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Resources for History

This guide will provide students doing research in history with a platform for finding primary and secondary sources for their papers.

History Databases

Find scholarly articles in these databases:

Open Access to Humanities & Social Sciences

General Reference Sources

General

Bibliographies

  • Bibliography of the Official Publications of Louisiana, 1803-1934 - Z1223.5.L7 F7 (REF)
  • Writings on American History, 1902-1990 - Z1236 .L331

Biographies

Book Reviews

Dictionaries

Encyclopedias

Indexes

  • Book Review Digest - Z1219 .C96 (REF)
  • Book Review Index - Z1035.A1 B6 (REF)
  • Le Monde Index Analytique - AI21 .M6
  • New York Times Index - AI21 .N45 (REF)
  • Poole's Index to Periodical Literature - AI3 .P7
  • Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature - AI3 .R4 (REF)
  • Social Sciences Index - AI3 .R482
  • The Times (London) Index - AI21 .T43
  • Virginia Gazette Index - AI21 .V5

Maps

Newspapers

Writing Guides

  • The Oxford Handbook of Oral History - D16.14 .O95 2011
  • To the Point: A Dictionary of Concise Writing (2014) - PE1464 .F57 2014
  • A Writer's Reference (2011) - PE1408 .H2778 2011