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History and Biography Databases

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Biography

Biography Reference Bank
   Includes Full-text
   Coverage: Current and historical information
   Reference book articles, magazine articles, images
   Use for: Biographical information on notable people past and present
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HeritageQuest Online  
   Includes Full-text
   Coverage: 1790 - Present
   Census images 1790 - 1930, periodical articles, books, government records, databases
   Use for: Genealogy, History
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General History

Academic Search Complete  
   Includes Full-text
   Links to cited references
   1865-present, many full-text.
   Academic and peer reviewed journals, magazines
   Use for: General information on a wide variety of subjects
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JSTOR
   Includes Full-text
   Dates covered: 1600s up to 3-5 years ago. All issues of included journals.
   Scholarly and peer reviewed journals
   Use for: All topics, especially scholarly and historical information about any topic
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New York Times Historical (Sept 18, 1851-Dec 31, 2003)
   Includes Full-text
   Coverage: Sept 18, 1851-Dec 31, 2003
   Newspaper articles from the New York Times
   Use for: Newspaper articles on any topic
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History Study Center
   Includes Full-text
   Coverage - over six thousand years of world history, from the rise of early Mesopotamian civilizations to the
   fall of Saddam Hussein.
   Book articles, magazine articles, maps, pictures, primary documents, video clips, web sites
   Use for: History, Government, Humanities, Sociology
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World History Collection  
   Includes Full-text
   Journal articles
   Use for: History, Government, Humanities
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American History

America: History & Life
   Coverage: 1493-2001
   Topic overviews, timelines, abstracts, and some links to full text journal articles
   Use for: History, Government
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American Song
   Musical works
   Early Colonial period to the recent past
   Streaming music. Includes historic American music about major historical events, politics,
   American Indians, miners, immigrants, slaves, children, pioneers, and cowboys
   Use for: Music, Humanities, History
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Annals of American History
   Includes Full-text
   Coverage: 1493 - Present
   Primary Source documents, pictures, video and audio clips
   Use for: History, Government, Sociology
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Historical Statistics of the United States  
   Statistics and explanatory essays
   Coverage: 1790 - 2000
   Categories: Population, Work and Welfare, Economic Structure and Performance,
   Economic Sectors, Governance and International Relations
   Use for: All Subjects
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North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries and Oral Histories
   Includes Full-text
   Coverage: 1800 – 1950
   Letters, diaries, oral histories, interviews, other personal narratives
   Use for: History, Sociology
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Women and Social Movements in the United States 1600-2000
   Full-Text
   Coverage: 1600 – 2000
   Documents, pictures, web sites
   Use for: History, Sociology
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History Study Center
   Includes Full-text
   Coverage - over six thousand years of world history, from the rise of early Mesopotamian civilizations to the
   fall of Saddam Hussein.
   Book articles, magazine articles, maps, pictures, primary documents, video clips, web sites
   Use for: History, Government, Humanities, Sociology
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Texas History

Texas Reference Center  
   Includes Full-text
   1975 to present
   Periodical articles on a broad range of topics, also includes, Magill Book Reviews, World Almanac and Book
   of Facts, American Heritage Dictionary, and an image collection of 192,999 photos maps and flags
   Use for General information on all subjects
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Handbook of Texas  
   Includes Full-text
   Coverage: The history of Texas
   Encyclopedic articles, Southwestern Historical Quarterly articles, pictures
   Use for: History, Sociology, Geography
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Denotes databases provided by Collin College's membership in TexShare

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