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America: History and Life Complete bibliographic reference to the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present.
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American History in VideoAnalyze historical events, and their presentation over time, through commercial and governmental newsreels, archival footage, public affairs footage, and important documentaries.

Annals of American History OnlineAnnals of American History includes the full text of speeches, essays, historical accounts, memoirs, poems, editorials, biographies, images, and multi-media.

Contemporary Women's IssuesContemporary Women's Issues (CWI) is a multidisciplinary, full-text database that brings together relevant content from mainstream periodicals, "gray" literature, and the alternative press, with a focus on the critical issues and events that influence women's lives in more than 190 countries.

Historic DocumentsThese documents range from presidential speeches, international agreements, and Supreme Court decisions to U.S. governmental reports, scientific findings, and cultural discussions.

Historical AbstractsComplete reference guide to the history of the world from 1450 to the present (excluding the United States and Canada, which are covered in America: History and Life).
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History Reference CenterFull text from more than 650 history reference books and encyclopedias, cover to cover full text from nearly 60 history magazines, 58,000 historical documents, 43,000 biographies and 12,000 historical photos, maps and other images.

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Academic OneFileOffers peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources in the areas of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects.

Academic Search EliteA multi-disciplinary resource that spans virtually every area of academic study.

Alternative Press IndexThe Alternative Press Index is a biannual subject index to over 300 alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines. 

Directory of Open Access JournalsThis service covers free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals

JSTORJSTOR includes archives of over one thousand leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, as well as select monographs and other materials valuable for academic work.

Oxford JournalsFull text from over 150 journals published by the Oxford University Press. 

Oxford Reference Online PremiumAllows cross-searching of prestigious reference works published by Oxford University Press. 

ProQuest Historical Newspapers, The New York Times (1851-2004)ProQuest Historical Newspapers offers full-text and full-image articles for significant newspapers dating back to the 18th Century.

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