American History: Get Started

Contained within this document are selected resources at the Monmouth University Library, useful for locating information on United States History.  For additional resources, search the Library catalog or call the reference desk at 732.571.3438.   

If you're just starting your research, and have no experience with writing and researching in history, try using the Credo Reference database.  See the search box on this page. Credo Reference is a  general reference resource. Its full-text content covers every major subject, including history.

Specialized encyclopedias devoted to American History are often an overlooked resource for the researcher who is in the earliest stages of a research project. 

• Handbook for Research in American History : A Guide to Bibliographies and Other Reference Works

• Princeton Encyclopedia of American Political History

• Encyclopedia of American Social History

Some encyclopedias are devoted to particular aspects or eras of United States History, for example:

• Encyclopedia of the American Presidency

• Women in Early America : Struggle, Survival, and Freedom in a New World