History

Sources for undergraduate students of history.

General History Resources

History Dictionaries and Reference (Credo) (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Access to dictionaries, encyclopedias and who’s who guides in many general and specific history topics.
History Dictionaries and Reference (Oxford Online Reference) (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Online access to dictionaries and other reference sources on British and American history, archaeology, world history, military history and more.
History Reference Center (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
More than 650 full text history reference books and encyclopedias, full-text articles from over 50 history journals, 58,000 historical documents, 43,000 biographies and 12,000 historical photos, maps and other images.

Journals & Journal Articles

Academic Search Complete (EbscoHost) ( For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet. )
Full-text database that covers many academic disciplines. (Title List)
History Journals: CU's Collection (For CU faculty, staff, and, students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Link to Concordia's collection of full-text history journals.
History Reference Center (EbscoHost) (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
More than 650 full text history reference books and encyclopedias, full-text articles from over 50 history journals, 58,000 historical documents, 43,000 biographies and 12,000 historical photos, maps and other images.
JSTOR (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Fulltext archive of over 1100 scholarly journals of major importance in many fields. Most titles are available from their first issue up to 2-5 years ago. Tutorial
Religion and Philosophy Collection (EbscoHost) (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
300 full-text journals covering world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy.

American Government

NARA - US National Archives Historical Documents (http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/)
Images of documents from the American Experience. Includes everything from the Declaration of Independence to Elvis' letter to President Nixon.
Oxford Guide to the United States Government (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Features biographies of Presidents, Vice Presidents, Supreme Court Justices and notable members of Congress; historical commentary on past elections, major Presidential decisions and international and domestic programs; and detailed discussions of 100 lan

American History

American History Journals: CU's Online Collection (For CU faculty, staff, and, students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Link to Concordia's online collection of full-text American history journals.
American Memory Project (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html)
Digital record of the American experience through written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music. Maintained by the Library of Congress.
Books on American History in the CU Collection ()
A list of books from the library catalog displayed by category on the topic of U.S. history.
Great American History Fact-Finder (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Contains over 2000 entries on people, places and events in American History. Topics include politics, the military, business, entertainment, the arts, sports and the media.
Oxford Companion to United States History (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Over 1,400 entries written by some 900 historians and other scholars, it includes not only America's political, diplomatic, and military history, but also social, cultural, and intellectual trends; science, technology, and medicine; the arts; and religion
Salem Witch Trials Documentary Archive and Transcription Project (http://etext.virginia.edu/salem/witchcraft/home.html)
An electronic collection of primary source materials relating to the Salem witch trials of 1692 and a new transcription of the court records. Published by the University of Virginia.
Second Story Interactive History Exhibits (http://www.secondstory.com/collected.php?SubjectMask=0&CategoryMask=0)
Multimedia interactive exhibits covering history, geography, politics, and the sciences. Subjects include George Washington, the Lewis and Clark expedition, Japanese Americans and the U.S. Constitution, and military history.

Asian History

Asian History (http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/History/tm/asian.html)
Links to online resources on Asian History. Maintained by the University of Washington Libraries.
Asian History Journals: CU's Online Collection (For CU faculty, staff, and, students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Link to Concordia's online collection of full-text Asian history journals.
Books on Asian History in the CU Collection ()
A list of books from the library catalog on the topic of Asian history. May also want to search for books on histories of individual countries.
Dictionary of Asian Mythology (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Covers revered deities, sacred places, key events, and epics from the regions we now call India, China, Tibet, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, and Japan.

British History

Books on British History in the CU collection ()
A wide range of books in the library collection about the history and culture of Britain
British History Journals: CU's Online Collection (For CU faculty, staff, and, students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Link to Concordia's online collection of full-text British history journals.
British History Online (http://www.british-history.ac.uk)
A digital library containing some of the core printed primary and secondary sources for the medieval and modern history of the British Isles.
Dictionary of British History (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Covers the history of Britain from Roman times to the present day, including overseas territories, Scotland, Ireland and Wales.
Dictionary of Celtic Mythology (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Over 4,000 entries detail Celtic mythology, legend, saga, and folklore. It covers the people, themes, concepts, places, and creatures of Celtic mythology, from both ancient and modern traditions.
Dictionary of English Folklore (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Reference source for such legendary characters as Cinderella, Jack the Giant Killer, and Robin Hood. Includes articles on superstitions and oral and performance genres such as cheese rolling, morris dancing, and rushbearing.
Kings and Queens of Britain (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
This dictionary presents English, Scottish, Welsh, and Irish monarchs, from mythical and Romano-British rulers to the House of Windsor.
Oxford Companion to British History (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Covers topics and terms on all aspects of the history of Britain from 55 BC to the present day.

Classical and Ancient History

A Guide to the Ancient World (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Covers 900 historically significant places in Europe, Asia and Africa. Each entry includes an essay on the historical or mythological events associated with the site, along with references to classical writers
Aquae Urbis Romae: The Waters of the City of Rome (http://iath.virginia.edu/waters)
An interactive cartographic history of the relationships between hydrological and hydraulic systems and their impact on the urban development of Rome, Italy, from 753 BC to the present. Published by the University of Virginia.
Dictionary of World History (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Includes biographical entries on hundreds of key figures, such as Alexander the Great, Bill Clinton, Elizabeth I, Nelson Mandela, Moses and Tony Blair. There are subject entries on religious and political movements, international organizations, and key ba
Digital Roman Forum (http://dlib.etc.ucla.edu/projects/Forum)
An encyclopedic digital model of the Roman Forum, according to a notional date of June 21, 400 A.D. Explore an interactive model, trace a time map of structures, or search by building type, function, or reference in primary sources. Published by UCLA.
Oxford Classical Dictionary (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet. )
Covers Greek and Roman history, literature, myth, religion, linguistics, philosophy, law, science, art and archaeology, and topics in near eastern studies and late antiquity.
Oxford Companion to Classical Civiliation (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Survey of the Greek and Roman worlds in all their aspects including history and politics; ethics and morals; law and punishment; social and family life; language, literature, and art; religion and mythology; technology, science, and medicine.
Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Covers 1,100 years of Byzantine history. Includes entries on patriarchy, emperors, medicine, the arts, and everyday life, from the 4th century to the 15th.
Who’s Who in Ancient Egypt (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Nearly a thousand biographies on inhabitants of ancient Egypt.
Who’s Who in Classical Mythology (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Biographical guide to Greek and Roman mythology.
Who’s Who in the Roman World (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Includes biographies of Roman people from the 5th century BC to AD 364.

Eastern European and Russian History

Books on Eastern European History in the CU collection ()
A list of books from the library catalog on the topic of Eastern European history
Books on Russian History in the CU Collection ()
A list of books from the library catalog on the topic of Russian history.
Russia and East European Studies Virtual Library (http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/reesweb/)
This site is provided by the University of Pittsburgh as a site for its Russian and East European Studies program. It has additional links to its Center for Russian & East European Studies and the University Center for International Studies at the Univer
Russia and Eastern Europe (http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/History/tm/russia.html)
University of Washington’s Russia and Eastern European site. This site has information on many Eastern European countries including the Balkans, the Baltics, Ukraine and Poland. It also has specific sites on the Cold War.
Russian History Journals: CU's Online Collection (For CU faculty, staff, and, students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Link to Concordia's online collection of full-text Russian history journals.
Ukrainian Traditional Folklore (http://www.arts.ualberta.ca/uvp/index.htm)
Presents the folklore and ethnography of Ukraine. Published by the University of Alberta.

European History

Encyclopedia of the European Union (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Discussions of the key concepts, developments, institutions, policies, negotiations, treaties, national interests, personalities, etc., related to European integration.
EuroDocs: Primary Historical Documents From Western Europe (http://eudocs.lib.byu.edu/index.php/Main_Page)
This site provides access to many primary history documents from Western Europe. This is a site of selected transcriptions, facsimiles and translations to make it more accessible to speaker of English. They are listed most in chronological order.
European History Journals: CU's Online Collection (For CU faculty, staff, and, students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Link to Concordia's online collection of full-text European history journals.
European History Sources (http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/History/tm/europe.html)
This collection is provided by the University of Washington Libraries and has links to many other collections of material, both primary and secondary.

History of Christianity

Books on History of Christianity in the CU Collection ()
A list of books on the history of Christianity and the Christian Church from the library catalog
Early Christian Writings (http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/)
Works by the early church fathers and Gnostics, texts from the New Testament and Apocrypha, and theories of the historical Jesus.
Who’s Who in Christianity (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Guide to the leading men and women who have influenced the course of Christian history, including the founding fathers, saints, popes, monarchs, philanthropists, theologians, missionaries, & heretics.

History of Science and Technology

Books on History of Science and Technology in the CU Collection ()
Examples of books from the librarycatalog on the topic of History of Science and Technology.
Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Focusing on the period from the Renaissance to the early twenty-first century, the articles cover all disciplines, historical periods, concepts, and methodologies and philosophies. Also includes, 100 biographies of the most iconic historic scientific figu

Lewis and Clark Expedition

Books on Lewis and Clark in the CU Collection ()
A list of books on the Lewis and Clark Expedition in the library catalog.
Discovering Lewis and Clark (http://www.lewis-clark.org/)
Multimedia displays and resources on the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (http://lewisandclarkjournals.unl.edu/index.html)
Full text of the Nebraska edition of the Lewis and Clark journals.
National Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Commemoration (http://www.lewisandclark200.org/index.php?cID=)
Resources for the bicentennial celebration, including a calendar of nationwide events from 2003-2006.

Luther Studies

Books on Martin Luther in the CU Collection ()
A list of books from the library catalog on the topic of Martin Luther.
Luther ()
Journal in CU Periodicals Collection. Located on the 2nd floor of the library.

Medieval History

Books on Medieval History in the CU Collection ()
Generates a list of books in the CU collection on Medieval history.
Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Includes 3,000 articles describing the period from the fifth to the fifteenth century. Explores art, architecture, religion, law, science, language, philosophy, and theology.
Encyclopedia of World History (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
More than 20,000 entries that span the millennia from prehistoric times to the year 2000.
Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval Studies (http://labyrinth.georgetown.edu/)
Links to medieval studies resources by category, material and keyword. Sponsored by Georgetown University.

Military History

Books on Military History in the CU library collection ()
A list of books from the library catalog on both modern and ancient military history.
Oxford Companion to American Military History (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Dictionary of military events, terms and related topics from the perspective of the disciplines of anthropology, economics, gender studies, and psychology.
Oxford Companion to Military History (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
A complete overview of military history from classical times to the present. Includes entries on key topics such as intelligence, propaganda, tactics, women in the military, and peacekeeping are included, with over 70 maps showing the course of famous ba
Oxford Companion to World War II (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
International coverage of topics such as politics and grand strategy; domestic and economic issues; resistance and intelligence services; campaigns, battles, and military operations; warfare and weapons; wartime leaders and influential people; and slogans

Reformation

ATLA Religion & Serials (EbscoHost) (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Index to journal articles in over 600 journals (100,000 full text articles), book reviews, and collections of essays in all fields of religion back to 1949. This database is produced by the American Theological Library Association.
Books on the Reformation in the CU Collection ()
A list of books from the library catalog on the Reformation. The list is organized by topic and country.
Martin Luther’s 95 Theses (http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/wittenberg/luther/ninetyfive.txt)
As published in the Works of Martin Luther (Adolph Spaeth, L.D. Reed, Henry Eyster Jacobs et al.)
Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Contains information about religious and social changes that altered European society in the sixteenth century. Includes issues of church polity and theology, developments in politics, economics, demographics, art and literature.
The Protestant Reformation (http://history.hanover.edu/early/prot.html)
Collection of links to primary texts, secondary sources and general resources on the Reformation. Maintained by Hanover College History Department.

Related Subjects

Foreign Languages (http://www.cu-portland.edu/library/subject_guides/topic_guide.cfm?TopicID=28)
Geography (http://www.cu-portland.edu/library/subject_guides/topic_guide.cfm?TopicID=36)
Literature (http://www.cu-portland.edu/library/subject_guides/topic_guide.cfm?TopicID=9)
Political Science (http://www.cu-portland.edu/library/subject_guides/topic_guide.cfm?TopicID=24)
Religion and Theology (http://www.cu-portland.edu/library/subject_guides/topic_guide.cfm?TopicID=14)

Renaissance

Books on Renaissance in the CU Collection ()
Generates a list of books in the CU collection on the subject of the Renaissance.
Dictionary of the Italian Renaissance (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Includes entries on political history, art and architecture during the Italian Renaissance.
Encyclopedia of the Renaissance (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Includes 2,500 entries on events, people, ideas and movements of the Renaissance. Also includes more general topics such as literature, music, philosophy, religion, science, technology, exploration, art and architecture.
Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Covers 14th to 17th century Europe. Entries span the arts, literature, science, culture, philosophy, religion, economics, history, and conflict of the period.

Twentieth Century Studies

Dictionary of Contemporary History – 1945 to the present (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Simple factual descriptions on the origins and significance of key decisions and events. Coverage is global, with entries on all major countries of the world, as well as general entries on issues of international significance
Who’s Who in the 20th Century (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Biographies of men and women from different countries and cultures who have contributed to the thought and action of the twentieth century.

Women’s History

Books on Feminism in the CU Collections ()
A list of books in the library catalog on the subject of Feminism.
Books on Women’s History in the CU Collections ()
A list of books in the library catalog on Women’s History. Information about women-authors, journalists, pirates and more--throughout the centuries.
Encyclopedia of Women and World Religion (2 vols.) ()
Information on women's experiences and roles in religious traditions and key religious concepts. Two volume reference set in the Library. (Ref BL458 .E53 1999 vols. 1 & 2)
Encyclopedia of Women in the Ancient World ()
Biographical information about women in the ancient world. Reference book in the library (Ref HQ1127 .S25 2001)
Women in American History (http://search.eb.com/women/)
Online articles and timelines about women in American history from Encyclopedia Britannica.
Women’s History Virtual Library (http://www.iisg.nl/w3vlwomenshistory/)
Links and resources by geographic region, chronology and topic. Maintained by the International Institute of Social History.
Women’s Studies Journals: CU's Online Collection (For CU faculty, staff, and, students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Link to Concordia's online collection of full-text women’s studies journals.

World History

Andromeda Encyclopedic Dictionary of World History (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Facts about historical events, periods, and personalities.
Concise Atlas of World History (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Includes maps and essays that trace the development of region of the world through time.
Dictionary of Contemporary World History (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
This dictionary provides in-depth coverage of the major historical figures and events from 1900 to the present day. Extensive surveys of every country are included with detailed analytical entries covering political and military leaders, political parties
Dictionary of World History (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Includes biographical entries on hundreds of key figures, such as Alexander the Great, Bill Clinton, Elizabeth I, Nelson Mandela, Moses and Tony Blair. There are subject entries on religious and political movements, international organizations, and key ba
Dictionary of World Mythology (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Presents the gods of Greece, Rome, and Scandinavia, the more mystical deities of Buddhist and Hindu India, and the stern spirits of the African and American continents.
Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment (For CU faculty, staff, and students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.)
Covers 1670 to 1815. 700 articles discuss developments not only in Western Europe but also North America and Brazil, and Iberian, Russian, Jewish, and Eastern European cultures.