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African-American History Online [Facts On File]
fofweb.com Covers the people and events in African American history from the 1400s to the present.
African-American Newspapers: 19th Century Pt's 1, 2, & 3
www.accessible.com Primary source material providing insight into the cultural life and history during the first half of the 1800s through articles written by African-Americans for African-Americans. Includes biographies of people often overlooked in standard references.
American Indian History Online [Facts On File]
fofweb.com Covers the history of 377 Native American tribes in North America.
American National Biography
anb.org Provides biographical information on North American men and women of renown. Only profiles persons who are dead.
Ancestry Library Edition
ancestrylibrary.com Provides access to a large number of databases of interest to genealogists.
The Civil War: A Newspaper Perspective
accessible.com Contains articles appearing in the Charleston Mercury, The New York Herald, and The Richmond Enquirer between November 1860 - April 1865.
Dissertation Abstracts Online [FirstSearch]
firstsearch.oclc.org Selective coverage of U.S., Canadian, British, and other European dissertations and theses.
HeritageQuest Online
heritagequestonline.com Provides access to U.S. Census records from 1790 to 1930, full text of local and family history books, PERSI, Revolutionary War Pension & Bounty-Land Warrant applications, and Freedman's Bank records.
Historical New York Times
proquest.umi.com Full coverage of the New York Times from its inception in September 18, 1851 as the New York Daily Times. Current up to three years behind the current year of publication. This database along with New York Times provides coverage of entire run of the New York Times newspaper up to the present!
History Resource Center: U.S.
infotrac.galegroup.com Covers people and events of historical significance in American history from Pre-Columbian America forward. Content includes primary source materials.
History Resource Center: World
infotrac.galegroup.com Collection of primary sources, reference works, and scholarly journals providing geographic and chronologic research materials for the study of world history.
Nineteenth Century U.S. Newspapers
infotrac.galegroup.com Primary source 19th century newspaper content from urban and rural region newspapers throughout the U.S.
Oxford Reference Online: History
www.oxfordreference.com Full text access to dictionaries on the subjects of Archaeology, British History, World History, Genealogy, and Biography.
Oxford Reference Online: Military History
oxfordreference.com Full text access to The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military.
Sanborn Maps - Missouri & Illinois
sanborn.umi.com Online access to black and white images of Sanborn Fire insurance maps for Missouri and Illinois. Map coverage varies by location.
Student Resource Center - Gold [Gale]
find.galegroup.com A collection of databases designed to help students with a variety of school assignments. A good place to go for primary source materials, historic images, film clips, and audio clips.
World News Digest
2facts.com Covers the events and persons who have made the news since 1940 all the way up to the present.
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