Guides and Bibliographies
- Historical Atlas of the United States byCall Number: Q.911.73 H6202ISBN: 081610431XPublication Date: 20035 vols.
- Encyclopedia of American Cultural and Intellectual History byCall Number: 973 | 305.552 ONLINEISBN: 0684805618Publication Date: 2001Online version of the 3 volume original. Substantive, signed entries on broad topics organized by time periods and themes. Entries include bibliographies. Some bibliographies list both primary and secondary sources.
- Encyclopedia of American Social History byCall Number: 301.0973 EN19ISBN: 0684192462Publication Date: 19933 vols.
- Dictionary of American History byCall Number: 973 ONLINEISBN: 0684314150Publication Date: 20033rd ed. Online version of the standard, 10 volume reference work on American history--excellent place to begin.
- The Encyclopedia of the New American Nation: The Emergence of the United States, 1754-1829 byCall Number: 973.3 ONLINEISBN: 0684313464Publication Date: 2005Online version of the 3 volume original.
- The Harvard Guide to African-American History byCall Number: 973.0496073 H261ISBN: 0674002768Publication Date: 2001
- Harvard Guide to American History byCall Number: 016.973 H19H 1974ISBN: 0674375556Publication Date: 19742 vols. An older work, but still highly regarded.
- The American Historical Association's Guide to Historical Literature byCall Number: 016.9 G9411995ISBN: 0195057279Publication Date: 19952 vols. Online resource. Also available in print through our catalog. A little old, but still highly regarded, and useful as a starting point into just about any historical topic. An excellent introduction to historiographical themes and seminal works.