American History – Page 11

30 Sep 2010

Project Muse @ Ohrstrom Library

by Sarah Ludwig | posted in: Databases, General Works, History, Humanities, Language, Library News, Literature, Natural Sciences, Periodicals, Religion, Research, Social Sciences, Uncategorized | 0

Ohrstrom Library is pleased to announce the addition of 400 new journals to our digital holdings. Project Muse contains the full-text of 400 journals covering research in the Humanities, Arts, Sciences, International Studies and Social Sciences. A complete title list … Continued

18 May 2010

New Reference Book: Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Photography

by Sarah Ludwig | posted in: Fine Arts, History, Humanities, Research | 0

Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Photography edited by Lynne Warren, Routledge, 2006. Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 770.9 W25 Photography’s second century is recorded, analyzed and discussed in this new reference set. Photography is placed in a variety of contexts such … Continued

16 Feb 2010

New Reference Book: The Measure of America

by Sarah Ludwig | posted in: General Works, History, Humanities, Research, Social Sciences | 0

The Measure of America written and edited by Sarah Burd-Sharps, Kristen Lewis and Eduardo Borges Martins, Columbia U. Press, 2008. Find it in Ohrstrom: REF 317 B89M A collection of data, statistics and interpretive text that reflects upon and measures … Continued

2 Feb 2010

New Reference Book: Encyclopedia of African American History

by Sarah Ludwig | posted in: History, Humanities, Social Sciences | 0

Encyclopedia of African American History: 1619 -1895 edited by Paul Finkelman, Oxford U. Press, 2006. Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 305.896 F49A Throughout three volumes this set discusses the history of African Americans from the earliest American settlements to … Continued

27 Jan 2010

New Reference Book: Chronology of American History

by Sarah Ludwig | posted in: History, Humanities, Research | 0

Chronology of American History by John C. Fredriksen, Facts on File, 2008. Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 973 F87C A lengthy, four-volume, chronology spanning American History 1400s-2007. Some events are given a brief mention (1-2 sentences) while others are … Continued