History Archives | Richard Bland College https://www.rbc.edu/library/find-items/articles/topic/history/ Wed, 06 Nov 2024 15:01:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 America: History & Life https://www.rbc.edu/library/find-items/articles/america-history-life/ Wed, 29 Jul 2015 20:32:01 +0000 http://www.rbc.edu/?post_type=rbc_articles&p=21504 Indexes articles on the history of the United States and Canada.

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]]> American History in Video https://www.rbc.edu/library/find-items/articles/american-history-in-video/ Wed, 29 Jul 2015 20:30:18 +0000 http://www.rbc.edu/?post_type=rbc_articles&p=21503 Includes a wide range of documentaries (like those from The History Channel), newsreels, and other archival footage. It currently has over 5,700 videos in its collection, equaling over 1,400 hours […]

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]]> Includes a wide range of documentaries (like those from The History Channel), newsreels, and other archival footage. It currently has over 5,700 videos in its collection, equaling over 1,400 hours of footage.

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]]> Civil War Primary Source Documents—Perpetual https://www.rbc.edu/library/find-items/articles/civil-war-primary-source-documents-perpetual/ Thu, 22 Sep 2016 22:49:08 +0000 http://www.rbc.edu/?post_type=rbc_articles&p=29401 The Civil War Primary Source Documents collection provides firsthand perspectives from hospitals and prison camps and reactions to the War from the home front. While focus is placed on the […]

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]]> The Civil War Primary Source Documents collection provides firsthand perspectives from hospitals and prison camps and reactions to the War from the home front. While focus is placed on the War years, this resource also includes important contextual documents in the crucial years leading up to the War and after the fall of the Confederacy. Primary resources include letters, diaries, administrative records, photographs and illustrations. Personal accounts appear in various scrapbook journals and family portraits.

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]]> European Views of the Americas: 1493-1750 https://www.rbc.edu/library/find-items/articles/european-views-of-the-americas-1493-1750/ Wed, 29 Jul 2015 20:39:33 +0000 http://www.rbc.edu/?post_type=rbc_articles&p=21509 Citations to printed records about the Americas written in Europe before 1750, covering the history of European exploration as well as portrayals of native American peoples. Based on the bibliography […]

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]]> Citations to printed records about the Americas written in Europe before 1750, covering the history of European exploration as well as portrayals of native American peoples. Based on the bibliography European Americana: A Chronological Guide to Works Printed In Europe Relating to The Americas, 1493-1750 by John Alden and Dennis Landis.

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]]> Gateway to North America: the People, Places and Organizations of 19th Century New York—Perpetual https://www.rbc.edu/library/find-items/articles/gateway-north-america-people-places-organizations-19th-century-new-york-perpetual/ Thu, 22 Sep 2016 22:37:41 +0000 http://www.rbc.edu/?post_type=rbc_articles&p=29397 Gateway to North America is a unique collection that contains over 800,000 pages of content from over 1,500 print and manuscript directories, member lists, travel guides and other sources, chronicling […]

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]]> Gateway to North America is a unique collection that contains over 800,000 pages of content from over 1,500 print and manuscript directories, member lists, travel guides and other sources, chronicling the people and organizations of New York City from the late 18th through the early 20th century.

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]]> Historical Abstracts https://www.rbc.edu/library/find-items/articles/historical-abstracts/ Wed, 29 Jul 2015 20:33:08 +0000 http://www.rbc.edu/?post_type=rbc_articles&p=21505 Index to journal articles, dissertations, and reviews of historical literature on world history, from 1450-present, excluding the U.S. and Canada, which are included in the America: History & Life database.

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]]> Index to journal articles, dissertations, and reviews of historical literature on world history, from 1450-present, excluding the U.S. and Canada, which are included in the America: History & Life database.

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]]> Humanities International Complete https://www.rbc.edu/library/find-items/articles/humanities-international-complete-3/ Wed, 29 Jul 2015 20:35:38 +0000 http://www.rbc.edu/?post_type=rbc_articles&p=21506 Multidisciplinary database for general research in the humanities. Topics include, archaeology, communications, dance, film, folklore, gender studies, history, linguistics, literary criticism, music, performing arts, philosophy, and religion.

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]]> Multidisciplinary database for general research in the humanities. Topics include, archaeology, communications, dance, film, folklore, gender studies, history, linguistics, literary criticism, music, performing arts, philosophy, and religion.

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]]> Project Muse https://www.rbc.edu/library/find-items/articles/project-muse/ Thu, 30 Jul 2015 13:54:56 +0000 http://www.rbc.edu/?post_type=rbc_articles&p=21557 Contains journals in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.

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]]> Contains journals in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.

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]]> Revolutionary War Era Orderly Books from New York Historical Society—Perpetual https://www.rbc.edu/library/find-items/articles/revolutionary-war-era-orderly-books-new-york-historical-society-perpetual/ Thu, 22 Sep 2016 22:39:19 +0000 http://www.rbc.edu/?post_type=rbc_articles&p=29399 This collection, developed in conjunction with the New-York Historical Society, contains handwritten volumes documenting military orders, movements and engagements by brigade, regiment, company and other specific military units between 1748 […]

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]]> This collection, developed in conjunction with the New-York Historical Society, contains handwritten volumes documenting military orders, movements and engagements by brigade, regiment, company and other specific military units between 1748 and 1817. The content in Orderly Books provides detailed accounts of troops’ daily lives, documenting everything from court martial cases to the price of necessities charged by locals.

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]]> Sabin Americana, 1500–1926 https://www.rbc.edu/library/find-items/articles/sabin-americana-1500-1926/ Thu, 18 May 2017 04:02:59 +0000 http://www.rbc.edu/?post_type=rbc_articles&p=33502 Based on Joseph Sabin’s landmark bibliography, this collection contains works about the Americas published throughout the world from 1500 to the early 1900’s. Included are books, pamphlets, serials and other […]

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]]> Based on Joseph Sabin’s landmark bibliography, this collection contains works about the Americas published throughout the world from 1500 to the early 1900’s. Included are books, pamphlets, serials and other documents that provide original accounts of exploration, trade, colonialism, slavery and abolition, the western movement, Native Americans, military actions and much more. With over 6 million pages from 29,000 works, this collection is a cornerstone in the study of the western hemisphere.

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