History Research Guide: HIUS Resources

Primary source materials from the American Civil War

For more information, view this brief tutorial on using ProQuest Civil War Era.

Single-search of the full-text of The New York Times (1851-2014), The Washington Post (1877-2002), The Baltimore Sun (1837-1993), The Guardian ‎(1791-2003), The Observer‎ (1791-2003), and Chicago Defender (1909-2010), including full page and article images

For more information, view this brief tutorial on using ProQuest Historical Newspapers.

Full-text access to issues of Harper’s Weekly published during the Civil War Era (1857-1865) and the Reconstruction Era (1866-1877)

(Click Collections, then Browse to Civil War)

Full-text primary source articles, books, newspapers, and periodicals on 19th and 20th century American history

e-books, pamphlets, and other printed materials covering American history, literature, culture, and daily life from 1639-1820

Single-search of the full-text of The New York Times (1851-2014), The Washington Post (1877-2002), The Baltimore Sun (1837-1993), The Guardian ‎(1791-2003), The Observer‎ (1791-2003), and Chicago Defender (1909-2010), including full page and article images

For more information, view this brief tutorial on using ProQuest Historical Newspapers.

Full-text peer-reviewed articles on a wide variety of subjects such as education, literature, political science, psychology, sociology, and more

For more information, view this brief tutorial on using Periodicals Archive Online.

Reference collection of primary and secondary sources as well as journal articles, including peer-reviewed essays, covering daily life from 10,000 BC to the present

For more information, view this brief tutorial on using Daily Life Through History.

Primary and secondary sources on life in America since the 1900s

Peer-reviewed articles, biographies, and primary sources on the African American experience from its African origins to the present day

Primary source documents from Native American tribes and articles by Native American authors, covering both historical and contemporary issues

For more information,view this brief tutorial on using American Indian Experience: The American Mosaic.

Full-text essays, speeches, songs, and primary sources on the heritage and culture of Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, Guatemalans, Cubans, Dominicans, Colombians, Ecuadorians, and other Hispanic groups in the United States

For more information, view this brief tutorial on using: Latino American Experience.

Best for: History research on North American topics

Best for: Primary Sources, American History to 1820

Best for: American History Research, Scholarly Content, Older Material

Best for: American History Research, 20th Century Primary Sources, Foreign Language Materials

Includes: Chicago Tribune, New York Times, Washington Post
Best for: Primary Sources 1848-, American History, Virginia History

Best for: American History Research, Scholarly Articles

Best for: American History Research, Current Content

Best for: Videos, Documentaries, Primary Sources (from transcripts)

Best for: Geography

Best for: Multimedia

Best for: Quick Reference Biographies

Best for: Multimedia

Best for: Geography

Full-text articles, primary source documents, biographies, timelines, editorial cartoons, and statistics covering the great debates and conflicts in U.S. and world history and including every region of the world from antiquity to present

For more information, view this brief tutorial on using Issues and Controversies in History.