History

Background Information: Print Reference Sources

World History:

AHA Guide to Historical Literature	Ref D 20.N6
Historians and Historical Writing	Ref D 14. E53
Encyclopedia of World History	Ref D 21.E577
Cambridge Ancient History	Ref D 57 C. 252
Cambridge Modern History	Ref D 208.N4
Dictionary of the Middle Ages	Ref D 114.D5
New Cambridge Medieval History	Ref D 117.N48

United States History:

Dictionary of American Biography	Ref E 176.D563
Dictionary of American History	Ref E 174.D5
Dictionary of Asian American History	Ref E 184.O6.D53
Dictionary of Mexican American History	Ref E 184.M5 M453
Encyclopedia of Black America	Ref E 185.E55
Encyclopedia of Women's History in America	Ref HQ 1410.C85
Handbook of North American Indians	Ref F 591.R38
Harvard Guide to American History	Ref E 178.F77

Statistics Sources

Datapedia of the United States	Ref HA 215.K8
Historical Statistics of the United States	Ref HA 202.B87

Online Reference Sources

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Online
Wilson Biographies Plus

Journal Databases

Academic Search Premier
America: History and Life
Historical Abstracts
JSTOR
Project MUSE
Religion and Philosophy Collection
Utah Historical Quarterly Table of Contents and Index

Web Resources

In the First Person

American Memory

Huge collection of historical texts and images from the National Digital Library Project of the Library of Congress. Includes array of primary and archival documents, photographs, and more

Chronology of United States Historical Documents

Presents a documentary history of the U.S. from the Magna Carta to President Clinton's 1997 State of the Union Address. Variety of full-text documents for various periods and subjects in U.S. history

EuroDocs: Primary Historical Documents from Western Europe

BYU's collection of on-line primary historical documents from Western Europe. Entries cover political, economic, social, and cultural history

The History Net.com/

Maintained by the National Historical Society, this site provides a variety of history-related links, including archives, upcoming historical events and exhibits, multi-media and book reviews, and best of all, the capability to do keyword searches in selected electronic journals, some in full-text.

American West/Utah Web Resources

American West Center

The American West Center is a research unit at the University of Utah, affiliated with the College of Social and Behavioral Science. For more than thirty years it has actively worked to provide a greater understanding of the history, development, and environment of the American West

Center of the American West

The Center of the American West, at the University of Colorado at Boulder, is one of the region's most creative and innovative organizations in identifying and addressing such crucial issues as multiculturalism, community building, fire policy, and land, water, and energy use.

Mountain West Digital Library

The Mountain West Digital Library is a consortium of digital collections from universities, colleges, public libraries, museums, and historical societies in Utah and Nevada.

Trails of Hope: Overland Diaries and Letters, 1846-1869

Trails of Hope: Overland Diaries and Letters, 1846-1869 is a digital collection of the original writings of 49 voyagers on the Mormon, California, Oregon, and Montana trails who wrote while traveling on the trail.

Utah Collections Multimedia Encyclopedia

The Utah Collections Multimedia Encyclopedia is a continuing series of CD-ROM volumes as well as an ever-expanding web site whose contributors include many institutions, organizations and agencies throughout Utah

Utah History Encyclopedia

The first complete history of Utah in encyclopedia form, now available online, consisting of 575 articles and over 200 historic photographs

Utah State History

Links to the Division of State History, the Utah Historical Society, the Utah State Archives, and information about the many programs they sponsor and host.