Research Guides: HIS 471 Seminar in American History: The 1950s: Introductory Resources

Information on Spies

Get background information and timelines on famous spy cases investigated by the FBI.

American Historical Association's guide to historical literature / general editor, Mary Beth Norton
A great place to start a research project. More than 27,00 annotated citations to publications dating from 1961 to 1992 covering 48 periods in world history.
History : illustrated search strategy and sources / by Elizabeth Frick.
A procedure manual for writing term papers in history. Covers everything from selecting a topic to the mechanics of gathering information from various sources in historical literature.
Timetables of History : a horizontal linkage of people and events / Bernard Grun
Chronological tables of the people , places and events that shaped world history.

Dictionaries/Encyclopedias/Biographies

Many important sources for historical research are not available online, but are in the Library's Reference Collection.

Current Biography Yearbook
Annual publication of biographies for the year's most intriguing people from around the world. Publication is available from 1940 to the present. See:Current Biography (REF CT 100 .C97) for volumes 1940 - 1954.
Who's who in America
Current edition in Reference, previous editions beginning with 1938/1939 are located in the stacks.

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