Libraries

HIST 367 Women & Men in U.S. History :
A Guide for Library Research Assignments

Encyclopedias- U.S. History
Encyclopedias- Women's & Men's Studies
Encyclopedias- African American History
Encyclopedias- Lesbian & Gay History
Biographical Information
Scholarly and Popular Articles
Books
Earlham Subject Guides
Citation Help

Top of Page

Encyclopedias- U.S. History

Dictionary of American History
Reference E 174. D 52 2003 10v.
A great place to start for introductory information. Available in print and online.

American Decades
Reference E 169. I2 A4.19 10v.
Each volume covers one decade, with content divided into broad subject chapters. Available in print and online.

Encyclopedia of American History
Ref E 174 .E53 2003 (11 volumes)

Encyclopedias- Women's/ Men's Studies

American Masculinities: a History
Ref HQ 1090.3 .A453 2004

American Women's History
Ref HQ 1410 .A44 1994

Encyclopedia of Women in American History
Ref HQ 1410 .A44 E 53 2002 (3 volumes)

Encyclopedia of Women in American Politics
Ref HQ 1236.5 .U6 E53 1999

Historical Dictionary of Women's Education in the United States
Ref LC 1752 .H57 1998

Reader's Companion to U. S. Women's History
Ref HQ 1410 .R43 1998

Reader's Guide to Women's Studies
Ref HQ 1180 .R43 1998

Women in Early America: Struggle, Survival, and Freedom in a New World
Ref HQ 1416. M395 2004

Women in World History
Ref HQ 1115 .W6 1999 (17 volumes)

Women's Progress in America
Ref HQ 1410 .F76 1994

Working American - Women at Work
Online

Top of page

Encyclopedias- African American History

Black Women in America : An Historical Encyclopedia
Ref E 185.86 .B542 2005 (3 volumes)

Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History
Ref E 185 .E54 2006 (6 volumes) and Online

Notable Black American Women
Ref E 185.96 .N68 1992--2003 (3 volumes)

Top of page

Encyclopedias- Lesbian & Gay History

Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History in America
Ref HQ 76.3 .U5 E53 2004 (3 volumes)

Gay Histories and Cultures : An Encyclopedia
Ref HQ 75.13 .G37 2000

Lesbian Histories and Cultures : An Encyclopedia
Ref HQ 75.5 .L4395 2000

Reader's Guide to Lesbian and Gay Studies
Ref HQ 75.15 .R43 2000

Top of page

Biographical Information

American National Biography
Reference CT 213. A68 1999
Scholarly essays on prominent Americans. Available in print and online

Biography Resource Center
Articles from biographical dictionaries, encyclopedias, handbooks, and popular periodicals on living and deceased individuals.

Literature Resource Center
Contains biographies, literary criticism, and bibliographies about authors.

Top of page

Scholarly and Popular Articles

Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature
Index Shelves
Reference AI 3 R 4
Primary articles from popular magazines.

Historical New York Times Archives
Primary and secondary newspaper articles

JSTOR
Primary and secondary scholarly articles.

Academic Search Premier
Secondary scholarly and popular articles.

Discover if Earlham has access to a journal, magazine, or newspaper online or in print.