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History

History Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

American Women Historians, 1700s-1990s: A Biographical Dictionary
Black Women in America
Cold war: the essential reference guide
Blackwell encyclopedia of Anglo-Saxon England
Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Early medieval world: from the fall of Rome to the time of Charlemagne
Encyclopaedia Judaica
Encyclopaedia of Islam
The third edition of this important resource for Islamic studies with new content being added five times a year.
Encyclopedia of African American history, 1619-1895
Encyclopedia of African American history, 1896 to the present
Encyclopedia of African history
Encyclopedia of British Columbia
Encyclopedia of Canada's peoples
Encyclopedia of Gay, Bisexual and Transgender History in America
Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes against Humanity
Encyclopedia of India
Encyclopedia of Modern Asia
Encyclopedia of Modern China
Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment
Europe 1450-1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
Europe 1789-1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of Industry and Empire
Europe since 1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of War and Reconstruction
Historical Atlas of Canada
[Concise edition and volumes I to III]

Historical Statistics of the United States This link opens in a new window
Historical Statistics of the United States is the standard source for statistical indicators of American history, from Colonial times to the present.

New Dictionary of the History of Ideas
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance
Oxford encyclopedia of African historiography : methods and sources
Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History
Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation
Oxford handbooks online
Includes several subject modules: Business & Management; Economics & Finance; History; Law; Linguistics; Literature; Philosophy; Political Science; Psychology and Religion. Specially-commissioned essays with suggestions for further reading.

Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new window
Over 300 key Oxford University Press dictionaries and other reference works. Multidisciplinary.

Oxford research encyclopedias
Twenty-five encyclopedias covering foundational and cutting-edge topics in major areas of research for the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
Social history of crime and punishment in America: an encyclopedia
St James Encyclopedia of Labor History
Underground railroad: a reference guide
Waterloo Directory of English Newspapers and Periodicals, 1800-1900

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