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Encyclopedias are great for:
- choosing a topic
- quick self-education
- perspective on a topic
- variant spellings, vocabulary, terminology
- bibliography
Oxford Bibliographies Online (OBO)
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Oxford BibliographiesOffers peer-reviewed annotated bibliographies on specific topics in a growing range of subject areas including American history, African American history, and more.
American History Encyclopedias
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Oxford Research Encyclopedias: American HistoryHighly recommended. Excellent articles. Updated frequently.
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The Oxford Companion to United States historyAlso in print, (Olin Reference E174 .O94 2001 +).
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Dictionary of American historyA classic ten volume encyclopedia. Also in print (Olin Reference E174 .D52x 2003 +)
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Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and HistoryCall Number: Olin and Africana Reference E 185 E54 19965 volumes
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Encyclopedia of African American history 1619-1895
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Encyclopedia of the United States in the Nineteenth CenturyCall Number: Olin Reference E169.1 .E626x 20013 volumes
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Encyclopedia of American Cultural & Intellectual HistoryCall Number: Olin Reference E169.1 .E624x 2001
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Encyclopedia of American Social HistoryCall Number: Olin Reference HN 57 .E56 19923 volumes
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Encyclopedia of American Political HistoryCall Number: Olin Stacks and Reference E 183 .E563 volumes
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St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture
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Call Number: Olin Library Reference, E169.1 .S764 2013 +Publication Date: 2013In print and online. -
The Encyclopedia of Civil Rights in AmericaCall Number: Olin Reference E185.61 E544x 19983 volumes
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Civil War & Reconstruction
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The Encyclopedia of Civil War Medicine
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The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Civil War
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The Cambridge History of the American Civil War
Publication Date: 2019This volume narrates the major battles and campaigns of the conflict, conveying the full military experience during the Civil War.
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Women During the Civil War: an Encyclopedia
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Encyclopedia of the Reconstruction Era [2 Volumes]
Call Number: Olin Library Reference (Non-Circulating) E668 .E53 2006Publication Date: 2006 -
Encyclopedia of the Confederacy
Call Number: Olin Library Oversize E487 .D68 2010 ++Publication Date: 2010
Cambridge Histories
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Cambridge Histories OnlineProvides full text online access to the complete 300-plus volumes of Cambridge Histories reference series. Provides political, economic and social history, philosophy and literature of selected countries and subjects.
Biography
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American National Biography.also available in print, (Olin Reference CT213 .A68x 1999 +). Offers portraits of more than 17,400 men and women, from all eras and walks of life, whose lives have shaped the nation. Features thousands of illustrations, hyperlinked cross-references and links to select web sites.
