LibGuides: History: Databases

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This section gives a brief overview of some of the databases the Library subscribes to that are relevant to History courses. This is only a very small snippet of the over 200 databases we have access to, so definitely check out our full listing!

General Databases

Looking for multidisciplinary sources or just getting started on your topic? Try using these databases to find material!

Academic Search 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
ProQuest (All Databases) This link opens in a new window

Relevant History Databases

Are you looking for specific primary sources for your topic? Check out some of these databases for correspondence, newspapers, documents, and more.

64 Parishes Encyclopedia This link opens in a new window 64 Parishes Encyclopedia is a project of the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities (LEH), telling the stories of Louisiana's past and present. There are articles contain stories from different parishes in areas such as Geography, History, Literature and Sports. Students can also suscribe to the database to receive up-to-date information on the Parishes.
Accessible Archives This link opens in a new window Accessible Archives provides access to primary source materials related to the United States Civil War, The Abolitionist Movement, Women's suffrage, American County Histories, Colonial America, the Civil War, America in World War I, and other major events in United States history. The databases allows for peers to search from books to periodicals during that historic time frame, giving those a braod range of collections to choose from.
African American Historical Series Collection This link opens in a new window The African American Historical Serials Collection features 173 periodicals spanning from 1816 through 1922. The periodicals in this collection include newspapers and magazines, in addition to reports and annuals from various African American organizations, including churches and educational and service institutions.
Archives of Sexuality & Gender: LGBTQ History and Culture Since 1940 Part 1 This link opens in a new window This database features historical records of political and social organizations founded by LGBTQ individuals, as well as publications by and for lesbians and gays, and extensive coverage of governmental responses to the AIDS crisis. The archives also contain personal correspondence and interviews with numerous LGBTQ individuals, among others; in addition to gay and lesbian newspapers from more than 35 countries, reports, policy statements, and other documents related to gay rights and health, including the worldwide impact of AIDS, materials tracing LGBTQ activism in Britain from 1950 through 1980, and more. Includes material drawn from hundreds of institutions and organizations, including both major international activist organizations and local, grassroots groups.
Biography in Context This link opens in a new window Biographical entries covering more than 525,000 people. Useful to every course of study when information on an individual is needed.
European Views of the Americas: 1493 to 1750 This link opens in a new window The European Views of the Americas: 1493 to 1750 database is a free archive of indexed publications related to the Americas and written in Europe before 1750. It includes thousands of valuable primary source records covering the history of European exploration as well as portrayals of Native American peoples.
Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS) This link opens in a new window The Handbook of LAtin American Studies contains scholarly assessments of publications related to Latin America, from the 1930s to the present, including books, articles, maps, e-resources, and more. Edited by the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress, this multidisciplinary Handbook alternates annually between the social sciences and the humanities. This database contains bibliographic records found in the Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS) from the 1970s to the present. HLAS includes annotated citations for books, journal articles, book chapters, conference papers, maps and atlases, and e-resources. The Tables of Contents page provides links to bibliographic review essays that contextualize scholarly trends and publications.
History Reference Source This link opens in a new window History Reference Source offers full text from more than 1,620 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books, cover to cover full text for more than 150 leading history periodicals, nearly 57,000 historical documents, more than 78,000 biographies of historical figures, more than 113,000 historical photos and maps, and more than 80 hours of historical video.
NAACP Papers This link opens in a new window ProQuest and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) have teamed up to digitize the association’s archives, bringing one of the most famous records of the civil rights movement to the online world via ProQuest History Vault. The collection is nearly two million pages of internal memos, legal briefings, and direct action summaries from national, legal, and branch offices throughout the country. It charts the NAACP’s work and delivers a first-hand view into crucial issues: lynching, school desegregation, and discrimination in the military, the criminal justice system, employment, and housing, among others.
Oxford African American Studies Center This link opens in a new window Full-text articles, biographies, images, maps and tables that focus on the lives and events which have shaped African American and African history and culture.
Black Abolitionist Papers (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window This collection documents the efforts of African American activists in their international effort to abolish slavery in the United States. Covering the period 1830-1865, the collection records the full impact of African American efforts to oppose slavery by displaying the writings and publications of the activists themselves.
ProQuest Congressional This link opens in a new window Explore Congress in action with the most comprehensive online resource available for congressional publications and legislative research. You can perform in-depth research in public policy, historical, and legal areas of interest.
Includes Legislative & Executive Publications and Congress in Context.
History Vault (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window ProQuest History Vault unlocks the wealth of key archival materials with a single search. Researchers can access digitized letters, papers, photographs, scrapbooks, financial records, diaries, and many more primary source materials.
Slavery And Anti-Slavery This link opens in a new window In its entirety, Slavery & Anti-Slavery: A Transnational Archive consists of more than five million cross-searchable pages sourced from books, pamphlets, newspapers, periodicals, legal documents, court records, monographs, manuscripts, and maps from many different countries.
Women's Studies International This link opens in a new window This database offers over 2,000 sources spanning from 1972 - present. It is dedicated to presenting feminist women and gender studies research from multiple disciplines.

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