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Subject
Guide: U.S. History
| The subject guide to U.S. History provides information on resources available from the Alvin Sherman Library, both in the library and online. The subject guide covers subject headings, reference sources, books, periodicals, databases, Web sites, and style guides. The Alvin Sherman Library also contains some primary historical sources on microform as well. |
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Periodicals |
Web Sites |
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Reference Sources |
Databases |
Style Guides |
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Books |
Subject Headings
You can find books and other materials in the library by searching NovaCat, the NSU Libraries online catalog. How to search NovaCat. To locate books and materials at other libraries, see Catalogs.
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Selected Reference Sources
Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
Books
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E-books
E-books or electronic books may be accessed via NovaCat
or from the following databases: Gale Virtual Reference Library, Greenwood
eBooks, NetLibrary, Oxford Reference Online or MyiLibrary.
Entries for electronic books in NovaCat will
have the eBook icon 
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| Title | Author |
| American Eras | Starr-LeBeau, et al. [editors] |
| American History from a Global Perspective: An Interpretation | Russo |
| The Columbia Guide to America in the 1960s | Farber & Bailey |
| Daily Life in Immigrant America, 1820-1870 | Berquist |
| Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy | DeConde, et al. [editors] |
| Encyclopedia of the Great Depression | McElvaine [editor] |
| A History of the United States | Jenkins |
| Routledge Atlas of American History | Gilbert |
| The United States in World History | Davies |
| The Vietnam War | Westheider |
Circulating Books
Circulating books may be checked out by visiting the library. Distance students may also request books via Document Delivery.
| Title | Author | Location |
| Abandoning Vietnam: How America Left and South Vietnam Lost its War | Willbanks | Sherman Library - 3rd floor DS557.7 .W55 2008 |
| America Goes to War | Catton | Sherman Library - 3rd floor E468 .C28 1992 |
| The American Nation: A History of the United States | Carnes | Sherman Library - 3rd floor E178.1 .G24 2003 |
| America's First Battles, 1776-1965 | Heller & Stofft [editors] | Sherman Library - 3rd floor E181 .A46 1986 |
| Decade of Nightmares: The End of the Sixties and the Making of Eighties America | Jenkins | Sherman Library - 3rd floor E839 .J46 2006 |
| Florida: A Short History | Gannon | Sherman Library - 3rd floor F311 .G34 2003 |
| The Modern American Presidency | Gould | Sherman Library - 3rd floor E176.1 .G68 2003 |
| Occupied America: A History of Chicanos | Acuña | Sherman Library - 3rd floor E184 .M5 A63 2000 |
| Remembering Jim Crow: African Americans Tell About Life in the Segregated South | Chafe [editor] | Sherman Library - 3rd floor E185.61 .R4 2001 |
| The Transplanted: A History of Immigrants in Urban America | Bodnar | Sherman Library - 3rd floor E184 .A1 B59 1985 |
Periodicals
Periodicals include journals, magazines, newspapers and other serial publications. Search NovaCat for individual titles and holdings information. Periodicals do not circulate, but may be viewed at the library location listed. NSU distance students may request copies of specific articles via Document Delivery.
Many periodicals are available with full-text (or full image) online in the databases. Search the Journal Finder for specific titles.
Local History Periodicals
| Title | Location |
| Florida Historical Quarterly | Available in print. |
| South Florida History | Available in print. |
| Tequesta | Available in print. Backfiles available through their website. |
History Periodicals
| Title | Location |
| American Historical Review | Available in print and online. |
| American Quarterly | Available online. |
| Civil War History | Available online. |
| Ethnohistory | Available online. |
| The Historian; A Journal of History | Available online. |
| Journal of African American History | Available online. |
| Journal of American Ethnic History | Available online. |
| Journal of American History | Available in print and online. |
| Journal of Military History | Available online. |
| Journal of Modern History | Available in print and online. |
| Journal of Southern History | Available in print and online. |
| Past & Present | Available online. |
Databases
The online databases serve as indexes to the literature, primarily periodicals. They include citations, abstracts and sometimes full-text. Click on the Info icon
for a complete description of the database. To access the databases, see Electronic Resources.
| Title of Database | Type |
| America: History and Life | Indexing and abstracts, with links to some full text in JSTOR. |
| American Civil War: Letters and Diaries | Indexing with text from dairies and letters. |
| Ancestry Library |
PDF images from various genealogical materials. |
| Biography Resource Center |
Full text. |
| History Study Center | Full text and images. |
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Web Sites
There are many useful and interesting web sites about American History on the Internet. Please remember though to evaluate any Web site before using it for research.
General & Florida History
These sites cover a variety of historical topics in terms of both general United States History and some have a focus on local Florida History.
| The American Experience (PBS Online) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/amex/index.html This site allows you to view online various historical documentaries that PBS has done throughout the years. |
| The Biographies of the Founding Fathers (Colonial
Hall) http://www.colonialhall.com/biography.php Biographical sketches for more than 100 of America's Founding Fathers, adapted from the 1829 book Lives of the Signers to the Declaration of Independence, by the Rev. Charles A. Goodrich, and the 1856 book The United States Manual of Biography and History, by James V. Marshall. |
| Florida Memory Project (State of Florida) http://www.floridamemory.com Provides various online documents, images and other archival materials related to Florida history. |
| Florida on Florida (Florida Electronic Library) http://bibt10f-8.fcla.edu/cgi/b/bib/bib-idx A searchable catalog of various digital materials for Florida and Florida history. |
| From Revolution to Reconstruction: A Hypertext on
American History from the Colonial Period until Modern Times (University of Groningen,
The Netherlands) http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/index.htm A history site providing numerous online summaries, biographies, essays and more about American History. |
| History of the United States (Mississippi State University) http://historicaltextarchive.com A portal to various history related sources including articles and thousands of links. |
| OAIster (UIUC & University of Michigan) http://www.oaister.org This search site pulls in all types data for historical digital resources such as images, audio files and much more . |
| US History.org (Independence Hall Association) http://www.ushistory.org Provides general online information relating to numerous topics in United States history. |
Historical Documents
Historical documents are previously published items that have been written by an individual or group of people on a specific topic. Examples are speeches, essays, and government publications.
| AMDOCS-Documents for the study of American History
(University of Kansas) http://www.vlib.us/amdocs Numerous primary documents beginning with excerpts from Christopher Columbus's 1492 journal. |
| The Avalon Project: Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy
(Yale Law School) http://avalon.law.yale.edu/default.asp Documents arranged by author, title, subject, time period, major document collections, and includes a searchable database. Large collection of American historical documents. |
| From Revolution to Reconstruction: Documents (University
of Groningen, The Netherlands) http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/D/index.htm Primary documents, especially from the 16th century through the 19th century. |
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History and Historiography (Stanford University) |
| Nixon White House Tapes (C-Span) http://www.c-span.org/executive/presidential/nixon.asp Growing collection of C-SPAN Radio's American Political Archives Program that present excerpts of the Nixon White House Tapes recorded between 1971 and 1973. |
Presidential Speeches (Miller Center of Public Affairs) |
| Supreme Court Decisions Homepage (FedWorld/FLITE) http://www.fedworld.gov/supcourt/index.htm Contains the full text of 7,407 U.S. Supreme Court Decisions from 1937 to 1975. |
Archives and Special Collections
Material in special collections and archives is another source of information to use when conducting research. Examples include unpublished letters, diaries, memoirs, and photographs. Much of this material is available on the Internet through digitization projects.
| American Memory Collections (Library
of Congress) http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/browse National Digital Library includes numerous historical collections and online exhibitions ranging from Presidential Papers to sports and the arts. |
| Books Published by CSI (Center for the Study of Intelligence) https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/index.html Contains full-text books about specific historical incidents and themes on American foreign relations. |
| English Online Resources (University of Virginia) http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/eng-on.html Modern English Collection of the electronic text center includes historical American documents in the African-American; American Civil War; Thomas Jefferson Collections. |
| Making of America (University of Michigan and Cornell
University) http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/moagrp/ Digitization project that contains around 10,000 books and 50,000 journal articles published in the nineteenth century. |
| Martin Luther King, Jr., Papers Project (Stanford
University) http://mlk-kpp01.stanford.edu/index.php Inventory of King's major sermons, speeches, public statements, published writings, manuscripts, and substantial notes and outlines. Includes some full text for many items. |
| National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) http://www.archives.gov/index.html Archival Research Catalog (ARC) lists and describes almost half of NARA’s nationwide holdings in its Regional Archives, Presidential Libraries, and the Washington, DC area—including more than 124,000 digital items. Site includes links to other sources of historical federal records. |
| Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection (University of Texas) http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/index.html Digital collection of historical maps and atlases. |
Historical Statistics
Statistics are useful sources of information because they help support facts and conclusions in essays. However, historical statistics are relatively new to the Internet and vary widely in dates covered.
| Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (National Parks
Service) http://www.civilwar.nps.gov/cwss/ Military records for 5.4 million servicemen who served in the Civil War, a list of regiments in the Union and Confederate Armies, and brief descriptions of 384 significant battles. |
| Geostat Center: Historical Census Browser (Alderman
Library, University of Virginia) http://fisher.lib.Virginia.EDU/census Data about people and the economy for all states and counties from 1790 – 1960. |
| Slave Movement During the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
(University of Wisconsin-Madison) http://dpls.dacc.wisc.edu/slavedata Eleven databases that contain raw data and documentation on different slave trade topics from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Free online registration required to access databases. |
| Statistical Resources on the Web (University of Michigan) http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stats.html Gateway to public and private sector historical statistics. |
| U.S. Electoral College: Historical Election Results (National
Archives & Records Administration) http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/historical.html Electoral votes, popular votes, and other information from all U.S. presidential elections 1789 – 2004. |
Directories
Directories are helpful for identifying staff and faculty at college and university history departments. Directories can also help locate course descriptions and syllabi, as well as information on applying for graduate studies/work and teaching as well as finding professional societies and scholarly organizations.
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American Historical Association |
| History Departments Around the World (George Mason
University) http://chnm.gmu.edu/resources/departments/ Online searchable catalog of history departments around the United States and the world. |
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Organization of American Historians |
| Scholarly Societies Project (University of Waterloo) http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/society/history_soc.html Features links to home pages of more than 150 scholarly societies in history. |
Gateways and Guides to U.S. History on the Internet
Gateways are Internet sites that list other places that offer further reference information. They provide access to sites that house specific projects, documents or links to diverse sources of information.
| The American Civil War Homepage (University of Tennessee) http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war This site includes links to hundreds of online Civil War resources. |
| Documents Relating to American Foreign Policy: The Cold
War (Mount Holyoke College) http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/coldwar.htm Provides links to hundreds of Cold War documents, including some primary sources. |
| Eighteenth-Century Resources -- History (Jack Lynch,
Rutgers University) http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/18th/history.html Portal to numerous sites related to Eighteenth Century History. |
| Internet Modern History Sourcebook (Fordham University) http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook.html Includes thematic chapters in American History with many primary and secondary documents. |
| Pacific Studies WWW Virtual Library (Australian National
University) http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-PacificStudies.html Collection of thematic discussions, bibliographies, etc. related to Asian and Pacific studies including American involvement. |
| Repositories of Primary Sources (University of Idaho) http://www.uidaho.edu/special-collections/Other.Repositories.html Lists over 3300 websites that have collections of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, etc. Excellent supplement to the National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections, Directory of Archives and Manuscript Repositories in the United States. |
| RootsWeb.com http://www.rootsweb.com Free searchable family ancestral site that also contains links to many other similar genealogy websites and search engines. |
| U.S. Army Center of Military History http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/ Contains numerous online books, links and information about the United States Army and the wars the U.S. was involved in over the past 200 plus years. |
| The Wars for Viet Nam: 1945 to 1975 (Vassar College) http://vietnam.vassar.edu Supplies a general overview about the war along with links to other Vietnam War related sites as well as links to documents concerning the war. |
(Note: Many of the initial site recommendations and some of the descriptions written for them on this page, were done by Douglas Black.)
Style Guides
| See Style Guides. |
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