United States History
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Introduction
This research guide is intended for both undergraduate and graduate students studying United States history.
This guide focuses on general reference books, journals, and online resources available at the FSU Libraries. It also includes relevant Library of Congress classifications and subject headings to help researchers locate additional materials.
Finding Articles
Databases and Indexes
- Biographies of African Americans living between 1790 and 1950.
- America History and Life (1978 to present)
- U.S. and Canadian history, from prehistory to the present.
- A collection of digital texts and images, including books, manuscripts, photographs, and film created from the collections of the U.S. Library of Congress
- Digitized images of the pages of over 1,100 American magazines and journals published between 1740 and 1900
- A current directory of 5,500 repositories and 141,178 collections of primary source material across the United States.
- The Arts & Humanities Citation Index is a multidisciplinary database indexing more than 1,100 arts and humanities journals, as well as relevant references from over 6,800 science and social sciences periodicals from 1975-
- An index to more than 12.7 million biographical sketches in over 3400 volumes and editions of current and retrospective reference books, covering both contemporary and historical figures throughout the world.
- Cites more than 2,700 periodicals and 1,800 books, including individual and collective biographies. Biographical subjects indexed range from antiquity to the present and represent all fields and nationalities.
- Based on The English Short Title Catalogue, a machine-readable union list of the holdings of the British Library, as well as those from more than 1,500 university, private and public libraries worldwide. This includes over 150,000 English-language titles and editions published between 1701-1800.
- The History Resource Center: U.S. provides integrated access to over 1,000 historical (primary) documents, more then 30,000 reference articles, and over 65 full-text journal covering themes, events, individuals and periods in U.S. history from pre-Colonial times to the present.
Journals
Electronic Journal Resources
Print Journals
Links to electronic versions are provided if available.
- A database of the back issues of core journals in the humanities, social sciences and sciences. The gap between the most recently published issue of any journal and the date of the most recent issue available in JSTOR is from 2 to 5 years.
Finding Books & Media
Books and media resources about United States history can be found in two main ways: by searching the online FSU Library Catalog and by browsing the aisles at Strozier.
When searching the online catalog, a basic search will let you search by keyword, title, author, subject or call number. An advanced search will let you search by a combination of these fields, as well as by format, language, location, and date. Searching by the subject headings listed below may also be helpful.
When browsing the aisles, the majority of books on United States history will be on the third floor, while the media resources will be on the ground floor in the Digital Media Center. The Library of Congress classifications listed below may be helpful when browsing the aisles.
Library of Congress Classifications
The following Library of Congress classifications may be useful when browsing the shelves at Strozier Library for additional materials on United States history. The majority of the 'E's and 'F's are on the third floor. Additional materials (such as government documents, micromaterials, media, and reference books) may be found on the ground floor and the first (main) floor.
- E --- History of America
- E 11-143 --- America
- E 151-889 --- United States
- E 895-904 --- Twenty-first century
- F 1-975 --- United States local history (by state)
Subject Headings
The following subject headings may be useful when browsing the online FSU Library Catalog. To browse by subject heading, select Subject from the Browse Organized Lists drop-down menu, type the subject heading in the search box, then click the Go box.
- Americana
- Archaeology -- United States
- United States -- History
General Reference Works
When an item's location line reads STROZIER Reference, then the item is located on the first (main) floor of Strozier Library and can only be used in the library. When an item's location line reads STROZIER Documents, then the item is located on the ground floor. When an item's location line reads STROZIER Ready Reference, then the item is located at the first (main) floor reference desk.
Encyclopedias
- Encyclopedia of American History Strozier Reference E174 E53 2003 (11 vols)
Bibliographies
- The African-American Mosaic: A Library of Congress Resource Guide for the Study of Black History and Culture Strozier Government Documents LC1.6/4:AF8
- Reader's Guide to American History Strozier Reference Z1236 R43 1997
Biography
- An index to more than 12.7 million biographical sketches in over 3400 volumes and editions of current and retrospective reference books, covering both contemporary and historical figures throughout the world.
- Cites more than 2,700 periodicals and 1,800 books, including individual and collective biographies. Biographical subjects indexed range from antiquity to the present and represent all fields and nationalities.
- The Complete Book of U.S. Presidents Strozier Reference E176.1 D43 2001
- First Ladies: A Biographical Dictionary Strozier Reference E176.2 S36 2001
- Women in U.S. History: A Resource Guide STROZIER Reference Z7964.U49 H364 2000
Dictionaries
- Dictionary of American History: From 1763 to the Present STROZIER LIBRARY Reference E174 .T47 2001 In-Library Use Only
- A Dictionary of American History (eBook)
Micromaterials
- The History of North and South America, From its Discovery to the Death of General Washington Strozier Library Micromaterials Mip 51 2 series no. 42152 (1979)
Websites
Help
- History Liaisons:
Bill Modrow
Head, Learning Services
Florida State University Libraries
644-1967
wmodrow@mailer.fsu.edu
Lucy Patrick
Head, Special Collections
Florida State University Libraries
850-644-6167
lpatrick@mailer.fsu.edu
Sarah Buck Kachaluba
Humanities Librarian
Florida State University Libraries
850-645-1475
sbuckkachaluba@mailer.fsu.edu
