Gale Databases:

• Smithsonian Primary Sources in US History-  Discover primary sources selected for the U.S. History curriculum, each with an overview and critical thinking questions.

• OneFile US History- Search balanced coverage of events in U.S. history. Best for novice historians and academic researchers. Updated daily.

• In Context US History- Uncover information on hundreds of the most significant people, events, and topics in U.S. history from a variety of sources.

• In Context Biography- Discover the world's most influential people by searching narrative biographies, news, magazine, and multimedia content.

ResearchIt CT:

• History Reference Center- an EBSCO database, use your library card or the one on "Ticket to the Databases" to login from home

•  Proquest Newspapers: Hartford, CT 1764-1922-  This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.

• ConnecticutHistory.org- History of CT, check out the eras for primary sources

UCONN Library: the UCONN Library and databases are available to all ECE students, use your NetID to log in

Google Scholar: A freely accessible web search engine that indexes the full text or metadata of scholarly literature across an array of publishing formats and disciplines

• Library of Congress-  search digital collections, "US HIstory Primary Collections" and check out the timeline of resources

• Library of Congress Research Guides- Research guides to the Library's general collections of books and periodicals, as well as general subject guides prepared by Library of Congress reference librarians,

• Smithsonian Library- Smithsonian Libraries, formerly known as Smithsonian Institution Libraries, is a library system comprising 20 branch libraries serving the various Smithsonian Institution museums and research centers, as well as central support services which include a Book Conservation Laboratory and an Imaging Center

• National Archives- The National Archives and Records Administration is an independent agency of the United States government charged with the preservation and documentation of government and historical records. It is also tasked with increasing public access to those documents which make up the National Archive.

• Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)- he Digital Public Library of America is a US project aimed at providing public access to digital holdings in order to create a large-scale public digital library.

• AP Archive- AP Archive is the film and video archive of The Associated Press, one of the largest and most trusted sources of independent news gathering. The collection offers 1.7 million global news and entertainment video stories, which date back to 1893.