Biographical Sources

Contains updates from McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, Yearbooks, Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms and Science News. An authoritative reference to science and technology, late-breaking news, biographies of scientists. more »

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African American Biographical Database

Biographical sketches, photos, illustrations more »
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America's Historical Newspapers 1690-1922

Early American Newspaper Series 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7, 1690-1922 and The Civil War: Antebellum Period to Reconstruction, 1843-1877 more »

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American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS): History E-Book Project

Over 1,700 full-text titles offered by the ACLS in collaboration with twelve learned societies, nearly 95 contributing publishers, and librarians at the University of Michigan�s Scholarly Publishing Office. The result is an online, fully searchable collection of high-quality books in the Humanities, recommended and reviewed by scholars. more »

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American Film Institute Catalog

Offers over 47,760 film records with detailed subject and music indexing, plot summaries and production notes. In addition, over 1,000 revised film entries are included. These film records have been updated with current information on new film and television adaptations of older films, the latest news on persons in the film records, additions to silent film records from new research findings, and other relevant film industry news. more »

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American Periodical Series (APS) Online

Full-Text American Periodical Series from 1740-1805 more »

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American State Papers, 1789-1838

U.S. congressional materials originating from 1789 through 1838. Primary material on early American history; every legislative and executive document of the first fourteen U.S. Congresses; speeches and messages of Presidents Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and Madison; essential complement to the U.S. Congressional Serial Set, 1817-1980. more »

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Ancestry Library Edition

Genealogical records, images, narratives, periodicals more »
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Archive Finder (ArchivesUSA and NIDS UK/Ireland)

Index only, USA manuscript repositories more »

ArchiveGrid

descriptions, finding aids, archival collections more »
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Atlanta Constitution (1868 - 1939) at ProQuest

The Atlanta Constitution (1868 - 1939) offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue. Keyword: Newspapers. more »

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Book Collection: Nonfiction

Nonfiction books, for students more »

Civil Rights Digital Library

American Civil Rights Movement; images; movies; articles more »

ebrary

Thousands of eBooks from leading publishers as well as sophisticated technology to assist with the research process. more »

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EJS E-Journals

Find article-level access for about 10,000 E-Journals available through EBSCO's Electronic Journal Service EJS. For users with a valid subscription, EBSCO SmartLinks Technology provides links directly to publisher content. more »

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Encyclopædia Britannica Online

Encyclopedia articles, older students more »

Ethnic NewsWatch

A full-text collection of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press. more »

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Film Index International

Film Index International is a major information resource for entertainment films and personalities produced in collaboration with the British Film Institute. With a scholarly, inclusive approach to all areas of film studies - from the very first silent movies, to art house classics or the latest blockbusters - Film Index International provides truly international coverage, indexing films from over 170 countries. more »

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Grove Music Online

The full text of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz more »

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Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism

The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism is a comprehensive historical survey of the field's most important figures, schools, and movements. It includes more than 240 alphabetically arranged entries on critics and theorists, critical schools and movements, and the critical and theoretical innovations of specific countries and historical periods. more »

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Literary Databases (Gale)

Contemporary Authors - Contemporary Literary Criticism - Dictionary of Literary Biography more »

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Literary Reference Center

Literature, criticism, author biographies more »

Literature Resource Center (Gale)

Literature reference database designed for both the undergraduate and graduate student. Biographical, bibliographical, and critical content. more »

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Oxford African American Studies Center

The Oxford AASC combines the authority of carefully edited reference works with sophisticated technology to create the most comprehensive collection of scholarship available online to focus on the lives and events which have shaped African American and African history and culture. more »

Oxford Art Online (formerly Grove Art Online)

Articles, art history, artists, images more »

ReferenceUSA

Detailed information on more than 14 million U.S. businesses, 210 million U.S. residents, 855,000 U.S. health care providers, 1.5 million Canadian businesses, and 12 million Canadian households. more »

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USA.gov (The U.S. Government's Official Web Portal)

Websites, U.S. federal government agencies more »

Washington Post (1877 - 1991)

The Washington Post (1877-1991) offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue. more »