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WorldCat
History Books, Articles, Films
- America: History and LifeIndexes and abstracts over 1,700 history journals published from 1954 to the present. Articles cover all aspects of United States and Canadian history. Date range: 1954-
- Historical AbstractsIndexes and abstracts over 1,700 history journals published since 1954. Articles cover the history of the world from 1450 to the present, excluding the U. S. and Canada (those are covered by America: History and Life) EBSCOHost
- JSTORFull text to hundreds of scholarly journals in most academic subjects including literature, history, sciences, art, music, education, business, political science, sociology, area studies, mathematics.
- Biography in ContextInformation about people worldwide and throughout history drawn from reference books and articles. Includes Marquis Who's Who.
- Humanities E-Book CollectionFull text of over 3,300 scholarly books on all aspects of the humanities.
- Films on DemandStreaming video for films, including archival films and newsreels.
Primary Source Documents
You can search our online catalog for books containing primary source material.
Try a keyword search, for example: "Personal narratives" and Vietnam; or "Personal narratives" and "World War II"- be sure to use these quotation marks so the terms are searched as phrases. Also try subject searches, for example: World War, 1939-1945 - Personal Narratives; United States History Civil War 1861 1865 Personal Narratives.
- American Civil War Letters and DiariesPrimary source materials: letters and diaries written during the American Civil War. Date Range: 1855-1875
- Chronicling AmericaA long-term effort by the Library of Congress to develop an Internet-based, searchable database of U.S. newspapers.
- Digital Library of AppalachiaDigitized collections from Appalachian College Association libraries, including Tennessee Wesleyan College
- Early Encounters in North AmericaPrimary source materials: letters, diaries, memoirs and accounts written in the early days of the settlement of North America. Date Range: 1534-1860
- Evans Early American ImprintsMore than 36,000 primary source documents published in the U.S. from 1639 - 1800, including books, advertisements, diaries, songs, plays, newspapers, bibliographies, dissertations, and much more.
- History and Politics Out LoudA collection of invaluable audio materials some available for the first time on this website capturing significant political and historical events and personalities of the twentieth century. The materials range from formal addresses delivered in public settings to private telephone conversations conducted from the innermost recesses of the White House.
- Internet ArchiveTWC's yearbooks, college catalogs and some Methodist historical materials from the 1860's to the present are online in the Internet Archive. Search by keyword, subject, title or author.
- Internet History SourcebooksCollection of historical texts for educational use
- North American Women's Letters and DiariesPrimary source materials: letters and diaries written by women from colonial times to 1950
- Southeast Tennessee Digital ArchiveCollection of digitized photographs from Bradley, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, and Polk Counties.
- Tennessee State Library and ArchivesIncludes links to online exhibits, Tennessee Landmark Documents, and 19th Century Newspapers.
- Tennessee Virtual ArchiveA digital repository of Tennessee culture and history; includes photograph, postcard, document, map, film, and historical record collections.
- Volunteer VoicesDigital collections in Tennessee museums, libraries, and historical societies
- WallBuildersHistorical Documents and Historical Writings sections have primary source documents related to the Founding Fathers and religion.
Useful links
- American Memory- Library of Congress digital history collections
- American Slave Narratives
- American Women's History: A Research Guide
- Avalon Project
- Digital Public Library of America
- Documenting the American South
- Documents for the Study of American History
- Eurodocs
- First Person Narratives of the American South
- German Propaganda Archive
- History of the British Isles
- History Out Loud
- Internet Modern History Sourcebook
- Lincoln/Net
- Making of America- 19th Century Documents
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute
- Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture
- The Wars for Vietnam 1945 - 1975
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Veterans History Project- Recorded interviews with American veterans
- World Wide Web Virtual Library
Newspaper Collections
- New York TimesPeriodicals Room- We have the newspaper on microfilm for the years 1939 through 2009. Full text available from June 1980 to present via Lexis Nexis Academic. The print index to the New York Times newspaper from 1939 - 1999 is in the Periodicals Room AI21.N45.
- New York Times via Lexis Nexis AcademicFull text of the New York Times from 1980 to the present.
- Newspaper ArchiveDigitized newspapers from 1753 to the present.
- 19th Century NewspapersGale's full text of 200 19th century US newspapers provided by the Tennessee State Library and Archives.
- Infotrac NewstandNewspaper articles 1980 - present.
- National Newspaper IndexIndexing (not full text) of New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, and Washington Post 1977 to present.
- Google News ArchiveGoogle newspaper archive dating back 200 years.
- Custom Newspapers1200 newspapers from around the world.
Ye Olde Print Indexes
Computer databases, with the exception of JSTOR, often don't go back in time far enough for History students. To find articles from the olden days, especially from popular periodicals, try these old print indexes:
Humanities Index – An index to journal articles in the humanities. We have the print version in our Periodicals Room from 1907 to 2000. AI3.H85
New York Times Index – Periodicals Room, AI21.N45. Print index to the New York Times newspaper from 1939 - 1999; full text available from June 1980 to present via Lexis Nexis Academic. The Periodicals room holds the newspaper on microfilm for the years 1939 through 2009.
Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature – An index to popular magazines beginning in 1900. We have the print version from 1900 to 2000 in our Periodicals Room. AI3.R48 Also see International Index to Periodicals 1907 - March 1965.
Religion Index One – An index to articles in religion from 1949 to 2007, located in the Periodicals Room. The online full text version is ATLA Religion Database with ATLAS Serials.
Social Sciences Index – An index to journal articles in the social sciences. We have the print version in our Periodicals Room from 1907 to 2000. AI3.S62
Career information
Online reference books
- Credo ReferenceFull text of over 600 reference books such as dictionaries, encyclopedias, biographies, quotations, crossword solvers, measurement converters.
- Gale Virtual Reference Library via Appalachian College AssociationFull text of hundreds of multi-volume reference sets and encyclopedias notably the Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice, Encyclopedia of Religion, New Catholic Encyclopedia, West's Encyclopedia of American Law
- Gale Virtual Reference Library via Tennessee Electronic LibraryFull text of many reference sets and encyclopedias notably the Encyclopedia of Small Business, Beacham's Guide to the Endangered Species of North America, and St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture; The TEL and ACA GVRL sets contain different titles.
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