Start Here--Reference Sources - HSS 300 - Personalities from Early America through the Civil War

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Welcome to the Oliver Wendell Holmes Library and the History 300 OWHL Guide. Click on a tab above to see all of the relevant sources that are available for this assignment. If you have any questions, please chat with a librarian!

Generally, information develops from specific to broad. An event happens, people report on it, people analyze it, and it becomes a part of the historical narrative. Your research sources should move in the opposite direction, from broad to narrow.

Reference Databases

Infobase American History This link opens in a new window
This source features thousands of reference articles on American political, military, social, and cultural history over the past 500 years. Some primary sources may also be found here.
Britannica Academic This link opens in a new window
Reference articles from one of the oldest and most trusted reference sources in the world.
Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
This database is like an online Garver Room with articles from nearly 1,000 reference sources covering all disciplines.
Infobase American Indian History This link opens in a new window
This source provides reference articles on over 15,000 years of Native American culture and history, and includes biographies, legends, treaties, and more. Some primary sources are included.
Infobase African American History Online This link opens in a new window
This source features thousands of reference articles, covering the entire spectrum of African-American history over the past 500 years. Some primary sources may also be found here.

HSS 300 - Personalities from Early America through the Civil War: Start Here--Reference Sources

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