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American History Research Guide |
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Use this research guide as a starting point for finding books, articles, and Internet sites in
American History.
    
Finding Books on American History in the SCC Library
- Start with a keyword search in SCC's online catalog, Archway, or
- Click on one of the suggested subject headings below; you will be re-directed to the search results in the online catalog.
- If you need to expand your search to libraries outside of SCC, search MOBIUS. Ask at the reference desk if you need help, or give us a call at 636-922-8620.
| These five headings can be subdivided by dates. For example if the searcher is looking for economic conditions in the 1920's it would be best to enter United States – Economic conditions as a subject search and then look for the time period desired (which would be 1918-1945). |
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United States – Economic conditions
United States – Foreign relations
United States – History
United States – Politics and government
United States – Social conditions |
Native American History
Colonial and Revolutionary Period
Frontier and the West
Civil War and Reconstruction
World War I
Prohibition and the 1920's
The Depression and the New Deal
World War II
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945 – Campaigns – Africa
- World War, 1939-1945 – Campaigns – Pacific area
- World War, 1939-1945 – Campaigns – France – Normandy
campaigns also listed under individual battles
- World War, 1939-1945 – Concentration camps
- World War, 1939-1945 – Participation, female
- World War, 1939-1945 – Participation, African-American
- Pearl Harbor, attack on, 1941
- Japanese Americans – Evacuation and relocation, 1942
- Concentration camps – United States
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
- United States – Office of Strategic Services
- World War, 1939-1945 – Military Intelligence
Korean and Vietnamese War
The Cold War and the 1960s
Watergate
African-American History
Economic History
Religion in America
Women's History
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Reference Books
To find a reference book by title, search the Archway catalog for the call number, or ask at the reference desk for help.
To browse the reference books on American history go to the following call number ranges:
| Biography |
REF CT 100 - REF CT 3260 |
| United States History |
REF E 45 - REF E 839.5 |
| Regional History |
REF F 591 - REF F 1954 |
| Historical Atlases and Maps |
REF G 1030 - REF G 1436 (also check the atlas stand) |
| Social History |
REF HN 57 - REF HV 27 |
DVDs/Videos on American History:
View an alphabetical list of our videos on United States history
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Search by keyword for videos that SCC owns in the Archway online catalog.
*DVDs and Videotapes have a three day checkout period. You may also use the DVD/ VCR players in the tutor rooms and study carrels on the second floor of the library.
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