United States History / Junior Thesis
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This page is designed to help students who have a working thesis statement. If you need help getting started, see "Coming up with a topic", "Narrowing your topic", or "Tips for writing a thesis statement".
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 "Hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in U.S. History." Includes "full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience." |
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 History in Dispute , Vol. 1 : The Cold War: First SeriesHistory in Dispute , Vol. 2 : American Social and Political Movements, 1945-2000: Pursuit of Liberty History in Dispute , Vol. 3 : American Social and Political Movements, 1900-1945: Pursuit of Progress History in Dispute , Vol. 4 : World War II, 1939-1943 History in Dispute , Vol. 5 : World War II, 1943-1945 History in Dispute , Vol. 6 : The Cold War: Second Series History in Dispute , Vol. 7 : Water and the Environment Since 1945: Global Perspectives History in Dispute , Vol. 8 : World War I: First Series History in Dispute , Vol. 9 : World War I: Second Series History in Dispute , Vol. 11 : The Holocaust, 1933-1945 History in Dispute , Vol. 12 : The American Revolution, 1763-1789 History in Dispute , Vol. 13 : Slavery in the Western Hemisphere, circa 1500-1888 History in Dispute , Vol. 19 : The Red Scare After 1945 |
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· Milestone Documents in American History, Milestone Documents in World History, Milestone Documents of American Leaders These e-book "combines full-text primary source documents with expert analysis and commentary". It is also available as print reference book sets in the library. |
 Knowledge Source covers the Leading Issues most studied and debated by students, Historic and Government Documents, Directories and Almanacs, and Current Perspectives on the Arts & Humanities |
  The American Memory Project is a gateway to rich primary source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States. The site offers more than 7 million digital items from more than 100 historical collections, including the Nineteenth Century in Print, which comprises 1500 books and 23 periodicals published in the United States during the nineteenth century, primarily during the second half of the century. Also check out the Digital Collections for primary documents and interesting history memorabilia. |
 Not only includes reference articles from the Encyclopedia Britannica, but also relevant magazine and journal articles, and links to the "Best of the Web". Journal or magazine articles |
 Journal Storage, described as "the scholarly journal archive", contains hundreds of publications with articles available in Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format, some dating back hundreds of years. JStor is particulary strong in history and social sciences. To access from home, see a librarian at NNHS for password. |
 Cross-searches 12 Gale databases: Gale General OneFile, Academic OneFile , Health Reference Center Academic, General Business File ASAP, Gale Virtual Reference Library , Educator's Reference Complete, Student Edition, The New York Times (1995 - present), Expanded Academic ASAP, General Reference Center Gold, Massachusetts History Online, and Student Resource Center - Bronze. Find additional information about all these on this master list of Gale databases. |
Websites to Explore |
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Boston Public Library History and Political Science Electronic Resources You need to use your BPL library card to access these valuable sources of information. To sign up for a temporary library card number and start using the BPL's vast electronic collection, click here. |
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Making of America (MOA) (University of Michigan) The Making of America (MOA) is a digital library of primary sources in late 19th century American social history. The collection is strong in the subjects of education, psychology, history, sociology, religon and science and technology. See also Cornell University's additional contributions to the Making of America project. |
| New Deal Network Educational site focused on the programs of FDR's New Deal. Includes Speeches, letters, photographs, and more. |
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HarpWeek Online exhibits featuring primary source material (including articles and political cartoons) from the 19th century Harper's Weekly . Exhibits focus on the abolition of slavery (13th Amendment), black voting rights (15th Amendment), the impeachment of Andrew Johnson, Hayes v. Tilden, and presidential elections as depicted in policital cartoons from 1860 to 1912. |
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National Archives Archival Research Catalog (ARC) The Archival Research Catalog (ARC) is the online catalog of NARA's nationwide holdings in the Washington, DC area, Regional Archives and Presidential Libraries. |
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National Archives and Records Administration Exhibit Hall The largest repository of American documents offers many of them on this section of their website. |
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FBI's Freedom of Information Act Electronic Reading Room Declassified documents available alphabetically by topic, or under "Espionage", "Famous Persons", "Gangster Era", "Historical Interest", "Unusual Phenomena", and "Violent Crime". |
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National Security Archive (George Washington University) Collects and publishes documents declassified under the Freedom of Information Act. |
| American Political Prints, 1766-1876 (HarpWeek and Library of Congress) |
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AdAccess (Duke University) Offers "over 7,000 advertisements printed in U.S. and Canadian newspapers and magazines between 1911 and 1955." |
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History Matters (City University of New York & George Mason University) One of the best overall sites for U.S. history, includes resources, primary documents, teaching ideas, other history related links, and student projects. |
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American History Sourcebook (University of Oregon) A collection of books and documents important to the history of the United States of America. |
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A Biography of America (PBS) Companion website to television series originally aired on WGBH with the same name. Among episodes in American history are interactive timelines and maps. |
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Links to the Past (National Parks Service) United States history through the National Parks, arranged by historical themes with links to specific park sites. Includes e-books and a section on maritime history. |
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National Museum of American History (Smithsonian Institution) Contains digital counterparts to exhibitions at the museum (with images and descriptions of some of the items) on military history, civil rights, and much more. |
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Oyez: Supreme Court Multimedia (Oyez Project) This multimedia database about the United States Supreme Court includes audio of oral arguments, abstracts of key constitutional cases, and information on Supreme Court justices. |
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Avalon Project (Yale University Law School) Documents in Law, History, and Goverment arranged by time period. |
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Historical Census Browser (University of Virginia) Data describing the population and economy of US states and countries from 1790 to 1960. |
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LexisNexis Primary Sources in U.S. History Use your public library card number to access this database of primary documents. Access to LexisNexis is provided by the Newton Free Public Library |
Looking for books in print?
American History books shelved in the "973" section of library.
Also check out the Biography collection.
Try searching the library catalog by topic or keywords for books too.
