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Books
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JMU Library CatalogFind journals, books, ebooks, films, sound recordings, and government documents available to JMU users.
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WorldCatCatalog of over 62 million titles cataloged by libraries worldwide that includes manuscripts written as early as the 1000 B.C., books, audio visual media, and internet source
Articles
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America: History & LifeIndex with abstracts to history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present.
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Academic Search CompleteMultidisciplinary index and full text source for scholarly journals and magazines.
Selected Primary Sources
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History of Early America: Find Primary SourcesJMU research guide of primary sources for early America up to 1800.
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History of 19th Century America: Find Primary SourcesJMU research guide of primary sources for the United States in the 1800s.
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History of 20th Century America: Find Primary SourcesJMU research guide of primary sources for the United States in the 1900s.
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African, African American, and Diaspora Studies: Find Primary SourcesJMU research guide of primary sources that includes sources on African Americans.
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Latin American Studies: Primary SourcesJMU research guide of primary sources that includes sources on Latinx Americans.
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Library of CongressThe Library of Congress is the largest library in the world. It is the library of the U.S. Congress and home of the U.S. Copyright Office. Search their website for digital collections.
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HathiTrust Digital LibraryCollection of millions of titles digitized from libraries around the world.
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Google Advanced SearchUse the "site or domain" field to limit your search results to .edu, .gov, or .org.