Research Guides: History: Home

Best Bets for History Research!

For specific research needs, check out our research pages for Ethnic Studies, African History, Latin American History and Border Studies.

America: History and Life (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Citations and full text of articles regarding historical coverage of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present.
Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford) This link opens in a new window
Biographies of more than 58,000 men and women who have impacted British history and culture worldwide from the Romans to the 21st Century. Includes over 11,000 portraits.
U.S. History (Gale in Context) This link opens in a new window
Includes reference works, newspaper and journal articles, and rare primary source documents that range from slave journals to presidential papers.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
An extensive collection of journals and books in the Arts and Sciences, including classical studies, ecology, economics, history, language and literature, mathematics, music, art and architecture, cultural studies, film, folklore, performing arts, philosophy, political science, sociology, and religion.
Check out Mount Saint Mary's University's digital primary source collections in JSTOR!
World History (Gale in Context) This link opens in a new window
Includes rare primary sources, reference material, and multi-media content.

Interdisciplinary News Sources

Access World News This link opens in a new window This database includes over 12,000 international and national news sources, representing 200 countries and more than 8 languages. There are over 300 California newspapers, too. Research diverse perspectives, topics and trends that align with curricular areas such as Political Science, English, Sociology, Humanities, Business, International Studies and more. Features reliable, credible information from a wide variety of local, regional and national news sources.Access California News Sources here.
New York Times This link opens in a new window NYTimes.com is a multi-platform news tool that provides full access to New York Times and International New York Times content, including breaking news, multimedia, podcasts, newsletters, live events and more. NYTimes.com is updated 24/7 with corresponding time stamps. The New York Times is also available in SpanishAccount Activation Link 
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Wall Street Journal This link opens in a new window While the Wall Street Journal focuses on business related topics and financial information, this semi-daily newspaper includes articles on political, medical, educational and arts news.Activation link
Subscription includes access to wsj.com, wsj mobile app, informative podcasts and curated newsletters.
Washington Post This link opens in a new window Coverage of the online version of the Washington Post from May 2016 to the present. Click "Create Alert" or "Create RSS Feed" to be updated via email/feed reader whenever new articles are added.
Los Angeles Times (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window Coverage to the online version of the Los Angeles Times from February 21, 2017 to the Present. Click "Create Alert" or "Create RSS Feed" to be updated via email/feed reader whenever new articles are added.

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