Resources in American History
Many of the Libraries' databases provide access to full-text primary sources. Here are a few that will be of interest to scholars of American history, as well as literary scholars and philosophers. The newest of these is Historical Statistics of the United States, Millennial Edition, a complete reworking and updating of two volumes published by the US government in 1976. This source covers the entire history of the United States from colonial times in the form of statistics on virtually any topic relevant to the social and political fabric of the country. In the last few years, we've also acquired other primary source databases valuable for the study of American history and American legal history: The US Serial Set Online, Early American Newspapers, Early American Imprints I and II, and HEIN Online. The US Serial Set, accessible through Lexis-Nexis Congressional, is a complete set of historic US government documents from 1789 to 1969. Early American Newspapers has the full-text of over 700 newspapers published from 1690 to 1876, representing 24 states and colonies. Upon completion, the database will include over 1000 newspapers. Early American Imprints I (Evans) and Early American Imprints II (Shaw-Shoemaker), provide access to materials printed in in the United States, 1639-1819. HEIN Online provides access to such materials as US law journals back to the 19th century, the federal register back to 1936, and international and US treaties back to 1776. Also included are Supreme Court slip opinions and many classic legal texts.
For more information, please contact Adam Rosenkranz.