Contemporary U.S. History: Final Research Paper (Volz)

Background information

Begin with these reference sources to get an introduction to your topic.

Online databases

History

American History (ABC-CLIO): Articles and images about U.S. history. (user: maret password: frogs)

American History (Facts on File): Articles and images about U.S. history. (user: maret password: frogs)

CQ Researcher 1923-Present: In-depth reports on contemporary and historical American issues written by experienced journalists. (user: maret password: frogs)

Biography

American National Biography: Profiles of people who have shaped American history. (user: maret password: frogs)

Biography in Context: 600,000+ biographical profiles of people from around the world. (password: frogs)

Scholarly articles

ProQuest Central: Journal and magazine articles on a variety of topics, including history. (user: maret password: frogs)

JSTOR: Academic journal articles. (user: maret password: frogs)

Project MUSE: Academic journal articles in the humanities and social studies.

E-Books

American Decades: 10-volume reference work with information about the culture and history of every decade from 1900-2000. (password: frogs)

Primary sources

Databases

Annals of American History: Primary source documents from major historical events. (user: maret password: frogs)

American Decades Primary Sources: Reference work with extensive primary sources from every decade from 1900-2000. (password: frogs)

NewsBank Historical Newspapers: American newspaper articles from 1690 to 2000. (user: maret password: frogs)

Websites

American Memory Project: The Library of Congress' database of videos, photographs, maps, and other documents from American history.

Digital Public Library of America: Primary sources from libraries, archives, and museums around the country.

National Archives: Primary source materials held at the U.S. National Archives.

Smithsonian Collections: Search all objects and materials collected in the Smithsonian museums.

American Presidency Project: A collection of famous speeches and documents from U.S. presidents throughout history.

In-library resources

Search for books and videos on your topic in the library catalog.

Get books from American University

Maret students can borrow books (and only books) from the American University library.

More information here.

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