RESEARCH GUIDE: AMERICAN HISTORY, 1865 TO THE PRESENT
Topics On This Page:
- American History: General
- The Civil War + Reconstruction (1861-1877)
- Industrialization, the Gilded Age, Imperialism + the West (1850-1890)
- Women’s Suffrage (1850 to 1920)
- The Progressive Era, World War I + the Roaring Twenties (1890-1929)
- The Great Depression + the New Deal (1929-1940)
- World War II (1941-1945)
- The Cold War + the Consumer Society (1945-1960)
- The Civil Rights Movement (1930s to the present)
- JFK, LBJ + Vietnam (1960-1968)
- Nixon, Ford + Carter (1968-1980)
- The Reagan Era, Globalization, 9/11 + the Information Age (1980 to the present)
- Writing About History
In the Library
Almost President : The Men Who Lost the Race but Changed the Nation
by Scott Farris
Discusses the impact of presidential candidates Henry Clay, Stephen Douglas, William Jennings Bryan, Al Smith, Thomas E. Dewey, Adlai Stevenson, Barry Goldwater, George McGovern, Ross Perot, Al Gore, John Kerry, and John McCain
The American Women’s Movement, 1945-2000 : A Brief History with Documents
by Nancy MacLean
Covers the feminist movement from the end of World War II to the end of the 20th century, with primary and secondary sources
The Dream of America : Immigration, 1870-1920
by Kevin Hillstrom
Examines the sustained wave of immigration that began after the Civil War, describing the reasons immigrants left their home countries, their ocean voyages to the United States, and their lives in America. Includes primary sources and biographies of key figures
The Oxford Companion to United States History
edited by Paul S. Boyer and Melvyn Dubofsky
Includes over 1,400 entries on political, military and social history, along with science, technology, medicine, the arts, and religion
Race on Trial : Law and Justice in American History
edited by Annette Gordon-Reed
Examines selected court cases from 1841 to 1995 in which race was a major issue, including cases on "separate but equal" facilities, interracial marriage, the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II, affirmative action, the O. J. Simpson trial, and more
U.S. Environmentalism Since 1945 : A Brief History with Documents
by Steven Stoll
Covers the environmentalist movement from the end of World War II to the end of the 20th century
The Way We Lived: Essays and Documents in American Social History
by Frederick M. Binder and David M. Reimers
Explores urbanization, industrialization, race relations, the role of women, and other topics in American history from 1865 to the 1990s
Witness to America : An Illustrated Documentary History of the United States from the Revolution to Today
by Stephen E. Ambrose and Douglas Brinkley
Covers American history from the Revolution to the present, illustrated with maps and photographs
Online
American Experience | WGBH | PBS
Covers a variety of topics from all eras of American history, with video clips as well as primary and secondary source material
American History | Library of Congress
Features primary and secondary source material from all eras of American history, including articles, essays and photographs as well as digitized copies of constitutional amendments, ads and broadsides, congressional debate records, and more
A Chronology of US Historical Documents | The University of Oklahoma College of Law
Features primary source documents from all eras of American history, including the U.S. Declaration of Independence and Constitution, presidential speeches, international treaties, and other important documents in American history
Documents | From Revolution to Reconstruction... and What Happened Afterwards
Features primary source documents from all eras of American history, including congressional reports, treaties with American Indian tribes, Inaugural and State of the Union addresses, other speeches by presidents and other important figures, Supreme Court decisions, and more
Great Speeches Collection | The History Place
Features the full text of important speeches throughout history given by political leaders and activists including Frederick Douglass, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, FDR, Eisenhower, JFK, LBJ, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, both Presidents Bush, Clinton, and more
Landmark Cases of the U.S. Supreme Court | Street Law, Inc.
Includes information about important U.S. Supreme Court cases, including historical background, key excerpts from majority and dissenting opinions, and summaries of the decisions
Presidents | From Revolution to Reconstruction... and What Happened Afterwards
Features primary source documents from all eras of American history, including Inaugural and State of the Union addresses along with other speeches and letters by U.S. Presidents from George Washington to Barack Obama
In the Library
The American Civil War
by Cole C. Kingseed
Examines the causes, the course and the legacy of the Civil War, including primary sources
Glory (DVD)
A fictionalized account of the first black regiment to fight for the North in the Civil War, starring Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, Matthew Broderick and Cary Elwes
Impeached : The Trial of President Andrew Johnson and the Fight for Lincoln’s Legacy
by David O. Stewart
Covers the politics and race relations of the Reconstruction period through the lens of the first American impeachment trial, of Andrew Johnson, in 1868
A Woman of Valor : Clara Barton and the Civil War
by Stephen B. Oates
Explores the work of Clara Barton as a nurse and how the field of nursing changed during the Civil War
Online
Civil War and Reconstruction Documents : Primary Documents of American History | Library of Congress
Includes the Emancipation Proclamation, the Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln’s second inaugural address, constitutional amendments, and other primary source documents from the Reconstruction era
Civil War Primary Sources | Civil War Trust
Includes presidential speeches, laws and constitutional amendments, official army documents from both sides, personal letters, newspaper articles, political cartoons, maps, and other primary source materials, highlighting accounts by women and African Americans
First-Person Narratives of the American South, 1860-1920 | Library of Congress
Includes diaries, memoirs, travel accounts, and other primary source documents from the Reconstruction era written by both prominent and ordinary individuals including women, African Americans, enlisted men, laborers, and Native Americans
Healing the Nation: Stories from the Civil War | National Library of Medicine
Highlights the experiences of physicians, nurses, surgeons, and wounded soldiers during the Civil War, with a particular focus on the role of women and African Americans in Civil War medicine, and the effects of so many disabled soldiers reentering society at the end of the war. Includes photographs, letters, newspaper articles, and other primary source materials
Reconstruction: The Second Civil War | American Experience | PBS
Explores the events and issues of the Reconstruction period after the Civil War, with maps and primary sources
Toward Racial Equality: Harper’s Weekly Reports on Black America, 1857-1874 | HarpWeek.com
Provides newspaper articles, cartoons and advertisements regarding slavery, emancipation, race relations, and related topics during the Civil War and Reconstruction
In the Library
Americans and the California Dream, 1850-1915
by Kevin Starr
Explores California as the new “American Dream” of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including the Gold Rush, the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exhibition, famous figures in early Californian history, and more
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee : The Epic Fall of the American Indian (DVD)
Focuses on the battle at Little Big Horn and the treatment of American Indians in the United States
Lost Kingdom : Hawaii’s Last Queen, the Sugar Kings and America’s First Imperial Adventure
by Julia Flynn Siler
Explores the life of Queen Lili’uokalani, the idea of Manifest Destiny, and America’s annexation of Hawaii
Railroads That Tamed the West (DVD)
Covers the building of the Transcontinental Railroad and how the railroad affected American life
Online
History of the American West | Library of Congress
Includes over 30,000 photographs taken in Colorado and throughout the West between 1860 and 1920, depicting landscapes, daily life, mining, and American Indians
The Presidential Elections 1860-1912 | HarpWeek
Covers the 14 U.S. presidential elections from 1860 through 1912, with information about the campaigns and political issues of the day. Features political cartoons, campaign ads, biographies of candidates and other political figures, and timelines of important events
The West | PBS
Features film clips and images from the PBS documentary series The West, biographies of key people, maps, a timeline, and documents and images used by the filmmakers during their research
In the Library
A Woman’s Crusade : Alice Paul and the Battle for the Ballot
by Mary Walton
Examines the life and work of Alice Paul, founder of the National Woman’s Party
Sisters : The Lives of America’s Suffragists
by Jean H. Baker
Examines women’s suffrage leaders Lucy Stone, Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Frances Willard, and Alice Paul
Susan B. Anthony : Rebel for the Cause (DVD)
Covers Susan B. Anthony’s campaign for women’s right to vote
Women’s Suffrage
by Jeff Hill
Covers the campaign for women’s suffrage from 1840 to 1920, with primary sources and biographies and key leaders
Online
Not For Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony | PBS
Covers the entire women’s suffrage movement, including the role of Quakers, connections to the temperance and abolition movements, and the legal strategies employed by suffragists. Includes primary and secondary sources in the Resources section
The Susan B. Anthony Trial (1873) | Famous Trials | UMKC School of Law | University of Missouri - Kansas City
Includes images, primary documents, trial reports, maps, and other materials relating to the trial of Susan B. Anthony for voting illegally
Votes for Women: Selections from the National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection, 1848-1921 | Library of Congress
Includes books, pamphlets, event fliers, newspaper articles, conference proceedings, accounts of the trial of Susan B. Anthony, and other primary source documents related to the women’s suffrage campaign
Woman Suffrage and the 19th Amendment | National Archives
Features primary source documents from the women’s suffrage movement, including congressional resolutions and petitions to congress. Tip: Search the website the find more primary source documents on the suffrage movement
In the Library
American Women in World War I : They Also Served
by Lettie Gavin
Highlights the women who served in the military and as relief workers during World War I, with primary source material
Last Call : The Rise and Fall of Prohibition
by Daniel Okrent
Explores the social factors that led to Prohibition, the illegal alcohol trade that sprang up during Prohibition, and the factors that led to its repeal
The Roaring Twenties
by Thomas Streissguth
Examines the social and political changes of the 1920s, including Prohibition, the Great Migration, the Harlem Renaissance, and the Scopes Trial, with primary sources, maps and biographies of key figures
Prohibition (DVD)
Covers the Prohibition era, the availability of illegal alcohol through rumrunners, moonshiners and bootleggers, the culture of flappers and speakeasies, and the rise of organized crime
The Scopes Trial : A Brief History with Documents
by Jeffrey P. Moran
Covers the Scopes trial and the controversy over evolution, with primary sources
World War I : A History
edited by Hew Strachan
Examines the causes, course and effects of World War I, as well as the social changes that accompanied the war. Includes maps and illustrations
Online
The Presidential Elections 1860-1912 | HarpWeek
Covers the 14 U.S. presidential elections from 1860 through 1912, with information about the campaigns and political issues of the day. Features political cartoons, campaign ads, biographies of candidates and other political figures, and timelines of important events
The Scopes Trial (1925) | Famous Trials | UMKC School of Law | University of Missouri - Kansas City
Covers the trial of John Scopes, accused of illegally teaching evolution, with images, primary source documents, trial reports, maps, and other materials
The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Trial (1911) | Famous Trials | UMKC School of Law | University of Missouri - Kansas City
Covers the trial of the owners of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, charged with manslaughter after a fire in their factory killed nearly 150 workers, with images, primary source documents, trial reports, maps, and other materials
The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum
Features primary and secondary source material related to the administration of Woodrow Wilson (1913-21), including the creation of the Federal Reserve, the Espionage and Sedition Acts, World War I, and the creation of the League of Nations
In the Library
Electing FDR : The New Deal Campaign of 1932
by Donald A. Ritchie
Covers the 1932 presidential election won by Franklin Delano Roosevelt
The Grapes of Wrath (DVD)
Film adaptation of John Steinbeck’s novel set during the Great Depression
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men : Three Tenant Families
by James Agee and Walker Evans
Explores the daily lives of sharecroppers in the South through photographs by Evans and text by Agee
The WPA Guide to New York City : The Federal Writers’ Project Guide to 1930s New York
Sponsored by the Works Progress Administration, this guide showcases New York City during the New Deal, just before World War II
Online
American Life Histories : Manuscripts from the Federal Writers’ Project, 1936 - 1940 | Library of Congress
Features life histories of ordinary people during the Great Depression, written between 1936 and 1940 by writers working for the Federal Writers’ Project
Eleanor Roosevelt : American Experience | WGBH | PBS
Features video clips, articles, and other primary and secondary source material related to Eleanor Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
Features primary and secondary source material related to the administration of Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1933-45), including the Great Depression, the New Deal, the end of Prohibition, the creation of the minimum wage, the bombing of Pearl Harbor, World War II, and the internment of Japanese- and German-Americans
The Migrant Experience | Library of Congress
Covers the economic and ecological forces that brought migrant workers to California during the Depression, with images and other primary source material
The New Deal | Surviving the Dust Bowl | American Experience | WGBH | PBS
Covers the New Deal, the Dust Bowl, the Great Depression, and the WPA, with images and video clips
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Trial (1935) | Famous Trials | UMKC School of Law | University of Missouri - Kansas City
Covers the trial of Richard Hauptmann, accused of kidnapping the baby of aviator Charles Lindbergh from the Lindbergh home in New Jersey in 1932. Includes images, primary source documents, trial reports, maps, and other materials
In the Library
Band of Brothers (DVD)
Covers the experiences of an American unit fighting in Europe during World War II
Blood for Dignity : The Story of the First Integrated Combat Unit in the U.S. Army
by David P. Colley
Explores the history of the first integrated combat unit in the U.S. Army, approved near the end of World War II
The Pacific (DVD)
Covers the Pacific front during World War II
Pearl Harbor and the Coming of the Pacific War : A Brief History with Documents and Essays
by Akira Iriye
Focuses on the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, placing it in context with international perspectives. Includes American, Japanese and British primary source documents
Online
The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki | Avalon Project, Yale Law School
Features the full text of the U.S. government report on the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Fly Girls : American Experience | WGBH | PBS
Includes the full PBS documentary about the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPS) who flew military planes during World War II, along with a timeline, maps, and primary source material
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
Features primary and secondary source material related to the administration of Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1933-45), including the Great Depression, the New Deal, the end of Prohibition, the creation of the minimum wage, the bombing of Pearl Harbor, World War II, and the internment of Japanese- and German-Americans
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum | National Archives and Records Administration
Features primary and secondary source material related to the administration of Harry S. Truman (1945-53), including the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the end of World War II, the creation of the United Nations and NATO, the Korean War, and the beginnings of the civil rights movement
Korematsu v. United States (1944) | www.streetlaw.org
Examines the U.S. Supreme Court decision that allowed the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II, with primary and secondary source material including the full text of the Court decision
Online Archive of the Japanese American Relocation during World War II | Occidental College Library
Covers the relocation and internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II, with letters, papers, brochures, newspaper articles and other primary source material
World War II : Documents | Avalon Project | Yale Law School
Features declarations of war, peace treaties, and records of international conferences, the Nuremberg Trials, the attack on Pearl Harbor, and other primary source documents related to World War II
In the Library
The Cold War : A Very Short Introduction
by Robert J. McMahon
Provides an overview of the Cold War around the world
Golden Dreams : California in an Age of Abundance, 1950-1963
by Kevin Starr
Explores the political, economic, social and cultural changes in California during the 1950s and early 1960s
The Iron Curtain : Churchill, America, and the Origins of the Cold War
by Fraser J. Harbutt
Covers the diplomatic relations between the United States, Great Britain and the Soviet Union after World War II and the beginning of the Cold War
Online
A Bipolar World | Internet History Sourcebooks
Includes primary source material related to the Cold War and the creation of the United Nations
Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum
Features primary and secondary source material related to the administration of Dwight Eisenhower (1953-61), including the Cold War, the end of the Korean War, and the civil rights movement
Harry S. Truman Library & Museum
Features primary and secondary source material related to the administration of Harry S. Truman (1945-53), including the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the end of World War II, the creation of the United Nations and NATO, the Korean War, and the beginnings of the civil rights movement
The Trial of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg (1951) | Famous Trials | UMKC School of Law | University of Missouri - Kansas City
Focuses on the trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, accused of spying for the Soviet Union. Includes images, primary source documents, trial reports, maps, and other materials
In the Library
The Civil Rights Movement : A Photographic History, 1954-68
by Steven Kasher
Highlights the importance of photography to the civil rights movement, with a focus on specific events such as the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the March on Washington
Malcolm X (DVD)
Examines the life and legacy of Malcolm X
Parting the Waters : America in the King Years 1954-63
by Taylor Branch
Examines the civil rights movement and the leadership of Martin Luther King, Jr., covering the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the Freedom Rides, the March on Washington, and the Kennedy administration
A Testament of Hope : The Essential Writings and Speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr.
edited by James Melvin Washington
Includes a selection of King’s most important writings, speeches and interviews
Online
The Brown v. Board of Education Trial (1951) | Famous Trials | UMKC School of Law | University of Missouri - Kansas City
Covers the U.S. Supreme Court decision that segregated schools were “inherently unequal”. Includes images, primary source documents, trial reports, maps, and other materials
Civil Rights Act, July 2, 1964
Includes the full text of the Civil Rights Act
The Emmett Till Murder Trial (1955) | Famous Trials | UMKC School of Law | University of Missouri - Kansas City
Covers the trial of 2 white men who killed a young black boy but were acquitted by an all-white jury. Includes images, primary source documents, trial reports, maps, and other materials
The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change Archive
Features nearly one million newspaper and magazine articles, letters and telegrams, speeches, images, and other primary source documents related to Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Mississippi Burning Trial (1967) | Famous Trials | UMKC School of Law | University of Missouri - Kansas City
Focuses on the trial of Cecil Price and the other members of the Ku Klux Klan accused of killing 3 civil rights workers in Mississippi in 1964. Includes images, primary source documents, trial reports, maps, and other materials
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) | www.streetlaw.org
Examines the 1896 U.S. Supreme Court decision that established the “separate but equal” doctrine that allowed segregated schools (later overturned in the Brown v. Board of Education case in 1951). Includes primary and secondary source material, including the full text of the Court decision
The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow | PBS
Covers segregation and the civil rights movement from the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 to the Brown v. Board of Education case in 1954. Includes video clips, images, timelines, maps, primary source documents, and more
In the Library
The Assassination of John F. Kennedy : Political Trauma and American Memory
by Alice L. George
Examines the assassination of JFK, LBJ’s ascension to the presidency, and the lasting effects of these events on American politics and culture. Includes speeches, memos and other primary source documents
The Brilliant Disaster : JFK, Castro, and America’s Doomed Invasion of Cuba’s Bay of Pigs
by Jim Rasenberger
Covers the American-led invasion of Cuba at the Bay of Pigs in 1961
César Chávez : A Brief Biography with Documents
edited by Richard W. Etulain
Looks at the life of César Chávez and the history of the National Farm Workers Association, with primary and secondary sources
JFK (DVD)
A fictionalized account of the assassination of JFK, starring Kevin Costner
Vietnam Shadows : The War, Its Ghosts, and Its Legacy
by Arnold R. Isaacs
Focuses on the legacy of the Vietnam War in the United States
Online
The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962 : A Political Perspective After 40 Years
Features government reports, audio clips of JFK speaking with advisers, images, a timeline, and essays discussing the Cuban Missile Crisis
The John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection
Features government documents, video clips, images, audio files, and other primary source material related to the assassination of JFK and the resulting investigations
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
Features primary and secondary source material related to the administration of John F. Kennedy (1961-63), covering the Cold War, the Bay of Pigs invasion, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the start of the space race, the creation of the Peace Corps, the lead-up to the Vietnam War, and the civil rights movement
Lyndon Baines Johnson Library & Museum
Features primary and secondary source material related to the administration of Lyndon Johnson (1963-69), covering the assassination of JFK, the Cold War, the Vietnam War, the civil rights movement, Johnson’s “Great Society” agenda, the creation of Medicare and Medicaid, and the space race
The My Lai Cases (1970) | Famous Trials | UMKC School of Law | University of Missouri - Kansas City
Focuses on the My Lai courts-martial trials of U.S. soldiers who in 1968 massacred hundreds of civilians in My Lai, Vietnam and participated in the cover-up of that massacre. Includes images, primary source documents, trial reports, maps, and other materials
In the Library
All the President’s Men
by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward
The story of the Watergate scandal, written by the investigative journalists who uncovered the conspiracy
The Conviction of Richard Nixon : The Untold Story of the Frost/Nixon Interviews
by James Reston
Covers the David Frost’s interviews with Richard Nixon, 3 years after Watergate
Watergate
by Kevin Hillstrom
Examines the Watergate scandal and its impact on U.S. politics and culture, with speeches, news articles, congressional resolutions, and other primary source documents
Online
Classic Feminist Writings | Chicago Women’s Liberation Movement
Includes primary source documents related to the feminist movement of the 1960s and 1970s
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum
Features primary and secondary source material related to the administration of Gerald Ford (1972-77), covering the Watergate scandal, the Vietnam War, and the Cold War
Jimmy Carter Library and Museum
Features primary and secondary source material related to the administration of Jimmy Carter (1977-81), covering the Cold War, the 1970s energy crisis, the creation of the Departments of Education and Energy, the Camp David Accords and the peace treaty between Israel and Egypt, the American response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, and the Iran hostage crisis
Roe v. Wade (1973) | www.streetlaw.org
Examines the U.S. Supreme Court decision that a woman’s decision to have an abortion is protected by her constitutional rights to personal liberty and privacy. Includes primary and secondary source material, including the full text of the Court decision
Stonewall Uprising : American Experience | PBS
Covers the Stonewall Uprising, a turning point in the gay rights movement, with video clips, images, timelines, maps, primary source documents, and more
United States v. Nixon (1974) | www.streetlaw.org
Examines the 1974 U.S. Supreme Court decision that “executive privilege is not limitless”, forcing the Nixon administration to release tape recordings of conversations held in the Oval Office. Includes primary and secondary source material, including the full text of the Court decision
In the Library
9-11
by Noam Chomsky
Features interviews by Chomsky in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks, covering the war on terror, the war in Afghanistan, and American foreign policy
An Inconvenient Truth (DVD)
Examines the evidence and effects of global warming to date and explores predictions about future effects
Longitudes and Attitudes : Exploring the World After September 11
by Thomas L. Friedman
Features articles and essays written by Friedman in the wake of the September 11th attacks, covering the attacks, the American response, and reactions around the world
One Nation : America Remembers September 11
edited by Robert Sullivan
Examines the September 11th attacks, rescue efforts, and reactions across the country through photographs and essays
Ten Trillion and Counting (DVD)
Explores the causes and effects of the rise of the national debt, particular in relation to the financial crisis in 2008
The World Is Flat : A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century
by Thomas L. Friedman
Explores the forces of globalization on economics, politics and societies
Online
George Bush Presidential Library | National Archives and Records Administration
Features primary and secondary source material related to the administration of George H.W. Bush (1989-1993), covering the fall of the Berlin Wall, the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the first Gulf War, and the negotiations leading to the creation of NAFTA
George W. Bush Presidential Library | National Archives and Records Administration
Features primary and secondary source material related to the administration of George W. Bush (2001-09), covering the September 11th attacks, the war in Afghanistan, the Iraq war, the No Child Left Behind Act, and Hurricane Katrina
The Oklahoma City Bombing and the Trial of Timothy J. McVeigh (1997) | Famous Trials | UMKC School of Law | University of Missouri - Kansas City
Focuses on the trial of Timothy McVeigh, accused of bombing a federal building in Oklahoma City in 1995. Includes images, primary source documents, trial reports, maps, and other materials
The Rodney King Trials | Famous Trials | UMKC School of Law | University of Missouri - Kansas City
Focuses on the trial of the LAPD officers accused of using unnecessary force in the arrest of Rodney King. Includes images, primary source documents, trial reports, maps, and other materials
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library | National Archives and Records Administration
Features primary and secondary source material related to the administration of Ronald Reagan (1981-89), covering the end of the Cold War, the invasion of Grenada, the Lebanese Civil War and the attack on the American barracks in Beirut, the arming of the mujahidin fighters in Afghanistan, the beginnings of the war on drugs, the Iran-Contra affair, and the air traffic controllers’ strike
The Torture Question | FRONTLINE | PBS
Examines the use of torture in the war on terror since 2001, with video clips, images, timelines, maps, primary source documents, and more
The Trial of John Hinckley (1982) | Famous Trials | UMKC School of Law | University of Missouri - Kansas City
Focuses on the trial of John Hinckley for his attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan, and his plea of “not guilty” due to insanity. Includes images, primary source documents, trial reports, maps, and other materials
The Trial of Zacarias Moussaoui (2006) | Famous Trials | UMKC School of Law | University of Missouri - Kansas City
Focuses on the trial of Zacarias Moussaoui, accused of being involved in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Includes images, primary source documents, trial reports, maps, and other materials
Waco - The Inside Story | FRONTLINE | PBS
Covers the 1993 raid on the Branch Davidian compound outside of Waco, Texas, with video clips, images, timelines, maps, primary source documents, and more
William J. Clinton Presidential Library | National Archives and Records Administration
Features primary and secondary source material related to the administration of Bill Clinton (1993-2001), covering NAFTA, welfare reform, his impeachment trial, U.S. intervention in Somalia, the bombings of the U.S. embassies in East Africa, and the NATO intervention in the former Yugoslavia
In the Library
Thinking and Writing in the Humanities
by Suzanne Hudson and Molly LeClair
Covers writing in history, English, and other areas
Writing for Visual Thinkers : A Guide for Artists and Designers
by Andrea S. Marks
Provides tips and tricks for improving your writing and making the writing process easier
Online
Tutorial : Citing Sources in MLA | DISD Library
Covers how and why to cite sources
Writing a Research Paper | The OWL at Purdue : Online Writing Lab
Considers the entire process of writing a research paper, from selecting a topic and writing a thesis to citing sources and formatting the final paper. Includes one of the best style guides for APA and MLA citations available online
Writing in College : A Short Guide to College Writing | University of Chicago Writing Program
Reviews the process of writing a paper for college, including how to organize your paper and how writing for college differs from writing in high school
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