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Dissertations & Theses
- American Doctoral Dissertations, 1933 - 1955 This link opens in a new windowRECOMMEND USING CHROME; Provides electronic access to the only comprehensive record of dissertations accepted by American universities during that time period, the print index Doctoral Dissertations Accepted by American Universities. Created with the generous support of the H. W. Wilson Foundation and the Congregational Library & Archives in Boston.
- ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global (PQDT Global) This link opens in a new windowProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global is the world's most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses from around the world, spanning from 1743 to the present day and offering full text for graduate works added since 1997, along with selected full text for works written prior to 1997. [Not compatible with Internet Explorer 9]
Archive Finder
Archive Finder including ArchivesUSA and NIDS UK/Ireland
Archive Finder is a current directory which describes over 206,200 collections of primary source material housed in thousands of repositories across the United States, the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Powerful searching integrated with detailed subject indexing helps researchers to uncover historical collections.
WorldCat
- WorldCat This link opens in a new windowA bibliographic database of over 62,000,000 records from over 2,000 libraries around the world.
HarpWeek
HarpWeek: the Civil War Era through the Gilded Age (1857-1912
Full text of the popular 19th century magazine, Harper's Weekly, on literature, history, current events, culture and society. Includes images from Harper's Weekly, with index.
Harper's Weekly. February 6, 1869, p. 85.
Government Documents
- U.S. Congressional Serial Set, 1817-1994 This link opens in a new windowDatabase of texts from the bound, sequentially numbered volumes of all the reports, documents, and journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. Texts constitute a rich source of primary source material on all aspects of American history. Upon completion, the digital version of the Serial set will consist of over 12,000,000 pages. Database searchable by subject, publication category, standing committee author, and other parameters.
- Congressional Record Permanent Digital Collection (1789-1997) This link opens in a new windowFormerly LexisNexis Congressional, this resource is the digitized version of the bound Congressional Record (1873-to date) and its three predecessors, the Annals of Congress (1789-1824), the Register of Debates (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873). The Congressional Record Permanent Digital Collection covers the period 1789-1997.
Iowa Senate/House Journals
- Journal of the House of Representative of IowaIowa City Historical Library:Iowa Stacks (J87 .I8c)
1850-1992,1999-2000
Des Moines Historical Library:Open Stacks (J87 .I8c)
1852/53,1904,1913,1915 - Journal of the Senate of IowaIowa City Historical Library: Iowa Stacks (J87 .I8b)
1850-1992,1999-2000
Des Moines Historical Library:Open Stacks (J87 .I8b
1846-1992,1999)
Other Resources
- Sanborn maps 1867-1970 This link opens in a new window
- Historical Statistics of the United States This link opens in a new window
- ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the U.S. This link opens in a new window
Other Departments/Units of Interest
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Ancestry
- Ancestry library edition This link opens in a new windowContains coverage of the U.S. and the U.K. data including census, vital, church, court, and immigration records, as well as record collections from Canada and other areas. A collection of more than 4,000 databases and 1.5 billion names including U.S. federal census images and indexes from 1790 to 1930; the Map Center containing more than 1,000 historical maps; American Genealogical Biographical Index (over 200 volumes), Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage (over 150 volumes), The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1630, Social Security Death Index, WWI Draft Registration Cards, Federal Slave Narratives, and a Civil War collection.