History & Political Science

Academic Search Premier Provides full text for nearly 3,200 journals covering the social sciences, humanities, general science, multi-cultural studies, education, and much more.

ACLS Humanities E-Book Project sponsored by the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) that contains quality digital reproductions of some of the most important books in the field of history.

America: History and Life A complete bibliographic reference to the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Published since 1964, the database comprises almost 400,000 bibliographic entries, providing an incomparable research tool for students and researchers of US and Canadian history.

American Civil War: Letters and DiariesIncludes more than 1,000 sources of diaries, letters, and memoirs to provide fast access to thousands of views on almost every aspect of the war.

British History Online British History Online is the digital library containing some of the core printed primary and secondary sources for the medieval and modern history of the British Isles.

Early Encounters in North America This database includes more than 100,000 pages of letters, diaries, memoirs and accounts of early encounters...The collection is centered on present-day Canada and the United States with some limited coverage of Mexico.

Evans Early American Imprints Collection of primary source material. A full-text set of almost everything printed in Americanfrom 1639 - 1800.

Films on Demand A collection of more than 6,400 full-length educational films covering a wide variety of disciplines. These films are produced by a number of companies such as Films for the Humanities and Sciences and Cambridge Educational.

Filson Club History Quarterly a journal published by the Filson Club from 1926 to 2002 focusing primarily on Kentucky history. View issues by date: 1926 - 31, 1932 - 36, 1937 - 41, 1942 - 46, 1947 - 51, 1952 - 56, 1957 - 61, 1962 - 66, 1967 - 71, 1972 - 76, 1977 - 81, 1982 - 86, 1987 - 91, 1992 - 96, 1997 - 2002

Gale Virtual Reference LibraryOn-line, full text reference books published by Gale Group. Over 300 titles, with more to come.


Historic Documents Online Online compendium of documents important to U.S. history. A great resource for finding primary sources.

Historical Abstracts Database of annotated citations covring the history of the world from 1450 to the present (excluding the United States and Canada which are covered in America: History and Life).

Historical Census Data The data presented here describe the people and the economy of the US for each state and county from 1790 to 1960.

JSTOR A database of scholarly journals that have been digitized starting with their original issues, some of which date back into the 1800s.

Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe Newspaper articles, wire and TV transcripts, legal information, medical information, and more make this an excellent source for finding just a bout anything a researcher will need.

The Map as History The largest on-line collection of animated historical maps. Requires a login. Please contact the library or the history department for login information.

Military and Government Collection Designed to offer current news pertaining to all branches of the military, this database offers a thorough collection of periodicals, academic journals and other content pertinent to the increasing needs of those sites. Provides full text for nearly 300 journals and periodicals. This database also offers indexing and abstracts for nearly 400 titles.

North American Women's Letters and Diaries Includes the immediate experiences of 1,017 women, as revealed in approximately 120,000 pages of diaries and letters...the collection includes more than 150,000 pages of primary materials spanning more than 300 years.

Oxford Reference Online Full text collection of many of Oxford University Press' most popular and useful reference books.

Polling the Nations Database with a huge coverage of subject areas.  Reports of polling research from many parts of the world on almost any subject.

Project Muse Project MUSE covers the fields of literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, and many others.

Sage Premier SAGE publishes more than 520 journals in Business, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Science, Technology and Medicine. SAGE Journals Online is the delivery platform that provides online access to the full text of individual SAGE journals. The SAGE Full-Text Collections are also available on SAGE Journals Online.

Statesman's Yearbook One of the best, most authoritative resources available for finding detailed political, cultural, and economic information about countries or regions.