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Print dictionaries and encyclopedias generally have one of two layouts. The "dictionary" format defines or explains and event, term, or issue. Many encyclopedias and dictionaries now actually have extensive articles on apects of history, for instance a history of reading and literacy in the United States. In the traditional sense, the terms dictionarie and encyclopedia are meaningless and interchangeable. Some examples below. Use the LC call number system to locate other areas.
North American
Dictionary of American History . Edited by Stanley I. Kutler. 3d ed. New York: Scribner's, 2003. 10 vols.
Encyclopedia of American Cultural and Intellectual History . Edited by Mary Kupiec Cayton and Peter W. Williams. New York: Scribner's/Gale, 2001. 3 vols.
Encyclopedia of American Political History: Studies of the Principal Movements and Ideas . Edited by Jack P. Greene. New York: Scribner's, 1984. 3 vols.
Encyclopedia of American Social History . Edited by Mary Kupiec Cayton, Elliot J. Gorn, and Peter W. Williams. New York: Scribner's, 1993. 3 vols.
Encyclopedia of Cleveland History . Online. Available: http://ech.cwru.edu/ . Viewed July 5, 2004.
Encyclopedia of Southern Culture . Edited by Charles Reagan Wilson and William Ferris. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 1989.
Encyclopedia of U.S. Foreign Relations . Edited by Bruce W. Jentleson and Thomas G. Patterson. 4 vols. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997.
Encyclopedia of Women in American History . Edited by Joyce Appleby, Eileen K. Cheng, and Joanne Goodwin. New York: M. E. Sharpe, 2002. 3 vols.
Latin American
Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture . Edited by Barbara A. Tenenbaum. New York: Scribner's, 1996. 5 vols.
Middle East
Civilizations of the Ancient Near East . Edited by Jack M. Sasson et al. New York: Scribner's, 1995. 4 vols.
European
Critical Dictionary of the French Revolution . Edited by François Furet and Mona Ozouf. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1989.
Dictionary of Modern Italian History . Edited by Frank J. Coppa. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1985.
Encyclopedia of European Social History: From 1350 to 2000 . Edited by Peter N. Stearns. Farmington Hills, MI: Scribner's/Gale, 2001. 6 vols.
Encyclopedia of the Third Reich . Edited by Christian Zentner and Friedemann Bedurftig. New York: Macmillan, 1991. 2 vols.
Modern Encyclopedia of Russian, Soviet, and Eurasian History . Edited by Joseph Wieczynski and George N. Rhyne. Gulf Breeze, FL: Academic International, 1976-2000. 60 vols, 2 vol supplement edited by Edward J. Lazzerini and George N. Rhyne. 1995. ( Former title: The Modern Encyclopedia of Russian and Soviet History ).
Modern Germany: An Encyclopedia of History, People, and Culture, 1871-1990 . Edited by Dieter K. Buse and Jürgen C. Doerr. New York: Garland, 1998.
African
Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African-American Experience . Edited by Kwame Anthony Appiah and Henry Louis Gates Jr. Reading, MA: Basic Civitas Books/Perseus Books, 1999.
Encyclopedia of Africa South of the Sahara . Edited by John Middleton. New York: Scribner's, 1997. 4 vols.
Asian
Cambridge Encyclopedia of China . Edited by Brian Hook. 2nd ed. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1991.
Encyclopedia of Asian History . Edited by Ainslie T. Embree. New York: Scribner's, 1988. 4 vols.
Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan . Tokyo: Kodansha, 1983. 9 vols. and supplement.
Australia
Australians: A Historical Library . Fairfax, Syme, and Weldon Associates; Distributed by Cambridge University Press, 1988. 11 vols.
World, Regional or Cultural
Encyclopedia Judaica . Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Judaica; New York: Macmillan, 1972. 16 vols. Also available on CD Rom.
The Encyclopaedia of Islam . New Edition. Edited by E. Van Donzel, B. Lewis, and Ch. Pellat. Leiden: Brill, 1954-. 11 vols.+ Also Available on CD Rom.
An Encyclopedia of World History: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern . General Editor, Peter N. Stearns. 6th ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2001.
By Time Period
Civilization of the Ancient Mediterranean: Greece and Rome . Edited by Michael Grant and Rachel Kitzinger. New York: Scribner's, 1988. 3 vols.
Oxford Classical Dictionary . Edited by Simon Hornblower and Anthony Spawforth. Rev. 3rd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.
Dictionary of the Middle Ages . Edited by Joseph R. Strayer. New York: Scribner's, 1982-1989. 12 vols. and Supplement. New York: Scribner's, 2003.
Encyclopedia of the Renaissance . Edited by Paul F. Grendler. New York: Scribner's, 1999. 6 vols.
Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation . Edited by Hans J. Hillerbrand. New York: Oxford University Press, 1996. 4 vols.
ORB: The Online Reference Book For Medieval Studies. Online. Available: http://www.the-orb.net/encyclo.html. Viewed July 5, 2004.
Histories
Historians use general histories for lots of background information, almost interchangeable with an encyclopedia. Any series beginning with the following will act like an indepth text book.
Cambridge Medieval History. 2nd edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1924, 1964 reprint.
New Cambridge Modern History . G.R. Potter (ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1957-1979.
Cambridge History of ....
Cambridge University Press has a large number of histories that begin with this title. Searching your library's catalog with this title will bring a list of results.
Longman Companion to . . . Chris Cook and John Stevenson, general eds. (Longman Companions To History Series).
Below is a list of the basics. Many countries have their own national biographies and dictionaries. Look in the CT's and by LC call number.
Abstract of British Historical Statistics . B.R. Mitchell. Cambridge: University Press, 1962.
Annuaire Statistique de la France . Paris: Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques, 1878- Annual.
China Facts and Figures Annual . Gulf Breeze, FL: Academic International Press, 1978 - Annual.
Great Britain Historical Database Online Online. Available : http://hds.essex.ac.uk/gbh.asp. Viewed July 5, 2004.
Historical Database (Great Britain). Online. Available: http://www.geog.qmw.ac.uk/gbhgis/database/db_index.html . Viewed: July 5, 2004.
Historical Statistics of Canada. Edited by F. H. Leacy. 2nd ed. Ottawa: Statistics Canada, 1983. Also Online:http://www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/11-516-XIE/sectiona/toc.htm/. Viewed: July 5, 2004.
Historical Statistics of Japan. Tokyo: Nikon Tokei Kyokai (Japan Statistical Association), 1987-1988. 5 vols. Also available on CD-ROM (Tokyo: Japan Statistical Association, 1999).
Historical Statistics of the States of the United States: Two Centuries of the Census, 1790-1990 . Compiled by Donald B. Dodd. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1993.
Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970 . Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1975. Also available on CD-ROM. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1997.
How Much is it Worth Today? Online. Available: http://www.eh.net/ehresources/howmuch/dollarq.php . Viewed: July 5, 2004.
International Historical Statistics: Africa, Asia, and Oceana 1750-2003 . 5 th ed. B.R. Mitchell. New York: Palgrave Mcmillan, 2003.
International Historical Statistics The Americas: 1750-2000. 5 th ed. B.R. Mitchell. New York: Palgrave Mcmillan, 2003.
International Historical Statistics: Europe. 1750-2000. 5 th ed B.R. Mitchell. New York: Palgrave Mcmillan, 2003.
Russia and Eurasia Facts and Figures Annual . Gulf Breeze, FL: Academic International Press, 1993-. Annual.
Second Abstract of British Historical Statistics . B.R. Mitchell & H.G. Jones. Cambridge: University Press, 1971.
Statistical Abstract of the United States. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1879-.Annual. (Vols. for 1878-1902 issued by: the Bureau of Statistics (Dept. of the Treasury); 1903-1911 by: the Bureau of Statistics (Dept. of Commerce and Labor); 1912-1937 by: the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce; 1938- by: the Bureau of the Census)
United States Historical Census Data Browser . Online. Available: http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/census . Viewed: July 5, 2004.For a complete list of indexes for history see MiamiLINK History section. In addtion, many indexes in other disciplines will have historical articles of interest to that discipline.
Web Directories to Historical Sites
Primary Sources and Indexes to Primary Sources
For more detailed information see the history guide at http://staff.lib.muohio.edu/~presnejl/hgrads/historyrschmain.html
27 October, 2004