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American History: In-Depth Research

Guide to resources in American history, including reference works, databases, and websites.

Books and Dissertations

Dissertations and Theses Full Text This link opens in a new window
Ebook Central (Proquest) This link opens in a new window
EBSCO Academic eBook Collection This link opens in a new window

Newspaper Databases

Newspaper Source Plus This link opens in a new window
Virginia's Historical Newspapers This link opens in a new window

Harper's Weekly, 1857-1877 This link opens in a new window

Websites

Primary documents

African American History

African Americans and Reconstruction: Hope and Struggle, 1865-1883 This link opens in a new window
Archives of Sexuality and Gender This link opens in a new window

MasterFILE Premier This link opens in a new window

Image, Audio, & Multimedia Collections

ARTstor This link opens in a new window
Films on Demand This link opens in a new window

Maps and Atlases

Contact Us

Phone: 540-887-7085

Text: 540-300-4622

Email: ask@marybaldwin.edu

Article Databases

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
EBSCO Allsearch This link opens in a new window
EBSCO History Databases This link opens in a new window
Humanities International Complete This link opens in a new window
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Project MUSE This link opens in a new window

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