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U.S. History and American Studies 

A guide for conducting U.S. History and American Studies research at the Yale University Library.
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Primary Source Collections

  • African American History  
    A guide to primary source collections for African American history research at Yale.
  • Environmental History  
    A guide to primary source collections at Yale for environmental history.
  • Legal History  
    A guide to primary source collections in legal history at Manuscripts and Archives, Sterling Memorial Library.
  • Sexuality Studies  
    A guide to sexuality studies primary source collections in Manuscripts and Archives, Sterling Memorial Library.
  • Asian American History  
    In development
  • Colonial America  
    In development
  • Hispanic American History  
    In development
  • Jewish American History  
    In development
  • Native American History  
    In development
  • Nineteenth Century America  
    In development
  • Slavery, Abolition, Emancipation  
    In development
  • Twentieth Century America  
    In development
  • U.S. Foreign Policy  
    In development
  • History of Science and Medicine  
    In development
 
 

Key Reference Databases

  • America History and Life  
    The key source for searching scholarly literature in U.S. history. Unlike JSTOR, America History and Life is current and includes books and dissertations. Tip: Search book titles to find book reviews.
  • American National Biography  
    A seminal reference source which includes reliable biographical information on a number of individuals. One of the key strengths of this database is that its entries often contain very good bibliographies that point to key secondary works and primary source collections.
 

Key Newspaper Databases

  • America's Historical Newspapers  
    Large collection of digital newspapers from the 18th and 19th centuries. Tip: by clicking on the "Archive of Americana" link in this database interface, you can cross-search other Readex databases for this time period.
  • Historical Newspapers Complete  
    One of our premier databases, Historical Newspapers Complete contains large runs of major U.S. newspapers including the New York Times, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times. Tip: choose "more search options" to limit searches to specific newspaper sections.
 

Key Primary Source Databases

  • Ancestry Library Edition  
    This database contains a large collection of primary sources, especially original U.S. census records and other vital records.
  • American Periodical Series  
    A large number of full-text periodicals dating from the 18th to early 20th centuries. Click on the "Publications" tab to browse titles.
  • Lexis Nexis Congressional  
    One of the best sources for U.S. government documents. Contains the Congressional Record and numerous hearings, reports and other documents from the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. Tip: limit searches to individual Congresses to narrow searches. Also, choose advanced search to select different parts of the database, such as the large map collection (Serial Set Maps).
 

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