HISTORY
RESEARCH GUIDE

EBSCOhost Databases

• Christian Periodical Index

• ATLA Religion Database with ATLA Serials

• Click here to search EBSCOhost.

Gale Databases

• Academic OneFile

• General OneFile

• US History Collection

• War and Terrorism Collection

• World History Collection

• Click here to see all Gale Databases.

Other Databases

• Credo Reference

• EBSCO Open Dissertations

• Google Scholar

• Listing of Open Access Databases

• Open Access Digital Theological Library

• Theological Research Exchange Network

Directory of Open Access Journals

The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) is an online directory that indexes and provides access to high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals not available in EBSCOhost. 

• Historical Encounters

• History Studies: International Journal of History

• World History Connected

• Journal of Historical Biography

• Click here to search DOAJ for free access to articles on your topic! 

Print Journals in the Emmaus Library

• American Heritage

• Christian History

• Fides et Historia

• History Today

US History Resources

• AMDOCS
  Free access to documents for the study of American history.

• Library of Congress: American Memory
  Search a digital record of American history and creativity, including the written word, the spoken word, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music.

• U.S. Government Printing Office
  Direct online access to the basic federal government documents that define America's democratic society.

• Documenting the American South
  Primary resources for the study of southern history, literature, and culture.

• Making of America Primary Sources
  Digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction.

• Immigration to the US, 1789-1930
  A web-based collection of historical materials from Harvard that documents voluntary immigration to the United States from 1789 to 1930.

• The Avalon Project
  Sponsored by Yale Law School, this project provides access to documents in law, history, and diplomacy.

• National Archives
  Explore national history through documents, photos, and records. Includes engaging lesson plans and other classroom materials.

• American Presidency Project
  Online resources that has consolidated, coded, and organized papers of the presidents into a single searchable database.

• Presidents of the United States
  View background information, election results, cabinet members, notable events, and points of interest on each of the presidents.

Additional History Resources

• Best of History Websites
  Provides links to the best history-oriented resources online, designed to benefit history teachers and their students.

• Duke University Digital Collections
  Digitized historic photographs, advertisements, texts and more from Duke's unique library collections.

• East Asian History
  Online sourcebook provided by Fordham University.

• EuroDocs
  Online sources for European history.

• The Labyrinth
  Resources for Medieval Studies, sponsored by Georgetown University.