Research Guides: History Research Guide: Secondary Sources

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United States -- History -- 1873-1865
United States -- History -- 1919-1933 -- Pictorial Works
United States -- History -- 20th Century -- Sources
Note that many Library of Congress subject headings relevant to American History do not begin with "United States -- History."
- Fires -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 19th century
- Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806)
- Anti-communist movements -- Middle West -- History -- 20th century

America: History & Life This link opens in a new window
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(Searches through citations, subject indexing, and abstracts)
Contains information about scholarly articles on the history and culture of the U. S. and Canada. (For World History, use Historical Abstracts)
Project MUSE This link opens in a new window
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Search through the full text of key books and journals from across the disciplines, with emphasis on recent scholarship.

ALL HISTORY DATABASES
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ProQuest Black Studies This link opens in a new window
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Historical Black newspapers, archival documents and collections, key government materials, videos, writings by major Black intellectuals and leaders, scholarly journals, and essays by top scholars.

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