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Historical Context & Historiography

The following resources provide in-depth contextual information on a variety of history topics, many are also historiographical in nature.

Gale Ebooks Links to an external site. - collection of hundreds of encyclopedias on all topics
History Compass Links to an external site. - historiography-type articles
Oxford Handbooks Links to an external site. - 50+ volumes on various history topics
Oxford Research Encyclopedias - access to 25 subject modules including African, American, Asian & Latin American history
Oxford Very Short Introductions Links to an external site. - access to 100 history-related volumes on various topics

Finding Books

UW Libraries Search - use the following example to restrict your results to ebooks available at the UW.

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Secondary Sources - Journal Articles

If the full text article is not in the database, click on the button to see if the UW Libraries has an online copy. For additional databases, see the relevant History Research Guide for your topic or region.

America History & Life Links to an external site. - best database for finding scholarly history articles on the US & Canada
Historical Abstracts Links to an external site. - best database for finding scholarly history articles for the modern (1450 onwards) world history
International Medieval Bibliography Links to an external site. - best database for finding scholarly history articles & chapters in European medieval studies
L'Annee Philologique Links to an external site. - best database for finding scholary history articles & chapters in ancient history & classical studies
Oxford Bibliographies Online Links to an external site. - scholar recommended books & articles on a variety of topics

Primary Source Examples

For additional primary sources, see the relevant History Research Guide for your topic or region.

American Civil Liberties Union Papers, 1912-1990 Links to an external site. - case files, news clippings, correspondence & more
Archives of Sexuality & Gender Links to an external site. - newsletters, reports & archival material illustrating the history of LGBTQ history & culture; includes coverage of HIV/AIDS epidemic & activism
Indigenous Peoples: North America Links to an external site. - sources covering Native Peoples from the 17th through 20th c.
Loeb Classical Library Links to an external site. - Greek & Latin works with English translations
Proquest Historical Newspapers Links to an external site. - collection of 21 papers including the New York Times (1851-2017), Los Angeles Times (1881-2012), Baltimore Afro American (1893-1988), Guardian (1821-2003) & Le Monde (1944-2000)
Proquest History Vault Links to an external site. - includes major organizational, personal & federal collections dealing with the Civil Rights movement, Native American history & Immigration and Naturalization Service records
Slavery & Anti-Slavery: A Transnational Archive Links to an external site. - sources dealing with the history of slavery in America and the rest of the world from the 17th century to the late 19th century
Visual History Archive Links to an external site. - "Shoah" archive of oral histories; also includes testimony of other genocides

Librarians

Theresa Mudrock is your UW history librarian. I'm here to help you with your library research. Just email me at mudrock@uw.edu or make an appointment Links to an external site. to chat via zoom. NOTE: I will be out of town from April 3 through April 25.

See the list of subject librarians Links to an external site.to find other helpful librarians especially those that focus on a specific geographic region.

24/7 Help

Need help in the middle of the night? Chat with a librarian 24/7 Links to an external site..

Writing Help

Make an appointment for an online writing consultation.

History Writing Center Links to an external site.

Odegaard Writing & Research Center Links to an external site.

Citation Help

The following links provide information on citing sources. See the Citing Sources page for more info.

Chicago Manual of Style Online Links to an external site.
Make an appointment Links to an external site.for an introduction to Zotero

ZoteroBib Links to an external site. - easy citation creator

Additional Research Info

See the Introduction to Historical Research for examples on how to search library databases. Also see:

Need More Sources?

Check out the following sections on the History Research Guide: