex) A collection of 36,000 fully searchable digital books... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Early Encounters in North America: Peoples, Cultures and the Environment (The University of Chicago) Primary source collection of personal accounts of traders, slaves, missionaries, explorers, soldiers, native... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Empire Online (1492-1962) Full text primary source documents, including original manuscripts and printed material... [more info] Campus/Remote
	HarpWeek (Harper's Weekly, 1857-1912) (HarpWeek) A full-text database of Harper's Weekly text and images from the 19th century (1857-1912) ... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Making of America Digital copies of primary sources published in the US from pre Civil War to the 1920s. Click  'More Info' for website links... [more info] Internet
	North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries, and Oral Histories (Alexander Street Press) Collection of primary sources written by North American immigrants from 1800 to 1950 ... [more info] Campus/Remote
	OAIster Database OAIster contains thousands of multidisciplinary resources from more than 1,000 contributors worldwide... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Oral History Online (Alexander Street Press) This full-text material includes Ellis Island oral history narratives and rare Black Panther Party interviews... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Papers of George Washington Digital Edition The Papers of George Washington:  Diaries, Revolutionary War, Colonial, Confederation, Presidential, and Retirement from 1748-1799. [more info] Campus/Remote
	Readers' Guide Retrospective: 1890-1982 (HW Wilson) Indexes the most popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Sabin Americana, 1500-1926 (Gale) Full text of every book about the Americas published anywhere between 1500 and 1926... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Time Archive 1923 to present Time magazine backfiles 1923 to present. [more info]
	U.S. Congressional Serial Set Digital Edition (Readex)   An incomparably rich collection of primary source material on all aspects of American history originating from Congress and other federal agencies... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Voyages: The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database Contains records of nearly 35,000 trans-Atlantic slaving voyages made between 1514 and 1866... [more info]
	Wright American Fiction, 1851-1875 Provides electronic access to over 2,800 volumes of 19th century American fiction. Works may be viewed as either rekeyed text or page images. [more info]

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Reports & Proceedings

	American State Papers, 1789-1838 (Readex) Legislative and executive documents of the United States government... [more info] Campus/Remote
	Congressional Masterfile 1 (CIS) Note that JMU has access to the full text of the U.S. Congressional Serial Set Digital Edition, which will eventually cover 1789 to 1980. See the listing for that Research Database for more information. [more info] Reference Desk
	CQ Press Electronic Library (CQ Press) Searches CQ Weekly, CQ Researcher, and CQ Historic Documents, all in one... [more info] Campus/Remote
	U.S. Congressional Serial Set Digital Edition (Readex)   An incomparably rich collection of primary source material on all aspects of American history originating from Congress and other federal agencies... [more info] Campus/Remote

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Statistics & Datasets

	Historical Census Browser (University of Virginia. Geospatial & Statistical Data Center) Detailed U.S. census information by state and county from 1790-1960. [more info] Internet
	Historical Statistics of the United States (Cambridge University Press) Historical Statistics of the United States from 1790 to 2000. [more info] Campus/Remote
	Voyages: The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database Contains records of nearly 35,000 trans-Atlantic slaving voyages made between 1514 and 1866... [more info]

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