Subscription Databases Sponsored by BHS Library(To access from home, follow instructions on "BHS Online Subscriptions Guide;" see a librarian for a copy.):
 Gale Virtual Reference Library
The Gale Virtual Reference Library offers the ebooks listed below with high quality full-text historical information identical to that provided in the print reference sets in our Library. Search tip: Enter the decade of interest linked with "and" to your topic (e.g., "1960s and Cuba").
Cold War Reference Library eBook (Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Dictionary of American History eBook (Gale Virtual Reference Library)
American Decades eBook(Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Includes information "on the arts, medicine and health, media, education, world events, religion, government and politics, lifestyles and social trends, law and justice, religion, business and the economy, and sports" for the decades of the 20th Century.(AD)
American Decades Primary Sources eBooks (Gale Virtual Reference Library)
The companion to the above resource, with full or excerpted primary sources from the 20th Century. Search tip: To limit your search to primary sources, check the box "within this publication" just beneath the search box. Note: vol 1=1900-1909; vol 5=1940s; vol 8=1970s, etc.
Encyclopedia of World Biography eBook (Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Biographical information on most famous historical personalities.
SIRS Knowledge Source (SIRS Researcher & WebSelect)
SIRS Researcher provides full-text magazine, newspaper, and reference book articles, many on historical topics; SIRS WebSelect offers links to Internet resources which have been selected for quality. Search tip: For historical topics, enter the pertinent decade (e.g., "nineteen fifties" or "1950s").
Sponsored by King County Library(Enter your KCLS library card number and pin to log on,) :
American History Reference Collection
American History Reference Center provides articles from a range of respected reference resources, journal and magazine articles, primary documents, and maps and multimedia. Search this excellent resource by subject or personal name.
Britannica Online (via KCLS)
Britannica provides excellent overview information on the Presidents as well as links to journals and carefully selected web sites.
New York Times Backfile (via KCLS)
The New York Times Backfile contains articles in pdf format from The New York Times from 1857 to 2001. You can find here articles written during the term of the President along with Presidential speeches and interviews.For articles published after 2001, use ProQuest.
American National Biography (via KCLS)
Offers "[b]iographical sketches of notable figures in American life and culture." (KCLS)
Biography Resource Center (via KCLS)
Offers "biographical sketches and magazine articles focusing on nearly 275,000 individuals." (KCLS)
Focus on the Presidents on the Free Web (Primary and Secondary Sources) Harry Truman (1945-1953)
Harry Truman : Full American Experience Website
American Experience: The Presidents: Harry Truman
Includes overview; information on early career, domestic politics, foreign affairs, presidential politics and legacy. Also provides selection of significant primary sources (speeches and documents).
Learning Curve: Heroes & Villains: Harry Truman and the Atomic Bomb
Sponsored by Great Britain's National Archives, this site provides background, timeline, and primary sources to investigate the following questions: Why did firebombing not bring Japan to surrender? Why did Truman decide to use the atomic bomb? What was the effect on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Harry Truman Presidential Library
C-Span's Presidential Portrait of Harry Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961)
American Experience: The Presidents: Dwight D. Eisenhower
Includes overview; information on early career, domestic politics, foreign affairs, presidential politics and legacy. Also provides selection of significant primary sources (speeches and documents).
Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library
C-Span's Presidential Portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy (1961-1963)
American Experience: The Presidents: John F. Kennedy
Includes overview; information on early career, domestic politics, foreign affairs, presidential politics and legacy. Also provides selection of significant primary sources (speeches and documents).
The Kennedys : Full American Experience Website
Learning Curve: Heroes & Villains: John Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis
Sponsored by Great Britain's National Archives, this site provides overview, background, timeline, and primary sources to investigate the following questions: What triggered the Cuban Missile Crisis? Why didn't the Cuban Missile Crisis lead to nuclear war? How does Kennedy's death affect our view of him?
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
C-Span's Presidential Portrait of John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969)
American Experience: The Presidents: Lyndon B. Johnson
Includes overview; information on early career, domestic politics, foreign affairs, presidential politics and legacy. Also provides selection of significant primary sources (speeches and documents).
Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library and Museum
C-Span's Presidential Portrait of Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard M.Nixon(1969-1974)
American Experience: The Presidents: Richard Nixon
Includes overview; information on early career, domestic politics, foreign affairs, presidential politics and legacy. Also provides selection of significant primary sources (speeches and documents).
Nixon Presidential Materials
C-Span's Presidential Portrait of Richard M. Nixon
Jimmy Carter (1977-1981)
Jimmy Carter: Full American Experience Website
American Experience: The Presidents: Jimmy Carter
Includes overview; information on early career, domestic politics, foreign affairs, presidential politics and legacy. Also provides selection of significant primary sources (speeches and documents).
Jimmy Carter Library and Museum
C-Span's Presidential Portrait of Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan (1981-1989)
Ronald Reagan: Full American Experience Website
American Experience: The Presidents: Ronald Reagan
Includes overview; information on early career, domestic politics, foreign affairs, presidential politics and legacy. Also provides selection of significant primary sources (speeches and documents).
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library: Quick Reference
C-Span's Presidential Portrait of Ronald Reagan
George H.W. Bush (1989-1993)
American Experience: The Presidents: George H.W. Bush
Includes overview; information on early career, domestic politics, foreign affairs, presidential politics and legacy. Also provides selection of significant primary sources (speeches and documents).
George H.W. Bush Presidential Library: Resources
C-Span's Presidential Portrait of George H.W. Bush
General Resources for the Presidents
Inaugural Address of the Presidents of the United States
Cold War Resources on the Free Web Learning Curve: The Cold War
Sponsored by Great Britain's National Archives, Learning Curve Cold War provides case studies and primary documents, investigating such questions as the following:
• Did the Cold War really start in 1919-1939?
• Who caused the Cold War?
• How did the Cold War work?
• The nuclear game -- how close was it?
• Was Vietnam a turning point in the Cold War?
Cold War Policies
Published by a professor at University of San Diego, this site provides chronologies of the Cold War Era linked to explanations and primary sources (speeches, documents, photos, newsreels, ads).
Cold War International History Project (CWIHP)
Published by the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, this site houses a large collection of historical materials and ongoing discussions by governments and scholars on all sides of the Cold War.
World Wide Web Virtual Library: US History Sites:
WWW-VL -- History: United States, 1940-1950
WWW-VL -- History: United States, 1950-1960
WWW-VL -- History: United States, 1960-1970
WWW-VL -- History: United States, 1970-1980
WWW-VL -- History: United States, 1980-1990
WWW-VL -- History: United States, 1990-1999
Updated 19 March 2010. |
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