United States History Databases | University of Houston Downtown Library

Most Useful Databases

America: History and Life - An index of publications in U.S. and Canadian history [more details].
Academic Search Complete - A multi-disciplinary academic database [more details].
Book Review Digest - An index of book reviews in English-language publications [more details].
Gale Virtual Reference Library - A multi-disciplinary collection of encyclopedias [more details].
JSTOR - Search older issues of journals (purchased with support of the Rockwell Fund) [more details].
OmniFile - A multi-disciplinary database of journals and magazines [more details].
Military and Government Collection - Publications in military sciences and government [more details].
Readers' Guide Retrospective - An index of general-interest magazines and journals from 1890 to 1982 [more details].
Web of Science - A multi-disciplinary index of high-impact research journals [more details].

Also Useful

ACLS Humanities E-Book - Electronic books in history and the arts [more details].
American National Biography - In-depth biographies of 17,400 notable Americans [more details].
American Periodicals Series - Search magazines and journals published from 1740 to 1900 [more details].
ArticleFirst - A large, multi-disciplinary index of academic journals [more details].
Bibliography of Native North Americans - An index of Native American culture and history [more details]
Biography and Genealogy Master Index - An index of biographies in reference books [more details].
ebrary - Electronic books from academic and professional publishers [more details].
Encyclopedia Britannica Online - The authoritative encyclopedia, plus a dictionary and atlas [more details].
Google Scholar - Use Google's powerful search to find journals, books, and web sites [more details]
Handbook of Texas Online - An encyclopedia of Texas history, geography, and culture [more details].
Historical Abstracts - Index of publications on the history of the world from 1450 to present [more details].
History Study Center - History journals, documents, encyclopedias, and maps for K-12 students [more details].
Literature Resource Center - Biographies and essays on authors of fiction, poetry, drama, and history [more details].
netLibrary -Search electronic books from academic, professional, and popular presses [more details].
Project Muse - Electronic journals in the humanities and the social sciences [more details].
New York Times Historical - A cover-to-cover archive of the paper from 1851 to 2003 [more details].
Texas Reference Center - Journals, magazines, and books on Texas history [more details].
WorldCat - Search 58 million books and other materials in libraries around the world [more details].

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