Research Guides: HIST 211: The United States to 1865: Databases

American History

America History and Life This link opens in a new window
The definitive index of literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada from pre-contact times to the present.
American history 1493-1945: from the Gilder Lehrman institute of American history This link opens in a new window
Will ultimately comprise over 50,000 primary source documents supported by a range of secondary resources including chronologies, essays, and video lectures.
JSTOR Collection This link opens in a new window
In addition to fully-searchable journal backfiles, also includes current issues for some titles as well as collections of primary-source documents such as their '19th century British pamphlets'.
Early American imprints. Series I, Evans (1639-1800) and Supplement This link opens in a new window
Full text/image access to over 36,000 American books, pamphlets and broadsides.
Early American imprints. Series II, Shaw-Shoemaker (1801-1819) and Supplement This link opens in a new window
Full text access to 36,000 books, pamphlets and broadsides.

Everyday Life & Women in America, c.1800-1920 This link opens in a new window
Primary source material from the nineteenth and early twentieth-centuries.
North American Women's Letters and Diaries This link opens in a new window
North American Women's Letters and Diaries, colonial to 1950.
Women's Studies International This link opens in a new window
Contains content in the areas of sociology, history, political science & economy, public policy, international relations, arts & humanities, business and education.

Indigenous peoples North America This link opens in a new window
Includes manuscript material, monographs, newspapers, photographs, motion pictures, and images of artwork drawn from a variety of repositories in the United States and Canada.
Informit Indigenous Collection This link opens in a new window
Collection includes journals, reports and monographs from Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Canada, the US and the Pacific.
Bibliography of Native North Americans This link opens in a new window
Covers the history & culture of Native North Americans including archaeology, multicultural relations, gaming, governance, legend, & literacy. Includes books, essays, journal articles, and government documents.

European Views of the Americas: 1493 to 1750 This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive guide to printed records about the Americas written in Europe before 1750. Covers the history of European exploration as well as portrayals of native American peoples.
Eighteenth Century Collections Online This link opens in a new window
Eighteenth Century Collections Online delivers every significant English-language and foreign-language title printed in Great Britain during the 18th century, along with thousands of important works from the Americas.

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