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HISTORY 495S/496S: Honors Thesis Seminar 2024/25

A guide for the year-long senior honors seminar (HISTORY 495S/496S)

Subject Librarian

Carson Holloway

Librarian for History of Science and Technology, Military History, British and Irish Studies, Canadian Studies and General History

 

Duke Databases

America: History and Life (1954 to present) The first database you should consult to identify secondary literature in the field of U.S. history. It abstracts articles and provides bibliographic citations to reviews and dissertations on the history and culture of the US and Canada from prehistoric times to the present.

 

Online Newspaper Resources

America's Historical Newspapers (1690 to 1922) provides access to scanned images from newspapers from all 50 U.S. states.

Newspapers.com provides access to articles from thousands of newspapers from the 1700s -2000s.

19th Century US Newspapers provides access to approximately 500 U.S. newspapers, published between 1800 and 1900.

Secondary Materials: Books