American History Sources 1600s-1820s

Provides English language abstracts of scholarly literature (journal articles, articles in collections, dissertations, book and media reviews) on the history and culture of the U.S. and Canada with indexing for journals from 1910 in more than 40 languages.
Tutorial for the America: History and Life database.

Provides English language abstracts of scholarly literature from 1955 to present (journal articles, articles in collections, dissertations, book reviews) on world history from 1450, excluding North America. Note: with full-text links to 420,000 journals.
Tutorial for the Historical Abstracts database.

Citations to essays and articles in collections of essays in the humanities and social sciences. View a tutorial on this database here.

Cites essays, articles and miscellaneous works published in the United States, Great Britain, and Canada. Covers 8 Centuries (1900-1984) of essays, annuals and serial publications from the 20th Century. Tutorial for the Essay and General Literature Index Retrospective database.

Provides a comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses from around the world, spanning from 1743 to the present day and offering full text for graduate works added since 1997, along with selected full text for works written prior to 1997. Contains new international dissertations and theses both in citations and in full text. Tutorial for the ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Full Text database.

Provides biographical information for thousands of individuals active during a crucial period in U.S. history. Covers people born between 1713 and 1815, including members of many of the most important families of the era, as well as many people—including artisans, slaves, and Native Americans—whose lives are not typically documented in historical archives.

Provides biographical information for over 18,000 people from all eras who have influenced and shaped American history and culture. Most entries include photos, bibliographies, and links to selected websites.
Tutorial for the American National Biography database.

Collects 50,000 illustrated biographies of the men and women who shaped British history and culture over a 2,500-year period. note: Updated three times per year in January, May, and September. Tutorial for the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography database.

Specifically the Atlantic History Resource is useful for up to date scholarship and analysis of topics related to Atlantic History.

The full text of the classic 22-volume Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd Edition, which provides information on the historical development of the language. Tutorial for the Oxford English Dictionary database.

Standard source for quantitative facts of American history. Expanded and revised to include over 37,000 data series from over 1,000 sources. Includes sections on Population, Work and Welfare, Economic Structure and Performance, Economic Sectors, and Governance and International Relations. Tables may be downloaded into Excel. Users may create custom tables as well.