Key resources
- American history : a very short introductionA wide-ranging and authoritative history of America. This Very Short Introduction offers an account of politics, diplomacy, and war as well as the full spectrum of social, cultural, and scientific developments that shaped America.
- ProQuest databases This link opens in a new windowIncludes PAIS index which covers political, economic and social issues with a focus on the United States from 1915 onwards.
In ProQuest databases, select History from the subject areas then select Pais index. - International security & counter terrorism reference center This link opens in a new windowExtensive coverage of security and terrorism related issues.
- ProQuest history vault: Vietnam War and American foreign policy, 1960-1975 This link opens in a new windowDocuments trace the actions and decisions at the highest levels of the U.S. foreign policy apparatus, as well as events on the ground in Vietnam, from the perspective of State Department officials.
Primary sources
- Ralph J. Bunche oral histories collection on the civil rights movement via Archives unbound This link opens in a new windowIncludes transcripts of interviews with those who made history in the struggles for voting rights, the desegregation of schools, against discrimination in housing, exposing racism in hiring, in defiance of police brutality, and to address poverty in the African American communities.
Featured resource
- British online archives : American studies the colonisation of North America and the American Revolution This link opens in a new windowBoth American and Canadian in scope, this resource offers a variety of digitised records from the 18th and 19th centuries.