U.S. History Research Guide

Reference Books

The following is a sample of reference materials held in Anselmo Library's Reference Collection. Use these books to begin your research. Remember reference materials cannot be taken from the library.

Encyclopedia of World War I: a Political, Social, and Military History (5 vol)
REF D510.E53 2005

Encyclopedia of World War II: a political, social, and military history (5 vol)
REF D740.E516 2005

The Timetables of American History
REF E18.5.U75

Encyclopedia of American Studies
REF E169.1.E625 2001

Great Debates in American History
REF E173.M64 1970

Our documents: 100 milestone documents from the National Archives
REF E173 .U62 2003

Dictionary of American History
REF E174.A43

The Reader's Companion to American History
REF E174.R43 1991

Dictionary of American Biography
REF E176.D562

U.S. Presidents and Foreign Policy
REF E176.1.U16 2007

Debatable Issues in U.S. History
REF E178.3 .D42 2004

Oxford Companion to American Military History
REF E181.O94 1999

America Becoming: Racial Trends and Their Consequences
REF E184.A1 A497 2001

Civil Rights in the United States
REF E184.A1 C47 2000

Encyclopedia of the American Revolutionary War
REF E208.E64 2006

Slavery in the United States
REF E441.S635 2007

American Civil War Almanac
REF E464.H55 A55 2000

American Civil War Primary Sources
E464 .H55 Pr6 2000

Civil War & Reconstruction
REF E468.B319 2001

Gilded Age and Progressive Era
REF E661.P44 2006

Online Databases

Search for information on your topic using the following online databases:

ABC-CLIO Social Studies Databases
The American History file investigates the people, events, and themes of our nation's evolution from the first explorers in the New World to the developments in today's headlines.

The U.S. at War file provides access to authoritative reference content, pertinent primary sources, and a wealth of historical insight and analysis on the important themes and consequences of all major U.S.-involved wars.

The Issues file provides an in-depth understanding of how society shapes and is shaped by controversy.

Facts on File Reference Suite
Issues and Controversies in American History On File builds a deeper understanding of how historical events have shaped our nation by exploring the key players and the battles they fought. The database also includes an almanac, an encyclopedia and an international news file.

Websites

American Memory
Hosted by the Library of Congress, this site offers primary source material relating to the history and culture of the United States.

Best of History Websites: United States History
This site "aims to provide quick, convenient, and reliable access to the best history-oriented resources online in a wide range of categories."

A Chronology of United States Historical Documents

Core Documents of United States Democracy

Digital History
Intended to act as an interactive online textbook, this site contains research guides, timelines, biographies, primary sources, and more.

United States National Archives and Records Administration

Voice of the Shuttle
A humanities database run by the University of California, Santa Barbara offers numerous websites on US History. Click on History on the main page.