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Journal and Newspaper Databases

CQ Supreme Court Collection (CQ Press) Summaries, timelines and analysis of court decisions, biographies of supreme court justices and constitutions of other nations.
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JSTOR Provides access to back issues of scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences from the earliest issues to within a few years of current publication. Subject coverage includes sociology, political science, history, philosophy, religious studies, mathematics and statistics, art and music, and literature.
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Military & Government Collection (EBSCO) Newspapers, magazines and journals dealing with all branches of the military and the government.
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New York Times Historical (Proquest) Comprehensive coverage of the New York Times from 1851 to 2001.
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Project MUSE Scholarly articles covering history, literature, political science and cultural studies.
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World History (EBSCO)

Scholarly journals with content from Africa, Asia, Europe, North and South America.
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For additional resources refer to the History Research Wiki and the New York and Long Island History Wiki

Reference Books and Primary Sources

ACLS History E-Book Project Over 1200 full-text, cross-searchable books in the field of history.
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American Civil War: Letters and Diaries (Alexander Street Press) Firsthand accounts of historical events, as well as, glimpses of daily life in the army and at home from 1855 to 1875.
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Black Thought and Culture (Alexander Street Press) Monographs, essays, articles, speeches and interviews written by leaders within the black community from the 1700s to the present.
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British and Irish Women's Letters and Diaries (Alexander Street Press) Firsthand experiences of British and Irish women from the last 300 years.
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Early Encounters in North America (Alexander Street Press) Letters, diaries, memoirs and accounts of the people, cultures and the environment encountered in North America from the 1400s to the 1600s.
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In the First Person (Alexander Street Press) Letters, diaries, oral histories, memoirs, and autobiographies within scholarly materials available online. Historical topics include popular culture, music, medicine, wars, civil rights and September 11th.
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North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries and Oral Histories (Alexander Street Press) Personal views of the immigration experience to the United States and Canada. Coverage is from around 1800 to the present.
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North American Women's Letters and Diaries (Alexander Street Press) Firsthand experiences of North American women from the last 300 years.
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Oxford Reference Online - History Online dictionaries and companions.
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Women and Social Movements in the United States (Alexander Street Press)

Includes books, essays, commentaries and documents of women's reform activities and social movements from 1600 to 2000.
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