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PUBLISHED COLLECTIONS CONTAINING THE TEXT OF DOCUMENTS

Documents of American History.
Official and "quasi-official" documents chosen "to illustrate the course of American history from the Age of Discovery to the present."
King Ref E 173 .D59 1988.
Historic Documents of 1972-.
Excellent compilation of speeches, policies, etc.
King Ref E 839.5 .H57
Vital Speeches of the Day. Weekly. 1935-.
Extracts or whole reprints of speeches.
King Periodicals
English Historical Documents.
Covers from ca. 500-1914. Old English modernized.
DA 26 .E55

INTERNET SITES

EuroDocs: Primary Historical Documents From Western Europe
http://www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/eurodocs/
Links connect to Western European (mainly primary) historical documents that are transcribed, reproduced in facsimile, or translated. They shed light on key historical happenings within the respective countries (and within the broadest sense of political, economic, social and cultural history).
Internet History Sourcebooks
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/
A large collection of public domain documents from ancient to modern history.
Hanover Historical Texts Project
http://history.hanover.edu/project.html
Primarily pre-modern texts.

NEWSPAPERS/PERIODICALS

COLLECTIONS OF DOCUMENTS

American Periodicals Series.
Microform IMC and Online

GUIDES TO SOURCES OF PERIODICALS

Newspapers in Microform: United States, 1948-1983. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Library of Congress, 1983.
Arranged by state, then town/city; with library holdings (throughout U.S.) of microfilm.
King Ref PN 4855 .L53x 1948/83

Newspapers in Microform: Foreign Countries, 1948-1972. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Library of Congress, 1973.
Gives world-wide holdings of foreign newspapers.
King Ref PN 4731 .L53x 1948/83

American Periodicals, 1741-1900. Ann Arbor, MI: University Microforms International, 1979.
Title index to American periodicals on microfilm from 18th and 19th centuries. Index on CD ROM
King Ref PN 4877 .H65 1979

Guide to Ohio Newspapers, 1793-1973. Stephen Gutgesell. Columbus, Ohio: Ohio Historical Society, 1976. Union list of Ohio newspapers; dates and locations.
King Ref Z 6592 .O4 O44 1976

United States Newspaper Program: National Union List. Dublin, Ohio: OCLC, 1985.
Complicated but comprehensive list of newspapers held in U.S. and Trust Territories. Subject, title, geographic, and audience index.
King Ref PN 4855 .U54 1985

HISTORICAL INDEXES

HISTORICAL INDEXES | INDEXES TO PRIMARY SOURCE PERIODICAL ARTICLES

Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature.1900-
Index to popular/general articles. Can help locate articles about events of the 20th century
King Index
Nineteenth Century Readers' Guide 1890-1899
Late nineteenth century reference to periodicals.
King Index
19th Century Masterfile | Pooles Index To Periodical Literature
Cites articles from 1802 through 1908. Citations are sometimes inaccurate, but this is the only index to 19th century periodicals.
MiamiLINK | Indexes and Databases | Historical
Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals, 1824-1900.
Major nineteenth century periodicals with listing of table of contents, issue by issue.
King Ref Z 2005 .H6 and CDROM
Harpweek
MiamiLINK | Indexes and Databases | Historical
American Periodical Series
MiamiLINK | Indexes and Databases | Historical
Accessible Archives
MiamiLINK | Indexes and Databases | Historical
Making of America Project
http://www.hti.umich.edu/m/moagrp/
The Making of America (MOA) Project is a multi-institutional initiative (University of Michigan and Cornell University) to create and make accessible over the internet a distributed digital library of important 19c materials (primarily books and journals of the period) on the history of the United States.

NEWSPAPERS

The (London) Times Index. 1790+.
King Index. Earlier indexes under AI 21 .T46
New York Times Index. 1851+
King Index. (Also some included in Pooles Plus)
Newspaper Indexes: A Location and Subject Guide.
Guide to locations of indexes (published and unpublished) of newspapers in the United States (but not necessarily U.S. newspapers).
King Ref Z 6951 .M635 v1-3

GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS

INDEXES

Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications. 1895-

CIS U.S. Congressional Committee Hearings Index. 1833-1969

CIS U.S. Serial Set Index. 1789-1969.

Descriptive Catalogue of the Government Publications of the United States, Sept. 5, 1774-March 4, 1881

Comprehensive Index to the Publications of the United States Government.
Ref Doc

Checklist of United States Public Documents, 1789-1909. Ref Doc Z 1223 .A113

Declassified Documents Catalog. c.1945-.

MANUSCRIPTS AND ARCHIVES (PUBLISHED AND UNPUBLISHED)

INDEXES TO UNPUBLISHED COLLECTIONS

Subject Collections: A Guide to Special Book Collections and Subject Emphases as Reported by University, College, Public, and Special Libraries and Museums in the United States and Canada.
Includes manuscripts, as well as book collections.
King Ref Z 731 .A78

National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections.
Lists papers of people, families, associations, etc.; gives description of collection and name of U.S. repository.
King Ref Z 6620 .U5 N3

Women's History Sources. 1979.
King Ref Z 7964 .U49 56

Guide to Federal Records inthe National Archives of the United States.
Description of major record groups in the Archives' collections.
King Ref CD 3026 1995 and Docs Ref AE1.108:G94

National Archives and Records Administration
http://www.archives.gov/
The National Archives is the major documentary preservation agency of the United States. Included in this site are indexes to their collections as well as actual digitized collections. Enter the reserach room and browse. Use NAIL (http://www.nara.gov/nara/nail.html) to do some searching.

ArchivesUSA
http://archives.chadwyck.com/
Holdings and information for repositories across the US. Contains all of the National Union Catalog of Manuscripts. You can register for a free trial. Otherwise, we do not subscribe anymore.

SOCIETIES AND MUSEUMS

Repositories of Primary Sources
http://www.uidaho.edu/special-collections/Other.Repositories.html

US State Historical Societies and State Archives Direcotry
http://web.syr.edu/~jryan/infopro/hs.html

Directory of History Departments, Historical Organizations and Historians.
List of faculty, programs, and requirements. Includes excellent description of major historical archives and their collecitons. Lists doctoral dissertations completed and in progress. See also the abbreviated online version.
King Ref D16.3 .G83

British Archives: A Guide to Archive Resources in the United Kingdom.
Description of collections in British libraries, museums, archives, etc.
King Ref CD 1040 .F67 1995

American Library Directory.
Addresses and descriptions of all libraries in U.S. and Canada.
King Ref Z 731 .A53

Directory of Special Libraries and Information Centers.
Describes collection and gives address of libraries etc. which have special collections in the U.S. and Canada.
King Ref Z 731 .A78

World of Learning.
Lists anything to do with "learning" by country, learned societies, universities, museums, foundations, statistics, etc.
King Ref AS 2 .W6

NATIONAL, STATE AND LOCAL RESOURCES FOR RESEARCHNATIONAL

CENTER FOR RESEARCH LIBRARIES.
Chicago, Ill.
Organization formed by university libraries to provide access to expensive microfilm collections. Included are such items as court records, BBC records, British government documents (as well as documents from other countries), newspapers, 18th century French fiction, etc. See librarian for list. Many of these holdings are listed in Ohiolink. Requests for use must go through ILL.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION.
National Archives, Pennsylvania Ave. and Eighth Street NW, Washington D.C. 20408. (202) 523 3134. See the research room main page: http://www.archives.gov/research_room/index.html. This will give you access to the National Archives catalog as well as search tips and collection descriptions.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.
http://www.loc.gov/
Independent Ave. at First St. E, Washington D.C. 20540 (202) 287-5000.
National library of the U.S.; but originally designed to serve Congress. Has extensive and aged collection.
STATE LIBRARY OF OHIO.
http://winslo.state.oh.us/
27 East First Avenue, Columbus Ohio (614) 644-7061.
Central library for Ohio. Collections include rare books, state government documents, education materials, genealogical materials, etc.
OHIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY, ARCHIVES LIBRARY.
http://www.ohiohistory.org/
1982 Velma Ave. Columbus, OH 43211. (614) 297-2300.
Founded in 1885. Interests: archaeology, early Northwest Territory, Ohio history, genealogy, and natural history.
WALTER HAVIGHURST, MIAMI UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES, SPECIAL COLLECTIONS.
http://www.lib.muohio.edu/libinfo/depts/spec/
King Library, third floor, (513) 529-3323.
Special collections contains Ohio River Valley, papers of Jefferson Davis, Pre-Revolutionary Russian History, Shaker Collection, Walt Whitman and others.
MIAMI UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES. and WESTERN COLLEGE FOR WOMEN ARCHIVES
http://www.lib.muohio.edu/libinfo/depts/archives/ and http://www.units.muohio.edu/westernarchives/
Withrow Court and Western Campus. (513) 529-6720. Records of Miami University and Western College for Women.
LANE PUBLIC LIBRARY, SMITH LIBRARY OF REGIONAL HISTORY.
15 S. College Ave., Oxford OH (513) 523-7531.
Collection of books and materials from the Smith's concerning Oxford history.
CINCINNATI HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
http://library.cincymuseum.org/
Museum Center - Cincinnati Union Terminal, 1301 Western Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45203. (513)287-7030.
Anything dealing with Cincinnati history. Also have collections concerning Old Northwest, Miami Purchase and Ohio. Society founded in 1831.
PUBLIC LIBRARY OF CINCINNATI AND HAMILTON COUNTY.
http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org/
800 Vine St., Library Square, Cincinnati, OH 45202-2071. (513) 369-6000 (general catalog assistance). (513) 369-6905 (History department).
Public library with a research size collection. History department maintains index to Cincinnati newspapers since about 1920. Also a local history index. Other relevant collections include Mississippi River (Inland River Collection), Seasongood Collection of Government, Law and Public Administration. And lots more! Now part of GCLC. Maintains online index to the Cincinnati Enquirer (accessible through Miamilink) and other Cincinnati papers since about 1930's.
HEBREW UNION COLLEGE--JEWISH INSTITUTE OF RELIGION.
http://huc.edu/libraries/Cincinnati.html
3101 Clifton Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45220-2488. (513) 221-1875. Founded in 1875 and leader in Jewish Studies. Has excellent collection of Incunabula, Hebrew manuscripts, Jewish Americana before 1850, etc.
ATHENAEUM OF OHIO. Eugene H. Maly Memorial Library.
http://www.mtsm.org/defaultlibrary.htm
6616 Beechmont Ave., 45230-2091. (513) 231-2223. Small library which curates (among other services to students) Cincinnati Catholic Archdiocese Archives.
CINCINNATI ART MUSEUM. Eden Park, Cincinnati, OH 45202.
Items concerning art history and Cincinnati.
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI.
Archives: http://www.archives.uc.edu/
Main Libary: http://www.libraries.uc.edu/
Central Library, Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0033. (513) 475-2212.
Large university library. Special interests include medical history, 18th century British anonymous poetical pamphlets, 19th and 20th century German/American history. Greek and Latin paleography, classical studies in Blegan Library.
DAYTON METRO LIBRARY.
http://webster.dayton.lib.oh.us/localhistory.cfm
215 E. Third St., Dayton, OH 45402-2103. (513) 224-1651. Dayton local history.
WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS.
http://www.libraries.wright.edu/special/
University Library, Colonel Glenn Highway, Dayton, OH 45435. (513) 873-2385.
Special collections include: local and regional history, Wright Brothers papers, early county papers, Cincinnati/Dayton railroad records and more.

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