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Academic Search Elite 
Contains full text for more than 2,000 journals, including more than 1,550 peer-reviewed titles. This multi-disciplinary database covers virtually every area of academic study.
America: History and Life
Indexes history journals and some other publications covering the US and Canada.
Handbook of Latin American Studies 
Bibliography on Latin American studies materials by Library of Congress.
Hispanic American Periodicals Index (HAPI)
Over 275,000 journal article citations about Central America, South America, the Caribbean, Mexico, Brazil, and Hispanics/Latinos in the United States.
Historical Abstracts
Historical coverage of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present. Articles from 1800 jouranls are indexed, same dating back to 1955.
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.
Humanities and Social Sciences Index Retrospective
Indexing of over 1200 periodicals, some going back as far as 1907. Also has coverage of many important scientific journals up to the 1950s.
ITER: Gateway to the Middle Ages & Renaissance
A bibliography of articles, essays, books, dissertation abstracts, and encyclopedia entries pertaining to the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400 - 1700 AD). This material has been collected from 10,360 publications, including 1,710 journals.
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.
Social Science Abstracts
Contains citations and abstracts from more than 550 social science journals
SocIndex with Full Text
A comprehensive sociology research database with more than 1.9 million records and the full text for over 400 journals dating back to 1908. Also contains full text for more than 700 books and monographs and more than 6000 conference papers. Journals related to Criminology & Criminal Justice, Education, Gender Studies/GLBT Studies, History, and Education are also found in this database. For some journals, there may be a 12 month delay in provision of full text content.
Sociological Abstracts. Call Number: General Collection (Non-Circulating) HM 1 S67
Print index to article citations and abstracts of more than 1,900 journals in sociology, social work, and other social sciences.
Biography and Genealogy Master Index
A comprehensive index to biographical sources. One simultaneous user.
Credo Reference
Over 360 online reference titles in all subject areas. Allows cross-referencing between titles and expanding searches into the Truman catalog and other library resources.
Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture - Call Number: Reference DS799.23 E53 2005
Encyclopedia of Historians and Historical Writing - Call Number: Reference D14 .E53 1999
Encyclopedia of the World's Nations and Cultures - Call Number: Reference G63. K874 2007
History in Dispute - Call Number: Reference D20 H56 2000
Each volume covers a historical period or event and includes debates on related sub-topics.
Pickler Library Reference Collection - Call Number: Reference
The library has numerous subject specific encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other reference sources--From Medieval France to the American West and everything in between.
To find one, try a keyword search in the library catalog on your topic with the term encyclopedias:
exploration and encyclopedias
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.
LexisNexis Congressional
U.S. legislative information including full text of Congressional publications, bills, laws, regulations, member and committee information, hot topics, etc.
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/
Poole's Index to Periodical Literature, 1802-1906.Call Number: Reference Table B AI 3 P7
Early index to articles in published in US and British journals and magazines between 1802-1906.
Readers' Guide Retrospective.
1890-1982. Index to older magazine articles.
Truman State University Manuscripts Collection
Many useful primary documents in the Libary are listed on the Special Collections website.
Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals, 1824-1900.Call Number: Reference Table B Z2005 H6
A subject and author index to articles published in Britian between 1824-1900 Includes an index for book reviews.
National Union Catalog Manuscript Collection, 1959-1993Call Number: General Collection Z881 A1 N38
Designed as an index to assist in locating and publicizing those repositories which are open to scholars.
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