History
Reference Sources
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Provides biographies of and information about over a million influental individuals in modern and historical times.
Includes the thoughts and arguments of the Founding Fathers, and others, written at the time of the formation of the Constitution.
Provides a collection of primary sources, including digitized books, articles, photographs, and more.
Contains a large variety of sources on topics relating to American History.
Offers sources on topics in World History from the mid-15th century to today.
Includes the complete encyclopedia and links to related and reputable websites on a given subject.
Combines search results from different databases into one comprehensive list, and covers a broad variety of topics and subjects.
More than 170,000 primary sources written by George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison.
Offers sources on topics in World History from the mid-15th century to today.
Provides articles and primary sources across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. It is available via the Boston Public Library.
Provides access to full text articles from The Boston Globe (1980-Present) and The New York Times (1851-2010).
Offers in-depth articles on a range of social, economic, political, and environmental issues from 1923 to the present.
Offers in-depth articles on a range of social, economic, political, and environmental issues from 1923 to the present.
Offers international viewpoints on global issues, topics, and current events.
Provides sources on African-American History from the last 500 years.
Offers sources on major controversies and events from the ancient to modern world.
Reference sources that focus on the lives and events which have shaped African American and African history and culture.
Offers information on some of the most influential people, events, and topics in the history of the U.S.
Offers information on some of the most influential people, events, and topics in world history.