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history resources @ CSC library
Databases | Primary Sources |Websites | Books
online databases
America History and Life index of literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present. includes citations and links to book and media reviews. NO FULL TEXT
World History Collection World History Collection offers a global look at history with content from Africa, Asia, North and South America, Europe and the Middle East. World History Collection contains cover-to-cover full text for 150 titles, including many peer-reviewed journals. Full text dates as far back as 1964.
Historical Abstracts covers the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present, including world history, military history, women's history, history of education, NO FULL TEXT
American National Biography Full Text biographies of prominent Americans
St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture
Proquest Social Sciences Journals full-text and peer-reviewed articles.
Oxford Online Reference A collection of online Reference Books
Credo Reference A collection of online Reference Books
Academic Search Premier (EBSCO) multi-disciplinary database provides full text for more than 4,500 journals, including more than 3,700 peer-reviewed titles.
Newspaper Source (EBSCO)cover-to-cover full text for 25 national & international newspapers. Full text television & radio news transcripts are also provided.
Access World News The electronic editions of record for local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers as well as full-text content of key international sources; includes world map
netLibrary e-books
EJS E-Journals (EBSCO) articles
WebFeat/Search All search all these databases at once
primary sources
Cleveland Colby Colgate Archives at Colby-Sawyer College
American Civil War: Letters and Diaries Full text.
Black Thought and Culture: African Americans from Colonial Times to the Present Full text non-fiction published works of leading African Americans.
British and Irish Women's Letters and Diaries Full text
Early Encounters in North America Full text of letters, diaries, memoirs covering people, cultures, and environment.
Historical New York Times Full text 1851 to 2003.
North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries, and Oral Histories Full text
North American Women's Letters and Diaries: Colonial to 1950 Full text
history websites
Center for History and New Media From George Mason University in Virginia, CHNM brings history to audiences worldwide by collecting born-digital records of the present, archiving documents of the past, and presenting historical exhibits.
Historical United States Census Browser
books
Use the CSC Library catalog to find books about history:
Search with subject browse or subject keyword using any of these words: United States - History or try your own words in a general keyword search.
Most history books are classified under D (European), E and F (American), and can be found on the upper level of the barn, and in the Reference Collection on the library's main level.
