General Reference Sources

History 7 - The City in American History

Winter Term 2003

Chronologies

Mellersh, H. E. L.
Chronology of world history / H.E.L. Mellersh.
Imprint Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c1999.
Notes: 1. The ancient and medieval world, prehistory-AD 1491 -- 2. The expanding world, 1492-1775 -- 3. The changing world, 1776-1900 -- 4. The modern world, 1901-1998.
Edition Rev. and updated ed. 4 v.
Baker Berry Ref. D 11 .M39 1999

Trager, James.
The people's chronology : a year by year record of human events from prehistory to the present / James Trager
Imprint New York : H. Holt, c1992 Edition Rev. and updated ed
Baker Berry Ref. D 11 .T83 1992

Carruth, Gorton.
The encyclopedia of American facts and dates / Gorton Carruth
Imprint New York : HarperCollinsPublishers, c1993 Edition 9th ed
Baker Berry Ref. E 174.5 .C3 1993

Gross, Ernie.
This day in American history / Ernie Gross.
Imprint Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2001. Edition Rev. ed.
Baker Berry Ref. E 174.5 .G76 2001

Encyclopedias

A selection of subject encyclopedias pertaining to various aspects or areas of American history.

Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Britannica Online is a fully searchable version of the the Encyclopaedia Britannica, recognized as the world's most comprehensive and authoritative encyclopedia in English. Known for its scholarly approach, many of the articles are signed by scholars, and include bibliographies to lead the reader further. The Britannica Online offers additional access to hundreds of articles not included in the printed edition. A continuing development is the inclusion of thousands of links to other relevant World Wide Web sites selected by Britannica editors.

Encyclopedia Americana

The Encyclopedia Americana online blends the depth of the print edition with the currency expected of an online reference work. Its 45,000 articles and more than 25 million words have been contributed by over 6,500 specialists in their respective disciplines and cover all academic fields and curriculum topics. This encyclopedia is intended to be a research tool and is updated quarterly.

Encyclopedia of American social history / Mary Kupiec Cayton, Elliott J. Gorn, Peter W. Williams, editors
Imprint New York : Scribner, 1993 Descript 3 v. : ill. ; 29 cm
Baker Berry Ref. HN57 .E58 1993Ê v.1-3

Encyclopedia of American cultural & intellectual history / Mary Kupiec Cayton, Peter W. Williams, editors.
Imprint New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, c2001.
Baker Berry Ref. E 169.1 .E624 2001

Encyclopedia of the United States in the nineteenth century / Paul Finkelman, editor in chief.
Imprint New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 2001. 3 v.
Baker Berry Ref. E 169.1 .E626 2001

Encyclopedia of the United States in the twentieth century / Stanley I. Kutler, editor in chief ; Robert Dallek, David A. Hollinger, Thomas K. McCraw, associate editors ; Judith Kirkwood, assistant editor
Imprint New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, c1996 Descript 5 v. : ill. ; 29 cm
Baker Berry Ref. E740.7 .E53 1996 v.1-4, Index

Encyclopedia of urban America : the cities and suburbs / Neil Larry Shumsky, editor.
Imprint Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c1998. Descript 2 v.
Baker Berry Ref. HT 123 .E5 1998 v.1-2

Biography

American National Biography

The American National Biography offers portraits of more than 17,400 men and women -- from all eras and walks of life -- whose lives have shaped the nation. The publication of the online edition makes the ANB even more useful as a dynamic source of information -- updated quarterly, with hundreds of new entries each year and revisions of previously published entries to enhance their accuracy and currency. The ANB Online also features thousands of illustrations, more than 80,000 hyperlinked cross-references, links to select web sites, and powerful search capabilities. The ANB is also available in print at Baker/Berry Reference CT/213/A68/1999.

Biography and Geneaology Master Index

Biography and Genealogy Master Index, produced by Gale Research, is a comprehensive index to nearly 12 million biographical sketches in more than 2700 volumes and editions of current and retrospective reference books, covering both contemporary and historical figures throughout the world.

Biography Index

Biography Index is a bibliographic database, created by the H. W. Wilson Co., that cites biographical material appearing in more than 3000 periodicals indexed in other Wilson Company databases and additional selected periodicals, some 1900 current books (annually) of individual and collective biography, and incidental biographical material in otherwise non-biographical books. Periodicals indexed are selected from all subject areas represented by other Wilson Company databases. Biographical subjects indexed range from antiquity to the present and represent all fields and nationalities. This file begins with the July 1984 issue of Biography Index and is updated monthly.

Biographical dictionary of American mayors, 1820-1980 : big city mayors, Baltimore, Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, St. Louis / edited by Melvin G. Holli and Peter d'A. Jones
Imprint Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, c1981
Baker Berry Ref. E176 .B5725

Bibliographies

Urban history yearbook
Imprint Leicester, Leicester University Press. Annual Pub date 1974-1991
Baker Berry HT101 .U675 1974-1991

Urban history
Imprint [Cambridge, Eng.] : Cambridge University Press, c1992-
Baker Berry HT101 .U675 v.19- 1992-

Each volume (the last issue of each vlume from 1992 -) contains a bibliography of articles and books published in the previous year. There is an index by city and town.

Brown, Catherine L., 1948-
The urban South : a bibliography / compiled by Catherine L. Brown
Imprint New York : Greenwood Press, 1989 Descript x, 455 p.
Baker Berry Z7164 .U7 .B69 1989

Shearer, Barbara Smith.
Periodical literature on United States cities : a bibliography and subject guide / compiled by Barbara Smith Shearer and Benjamin F. Shearer
Imprint Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, c1983 Descript xviii, 574 p.
Baker Berry Ref. Z5942 .S464 1983