History

Good Databases for This Subject

America: History and Life 
US and Canadian history.

Historical Abstracts 
World History from 1450 to the present, excluding the U.S. and Canada.

History E-Book Project
Full-text, cross-searchable books in the humanities, primarily in history

Humanities/Social Sciences Retro 1907 - 1984.

Readers’ Guide Retro  1890 - 1982.

Primary Source Databases

American Periodical Series, 1740-1900
American Civil War Letters & Diaries, 1861-1865
America's Historical Newspapers, 1690-1900
Baltimore Afro-American, 1893-1988
Civil War: A Newspaper Perspective
Early Encounters in North America: Peoples, Culture, and the Environment
Harp Week
Historical Newspapers (New York Times)1851-1999
Historical Statistics of the United States
In the First Person: Index to Letters, Diaries, Oral Histories, and Other Personal Narratives.
North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries, and Oral Histories
North American Women's Letters and Diaries, Colonial-1950