United States History: Secondary Sources

Resources for researching US history at PSU Library.

Articles in History Databases

Note that content on JSTOR is often at least three or four years old, with a few exceptions. When you are looking for the most current journal articles, start with America: History and Life.

This photo, from the DC Public Library Commons, via Flickr, was taken during the inauguration of President William Taft on March 4, 1909.

America: History and Life
Includes citations of articles and books on the history and culture of the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
Humanities and Social Sciences Index Retrospective (H.W. Wilson)
Indexes citations to articles from scholarly social science and humanities journals from 1907 to 1984.
JSTOR
Contains full text articles from major research journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Coverage of most journals starts from the beginning of a journal's publication and typically excludes the most recent three to five years.

Search for books at the PSU Library

Search the PSU Library catalog. If the book you want has a green "Available at PSU Library Shelves", then click on the title of the book. Write down the location or floor and the call number. For a map to locate the call number, click on View Map.

Check out the book at the 1st floor Circulation Desk.

Films on Demand

Films On Demand
Maintains a collection of streaming videos, educational films, and video segments in the humanities & social sciences, business & economics, science & mathematics, health & medicine, technical education, family & consumer sciences, careers & job searching, and guidance & counseling. Closed captions and/or interactive transcripts are available for many, but not all, titles.