SubjectsPlus: HIST 422 - Frontier and West in US History
Books: Use the Library Catalog
America: History and Life 
Indexes history journals and some other publications covering the US and Canada.
Humanities Abstracts
Contains citations from more than 600 periodicals in archaeology and classical studies, area studies, communication, folklore, history, language, literature, performing and visual arts, philosophy, religion and theology.
JSTOR 
An archive of more than 1200 core scholarly journals in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Fulltext back to their date of first publication to within the current 2-5 years.
New Encyclopedia of the American West. Call Number: Reference F591 .N46 1998
This encyclopedia contains over 2400 entries by some 600 historians of the West. Subject coverage goes beyond cowboys and indians to include labor movements, women's suffrage and music.
Congressional MasterFile. For Congressional activity prior to 1982, nearly all information is available on microfiche. This is available in the microform reading room in Microfiche Cabinets 24-30. On any index citation, note the CIS (Congressional Information Service) number, the designation for the type of document (Published Hearing, Unpublished Hearing, Committee Print, Serial-Set) and the designation of the appropriate chamber (S for Senate; H for House of Representatives). Published Hearings (Pre-1970) (Pickler Memorial Library has complete set.) Unpublished Senate Hearings (1823-1964, 1965-1968) Committee Prints (Pre-1970) Serial Set (1789-1969)
Index to congressional hearings, reports, prints from 1789-1969 provieded by CIS (Congressional Information Service). Documents are on microfiche.
Cabinet 24 Drawer 5 - Cabinet 25
Cabinet 27 Drawers 1-2
Cabinet 26 Drawers 5-6
Cabinet 27 Drawer 4 - Cabinet 28 Drawer 7
Note: This database is on CD-ROM workstation in the Library Reference Department.
America's Historical Newspapers
Full-text collection of over 1000 U.S. historical newspapers. Divided into three collections: Series I (1690-1876), Series II (1758-1900), Series III (1829-1922). Part of the Readex Archive of Americana database.
American Memory 
American Memory is a gateway to the Library of Congress’s vast resources of digitized American historical materials. Comprising more than 9 million items that document U.S. history and culture, American Memory is organized into more than 100 thematic collections based on their original format, their subject matter, or who first created, assembled, or donated them to the Library.
Early American Imprints, Series II: Shaw-Shoemaker, 1801-1819.
Full-text access to a comprehensive set of American books, pamphlets, and broadsides from the early 1800s, based on Ralph R. Shaw's and Richard H. Shoemaker's "American Bibliography, 1801-1819. Part of the Readex Archive of Americana database.
Making of America - Cornell University
Making of America is a digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction. The collection is particularly strong in the subject areas of education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion, and science and technology. This site provides access to 267 monograph volumes and over 100,000 journal articles with 19th century imprints.
Making of America at University of Michigan is a couterpart to this collection.
http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/moagrp/
Pickler Library Microforms Collections Our Microform Collections are another great place to find primary source material. Relevant collections include:
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