History Department @ Emory
The Department of History is located in 221 Bowden Hall at Emory University.
United States Colored Troops Flag, National Museum of American History
Contact Information
Welcome to the United States History Guide!
This research guide is for the support and study of US history at Emory. It is organized into various tabs, or pages, that highlight different categories of library materials. Click on each tab to identify information and link to useful sources.
Research Help
- Erica's InformationContact me to set up a meeting to discuss your research!
- Library SimplifiedGuide to help you learn how to research using the Woodruff Library.
- Questions? Ask a librarian!Get help from a librarian!
- Upcoming Research WorkshopsWorkshops in EndNote, Zotero, Omeka, copyright law, thesis/dissertation submission and more!
- Writing Center at EmoryMake an appointment with a writing center tutor.
Frequently Used Resources
- America: History and Life This link opens in a new windowIndexes journals, book reviews, and dissertations about American history and Canadian history and culture from prehistoric times to the present. This is a great database to start with!
- Historical Abstracts This link opens in a new windowAccess scholarly journal articles, books reviews, and dissertations in modern world history (1450 to present) excluding the U.S. and Canada. Covers sources published from 1955 to present.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowJournal articles from the humanities and other disciplines. Note: You may not be able to access the most current 2–7 years of certain journals—but many of these recent publications are found in Project MUSE.
- Project MUSE This link opens in a new windowProject MUSE includes the most recently published output of many important scholarly journals. Many older journal issues of the same titles can be found in JSTOR.