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CLAYTON
STATE UNIVERSITY HISTORY DEPARTMENT |
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CSU Department of History |
US
History General subject guide |
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HISTORY
RESEARCH RESOURCES |
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Reading, Writing, & Researching for History |
Learn how to read primary and
secondary sources, analyze arguments, keep a
research journal, see samples of the writing model
and more. Maintained by Patrick Rael,
Associate Professor of History at Bowdoin College. |
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The History Guide |
A student's guide to the study of
history. Learn how to read history, take notes
in class, prepare for an exam, write a research
essay, etc. |
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Student's Online Guide to History |
Some of the topics covered are:
study & writing assignments in history courses, how
to research a history topic, and how to write a
history paper. Maintained by Jules Benjamin. |
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GENERAL |
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History of the
United States |
Wikipedia encyclopedia entry for
the History of the United States. |
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American Presidents |
Biographical facts, key events of
each presidency, presidential places, and reference
material of the US Presidents. |
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The White House - United States Presidents |
Biographical information and
quick facts about all past presidents, Today in
Presidential History trivia, and view historical
photographs of the presidents and first ladies in
rooms of the White House. |
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The White House |
Find information on current news,
issues, latest speeches, government offices and the
history of the White House. |
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New Deal Network |
An educational guide to the Great
Depression of the 1930s, sponsored by the Franklin
and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute. |
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Civilian
Conservation Corps |
The CCC was a public works
program that put over 3 million young adults to work
during the 1930's & 1940's in the United States. |
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American Memory: The Spanish-American War in Motion
Pictures |
Features 68 motion pictures
produced between 1898 and 1901 of the
Spanish-American War and the subsequent Philippine
Revolution. |
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The World of 1898: The Spanish-American War |
The Library of Congress presents
resources and documents about the Spanish-American
War. |
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The History Place |
Online exhibits on various topics
throughout American History. Browse the Apollo
11 exhibit or discover dramatic battle photos of
U.S. troops in action during WWII. |
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PBS.org |
PBS Program and Series for U.S.
History. This month's featured website
Death of the Dream: Farmhouses in the Heartland. |
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Smithsonian Institute |
Explore and learn about America's
history by visiting the numerous online multimedia
collections on various topics of history and
culture. |
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United States Historical Maps |
Digital images of historical
maps. Provided by the Perry-Castaneda Library
Map Collection at the University of Texas. |
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United States History |
A comprehensive description of
the United States historical setting, geography,
society, economy, political system, and foreign
policy. |
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Best of History
Web Sites |
Contains links to over 1000
history-related web sites that have been reviewed
for quality, accuracy, and usefulness. |
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The Internet
Public Library |
Collection of links to history
websites. |
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Librarians' Internet Index |
Carefully selected, described,
and organized high-quality websites. |
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PERIODICALS &
NEWSPAPERS |
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Bartelby.com |
Search reference, verse, fiction,
and nonfiction resources free of charge.
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Harper's Online |
American journal of literature,
politics, culture, and the arts published
continuously from 1850. |
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Historic
Newspapers |
List of selected U.S. and
International newspapers located at Pullen Library
at Georgia State University. |
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Historical Text
Archive |
Publishes high quality articles,
books, essays, documents, historical photos, and
links on a broad range of historical subjects. |
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History Cooperative |
Full-text access to online
history journals. |
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ORGANIZATIONS |
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American
Association for State and Local History (AASLH) |
Dedicated to making the past more
meaningful in American society, the AASLH strive to
preserve and interpret state and local history. |
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American
Historical Association |
Founded in 1884, the AHA
encompasses every historical period and geographical
area and serves professional historians in all areas
of employment. |
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Center for
History and the New Media |
Sponsor more than a dozen digital
history projects and offer free tools and resources
for historians. |
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Center for the
Study of the American South |
Focuses on the historic role of
the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as
the world's premier institution for research,
teaching, and public dialogue on the history,
culture, and experience of the American South. |
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Georgia
Association of Historians |
"A professional voice for history
in Georgia" |
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Gilder Lehrman
Institute of American History |
Links to historical documents,
published scholarship, and electronic media. |
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The Historical
Society |
Official website of the
Historical Society. |
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National
Coalition for History |
Browse the electronic newsletter
The NCH Washington Update which provides
accurate and timely news and information on issues
of concern to the historical and archival
professions. |
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National Trust
for Historic Preservation |
Explore history in your own
backyard: use the atlas to find historic sites,
hotels, communities, and more all over America. |
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UShistory.org |
Created and hosted by the
Independence Hall Association in Philadelphia. |
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Suggested GALILEO Databases for
Research |
| Academic Search
Premier (at EBSCOhost) |
Full-text
articles (from 1990 - ) and citations (from 1984 - ) from popular magazines and academic
journals covering all subjects. |
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America: History & Life |
Provided by Clayton State University Library.
Comprehensive bibliography of articles on the
history and culture of the United States and Canada.
Off campus access requires a
user ID (ccsulib) and password. |
| Annals of
American History (Encylopaedia Britannica) |
Full-text primary
documents in American history and also includes
multimedia files (pictures, video and audio clips.)
Explore year by year from 1493 to 2002, browse by
author or topic or search by keyword. |
| ArchivesUSA (Chadwyck-Healey) |
Index to holding
for 4500 U.S. manuscript repositories. |
| Baldy Editorial
Cartoons: The Clifford H. Baldowski Collection |
Political
cartoons on local, national, and international news
focusing on Georgia events and persons. |
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Facts on File |
Provided by Clayton State University Library.
Answers
questions about events, people, issues, facts, and
figures of the last 60+ years. It also delivers
maps, photographs, historic documents, and special
overviews of key issues, newsmakers and events since
1940. Off campus access
requires a
user ID (ccsulib) and password. |
| Georgia
Department of Archives & History |
Link to the
Archives & History web site. |
JSTOR
JSTOR Remote (off campus) |
Provided by Clayton State University Library.
Multi-disciplinary full-text database providing
scholarly journal articles extending back to the
19th century. Off campus access requires a
user ID and password.
JSTOR Remote Instructions |
| Research Library
(at ProQuest) |
Full-text
articles (from 1991 - ) and citations (from 1986 - ) from popular magazines and academic
journals covering all subjects. |
| Wilson Social
Sciences Full Text |
Provided by Clayton State University Library.
Full-text articles (from 1995 - ), abstracts (from
1994 - ) and citations (from 1983 - ) on the social
sciences. |
| Wilson OmniFile:
Full Text Mega Edition |
Provided by Clayton State University Library.Full-text
articles and citations on most topics. |
