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| Basic Resources |

  • Encyclopedias
  • Bibliographies

    • Encyclopedias

    Bulls, Bears, Boom, and Bust: A Historical Encyclopedia of American Business Concepts
    John M. Dobson. Santa Barbara, Calif., ABC-CLIO, 2007.
    Over 350 entries divided into five chronological periods from Colonial America to the present. Each section has a short introductory essay followed by key concepts (e.g., economic theories, government policies, innovations, marketing strategies, etc.) and biographies.
    ALEXANDER, CAMDEN, DANA REF HF3021 .D59 2007
    Encyclopedia of American Business History
    Charles R. Geisst, editor. New York, Facts on File, 2006. 2 vols.
    340 signed entries with short bibliographies on business events, people, legislation, and companies from the American Revolution to the present.
    ALEXANDER HF3021 .G44 2006; CAMDEN, DANA REF HF3021 .G44 2006
    Encyclopedia of African American Business History
    Juliet E.K. Walker, editor. Westport, Conn., Greenwood Press, 1999.
    Over 200 signed entries with excellent select bibliographies on the African American business experience from the 1600s to the end of the 20th century. Includes entries on individuals as well as entries on African American participation in selected industries. Also includes a useful 4-page chronology of African American Business History from 1619 to 1999.
    CAMDEN, DANA, KILMER REF HD2344.5 .U6E53 1999
    Encyclopedia of American Economic History: Studies of the Principal Movements and Ideas
    Glenn Porter, editor. New York, Scribner, 1980. 3 vols.
    71 lenghty essays, with annotated bibliographies, on the concepts, trends, themes, and institutions that framed U.S. economic history from the 17th century through the 1970s.
    ALEXANDER, CAMDEN, DANA, DOUGLASS, KILMER REF. HC103 .E52

    Bibliographies

    International Bibliography of Business History
    Francis Goodall, Terry Gourvish, and Steven Tolliday, eds. New York, Routledge, 1997.
    Over 3000 entries with critical annotations to works relating to business and economic history. Primarily lists monographs, but also includes articles and theses. Entries divided arranged into broad sector categories and then subdivided geographically and by industry. Emphasis on the U.S., the U.K., and Japan. Includes a separate index to companies.
    ALEXANDER REF. Z7164 .C81G595 1997
    Corporate America: A Historical Bibliography
    Santa Barbara, Calif., ABS-Clio Information Services, 1984.
    1,368 abstracts of journal articles on American business history published between 1973 and 1982.
    ALEXANDER Z7164.T87C66 1984; DANA, KILMER REF HD2785.C66 1984

    | The Industries |

    A Historical Dictionary of American Industrial Language
    William H. Mulligan, Jr., editor. New York, Greenwood Press, 1988.
    Definitions of terms relating to the tools, workplaces, processes, and job descriptions of the preindustrial and industrializing eras in the United States up to the first World War. Alphabetical arrangement; appendix lists terms by industry.
    ALEXANDER, DANA REF. HC102 .H57 1988
    Encyclopedia of American Business History and Biography
    New York, Facts on File, 1988-1994
    9-volume series on major segments of American industry:
    • The Airline Industry. Edited by William M. Leary. 1992.
      • CAMDEN TL509 .E54 1992; KILMER REF TL509 .E54 1992
    • The Automotive Industry, 1896-1920. Edited by George S. May. 1990.
      • CAMDEN HD9710 .U52A87 1990; DANA, KILMER REF HD9710 .U52A87 1990
    • Banking and Finance to 1913. Edited by Larry E. Schweikart. 1990.
      • KILMER REF HG2461 .B33 1990
    • Banking and Finance, 1913-1989. Edited by Larry Schweikart. 1990.
      • CAMDEN HG2481 .B325 1990; KILMER REF HG2481. B325 1990 [plus STACKS]
    • Iron and Steel in the Nineteenth Century
      • . Edited by Paul F. Paskoff. 1989. KILMER REF HD9515 .I76 1989
    • Iron and Steel in the Twentieth Century. Edited by Bruce E. Seely. 1994.
      • DANA REF HD9515 .I77 1994; KILMER HD9515 .I77 1994
    • Railroads in the Nineteenth Century. Edited by Robert L. Frey. 1988
      • CAMDEN HE2751 .R1433 1988; DANA, KILMER REF HE2751 .R1433 1933
    • Railroads in the Age of Regulation: 1900-1980. Edited by Keith L. Bryant, Jr. 1988.
      • ALEXANDER HE2751 .R143 1988; CAMDEN REF HE2751 .R143 1988 [plus STACKS]
    Standard and Poor's Industry Surveys
    New York, Standard & Poor's Corp, 1973-
    Quarterly reports on over 50 major domestic industries. Includes sections on Current Environment, an Industry Profile, Trends, How the Industry Operates, Key Business Ratios, and Comparative Company Analysis. List of Industries Covered
    CAMDEN PER (1973- ); DANA BUSREF HC106.6 .S74 (1975- ); KILMER REF HC106.6 .S74 (1991- )
    Value Line Investment Survey
    Frequently updated reports on 1700 publicly-traded companies arranged by industry. Each industry section preceded by a one-page analysis of that industry. Currently covers over 100 industries.
    DANA: 1969-1979: REF MICROFILM; 1980-LAST YEAR: REF MICROFICHE; CURRENT YEAR: REF DESK 502B
    KILMER: 1988-LAST YEAR: MICROFICHE SHELVED BY TITLE; CURRENT YEAR: REF DESK HG4501 .V26
    International Directory of Company Histories
    Chicago, St. James Press, 1988- . 83 volumes
    3-5 page histories of companies worldwide. Volumes 1-6 organized alphabetically by major industry.
    ALEXANDER, CAMDEN, DANA, KILMER REF HD2721.I63 1988
    To find books and other materials on the history of a specific industry, search IRIS using SUBJECT begins with the name of the industry. For example

    BANKS AND BANKING UNITED STATES HISTORY
    RAILROADS UNITED STATES HISTORY
    DEPARTMENT STORES UNITED STATES HISTORY

    | The Companies |

  • Starts, Changes, Chronologies
  • Historical Directories
  • International Directory of Company Histories
  • Individual Company Histories
  • Corporate Annual Reports
  • Corporate Archives

    • Starts, Changes, Chronologies
    The Business Founding Date Directory, Alphabetical and Chronological Sections
    Etna M. Kelley. Scarsdale, N.Y., Morgan & Morgan, 1954.
    Lists more than 9000 busines organizations that were founded between 1687 and 1915. Entry in alphabetically section includes address, principal product or service, and founding year. Chronological section lists companies by year founded.
    ALEXANDER, DANA REF HD2785.K4
    Supplement to the Business Founding Date Directory
    Etna M. Kelley. Scarsdale, N.Y., Morgan & Morgan, 1956.
    Lists over 600 business organizations founded in 1916-1918, and 1931-1933.
    DANA HD2785 .K41
    Capital Changes Reporter
    Provides the corporate capital changes history for over 58,000 active and inactive U.S. companies back to 1880. Includes the date of incorporation, name changes, mergers and consolidations, and information on stock distributions, splits, dividends, and recapitalizations.
    DANA BUSREF.
    Notable Corporate Chronologies
    Detroit, Gale Research, 1995. 2 vols.
    Timeline with brief descriptions of 30 or more key events in the histories of 1150 corporations worldwide. A "Further Reading" list of sources included for each company.
    DANA REF. HD2721 .N68 1995

    Historical Directories

    Moody's Manuals

    The first guide to publicly-traded companies in the U.S., Moody's Manual of Industrial and Miscellaneous Securities was published in 1900. Moody's (now Mergent) has continued to publish sector-focused annual directories to the present day. Entries include histories as well as annual financial data and news for each company. Collectively the manuals provide a year by year financial and historical record for public companies in the U.S.

    The Rutgers Dana Library in Newark has most of these directories in print format. In addition the Kilmer Library on the Livingston Campus has most of the manuals (beginning with 1909) on microfiche as part of their Periodicals collection.

    Note: Due to title variants within series, titles as reported by different libraries may not correspond exactly.

    International Directory of Company Histories
    International Directory of Company Histories
    Chicago, St. James Press, 1988- . 83 volumes
    3-5 page histories of over 4500 companies worldwide. Volumes 1-6 organized alphabetically by major industry; volume 7 and subsequent volumes arranged alphabetically by company name within each volume. Cumulative Index Sample Entry
    ALEXANDER REF HD2721.I63 1988 (vols. 1-6); CAMDEN REF HD2721.I63 1988 (vols. 1-52); DANA REF HD2721.I63 1988 (vols. 1-83); KILMER REF HD2721.I63 1988 (vols. 1-66)
    Company Histories
    A substantial number of entries from the International Directory of Company Histories have been made available via FundingUniverse

    Individual Company Histories
    To find books and other materials on the history of a specific corporation, search IRIS using SUBJECT begins with the name of the company. For example

    FORD MOTOR COMPANY HISTORY

    Bibliographies

    United States Corporation Histories: A Bibliography, 1965-1990
    Wahib Nasrallah. 2d edition. New York, Garland Pub., 1991.
    Lists corporate histories that have been published in books, articles, theses, pamphlets, and newspaper articles as well as corporate publications. Coverage limited to companies whose histories extend to 1965 or later. Index to companies by industry.
    DANA REF HD2785.N37 1991
    U.S. and Canadian Businesses, 1955 to 1987: A Bibliography
    Priscilla C. Geahigan. Metuchen, N.J., Scarecrow Press, 1988.
    Entries organized under 2-digit SIC (Standard Industrial Classification) codes and then alphabetically by the name of the company or individual. Includes a company name and a personal name index.
    ALEXANDER Z7164 .C81G32 1988; CAMDEN, DANA REF HD2785 .G42 1988
    Studies in Enterprise: A Selected Bibliography of American and Canadian Company Histories and Biographies of Businessmen
    Lorna M. Daniells. Boston, Baker Library, 1957.
    Daniells' pioneering bibliography of books and pamphlets about companies and individuals. Entries arranged by SIC (Standard Industrial Classification) codes and then by company or personal name. Includes a separate listing for Canadian companies.
    ALEXANDER Z7164 .C81H26 1957

    Histories

    IBM Archives: History of IBM
    Decade by decade survey.
    History of the Prudential Insurance Company of America 1875-1900.
    Frederick L. Hoffman. Prudential Press, 1900.
    "This work has been prepared at the request of the United States Commissioner to the Paris Exposition of 1900, as part of an exhibit of charts, diagrams and statistics illustrating fully the methods and results of Industrial insurance in the United States..."

    Corporate Annual Reports

    Annual Reports

    10Ks

    As mandated by Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, publicly traded companies must file annual reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. This "official" annual report is known as the "10K."

    While 10Ks primarily contain detailed financial information about the company, they are also required to include information such as any legal proceedings in which the company is involved, a management discussion, and information on executive compensation.

    10Ks:
    • 1968-1988: DANA REF. MICROFICHE
      Note: 1968-1974 includes company names beginning with G-Z only.
    • 1988-2000: DANA REF. LASER DISCLOSURE CD-ROM
    • 1996-present: EDGAR

    Annual Reports to Shareholders

    Public companies are generally required to provide annual reports to their shareholders in preparation for their annual meeting. In the 19th century, the annual report was usually a letter to stockholders followed by a financial statement. This has evolved into a "State of the Company" report including a statement from the CEO, a report on continuing operations, plans for new products, programs, and activities, market data, and research and development activities. It also includes financial data, although in general this is less detailed than the data obtainable in the 10K.

    Annual reports are valuable historical records. They are the "public face" of corporations; they reflect what a company at a specific point in time wanted the general public to know about them.

    Annual Reports:
    • 1966-1988: DANA REF. MICROFICHE
    • 1988-2000: DANA REF. LASER DISCLOSURE CD-ROM
    • Most recent 10 years: Mergent Online; Off-Campus Access Rutgers-restricted Access
    Historical Corporate Reports
    A growing collection of digitized annual reports from U.S. companies covering the period 1800 through 1955. Browse or search by company name, industry, year, or words in text. A project of the Lippincott Library at the University of Pennsylvania.

    Corporate Archives
    Directory of Corporate Archives in the United States and Canada
    Society of American Archivists. Business Archives Section.
    Arranged by company name. Each entry includes address, contact information, hours of service, conditions of access, and brief description of archive contents. Based on the 5th (1997) edition; updated on an ongoing basis.

    | Identity and Marketing |

    History of Advertising

    Advertising Age Encyclopedia of Advertising
    Joh McDonough and Karen Egolf, editors. New York, Fitzroy Dearborn, 2003. 3 vols.
    Entries focus on advertising history, including histories of specific advertising agencies. Outstanding reference work; includes information not available elsewhere.
    ALEXANDER, CAMDEN, DANA REF. HF5803 .A484 2003
    Encyclopedia of Major Marketing Campaigns
    Thomas Riggs, editor. Detroit, Gale Group, 1999.
    CAMDEN, KILMER REF. HF5837 .E53 1999
    19th Century Advertising: A Taste of the Advertisements Found in the Pages of Harper's Weekly
    The 19th Century American Trade Card
    The Baker Library at Harvard has created digital images for 1,000 trade cards from their collections. Trade cards were one of the most popular means of advertising in the 19th century. Images can be searched in a variety of ways, including by product, industry, or company name.
    The Advertising Century
    Advertising Age chronicle of the advertising industry in the 20th century. Includes their choice of "Top 100 Campaigns" and "Top 100 People."
    All-American Ads
    Decade by decade pictorial history of advertising in 20th-century America.
  • 1900-1919: All-American Ads. KILMER HF5813 .U6A13 2005
  • 20s: All-American Ads. KILMER NC998.5 .A1A12 2004
  • 30s: All-American Ads. KILMER NC998.5 .A1A153 2003
  • 40s: All-American Ads. KILMER HF5813 .U6A15 2001
  • 50s: All-American Ads. KILMER NC998.5 .A1A155 2001
  • All-American Ads: 60s. KILMER NC998.5 .A1A65 2003
  • 70s: All-American Ads. KILMER NC998.5 .A1A15 2004
  • 80s: All-American Ads. KILMER HF5813 .U6A17 2005
    • Ad*Access
    Search or browse over 7,000 advertisements printed in U.S. and Canadian newspapers and magazines between 1911 and 1955. Covers five main subject areas: Radio, Television, Transportation, Beauty and Hygiene, and World War II. A project of the Digital Scriptorium, Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University.
    Emergence of Advertising in America: 1850-1920
    Over 9,000 images relating to the early history of advertising in the U.S. From collections in the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History at Duke University. Site also includes an advertising history timeline
    Fifty Years of Coca-Cola Television Advertisement: Highlights from the Motion Picture Archives at the Library of Congress
    "A variety of television advertisements, never-broadcast outtakes, and experimental footage reflecting the historical development of television advertising for a major commercial product."

    | The People: Biographical Resources |

  • Biographies
  • Indexes to Books & Articles
  • Biographical Dictionaries
  • Directories

    • Biographies
    To find books and other materials on the people who played a role in the business life of the United States search IRIS using SUBJECT begins with

    BUSINESSPEOPLE UNITED STATES BIOGRAPHY
    BUSINESSPEOPLE UNITED STATES HISTORY
    BUSINESSMEN UNITED STATES BIOGRAPHY
    BUSINESSWOMEN UNITED STATES BIOGRAPHY
    CAPITALISTS AND FINANCIERS UNITED STATES BIOGRAPHY
    EXECUTIVES UNITED STATES BIOGRAPHY
    WOMEN EXECUTIVES UNITED STATES BIOGRAPHY
    MERCHANTS UNITED STATES BIOGRAPHY
    BANKERS UNITED STATES BIOGRAPHY

    To find books and other materials on a specific individual search IRIS using SUBJECT begins with that person's name, for example

    PENNEY, J.C.
    WALTON, SAM

    Indexes to Books and Articles
    Biography Index
    New York, H.W. Wison Co., 1946- .
    Quarterly index to biographical books and articles.
    ALEXANDER 1946- : REF. Z5301 .B5; CAMDEN 1946-2003/04: REF. Z5301 .B5; DANA 1946- :REFERENCE INDEX TABLE M; KILMER 1946- : REF CT100 .B5
    People in Business and Industry in North America: Summaries of Biographical Articles in History Journals
    Pamela R. Byrne and Susan K. Kennell, editors. Santa Barbara, Calif., ABC-CLIO, 1988.
    200 summaries of biographical articles originally indexed in America: History and Life on U.S. and Canadian business men and women: "entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, industrialists, railroad tycoons, land barons, traders, and carpetbaggers."
    ALEXANDER HC102.5 .A2P46 1988; DANA HC102.5 .A2P46 1988

    Biographical Dictionaries
    Great American Business Leaders Database
    "An effort to identify and chronicle the lives of 20th century men and women whose business leadership shaped the ways that people live, work, and interact." From the Leadership Initiative at the Harvard Business School. You can view data sorted by Name, Birthplace, Industry, Era, Gender, Ethnicity, or Education. Basic biographical information plus brief paragraph on role/significance. Access to full database available upon submission of a permission form.
    American Business Leaders: From Colonial Times to the Present
    Neil A. Hamilton. Santa Barbara, Calif., ABC-CLIO, 1999. 2 vols.
    1-3 page biographical essays with short bibliographies.
    DANA REF. HC102.5 .A2H36 1999
    Biographical Dictionary of American Business Leaders
    John N. Ingham. Westport, Conn., Greenwood Press, 1983. 4 vols.
    Biographical sketches with bibliographies of 1,159 "historically significant" American business leaders. Appendices index those profiled by industry, companies, birthplaces, principal business locations, religion, ethnic origin, years of birth, and gender.
    ALEXANDER, DANA REF. HC102.5 .A2I53 1983
    Contemporary American Business Leaders: A Biographical Dictionary
    John N. Ingham and Lynne B. Feldman. New York, Greenwood Press, 1990.
    116 fairly extensive biographical essays on individuals and families involved in the transformation of American business since World War II.
    ALEXANDER HC102.5 .A2I534 1990; DANA, KILMER REF. HC102.5 .A2I534 1990
    American Inventors, Entrepreneurs, and Business Visionaries
    Charles W. Carey, Jr. New York, Facts on File, 2002.
    1-2 page biographical profiles of 280 17th through 20th century individuals who had an impact on American economic and business history.
    CAMDEN REF. CT214 .C29 2002

    Business Women

    Enterprising Women: 250 Years of American Business
    Virginia G. Drachman. Chapel Hill, N.C., University of North Carolina Press, 2002.
    Biographies, placed within a historical context, of forty notable women entrepreneurs, 1750 to 2000. Book developed in conjunction with a traveling exhibit organized by the Schlesinger Library of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard. Portions of the exhibit are available online, as are some video vignettes with biographical commentary.
    DOUGLASS HC102.5 .D73 2002
    Historical Encyclopedia of American Women Entrepreneurs: 1776 to the Present
    Jeannette M. Oppedisano. Westport, Conn., Greenwood Press, 2000.
    2-4 page biographical essays, with selected bibliography, on 120 American women who contributed to the nation's economy.
    DOUGLASS HF3023 .A2064 2000
    American Women Managers and Administrators: A Selective Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Leaders in Business, Education, and Government
    Westport, Conn., Greenwood Press, 1985.
    ALEXANDER, DANA, DOUGLASS REF. HC102.5 .A2L37 1985

    African-American Business Leaders

    African-American Business Leaders: A Biographical Dictionary
    John N. Ingham and Lynne B. Feldman. Westport, Conn., Greenwood Press, 1994.
    5-15 page profiles of 123 African-Americans who have had an impact on American economic and business life. Includes information taken from primary sources and information on individuals not included in other standard biographical works.
    ALEXANDER, DANA REF HC102.5 .A2I52 1994
    African-American Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs
    Rachel Kranz. New York, Facts on File, 2004.
    Over 150 biographical sketches from the colonial period to the present.
    ALEXANDER, DANA REF HC102.5 .A2K73 2004

    Directories
    Who's Who in Finance and Industry
    Basic personal information plus educational background and career summaries for senior executives of the largest U.S. firms as well as other leaders in business and industry.
    ALEXANDER 1985/86-1996/97: HF54 .W628; ANNEX 1972-1984: HF54 .W628; DANA 1970- : REF HF3023 .A2W5; KILMER 1977/78- : REF. HF3023 .A2W5

      Earlier titles:
    • World's Who's Who in Finance and Industry. 1970/71 ANNEX HF54 .W628 v.16
    • World Who's Who in Commerce and Industry. 1961-1968/69 ANNEX HF54 .W628
    • Who's Who in Commerce and Industry. 1936-1959 ANNEX HF54 .W628

    For a more extensive list of biographical resources for business and industry see the Business: Biographical Resources guide.

    | The Events |
    The Basics of Business History: 100 Events That Shaped a Century
    TheStreet.com's "highly unscientific attempt to rate and explain the 100 most important events and ideas that drove American business [in the 20th] century."
    United States Business History, 1602-1988: A Chronology
    Richard Robinson. New York, Greenwood Press, 1990.
    Year by year chronology 1602-1988. For each year lists "General Events" followed by "Business Events."
    ALEXANDER, DANA REF HC103 .R595 1990

    | Finding Books: Library Catalogs |

    IRIS The online catalog for the Rutgers University Libraries.
    To find books and other materials on the history of corporate America search IRIS using SUBJECT begins with

    CORPORATIONS UNITED STATES HISTORY

    To find books and other materials on the history of American business enterprises not limited to legal corporations, search IRIS using SUBJECT begins with

    BUSINESS ENTERPRISES UNITED STATES HISTORY

    Other Subject headings that you can use include:

    UNITED STATES COMMERCE HISTORY
    AGRICULTURE ECONOMIC ASPECTS UNITED STATES HISTORY
    BIG BUSINESS UNITED STATES HISTORY
    FINANCE UNITED STATES HISTORY
    INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT UNITED STATES HISTORY
    INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION UNITED STATES HISTORY
    Newark Law
    Camden Law
    Rutgers Law library materials are not listed in IRIS. So if your topic is in some way law-related, be sure and use the Law library catalogs.
    Hagley Museum and Library
    Located on the site of the original DuPont Company powder works near Wilmington, Delaware, the Hagley Library research collection consists of over 200,000 published volumes plus manuscripts, photographs and pamphlets documenting the history of American business and technology. Especially strong on materials relating to the Middle Atlantic region. The Library’s catalog is online and the Library is open to the public.

    | Finding Articles plus: Indexes |

  • Business Articles & News
  • History Articles
  • Nineteenth Century Periodicals
  • Historical Newspapers

    • Indexes to Business Articles and News
    Business Periodicals Index/Full Text
    1982- . Index to over 650 English-language business periodicals. Full text coverage for many journals from 1995 onwards.
    Off-Campus Access Rutgers-restricted Access
    Earlier years of the Business Periodicals Index as well as its predecessor, the Industrial Arts Index, are available in print:
  • Business Periodicals Index:
    ALEXANDER: 1958-1993/94: REF. AI3 .B8
    CAMDEN: 1958-1982/83: REF. Z7164 .C81B983 [Located in Reference Index Area]
    DANA: 1958-2002: REF. Z7164 .C81B983
    KILMER: 1958-1994/95: REF. Z7164 .C81B983
    SMLR: 1958-2000: INDEX TABLE
  • Industrial Arts Index:
    ANNEX: 1913-1957 [WITH GAPS]: AI3 .I7
    CAMDEN: 1928/29-1957: Z7913 .I7 [Located in Reference Index Area]
    DANA: 1922-1957: Z7913 .I7

    • Some 16 volumes of the Industrial Arts Index published between 1915 and 1957 are also available online as part of the Universal Library on the Internet Archive.

    Business Source Premier
    Index to thousands of scholarly and professional publications, academic journals, and trade magazines. A large percentage of the articles are available full-text. Profiles of the world's largest 10,000 companies also available. Most publications indexed back to 1980s or 1990s; individual titles may begin coverage much earlier. Harvard Business Review available in full-text beginning with 10/01/1922.
    Off-Campus Access Rutgers-restricted Access
    Factiva
    A vast archive of the world's most important publications, reports and news, focusing on business. Full text of the Wall Street Journal available 1984- . Major sections include News Page, Companies/Markets, and Search, which leads to the full-text of 8,000 leading business newspapers, magazines, trade journals, newsletters, and television and radio transcripts.
    Off-Campus Access Rutgers-restricted Access

    Indexes to History Articles
    Humanities Full Text
    Humanities Full Text is the basic index for finding articles in the humanities disciplines including history. It indexes many journals back to 1984 and, beginning with 1995, includes many full-text articles.
    Off-Campus Access Rutgers-restricted Access.
    America: History and Life
    1964- .
    The most comprehensive index to American (U.S. and Canada) history. Indexes over 2000 journals worldwide, as well as book reviews and dissertations.
    Off-Campus Access Rutgers-restricted Access.

    Index to Nineteenth Century Periodicals
    American Periodicals Series Online 1740-1900
    The full text of articles, advertisements, illustrations etc., from American popular and literary magazines and journals that began publication between 1741 and 1900. Search by author, title, article type, publication title, date, and keywords in the full-text. A wonderful resource!
    Off-Campus Access Rutgers-restricted Access

    Historical Newspapers

    Historical New York Times
    Allows you to search and display the full image of articles published in the New York Times back to 1851. The two+ most recent years are not included, use Access World News.
    Off-Campus Access Rutgers-restricted Access.

    The U.S. Government & Business: Finding Documents

    American State Papers: 1789-1838
    Over 6300 digitized official political documents, including every extant legislative and executive document of the first 14 U.S. Congresses (1789-1838). Also includes the speeches and messages of Presidents Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and Madison. You can search citations or the full text, or you can browse by categories such as "Economics" or "Food and Agriculture" or "Infrastructure, Transportation, etc."
    Off-Campus Access Rutgers-restricted Access
    Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
    July 1976- . Index to electronic and print publications from the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the U.S. government. While most documents published before Fall 2002 are not included in IRIS, most federal publications are available in the documents collections in the Alexander Library or the Library of Science and Medicine; many are also available at the Dana Library (Newark) and the Robeson Library (Camden). The Newark Public Library is the Regional Depository and will have all documents that are automatically distributed to Federal depository libraries.
    Declassified Documents Reference System
    Want to know about the U.S. government role in the dispute between Peru and a subsidiary of the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey? Or what Eisenhower had to say about General Motors and defense contracts? Try searching this full-text database of documents that have been declassified by the U.S. government. Includes CIA, FBI, State Department, National Security Agency, and White House documents, among others. Largest coverage beginning after World War II, although some earlier documents are included.
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    August 23, 2007