New History Databases

Do you have a history research assignment this semester? If so, then the library is the place for you. We have a wealth of reliable sources that will make your professor very happy when you use them to support your research papers and projects. Over the past few months, the Dick Smith Library has added a large number of new databases to its collection. Including several that provide historical information.

• Do you need to find information about a notable person from the past? Then check out the Biography in Context database. It provides articles from scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers, in addition to videos, audio recordings, images, and more.

Screenshot from the Biography in Context database. The top portion of the entry for Rosa Parks.

• Do you need to find primary documents about the Civil Right Movement? Then you must spend some time searching through the information available in the Race Relations in America database. 

Screenshot from the Race Relations in America database showing just 8 of the 26 types of documents it has available.

• Are you researching the history of slavery? Slavery in America and the World contains a wealth of both legal information and primary source documents relevant to the history of slavery in the United States and other English-speaking countries. 

Screenshot from the Slavery in America and the World database showing some of the periodicals it contains. 

• Do you need to find scholarly journal articles or primary sources for a US or world history topic. Then take a look at the US History Collection and US History in Context databases or the World History Collection and World History in Context databases. The "Collections" databases contain mostly scholarly journal articles, whereas the "in Context" databases contain primary source documents. 

Screenshot of the homepage of the US.History in Context database. 

If you want to see a complete list of our history-related databases, along with other library resources for history, then check out our History subject guide page: https://www.tarleton.edu/library/research/subject-guides/history.html. 

Contact us at 254-968-9249 or reference@tarleton.edu if you need assistance with these or any other library resource.