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U.S. History

This guide provides useful print and online resources to help people doing research in the History of the United States of America, defined broadly.

Reference and Bibliographies

Reference and Background Info

Reference or background information provides a general overview of a research topic, including important terms and concepts, relevant names of people or places, and dates of specific events.

Finding background information can help you locate keywords for searching databases and identify more specific areas of your topic that you may want to research further.

Below is a list of databases focused on providing reference information related to U.S. History:

Topical Reference

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