United States History: Reference Bibliography
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The following selected reference sources can be helpful with:

• choosing a topic
• understanding terminology
• locating background information
• identifying good search terms

NOTE: Several history databases include reference sources in addition to periodical articles

GENERAL WORKS 000-099

• The general encyclopedias are shelved in R 031 and R 032 in the Reference Room
• Online encyclopedias can be accessed on the library website under General & Reference Sources

PHILOSOPHY AND PSYCHOLOGY 100-199
philosophy, psychology, witchcraft, ethics

• Encyclopedia of Philosophy R 103 E56
• Encyclopedia of Witches And Witchcraft R 133.4 G956en
• Encyclopedia of Psychology R 150.3 E56 2000

RELIGION 200-299
religion, American cults, religious experience

• Encyclopedia of the American Religious Experience R 200.973 E56
• Encyclopedia of Amerivan Religions And Politics R 200.973 E56po
• Encyclopedia of American Religions R 200.973 M528en
• Encyclopedia of American Religious History R 200.973 Q3en
• Encyclopedia of Religion R 203 E56 2005

SOCIAL SCIENCES 300-399
social sciences, American reformers, multiculturalism, statistics, ethnic groups, elections,
American politics, judicial system, education, crime and justice

• Encyclopedia of American Social Movements R 303.484 E56
• Encyclopedia of Multiculturalism R 306.4 E56
• Historical Statistics of the United States R 317.3 U58hi
• Encyclopedia of Political History R 320.973 E56
• Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups R 323.11973 H339
• The Newest Americans R 323.11973 P739ne
• The African American Encyclopedia R 323.4 A258
• Historical and Cultural Atlas of African Americans R 323.4 A798h
• The Timetables of African-American History R 323.4 H285t
• Chronology of African-American History R 323.4 H816c
• Dictionary of Afro-American Slavery R 326.973 D554
• The American Economy R 330.973 A512no
• Encyclopedia of American Economic History R 330.973 E56
• Encyclopedia of the American Constitution R 342.73 E56
• Encyclopedia of the U.S. Supreme Courty
• Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice R 364.03 E56

LANGUAGE 400-499
language, etymology, dictionaries, slang dictionaries

• Oxford English Dictionary R 423 O98oed
• Dictionary of American Slang R 427.09 W478dia

PURE SCIENCES 500-599
science, scientific biographies, mathematics, astronomy, physics,
chemistry, geology, anthropology, biology, zoology

• Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology R 503 A832bi
• Dictionary of Scientific Biography R 503 D554
• Great Scientists R 509 G786

TECHNOLOGY AND APPLIED SCIENCES 600-699
applied science, technology, inventions, medicine, space race, garden designs

• Oxford Illustrated Encyclopedia of Invention and Technology R 603 O98
• Timetables of Technology R 609 B942t
• Magill's Medical Guide R 610.3 M194 2005
• Oxford Companion to Medicine R 610.3 O98
• Encyclopedia of Medical History R 610.9 M147en

FINE ARTS AND SPORTS 700-799
art, music, theater, film, sports, architecture, recreational arts

• Timelines of the Arts and Literature R 700.2 B885t
• The Dictionary of Art R 703 D554tu
• Who Was Who In American Art, 1564-1975 R 709.22 W628
• Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors, and Engravers R 709.73 F459di
• Art and Life In America R 709.73 L324ar
• New Grove Dictionary of American Music R 780.973 N532

LITERATURE 800-899

• Dictionary of Literary Biography R 809 D554
• Benet's Reader's Encyclopedia of American Literature R 810.3 B465en
• Encyclopedia of American Literature R 810.3 E56
• Oxford Companion to American Literature R 810.3 H325ox 6 th Ed.
• African American Writers R 810.9 A258
• Writers of the Harlem Renaissance R 810.9 W956
• Companion to Southern Literature R 810.99975 C737

HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY 900-999
history, geography, biographies, atlases

• American National Biography R 920.073 A512
• Dictionary of American Biography R 920.073 D554
• Black Women In America R 920.72 B627
• Notable American Women R 920.72 N899
• Chronicle of America R 973 C557
• Don't Know Much About History R 973 D262d 2003
• Encyclopedia of American Culture & Intellectual History R 973 E56 2001
• Encyclopedia of American History R 973.03 M268en
• Reader's Guide to American History R 973 R286p
• Dictionary of American History R 973.03 A214a
• Encyclopedia of The United States In The Nineteenth Century R 973.03 E56n
• Album of American History R 973.08 A345a
• Documents of American History R 973.08 C734dod
• Historical Times Illustrated Encyclopedia of The Civil War R 973.703 H673
• Encyclopedia of the Gilded Age, R 973.8 E56
• American Decades R 973.9 A512de
• American Decades: Primary Sources R 973.9 A512dp
• St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture R 973.9 S143
• The Sixties In America R 973.922 S625am
• Encyclopedia of Southern Culture R 975 E56
• Encyclopedia of the American West R 978 E56