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Books
Our online catalog is a great place to start. You may also find books in the following
call number ranges. Books which begin with these call numbers can be found on the second floor. The following is a list of related call numbers and their subjects:
| D 1-24 | General History |
| D 51-90 | Ancient History |
| D 111-203 | Medieval History |
| D 219-234 | 1453-1648 AD |
| D 242-284 | 1601-1715 AD |
| D 299-400 | 1789-1899 AD |
| D 410-475 | 20th Century |
| DA 20-690 | History of England |
| DA 700-745 | History of Wales |
| DA 750-890 | History of Scotland |
| DA 900-995 | History of Ireland |
| DC | History of France |
| DD | History of Germany |
| DE | History of Greco-Roman World |
| DF | History of Greece |
| DG | History of Italy |
| DK | History of Russia |
| DP | History of Spain |
| DK | History of Russia |
| E 11-143 | General America |
| E 186-199 | US: Colonial History |
| E 300-453 | US: Revolution to Civil War |
| E 186-199 | America: Colonial History |
Reference Books
Another great resource is reference books; i.e. books that cannot be checked out, but can be used in the library. The following is a list of books that can be found on the first floor in the reference section:
| Webster's New Biographical Dictionary | REF CT 103 .W42 1988 |
| AHA Guide to Historical Literature | REF D 5 .A43 1995 |
| Encyclopedia of World History | REF D 21 .E577 2000 |
| Dictionary of American History | REF E 174 .D52 2003 |
| New Handbook of Texas | REF F 384 .N48 1996 |
Articles
Our periodical collection (journals & magazines) is located on the first floor. You may find the
journal title search on the articles page helpful as well. The list below
includes some of our related periodicals:
| American Historical Review | 1895 - 1982 1995 - current Online |
| Canadian Journal of History | Online |
| Contemporary European History | 1995 - current (scattered issues) |
| Current History | 1924 - 1981 1995 - current |
| English Historical Review | 1995 - current |
| European History Quarterly | 1986 - current |
| History Cooperative Journals | Online |
| Journal of American History | 1964 - 1983 1995 - current Online |
| Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History | 1972 - 1986 1995 - current |
| Journal of Modern History | 1961 - 1982 1995 - current |
| Journal of Southern History | 1935 - 1982 1994 - current |
| Journal of the Early Republic | 1995 - current |
| New England Quarterly | 1995 1995 - current |
| Panhandle-Plains Historical Review | 1928 - current |
| Southwestern Historical Quarterly | 1897 - 1983 1988 - 1992 1994 - current |
| West Texas Historical Association Yearbook | 1925 - current |
| Western Historical Quarterly | 1990 - 2007 Online |
| William & Mary Quarterly | 1963 - 1983 1995 - current Online |
| World War II | 2000 - current |
| World War II History | 2002 - current |
| » Complete Title List | » Journal Title Search | |
Databases
Databases are an effective way of researching articles. Databases allow thousands of journals to be researched within a single search. The following should get you started:
» Academic Search Complete
» New England Quarterly
» Wilson Select Plus
» Social Sciences Databases
» General Databases
» Reference Databases
» All Databases
Internet Sites
The following internet sites have been reviewed by our staff or suggested by professors in the relating field:
| » American Memory - Resources pertaining to American history and culture. |
| » American Presidency Project - Data and documents, inluding the public papers of hte presidents from Washington to G.W. Bush |
| » Amdocs - Primary source documents from 1,000 years of American history |
| » History Central Catalogue - Web resources in world history |
| » British History Online - A "digital library containing some of the core printed primary and secondary sources for the Medieval and modern history of the British Isles." |
| » EuroDocs: Online Sources of European History - Selected transcriptions, facsimilies, and translators, arranged by nations. |
| » Internet History Sourcebooks Project - Collections of historical texts |
| » Portal to Texas History - "a digital gateway to the rich collections held in Texas libraries, museums, archives, historical societies, and private collections." |
| » Lone Star History Links - links to selected Texas history primary source documents |
Videos
Our entire collection of videos can be searched via the online catalog. The VHS section of
our visual collection is located on the second floor in the AV room. Our DVDs are located at the ciruclation desk. Here are some suggested titles:
| The History Channel: Hitler's Henchmen | VIDEO DD 253 .H35 1996 vol. 1-6 |
| History of the Roman Empire | VIDEO DG 78 .H57 1988 vol. 1-2 |
| American President | VIDEO E 176.1 .A48 vol. 1-5 |
| Founding Fathers | VIDEO E 302.5 .F6 2000 vol. 1-4 |
| 18th Century Turning Points in U.S. History | DVD E 188 .E34 2003 |
| 19th Century Turning Points in U.S. History | DVD E 301 .N56 2002 |
| 20th Century Turning Points in U.S. History | DVD E 741 .T84 2004 |
| Civilization | VIDEO E 176.1 A .45 vol. 1-5 |
| History of Britain: The Complete Collection | DVD DA 16 .H57 2002 vol. 1-5 |