This guide provides information on how to use library resources for students in History 124: American History to 1877. Please don't hesitate to reach out to your librarian if you have any questions!
This guide includes the following page:
This page contains lists of U.S. history websites, U.S. history databases, national newspapers & periodical databases, and general websites.
When searching for primary source materials, search Research@UWW, the Library's online catalog.
Research@UWW is a one-stop solution for the discovery and delivery of books, ebooks, government documents, media, articles, reserves, images, guides, and more. It includes many, but not all, of the Library's databases. If you need more specialized information or want to look at a database not searched by Research@UWW, search individual databases.
To find books, do a simple search in the Research@UWW box on the Library's home page. On the search results page, change the scope in the dropdown menu next to the search box to either Books, Media & more (for items in Andersen Library), or to UW System Libraries Catalogs (for items in all UW System libraries), and do your search again. Then narrow your results using the Resource Type search facet at the left, and choose keywords that may denote primary material.
In the Search box, type one or more search terms that define your topic, as well as a term used for primary sources, such as
