History Databases   Tags: databases, history  

Speeches & Historic Documents

Primary source documents are a "must" for historical research. Use these databases to find the full text and/or images of the important sources.

• MasterFILE Premier 
• History Reference Center 
• LitFinder  (available through the Gale Group Databases)
• USA.gov

Timelines

Need a timeline of events? Use these databases to find one.

• Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia (EBSCOhost)
• Student Research Center (EBSCO)
• Credo Reference(Now called Literati)
  

War, political failure, disaster...  A knowledge of history helps us avoid the mistakes of the past.  That knowledge also sheds light on the good things, too.  Use these databases to discover the bad -- and the good -- in the people, places and things of the past. 

Credo Reference (now called Literati)

Credo has excellent history resources available in an easily searchable format.  Find articles from encyclopedias and other reference books, as well as images and maps.

EBSCOhost

These databases offer articles presenting the facts and perspectives on historical events.

• History Reference Center
  
• Academic Search Complete
• Bibliography of Native North Americans (citations only)
• Biography Collection Complete
• MasterFILE Premier
• MAS Ultra - School Edition
• Middle Search Plus
• World History Collection

ABC-Clio eBooks

ABC-Clio offers excellent and unique historical e-book titles.

• American Slavery - a Composite Autobiography
• Daily Life Through History (includes Elizabethan England, Ancient Greeks, Mayans, and more)