LibGuides: AP U.S. History: Research

Off-Site Username and Password List

Database Offsite Password List, Sept 2023

Databases: Biographies and Biographical Information

Biography in Context (Gale) This link opens in a new window
Encyclopedia Britannica This link opens in a new window
JSTOR This link opens in a new window Search full text academic journal articles, books, and primary sources in multiple disciplines
World History: The Modern Era (ABC-CLIO) This link opens in a new window
(1500 CE ~ Present)
Literature Resource Center (Gale) This link opens in a new window

Other Databases

A-Z List of All Databases
List of all online databases that our library subscribes to, listed alphabetically by the database name

Citation Tools

NoodleTools
Creating a NoodleTools Account
MLA: Works Cited Quick Guide
A brief summary of the essential components in any MLA "Works Cited" citation, from the Modern Language website. Includes a link to a practice "Works Cited" template.
MLA Formatting and Style Guide
from the Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Documenting Legal Works in MLA Style - The MLA Style Center
Create a Hanging Indent in Google Docs (video)

Primary Sources: Online Databases and Archives

In any of our online databases, use a keyword search for your topic or person, then limit the search results by TYPE, to "Primary Sources".

These databases have many primary sources within them:

Biography in Context (Gale) This link opens in a new window
U.S. History in Context (Gale) This link opens in a new window
"Information on hundreds of... significant people, events, and topics in U.S. history from a variety of sources." Searchable by keyword, or browse the 420 "Topics", sets of information on a broad range of historical and current topics.
Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000 This link opens in a new window

Digital Public Library of America
Library of Congress
Searchable by keyword, with thousands of online primary sources, including newspaper articles, personal diaries, magazines articles and more.
Library of Congress, Digital Collections
Sets of primary sources on 40 topics, including American History, African American History, War and Politics and Women's History,
Immigrant Voices: Oral Histories
Historical Census Data

Primary Sources: Newspapers

America's Historical Newspapers (NewsBank), 1690-2000 This link opens in a new window
Newspaper articles organized by significant periods in American history, from hundreds of U.S. newspapers, providing primary source content.
Black Life in America (NewsBank), 1704- present This link opens in a new window
"This primary source collection offers an expansive window into centuries of African American history, culture and daily life—as well as the ways the dominant culture has portrayed and perceived people of African descent." Includes over 400 African American newspapers.
Hispanic Life in America (NewsBank), 1704- present This link opens in a new window
"The experience and impact of Hispanic Americans as recorded by the news media", from 1704 through today. Includes almost 450 Latino/a American newspapers.
New York Times, Historical, 1851-2018 (with Index) This link opens in a new window
This is the archive of all issues of The New York TImes from 1851 through 2018.
Newspaper Source Plus (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Newspapers.com (ON CAMPUS access ONLY) This link opens in a new window
Newspapers.com is only accessible via the SH campus network; it is not accessible from off campus. It contains both current and historic newspapers, from 1854-2021.

California Digital Newspaper Collection
Ancestry.com (ON campus access ONLY)
Ancestry.com is accessible ONLY via the SH network, from on campus.
Chronicling America - Historic American Newspapers

Discovery OneSearch

Search for print books, e-books, scholarly journals, and magazines in one single search, using Discovery OneSearch! See Password List for off campus login credentials

Using Discovery One Search (DOS)

How to Search Discovery OneSearch: Short Video

ProQuest Ebook Central (eBrary): Find e-books here!

Ebook Central/eBrary (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Use your SH email address to log into EBook Central and access over 140,000 titles.