Outline of this guide: Reference Sources Primary Sources Secondary Sources

Related guides: Book Review Sources RefWorks: A Guide Research Log Research Planner Research Planner 2

• Style Guides
  • Chicago Manual of Style. 15th ed. Chicago, IL: Univ. of Chicago Press, 2003.
    Reference R 808.02 C53 2003
  • A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers. Kate Turabian; rev. Wayne C. Booth et al. 7th ed. Chicago, IL: Univ. of Chicago Press, 2007.
    Reference Desk 808.02 T929m7
  • A Pocket Guide to Writing in History. Mary Lynn Rampolla. 5th ed. Boston, MA: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2007.
    Reference Desk R 907.2 R177p
• Biographical Works & Works on Specific Individuals
  • American First Ladies. Ed. Robert Watson. 2nd ed. Hackensack, NJ: Salem Press, 2006.
    Reference R 973.09 A5123
  • American National Biography. Ed. John A. Garraty and Mark C. Carnes. 24 vols. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999-2002.
    Reference R 920.073 A512
  • American Political Leaders, 1789-2000. Washington, DC: CQ Press, 2000.
    Reference R 923.2 A5121
  • American Presidents. Ed. Robert Watson. 3rd ed. 2 vols. Hackensack, NJ: Salem Press, 2006.
    Reference R 973.09 A5122
  • Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 to Present, from the United States Senate
  • Biography Reference Bank. H.W. Wilson, 2003-
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower: A Bibliography of his Times and Presidency. R. Alton Lee. Wilmington, DE: Scholarly Resources, 1991.
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower: A Centennial Bibliography. Elizabeth Snoke. Fort Leavenworth, KS: U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, [1990].
  • The Eleanor Roosevelt Encyclopedia. Ed. Maurine Beasley et al. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2001.
    Reference R 920.7 R78b
  • First Ladies: A Biographical Dictionary. Dorothy Schneider and Carl Schneider. New York: Facts on File, 2001.
    Reference R 920.7 S358f
  • Gerald R. Ford: A Bibliography. Comp. John Robert Greene. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1994.
    Reference R 016.973 F699g
  • The Harry S. Truman Encyclopedia. Ed. Richard S. Kirkendall. Boston, MA: G.K. Hall, 1989.
    Reference R 973.91 T867e
  • John F. Kennedy: A Bibliography. Comp. James Giglio. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1995.
    Reference R 016.973 K35g
  • The Life and Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt: An Annotated Bibliography. Kenneth Henrickson, Jr. 3 vols. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow, 2003.
    Reference R 016.923 R781h 
  • Lyndon B. Johnson: A Bibliography. Comp. Staff of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library. 2 vols. Austin, TX: Univ. of Texas Press, 1984-1988.
    Reference R 016.973 J67L
  • Presidents: A Biographical Dictionary. Neil Hamilton. New York: Facts on File, 2001.
    Reference R 923.1 H217p
  • The Presidents: A Reference History. Ed. Henry Graff. 2nd ed. New York: Scribner's, 1996.
    Reference R 973.09 P933 1996
  • Presidents of the United States: Their Written Measure: A Bibliography. Comp. James Sayler. Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1996.
    Reference R 016.973 S275p
  • Ronald Reagan: A Bibliography. Ed. Allan Metz. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow, 2008.
    Reference R 016.973 R287m
  • The United States Executive Branch: A Biographical Directory of Heads of State and Cabinet Officials. Ed. Robert Sobel and David Sicilia. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2003.
    Reference R 923.1 U58
  • The Vice Presidents: A Biographical Dictionary. Ed. L. Edward Purcell. New York: Facts on File, 1998.
    Reference R 923.1 V63
• Government & the Presidency
  • America at the Polls: A Handbook of American Presidential Election Statistics. Comp. Alice McGillivray and Richard Scammon. 2 vols. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, 1994-2001.
    Vol. 1: Harding to Eisenhower, 1920-1956: Reference R 324.73 A5121
    Vol. 2: Kennedy to Bush, 1960-2000: Reference R 324.973 A512 1960-2000
  • American Presidents: Year by Year. Lyle Emerson Nelson. 3 vols. Armonk, NY: Sharpe Reference, 2004.
    Reference R 973.09 N427a
  • CQ Electronic Library
    Provides background information, current and historical coverage, and statistical data related to U.S. government, legislative history, politics, public policy, and current affairs. Includes:
    • Congress and the Nation. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, 1965- .
      The library also has print volumes covering 1945 to present (Reference R 320.97 C74c).
      
    • CQ Almanac
      (1945 - present) Contains reports on major activities of the U.S. Congress; includes detailed information on political issues arising in each congressional session, roll call votes, interest group ratings, data on presidential support, information about party unity, and texts of presidential messages.
      The library also has print volumes for 1948, 1958-2000 (Bound Periodicals stacks).
    • CQ Congress Collection
      (1945 to present) Contains detailed legislative information and analyses as well as biographical information, electoral data, interest group ratings, and vote analysis for members of Congress.
    • Congressional Quarterly's Guide to the Presidency. Ed. Michael Nelson. 4th ed. 2 vols. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, 2008.
    • CQ Weekly
      (October 1983 to present) Contains the full text of CQ Weekly, which provides current coverage and analysis of the activities of the U.S. Congress; includes information about bill status, votes, and amendments as well as summaries of committee activities, including investigations, hearings, and debates.
      The library also has:
      • 1953-1957
        Format: microfilm
        Location: microfilm cabinet C-12
      • 1958-2005
        Format: paper
        Location: Bound Periodicals stacks
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower: A Bibliography of his Times and Presidency. R. Alton Lee. Wilmington, DE: Scholarly Resources, 1991.
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower: A Centennial Bibliography. Elizabeth Snoke. Fort Leavenworth, KS: U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, [1990].
  • Encyclopedia of the American Presidency. Ed. Leonard Levy and Louis Fisher. 4 vols. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1994.
    Reference R 353.03 E56
  • Encyclopedia of U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior. Ed. Kenneth Warren. 2 vols. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications Inc., 2008.
  • Gerald R. Ford: A Bibliography. Comp. John Robert Greene. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1994.
    Reference R 016.973 F699g
  • The Harry S. Truman Encyclopedia. Ed. Richard S. Kirkendall. Boston, MA: G.K. Hall, 1989.
    Reference R 973.91 T867e
  • John F. Kennedy: A Bibliography. Comp. James Giglio. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1995.
    Reference R 016.973 K35g
  • The Life and Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt: An Annotated Bibliography. Kenneth Henrickson, Jr. 3 vols. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow, 2003.
    Reference R 016.923 R781h 
  • Lyndon B. Johnson: A Bibliography. Comp. Staff of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library. 2 vols. Austin, TX: Univ. of Texas Press, 1984-1988.
    Reference R 016.973 J67L
  • The Presidency A to Z. Ed. Michael Nelson. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, 1992.
    Reference R 353.03 P93311
  • Presidential Elections, 1789-2000. Washington, DC: CQ Press, 2002.
    Reference R 324.973 P933
  • Presidential Scandals. Jeffrey Schultz. Washington, DC: CQ Press, 2000.
    Reference R 973.09 S387p
  • Religion and the Presidency: A Bibliography. Albert Menendez. New York: Garland, 1986.
    Reference R 016.973 M542r
  • Vital Statistics on the Presidency: Washington to Clinton. Lyn Ragsdale. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, 1996.
    Reference R 353.03 R144v
• General U.S. History
  • Encyclopedia of American Cultural and Intellectual History. Ed. Ed. Mary Kupiec Cayton and Peter Williams. 3 vols. New York: Scribner's, 2001.
    Reference R 973.04 E564
  • Encyclopedia of American Social History. Ed. Mary Kupiec Cayton et al. 3 vols. New York: Scribner's, 1993.
    Reference R 301.097 E56
  • Encyclopedia of the United States in the Twentieth Century. Ed. Stanley I. Kutler. 4 vols. New York: Scribner's, 1996.
    Reference R 973.03 E562
  • Encyclopedia of Women in American History. 3 vols. Armonk, NY: Sharpe Reference, 2003.
    Reference R 305.409 E56
  • Gale Virtual Reference Library
    A collection of over 200 electronic reference works. Includes:
    • Datapedia of the United States: American History in Numbers. George Thomas Kurian. 4th ed. Lanham, MD: Bernan, 2008.
    • Dictionary of American History. Ed. Stanley I. Kutler. 10 vols. New York: Scribner's, 2003.
      Reference R 973 D554 2003
    • Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice. Ed. Gary Anderson and Kathryn Herr. 3 vols. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2007.
    • Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy. Ed. Richard Dean Burns et al. 2nd ed. 3 vols. New York: Scribner's, 2002.
      R 327.73 E56 2002
    • Encyclopedia of Leadership. Ed. George Goethals et al. 4 vols. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2004.
    • Encyclopedia of Politics. Ed. Rodney Carlisle. 2 vols. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2005.
    • Encyclopedia of Social Welfare History in North America. Ed. John Herrick and Paul Stuart. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2005.
    • Encyclopedia of U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior. Ed. Kenneth Warren. 2 vols. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications Inc., 2008.
    • Encyclopedia of War and American Society. Ed. Peter Karsten. 3 vols. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2005.
    • Historical Dictionary of the 1940s. Ed. James Ryan and Leonard Schlup. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 2006.
    • Social Change in America: The Historical Handbook. Ed. Patricia Becker. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow, 2006.
    • ... and many more!

1. General Tools
   See also the bibliographies of primary sources in the reference sources listed above.
   • Library Catalog
     To locate primary sources, do a keyword search and add one or more of the following words:
     • sources
     • correspondence
     • diaries
     • interviews 
     • personal narratives
     • pictorial works
     You can also do a keyword search and limit your search by publication date.
   • WorldCat
     To locate primary sources, do a keyword search and add one or more of the following words:
     • sources
     • correspondence
     • diaries
     • interviews 
     • personal narratives
     • pictorial works
     Note: Rare and archival materials cannot be borrowed on interlibrary loan. If you want to consult manuscripts or archival resources, you will need to contact the holding institutions directly.
     You can sometimes locate microfilm or microfiche copies of these documents in WorldCat; try doing an advanced search, enter your keywords or subject terms, and then apply a "subtype limit," choosing "Microform" as the format.
2. Periodicals & News Sources
   The Little Library has many magazines, newspapers, and journals from this time period. As well as articles about presidents and first ladies, they also contain interviews, profiles, editorial cartoons, reprints of speeches, and much more.
   1. Popular Magazines
      Including weekly and monthly consumer, news, and opinion magazines.
      • Bibliographies and Guides to 20th Century Popular Magazines
      • Indexes to 20th-Century Popular Magazines
      • 20th Century Popular Magazines in Little Library
   2. Newspapers
      • Indexes to 20th-Century Newspapers
      • 20th Century Newspapers in Little Library
      • Newspapers held by Other Libraries: How to Find Them
   3. Other Periodicals
      To find articles in other types of periodicals, such as journals, search the following:
      • Humanities & Social Sciences Index
        (1907 to present). For the period 1907-1984, this database indexes journal articles in both the humanities and social sciences; it also includes the International Index to Periodicals (1907-1965). From 1985 to the present, the focus is on the humanities.
        Search Syntax:
        • Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *
        • Phrase searching: use double quotation marks ""
        • Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?
      • PAIS International
        (1915 to present) Indexes journal articles, books, government documents, and conference papers in political science, public affairs, and economics.
        Search Syntax:
        • Truncation: use an asterisk *
        • Phrase searching: automatic
        • Wildcard: use a question mark ?
      • Periodicals Index Online
        (c. 1665-1995) Indexes journal and magazine articles as well as book reviews in a broad array of humanities, social sciences, and science subjects.
        Search Syntax:
        • Truncation: use an asterisk *
        • Phrase searching: automatic
3. Personal Papers
   Including the personal diaries, journals, and correspondence of presidents, first ladies, and their families. To find public and official papers, see below.
   To find personal papers, consult the following:
   1. Library Catalog
      Do a subject search for the person's name, last name first, and look for relevant subject headings ("correspondence," "diaries," "sources," and sometimes "archives").
   2. WorldCat
      Includes records for published and unpublished materials.
      • Do a subject search for the person's name; add relevant terms from subject headings such as "correspondence" or "diaries" or "sources" or even "archives."
      • Try limiting your search by format (e.g. "microform"). Sometimes rare or archival materials have been filmed, and in those cases, we can often borrow the microfilm or microfiche versions on interlibrary loan.
      • Try limiting your search by material type (e.g. "archival materials"), but remember that we can only get published works and microform materials on interlibrary loan. If you want to consult manuscripts or archival resources, you will need to contact the holding institutions directly.
   3. Biographical Sources
      Search the following:
      • Biographical Reference Works
        These reference works can often help you identify collections and editions of papers. For example,
        • American National Biography lists authoritative editions and collections at the ends of entries for presidents and first ladies.
      • The Library Catalog
        The Catalog contains records for published biographies; use the bibliographies and notes in these works to identify publications and collections of personal papers.
   4. Separately-published bibliographies
      Examples include:
      • Presidents of the United States: Their Written Measure: A Bibliography. Comp. James Sayler. Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1996.
        Reference R 016.973 S275p
   5. Presidential libraries
      Presidential libraries often contain personal as well as public and official papers of the presidents.
      • Online finding aids
      • Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
      • Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
      • Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum
      • John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
      • Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum
      • Nixon Library and Museum
      • Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum
      • Jimmy Carter Library and Museum
      • Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
4. Public Papers of the President & U.S. Government Documents
   Collections of Public & Official Papers | Foreign Policy & Treaties | Legislation & Congressional Documents | Press Conferences | Recordings | Speeches
   1. Collections of Public & Official Papers
      Including published documents, such as addresses, executive orders, news conferences, official statements, press releases, proclamations, and speeches ("public papers") as well as working documents, such as drafts of official statements, office memoranda, personal notes, private correspondence, and other materials generated in the course of duty ("official papers").
      • Documentary Histories
        • Documentary History of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidency. Ed. George McJimsey. 36 vols. to date. Bethesda, MD: University Publications of America, 2000- .
          Little Library Stacks 973.917 D6371
        • Documentary History of the Truman Presidency. Ed. Dennis Merrill. 35 vols. to date. Bethesda, MD: University Publications of America, 1995- .
          Little Library Stacks 973.918 D637
        • Documentary History of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidency. Ed. Nancy Beck Young. 6 vols. to date. Bethesda, MD: University Publications of America, 2005- .
          Little Library Stacks 973.921 D637
        • The Documentary History of the John F. Kennedy Presidency. Ed. Lewis Gould. 9 vols. to date. Bethesda, MD: University Publications of America, 2005-.
          Little Library Stacks 973.922 D637
      • Executive Orders
        • Codification of Presidential Proclamations and Executive Orders, from the National Archives and Records Administration
          Covers Truman to Reagan. Arranged by subject.
        • Executive Orders Disposition Table Index, from the National Archives and Records Administration
          Covers Roosevelt to Obama. Arranged by administration.
      • Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States
        • Online [official publication]
          • Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, from GPO Access
            Includes several volumes from the first Bush administration, volumes from the Clinton administration, and several volumes from the George W. Bush administration.
        • Paper [official publications]
          • Harry S. Truman
            Government Information Stacks GS 4.113: 1945 through GS 4.113: 1952-1953
          • Dwight D. Eisenhower
            Government Information Stacks GS 4.113: 1953 through GS 4.113: 1960-1961
          • John F. Kennedy
            Government Information Stacks GS 4.113: 1961 through GS 4.113: 1963
          • Lyndon B. Johnson
            Government Information Stacks GS 4.113: 1963-1964 through GS 4.113: 1968-69
          • Richard M. Nixon
            Government Information Stacks GS 4.113: 1969 through GS 4.113: 1974
          • Gerald R. Ford
            Government Information Stacks GS 4.113: 1974 through GS 4.113: 1976-1977
          • Jimmy Carter
            Government Information Stacks GS 4.113: 1977 through GS 4.113: 1980-1981
          • Ronald Reagan
            Government Information Stacks GS 4.113: 1981 through GS 4.113: 1988
        • Unofficial publications and reproductions of the Public Papers
          • American Presidency Project, from the University of California at Santa Barbara
            Includes:
            • The Messages and Papers of the Presidents, Washington - Taft (1789-1913)
            • The Public Papers of the Presidents, Hoover to Bush (1929-1993)
            • The Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Clinton to Obama (1993- )
            • Selected audio and video files of speeches, radio addresses, and more from Hoover to George W. Bush
            • Statistical data, and more...
          • Franklin D. Roosevelt
            Published by a private publishers, not the U.S.G.P.O.
            Government Information Stacks GS 4.113: 1928-1932 through GS 4.113: 1944-45
          • Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, from the University of Michigan Digital Library
            Provides digital facsimiles of the volumes for the Hoover, Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, and Clinton administrations.
      • Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents. Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Service, 1965- .
        Library has: 1965 to present
        Location: Government Information Stacks GS 4.114
        Note: the years 1993 to the present are also online from GPO Access. An unofficial version is available from the American Presidence Project, listed above.
        Information from 1977 to the present also appears in the Public Papers of the Presidents.
      • Presidential libraries
        Presidential libraries also have collections, including some digital collections, of public, official, and personal papers:
        • Online finding aids
        • Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
        • Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
        • Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum
        • John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
        • Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum
        • Nixon Library and Museum
        • Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum
        • Jimmy Carter Library and Museum
        • Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
   2. Foreign Policy & Treaties
      See also the section on Legislation & Congressional Documents.
      • Department of State Bulletin (later titled U.S. Department of State Dispatch)
        Library has 1946-1999
        Location: Government Information Stacks S 1.3:2 (1946-1989) and S 1.3/5 (1990-1999)
        Note: 1993-1999 are also available online
      • Digital National Security Archive
        Contains over 80,000 declassified U.S. government foreign policy documents dating from the mid to the late twentieth century. These documents were obtained through the Freedom of Information Act and are drawn from the collections of the National Security Archive at George Washington University.
      • Foreign Relations of the United States. Washington, DC: U.S.G.P.O., 1861- .
        Government Information Stacks S1.1
        (Some volumes are online)
   3. Legislation & Congressional Documents
      Includes presidential messages to Congress, presidential action on bills, and congressional action on vetoed bills.
      • Congressional Record. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1874- .
        Library has:
        • 1873 to present
          Location: Government Information Stacks X
        • 20 July 1982 to present: microfiche
          Government Information microfiche cabinet X.1
        • 1985 to present: online through LexisNexis Congressional
        • 1994 to present: online throughGPO Access.
        The official record of the proceedings and debates of the House and Senate.
      • LexisNexis Congressional
        (1789 to present [index]; late 1980s to present [full text]) Indexes current and historical congressional documents, including published and unpublished hearings, committee reports, House and Senate documents, House and Senate reports, and legislative histories. Provides the full text of many recent congressional publications.
        Note: Most of the full-text documents in LexisNexis Congressional date from the late 1980s to the present. Many of the older documents indexed by LexisNexis Congressional can be found in the U.S. Congressional Serial Set (see below).
        Search Syntax:
        • Truncation: use an exclamation point
        • Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
        • Wildcard: use an asterisk *
      • Presidential Vetoes, 1789-1988. Comp. Gregory Harness. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1992.
        Government Information Stacks Y 1.3:S.pub.102-12
      • U.S. Congressional Serial Set
        (1817-1980, but see note below) Contains the fully-searchable text of the Serial Set, a rich collection of primary source materials on all aspects of U.S. political, military, cultural, economic, ethnic, and social history. Includes U.S. Senate and House of Representatives reports, documents, and journals. This collection is part of the Archive of Americana.
        Note: this digital collection is not yet complete; as of January 2009, it contains documents from 1817-1964. To find documents dating from the mid-1960s to 1980, be sure to search LexisNexis Congressional too. The Davidson College Library also has print and microfiche versions of many Serial Set volumes, including:
        • 86th Congress (1958-59) through the 91st Congress (1969-71) [microfiche]
          Microfiche cabinet B-9
        • 92nd Congress (1971-1972) through the 95th Congress (1977-1978)
          Government Documents Stacks
        If you need documents from volumes that are not in our collection, please ask a librarian; we can borrow these volumes from another library for you.
   4. Press Conferences
      See also the Public Papers of the Presidents, above.
      • The Kennedy Presidential Press Conferences. New York: E.M. Coleman Enterprises, 1978.
        Little Library Stacks 973.922 K35k
      • The Press Conferences of [Franklin D. Roosevelt], 1933-1945 [microfilm]. 12 reels. Hyde Park, NY: National Archives and Records Service, 1957.
        Microfilm Cabinet C-14
   5. Recordings
      • American Presidency Project, from the University of California at Santa Barbara
        Includes selected audio and video files of speeches, radio addresses, and more from Hoover to George W. Bush. For more details about this site, see above.
      • The Kennedy Tapes: Inside the White House during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Ed. Ernest May and Philip Zelikow. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press, 1997.
        Little Library Stacks 973.922 K351
      • Presidential Recordings Program, from the University of Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs
        Provides audio files and some transcripts of office tapes made by Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon.
        The Library has a number of the books published by the Miller Center, including:
        • John F. Kennedy : The Great Crises. 3 vols. New York: Norton, 2001.
          Little Library Stacks 973.922 K35g
          Covers the period 30 July - 28 October 1962.
        • Kennedy, Johnson, and the Quest for Justice: The Civil Rights Tapes. Ed. Jonathan Rosenberg and Zachary Karabell. New York: Norton, 2003.
          Little Library Stacks 323.11 R813k
        • Lyndon B. Johnson. Ed. Max Holland et al. 6 vols. New York: Norton, 2005-2007.
          Little Library Stacks 973.923 L9882
          Covers the period 1963-1964.
      • Reaching for Glory: Lyndon Johnson's Secret White House Tapes, 1964-1965. Ed. Michael Beschloss. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001.
        Little Library Stacks 973.923 R281 
      • Taking Charge: The Johnson White House Tapes, 1963-1964. Ed. Michael Beschloss. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997.
        Little Library Stacks 973.923 T136
   6. Speeches & Addresses
      See also the Public Papers of the Presidents, above.
      • Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States from George Washington, 1789, to George Bush, 1989. Washington, DC: U.S. G.P.O., 1989.
        Government Information Stacks Y 1.1/3:101-10
      • The State of the Union Messages of the Presidents, 1790-1966. Ed. Fred Israel. 3 vols. New York: Chelsea House, 1966.
        Little Library Stacks 353.03 U58s
      • Vital Speeches of the Day. New York: City News Publishing, 1934- .
        Library has: 1934 to present
        Location: Little Library Bound Periodicals
        Reprints presidential speeches as well as speeches of other politicians, advisors, &c.
5. Public Papers of the First Ladies
   • Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project
     • The Eleanor Roosevelt Papers: The Human Rights Years, 19145-1948. Ed. Allida Black. Detroit, MI: Scribner's, 2007.
     • My Day, by Eleanor Roosevelt: A Comprehensive, Electronic Edition of Eleanor Roosevelt's "My Day" Newspaper Columns, from the Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project, Department of History, George Washington University
6. Other Examples of Primary Sources
   • American Memory, from the Library of Congress
     Contains a wealth of primary source material for American history, including:
     • By Popular Demand: Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies
     • "I do Solemnly Swear..." : Presidential Inaugurations
   • The Gallup Brain
     (1935 to present) Contains the Gallup Poll Public Opinion surveys, including more than 125,000 questions and responses from over 3.5 million people.

• Books
  • Library Catalog
    Includes information about books, government documents, and journals, magazines, and newspapers in the Library.
    • To locate appropriate Library of Congress Subject Headings, start with a keyword search and then browse records. Useful subject headings include:
      • Presidents' spouses United States
      • Presidents United States
    • To locate works about a person, do a subject search for the person's name (last name first).
    • To locate bibliographies on a person or topic, do a keyword search and add the following: su bibliography.
    Search Syntax:
    • Truncation: use a dollar sign $
    • Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
    • Wildcard: use a question mark ?
  • ebrary
    A collection of over 38,000 e-books published by over 220 academic, trade, and professional publishers; covers all subject areas. Also includes tools that allow you to create your own virtual bookshelf, bookmark pages, and add and save notes and highlights.
    Note: for full functionality, you need the ebrary Reader. This plugin is on all library and ITS computers, but if you are using your own computer, you can download it from the ebrary home page.
  • WorldCat
    Indexes books, periodicals, and other materials held by libraries around the world. Search WorldCat to identify additional books on your topic and then order the books on interlibrary loan.
    Note: It can be helpful to identify relevant Library of Congress Subject Headings in the Library Catalog first; you can then do a subject search in WorldCat to find additional items with these subject headings.
    Search Syntax:
    • Truncation: use an asterisk *
    • Phrase searching: insert a "w" between the words in a phrase (for example, "cold w war")
    • Wildcard: use a question mark ?
• Articles
  Core Resources | Other Resources
  • Core Resources
    • Historical Abstracts & America: History & Life
      (Time period covered: 1450 to present [world history]; prehistory to present [U.S. and Canadian history]. Publication coverage: 1954 to present). Indexes journal articles, book chapters, doctoral dissertations, and book reviews. (Each database can also be searched separately.)
      Search Syntax:
      • Truncation: use an asterisk *
      • Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
      • Wildcard: use a question mark ?
    • Web of Knowledge
      (c. 1900 to present) A multidisciplinary resource that provides citations to articles in thousands of journals in the social sciences, humanities, and sciences.
      Search Syntax:
      • Truncation: use an asterisk *
      • Phrase searching: use double quotations marks " "
      • Wildcard: use a question mark ?
  • Other Resources
    • Academic Search Premier
      (1975 to present) Indexes popular and scholarly articles in a broad range of subject areas; also includes citations to book reviews and citations to articles in several national newspapers.
      Search Syntax:
      • Truncation: use an asterisk *
      • Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
      • Wildcard: use a question mark ?
    • Essay & General Literature Index
      (1985 to present) Indexes chapters and essays in edited collections.
      Search Syntax:
      • Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *
      • Phrase searching: use double quotation marks ""
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    • Humanities Abstracts
      (1907 to present). Indexes articles in over 500 English-language journals in the fields of archaeology, art, classics, communication, film, folklore, history, languages and literatures, music, philosophy, religion, and theatre. Also includes citations for book, theatre, and film reviews as well as interviews, obituaries, and some original creative works. Includes the full text of selected articles from 1995 to the present.
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    • JSTOR
      Includes pdf copies of scholarly articles from a core collection of journals; also includes book reviews. Note:JSTOR does not contain articles from the most recent 3-5 years.
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    • PAIS International
      (1915 to present) Indexes journal articles, books, government documents, and conference papers in political science, public affairs, and economics.
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    • Project Muse
      Includes pdf and HTML copies of journal articles published by university and scholarly presses.
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    • Social Sciences Abstracts
      (1907 to present) Indexes journal articles and some book reviews on all social sciences subjects, including history, political science, international relations, law, economics, area studies, gender studies, anthropology, psychology, and sociology.
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    • Sociological Abstracts
      (1963 to present) indexes journal articles in sociology and related fields, including anthropology, economics, education, philosophy, political science, and social psychology.
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    • Women Studies Abstracts
      Reference Index Area R 050 W872
      (1972 to present) Indexes popular articles, scholarly articles, and books on all aspects of women's studies, including history, education, gender, literature, religion, and art.