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  CRIS: Combined Restrospective Index Set to Journals in History, 1838-1974 D 1 .C6x Soc Sci Ref Index Table In Print  
  Writings on American History E 156 .X1 W75 Soc Sci Ref Index Table In Print  

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  David Rumsey Historical Map Collection Available off campus Tutorial available for this resource
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  American Heritage Pictorial Atlas of United States History G 1201 .S1 A4 1966 Soc Sci Ref In Print  
  Atlas of American History G 1201 .S1 A3x 1983 Soc Sci Ref In Print  
  Historical Atlas of the United States G 1201 .S1 N3 1988 Soc Sci Atlas Stand In Print  
  Mapping America's Past: A Historical Atlas G 1201 .S1 c3 1996 Soc Sci Ref In Print  

Bibliographies

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Dissertations & Theses (ProQuest) Available off campus Tutorial available for this resource
  Evans American Bibliography Available off campus
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  American Historical Association's Guide to Historical Literature D 20 .X1 A 627 1995 Soc Sci Ref In Print  
  Bibliographic Guide to North American History E 171 .B53x Soc Sci Ref In Print  
  Bibliographic Index Z 1002 .B595 Gen Ref In Print  
  Harvard Guide to American History E 178 .X1 F 77 1974 Soc Sci Ref In Print  
  Reader's Guide to American History E 178 .X1 R422 1997 Soc Sci Ref In Print  
  Writings on American History E 156 .X1 W75 Soc Sci Ref Index Table In Print  

Biographies

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Chronologies

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  American Headlines Year by Year E 174.5 .A48 1985 Soc Sci Ref In Print  
  Chronicle of America E 174.5 .C55 1997 Soc Sci Ref In Print  
  Columbia Chronicles of American Life E 169.1 .G664 1995 Soc Sci Ref In Print  

Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Handbooks, etc.

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  Dictionary of American History E 174 .D52 1976 Soc Sci Ref In Print  
  Encyclopedia of American History E 174 .E53 2003 Soc Sci Ref In Print  
  Encyclopedia of American Political History E 183 .E5 1984 Soc Sci Ref In Print  
  Encyclopedia of American Social History HN 57 .E58 1993 Soc Sci Ref In Print  
  Oxford Companion to United States History E 174 .O94 2001 Soc Sci Ref In Print  

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  American Memory: Historical collections of the National Digital Library Available off campus Tutorial available for this resource
American Periodical Series Online 1741-1900 (ProQuest - Full text) Available off campus
  American Reference Library Available off campus
  American Song (ASP) Available off campus
  Archive of Americana Available off campus
  Census Data: Historical Available off campus
  Chicago Tribune (1849 - 1986) Available off campus
  Christian Science Monitor (1908 - 1994) Available off campus
  Congressional Serial Set Available off campus
Declassified Documents Reference System (Gale) Available off campus
  Documents in Law, History, and Diplomacy Available off campus
  Early Encounters in North America: Peoples, Cultures, and the Environment (ASP) Available off campus Tutorial available for this resource
  eHistory Available off campus
Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO) Available off campus Tutorial available for this resource
  Eisenhower Communiques Available off campus
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  Evans American Bibliography Available off campus
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  Historical Newspapers (ProQuest) Available off campus
  House and Senate Journals, Series I, 1789-1817 Available off campus
  Internet Modern History Sourcebook Available off campus
  LexisNexis Congressional Hearings (1789-present) Available off campus
Library of Congress Available off campus
New York Times Archive (1851-2004) Available off campus Tutorial available for this resource
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North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries, and Oral Histories (ASP) Available off campus Tutorial available for this resource
North American Women's Letters and Diaries (ASP) Available off campus Tutorial available for this resource
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  OriginalSources Available off campus
  Overland Trails Available off campus
  Personal Writings of Joseph Smith Available off campus
  Probate Records of the Province of New Hampshire 1635-1771 Available off campus
  Senate Executive Journals, Series I, 1789- 1866 Available off campus
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  War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies Available off campus
Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000 (ASP) Available off campus
  Annals of America E 173 .A793 Soc Sci Ref In Print  
  Documents in American History E 173 .F67 Soc Sci Ref In Print  

Primary Documents Finding Aids

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  Microform Collections in the Harold B. Lee Library Z 1033 .M5 F35x 1993 Soc Sci Ref Desk In Print  
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  Early Canadiana Online Available off campus
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  Gateway to African-American History Available off campus
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Statistics

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  Census Data: Historical Available off campus
  County and City Data Book HA 202 .A36 In Print  
  Historical Statistics of the United States from Colonial Times to 1970 HA 202 .B87 1975 Soc Sci Ref Desk In Print  
  Revolutionary America, 1763-1800 E 162 .P86 1995 Soc Sci Ref In Print  
  Statistical Abstract of the United States HA 202 .A25 Soc Sci Ref Desk In Print  
  Victorian America, 1876-1913 E 168 .S55 1996 Soc Sci Ref In Print