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Department of History

Databases for European History

USMA Library subscribes to over 100 history-related databases.

The following suggestions are intended to help you get started.

Databases - Primary Sources

  • EuroDocs: Online Sources for European History - Connects users to European primary historical documents that are transcribed, reproduced in facsimile, or translated. Includes links to a citation guide and to the western European Specialists Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL).
  • Archives Unbound Browse a topically focused digitized collection of historical documents. The collections cover a broad range of topics from the Middle Ages forward-from Witchcraft to World War II to twentieth-century political history. Particular strengths of this resource include U.S. foreign policy; U.S. civil rights; global affairs and colonial studies; and modern history.
  • Issues & Controversies in History - Users will find background, outcome, and contemporary points of view for every major debate and conflict in history. Topics are presented in a pro/con format that clearly explains both sides of the historical dispute, each article is supported by a timeline and a wealth of primary sources.
  • 19th Century UK Periodicals - Discover fully-searchable facsimile images of resources detailing British life in the nineteenth century. The collection provides coverage on many aspects of life in the nineteenth century, including literature, culture, feminism, politics, empire, sport and leisure, science and medicine. Resources are comprised of material published primarily in England, but also includes items from Australia, Canada, India, South Africa, and many more.
  • Conditions and Politics in Occupied Western Europe, 1940-1945 - Full-text documents received in the British Foreign Office from all European states under Nazi occupation during World War II. Primary sources relate to wartime conditions in France, Italy, Belgium, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and the Vatican.

Databases - Secondary Sources 

  • EBSCOhost Provides access to a wide range of databases, many with full text. Chose to search one database or search all.
  • JSTOR - Provides access to scholarly journals and books in a wide range of disciplines 
  • Cambridge Histories Online - This collection consists of over 300 volumes from the Cambridge Histories series. The volumes are grouped by specific subject areas, making it quick and easy to search and browse through an array of historical topics.
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