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Online (Internet Resource)* Library-provided resources require your password for off-campus access Getting Started/Reference Sources American Decades, REF
E169.12 A419 1994 Dictionary of American History, REF
E174.D52 2003 Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages, REF
D114.E53 1999 Encyclopedia of Southern History, REF
F207.7 E52
Encyclopedia
of
World
History, REF D21.E578 2001 Profiles of North Carolina and South
Carolina, REF HA551.P76 2007b Timetables
of History, REF D11.G78Many more dictionaries and encyclopedias related to these subjects are available in the Misenheimer reference room and the Charlotte library. Journal Articles JSTOR:
Full text of core scholarly journals across all major
disciplines, from the first issue until 1-5 years ago (no
current issues). North Carolina
Periodicals Index: Index to articles in
magazines published in and about North Carolina ProQuest
Arts & Humanities Database: Journals in
art, history, philosophy, music, literature and more
ProQuest Research Library: Interdisciplinary database
of scholarly journals, magazines, trade publications, and
newsYou can find out if we have a particular journal, and if so where to find it, using Find a Journal. You can request articles in journals we don't own via interlibrary loan. A note about history research: sometimes subject-specific databases may contain excellent articles on the history of that subject. For example, for history related to a religion, you could search for articles in religion journals using the ProQuest Religion database. Books Pfeiffer's
Catalog (no password needed). Books and e-books in
both libraries. World history books usually have call
numbers starting with D, American history with E, and state
or city history with F. All of these are located on the main
stack level in Misenheimer. Misenheimer books can be sent to
Charlotte and vice-versa. WorldCat:
A database of books in libraries everywhere. You can request
books we don't own via interlibrary
loan.Primary Sources, Other Historical Research Sources ABC-Clio
Collection: This collection of lengthy e-books
includes:
American Antiquarian Society Historical Periodicals
Collection: Over 7500 digitized periodicals from the
late 17th to late 19th centuries, covering all aspects of
American lifeAmerican
Memory: A collection of historical documents online,
including manuscripts, photographs, pamphlets and sound
recordings American Decades Primary Sources, REF
E169.1.A471977 2004American
Slave
Narratives: Transcripts and analysis of interviews
with former slaves.Avalon
Project: Full text of many historical documents,
such as Confederate papers, the Nuremberg trials, and the
Magna Carta.Center
for the Study of Southern Culture: Loads of research
materials and digitized primary source materials relating
to the history of the American South.Documenting the American
South: Full-text resources from the UNC collections.
Covers 19th century Southern history and literature Documents of American History, REF
E173.C66 1968 HeritageQuest:
Genealogy database, includes census data from 1790-1930Historical
Text Archive: A huge collection of full-text
historical documents, searchable and with links to related
resources.Making of
America: A searchable collection of full-text
historical primary sources, including 1600 books and
50,000 journal articles. New
York Times Historical Archive: Full text of the New
York Times, from the 1st issue in 1851 through a few
years agoNineteenth
Century
Documents Project: A collection of full-text documents
about events and issues leading up to the Civil War.
Examples are South Carolina secession debates and editorials
concerning the Dred Scott case.Nizkor
Project: A huge collection of documents, pictures
and information related to the Holocaust. Also a lot of
information about Holocaust denial. North
American Women's Letters & Diaries: Full
text of letters and diaries of famous and not-famous women,
from colonial times to 1950 Sanborn
Maps - North Carolina: Historical maps of 158 North
Carolina townsWars
for Viet Nam: Tons of information about the Vietnam
War, with full text of many hard-to-find documents.
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