History

For more information about History resources, contact Ahmed Kraima.

Contents: Databases | Guides | Primary Sources at UWM | Web Sites

Library Databases (For Finding Articles) UWM only

America: History and Life via ABC-Clio
America: History and Life via EBSCOHost
1964-present; article abstracts and citations of reviews and dissertations on the history and culture of the United States and Canada. Guide
Historical Abstracts via ABC-Clio
Historical Abstracts via EBSCOHost
1955-present; article abstracts from over 2,000 journals, citations of books, and dissertations on the history of the world from 1450 to the present. Excludes the U. S. and Canada. Guide
Academic Search
1984-present; indexes over 3,400 scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers in the areas of business, social sciences, humanities, general academic, general science, education, and multi-cultural studies. Full-text is available for 2,000 journals starting with January 1985. Guide
ACLS Humanities E-Book [formerly ACLS History E-Book Project]
Dates vary; over 1,000 books in most humanities disciplines. You can only read or print online from a computer screen one page at a time.
American Mosaic
Dates vary; full text of reference sources and primary documents focusing on the history and culture of African and Latino Americans.
American Periodicals Series
1740-1900; Searchable full text of over 1,500 magazines, journals, and newspapers.
Digital Sanborn Maps (Wisconsin)
Large-scale plans containing data that can be used to estimate the potential risk for urban structures. This includes information such as the outline of each building, the size, shape and construction materials, heights, and function of structures, location of windows and doors. The maps also give street names, street and sidewalk widths, property boundaries, building use, and house and block numbers.
Early English Books Online
Over 125,000 titles listed in Pollard & Redgrave's Short-Title Catalogue (1475-1640), Wing's Short-Title Catalogue (1641-1700), and the Thomason Tracts (1640-1661). Guide
Ethnic NewsWatch
1990-present; a full-text comprehensive collection of over 250 newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic and minority press. Guide
Gerritsen Collection
1543-1945; a collection of books and periodicals reflecting the evolution of a feminist consciousness and women's rights. Contains over two million page images, searchable by keyword.
Humanities Full Text
1984-present; more than 530 periodicals in archaeology, art, classics, film, folklore, journalism, linguistics, music, the performing arts, philosophy, religion, world history, and world literature. Full-text is available for 185 journals starting with 1983. Guide
Index Islamicus
1906-present; covers publications (over 3,400 titles) on all aspects of Islam and the Muslim world including history, beliefs, societies, cultures, languages and literatures. Guide
International Medieval Bibliography
Index to articles relating to the Middle Ages (400-1500 AD). Also includes an online version of the International Encyclopaedia for the Middle Ages, the Lexikon des Mittelalters Online, and Library of Latin Texts.
JSTOR
Back to 1800; does not include recent years; full text, searchable backfiles of over 600 core scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences and sciences.
LexisNexis Academic [Formerly Academic Universe]
Dates vary; full-text of over 4,000 current events/news publications, legal and government information, and business news and corporate information. Guide
North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries and Oral Histories
1840-present; over 340 authors and approximately 10,000 pages of primary source information. Includes letters and diaries, oral histories, interviews, and other personal narratives. Guide
North American Women's Letters and Diaries
Colonial-1950; 150,000 pages of diaries and letters from over 600 women. Guide
Paper of Record FREE ACCESS
Dates vary; full text of historical newspapers from the early 1800s to the mid 1900s. Free registration required.
Project Muse
Recent years; selected journals go back to 1993. Project Muse provides access to the full-text of over 220 scholarly journals in the arts and humanities, social sciences, and mathematics.
Primary Sources in U.S. History
Dates vary; contains full text primary documents as well as guides to microfilm collections in African American Studies, Presidential Studies, and Women's Studies.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers - Chicago Tribune
1849-1985; Searchable full text.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers - The Chicago Defender
1905 - 1975; Searchable full text.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers - The New York Times
1851-three years ago (For more recent articles, use ProQuest Newspapers); Searchable full text starting with the first issue. Full image digital reproductions for every page from every available issue. Includes display and classified ads; comics and cartoons; photos, maps and graphics; editorials and commentary.
Readers' Guide Full Text
1983-present; indexes over 360 popular periodicals published in the U.S. and Canada. Includes current events, news, and many other subject areas. Full-text is available for most journals starting with January 1994. Guide
Sociological Abstracts
1963-present; provides citations and abstracts to journal articles, conference papers, books and dissertations in the field of sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. It covers over 1,700 publications, and is updated monthly. Guide
Scottish Women Poets of the Romantic Period
Dates vary; 60 volumes of romantic poetry and contemporary critical reviews. Guide
Web of Knowledge - Tutorial
1987-present; includes three databases within the Web of Science platform: Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index. It indexes more than 8,000 peer-reviewed journals, providing complete bibliographic data and author abstracts. Also includes ISIHighlyCited.com, which lists the most influential scientific authors, and EndNote Web, an online bibliographic citation manager. Guide
Women and Social Movements
1600-2000; Original documents and historical analysis pertaining to Women and Social Movements.

Research Guides

For more information on finding printed resources, see the following guides.

To find books and other materials in the library, use PantherCat, the online library catalog (guide).

Selected History Web Sites FREE ACCESS