Every item in the library has an entry in the computer catalog (OPAC), part of these entries are standardized subject headings. These subject headings can be used in a keyword search. Dewey Decimal numbers are assigned mostly on the basis of subject. Books with same (or similar) Dewey Decimal numbers will cover the same subjects; the Dewey numbers are the same for reference books and circulating books (reference books have an 'R' before the number). The following table gives subjects and Dewey Decimal numbers for selected topics in American history.

The library has a periodicals collection which goes back to the 1960's and provides coverage of many events which took place between 1960 and the present. In addition to news and opinions periodicals can provide photographs and other images. A librarian will be pleased to help you locate newspaper and magazine articles.

Atlases

Historical Atlas of the United States--R 911.73C

Mapping America's Past: A Historical Atlas--R 911.73C

Civil War

The American Civil War, 7 volumes--R 973.7C

The Confederacy--R 973.7C

Historical Times Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Civil War--R 973.7H

Photographic History of the Civil War--R 973.7M

Constitution

Encyclopedia of the American Constitution--R 342.73E

The Constitution and Its Amendments--R 342.73C

Economic History

Encyclopedia of American Social History--R 973E

Encyclopedia of Economic History--R 330.973E

Labor History

Encyclopedia of American Social History--R 973E

Presidential Elections

Encyclopedia of American Political History--R 320.973E

U.S. Presidential Candidates and the Elections--R 324.973H

National Party Platforms 1840-1964--R 324.273P

Statistics

Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970--R 317.3U

Historical Statistics of the United States: Two Centuries of the Census--R 317.3D

Vietnamese Conflict

Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War--R 959.704E

Vietnam War Almanac--R 959.704S

Women's History

Encyclopedia of Women's History in America--R 305.4C

A Century of Women--R 305.4R

World War I

The First World War: An Eyewitness History--R 940.3K

The Grolier Library of World War I, 8 volumes--R 940.3G

World War II

Oxford Companion to World War II--R 940.53O

World War II, America at War, 1941-1945--R 940.53P

The are hundreds, if not thousands, of web sites devoted to American History. This pathfinder will point to some good collections of history websites in addition to a few individual sites.

http://www.altavista.com/

Altavista's homepage has a topically arranged directory as well as a search engine. Clicking on the directory topic "Reference and Education" and then clicking on "Arts and Humanities" will lead to a collection of websites dealing with many topics in American History.

http://americanhistory.about.com/

This site provides links to many pages dealing with U.S. History from Colonial times through the present.

http://www.bccls.org/reference/sthruz2.shtml#ushist

This is a collection of web resources compiled by the Bergen County Cooperative Library System for its web site.

www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rulib/socsci/hist/amhist.html

American and Brittish History Resources on the Internet compiled for the Rutgers University Libraries website.

www.ipl.org/ref/RR/static/hum3080.html

The Internet Public Library's reference section on U.S. history.

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/amhome.html

American Memory: Historical Collection for the National Digital Archive. This site provides access to digitized materials at the Library of Congress. It is divided into topical collections. The site contains music, documents, movie footage, photographs, maps, and more.

http://metalab.unc.edu/docsouth/index.html

Documenting the American South presents the history and culture of the American South from a southern perspective. The site can be searched or browsed and contains information about the Civil War, Southern Literature from Colonial Times through the early 20th Century, and images and text dealing with many historical periods and events. The site was created and is maintained at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

http://douglass.speech.nwu.edu/

Douglass Archives of American Public Address, created at North Western University, is an archive of the texts of speeches and other forms of public address written and/or spoken by famous Americans from the Colonial Era to the 20th Century. Douglass can be searched by title, author, speaker, topic, or time period.

http://metalab.unc.edu/pha/

Another Unitversity of North Carolina site. This site contains primary source material dealing with all aspects of World War II.

Other Sites

• www.msstate.edu/Archives/History. The Mississippi State Historical Text Archive.
• www.ipl.org/ref/POTUS/index.html. The Presidents of the United States; part of the Internet Public Library
• http://www.historyplace.com/
• http://www.thehistorynet.com/