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History 150
Atlantic History

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Library Catalog - (University Library)
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Articles

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Humanities International Index - (Ebscohost) UWW access only
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Primary Sources

British and Irish Women's Letters and Diaries - (Alexander Street Press) UWW access only
Search the full text of letters and diaries written by over 500 British and Irish women from 1558-1945.

Early Canadiana Online
A full text online collection of more than 3,000 books and pamphlets documenting Canadian history from the first European contact to the late 19th century.

Early English Books Online - (Chadwyck-Healey) UWW access only
Contains digital images of almost every work printed in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and British North America and works in English printed elsewhere from 1473-1700.

Eighteenth Century Collections Online - (Gale Group) UWW access only
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Citing References: Turabian Style - (University Library)
Examples of citing sources using Turabian citation style, taken from A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 7th ed., by Kate L. Turabian. Available at the University Library Reference Desk, call number LB2369 .T8 2007.

Finding Primary Source Materials for History - (University Library)
A guide for finding primary source materials in the University Library on historical topics: books, articles, government documents, laws, etc. Information is also provided about resources in the Library's Area Research Center and borrowing materials from the State Historical Society Archives.

Finding Secondary Source Materials for History - (University Library)
A guide for finding secondary source materials in the University Library on historical topics: using subject bibliographies, finding subject encyclopedias and dictionaries, and examples of history journals and library article indexes and databases related to history.

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Last Revised: RH - 2/21/2008