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Scholarly & Research Articles
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Academic Search Complete (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
- What's included? Citations to and full text of over 8,500 journals and magazines, including more than 7,300 peer-reviewed journals. Covers a wide range of academic subjects including the arts, humanities, social sciences, sciences, technology, and more.
- What dates are covered? Coverage varies, but generally covers the mid 1990s - present. Updated daily.
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America: History and Life with Full Text (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
- What’s included? Citations to and the full text of hundreds of full-text history journals about the history and culture of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Includes features such as the ability to search by time period.
- What dates are covered? 1955 to the present
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Historical Abstracts (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
- What’s included? Indexing and abstracts of journal articles and other materials on the history of countries other than the United States and Canada. Updated monthly.
- What dates are covered? 1450 - Present
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HLAS Online This link opens in a new window
- What’s included? Online version of the Handbook of Latin American Studies. Bibliography containing books, book chapters, articles, and conference papers in the humanities and social sciences relating to Latin America. Entries are selected and annotated by scholars in the field. Updated annually.
- What dates are covered? 1936 - Present.
- What’s included? Online version of the Handbook of Latin American Studies. Bibliography containing books, book chapters, articles, and conference papers in the humanities and social sciences relating to Latin America. Entries are selected and annotated by scholars in the field. Updated annually.
Primary Source Databases
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African Diaspora, 1860-Present (Alexander Street) This link opens in a new window
- What’s included? Primary source documents, including books, government documents, personal papers, organizational papers, journals, newsletters, court documents, letters, and ephemera from the Caribbean, Brazil, India, United Kingdom, and France as well as video content. Focuses on the migrations, communities, and ideologies of people of African descent.
- What dates are covered? 1860-Present
- What’s included? Primary source documents, including books, government documents, personal papers, organizational papers, journals, newsletters, court documents, letters, and ephemera from the Caribbean, Brazil, India, United Kingdom, and France as well as video content. Focuses on the migrations, communities, and ideologies of people of African descent.
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Colonial America (AM) This link opens in a new window
- What's included? Files from the National Archives, UK's CO 5 file class. Consists of the original correspondence and entry books of the Board of Trade, the Secretary of State for the Southern Department and the Secretary of State for the Colonies, together holding responsibility for the British possessions in mainland North America and the Caribbean. Made up of letters, charters and commissions, instructions to officials, military documents (including war diaries), newspapers, printed pamphlets, public notices, maps and many other material types, the documents shed light on all aspects of life in colonial America – political, economic, military, cultural and social.
- What dates are covered? 1606-1822
- What's included? Files from the National Archives, UK's CO 5 file class. Consists of the original correspondence and entry books of the Board of Trade, the Secretary of State for the Southern Department and the Secretary of State for the Colonies, together holding responsibility for the British possessions in mainland North America and the Caribbean. Made up of letters, charters and commissions, instructions to officials, military documents (including war diaries), newspapers, printed pamphlets, public notices, maps and many other material types, the documents shed light on all aspects of life in colonial America – political, economic, military, cultural and social.
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Colonial Caribbean (AM) This link opens in a new window
- What's included? Primary sources covering British governance of 25 islands in the Caribbean, drawn from the Colonial Office Files from the National Archives of the UK. Includes administrative documentation, trade and shipping records, minutes of council meetings, and details of plantation life, colonial settlement, imperial rivalries across the region, and the growing concern of absentee landlords.
- What dates are covered? 1624-1870
- What's included? Primary sources covering British governance of 25 islands in the Caribbean, drawn from the Colonial Office Files from the National Archives of the UK. Includes administrative documentation, trade and shipping records, minutes of council meetings, and details of plantation life, colonial settlement, imperial rivalries across the region, and the growing concern of absentee landlords.
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Slavery and Anti-Slavery: A Transnational Archive (Gale Primary Sources) This link opens in a new window
- What’s included? Primary sources devoted to the study and understanding of the history of slavery in America and the rest of the world from the 17th century to the late 19th century. Sourced from more than 60 libraries, includes more than five million cross-searchable pages from books, pamphlets, newspapers, periodicals, legal documents, court records, monographs, manuscripts, and maps. Consists of four parts: Part I: Debates over Slavery and Abolition, Part II: Slave Trade in the Atlantic World, Part III: The Institution of Slavery, and Part IV: Age of Emancipation.
- What dates are covered? 1600's - 1800's.
- What’s included? Primary sources devoted to the study and understanding of the history of slavery in America and the rest of the world from the 17th century to the late 19th century. Sourced from more than 60 libraries, includes more than five million cross-searchable pages from books, pamphlets, newspapers, periodicals, legal documents, court records, monographs, manuscripts, and maps. Consists of four parts: Part I: Debates over Slavery and Abolition, Part II: Slave Trade in the Atlantic World, Part III: The Institution of Slavery, and Part IV: Age of Emancipation.
Popular Media & Newspaper Articles
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African American Newspapers Series 1 and 2, 1827-1998 (America's Historical Newspapers) This link opens in a new window
- What’s included? More than 350 U.S. newspapers covering a century and a half of the African American experience. Includes historically significant papers from more than 35 states and features many rare 19th-century titles.
- What dates are covered? 1827-1998
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Readers’ Guide Retrospective: 1890-1982 (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
- What’s included? Access almost 100 years of cultural history with citations to over 3 million articles that appeared in 373 leading U.S. magazines.
- What dates are covered? 1890 - Present.
- What’s included? Access almost 100 years of cultural history with citations to over 3 million articles that appeared in 373 leading U.S. magazines.
Encyclopedias & Reference Sources
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The Peoples of the Caribbean: An encyclopedia of Caribbean archeology and traditional culture
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Call Number: URI Reference F1619 S38 2005ISBN: 1576077012Publication Date: 2005One volume encyclopedia covering archaeology and culture of the Caribbean. Includes bibliographies and images. -
Telling West Indian Lives: Life narrative and the reform of plantation slavery cultures 1804-1834
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Call Number: HT1091 .T46 2014ISBN: 9781137441027Publication Date: 2014This accounting of 19th Century narratives of slaves in the West Indies addresses an important gap in plantation historiography and explores oral and written traditions, and examines the influence of Christianity on these traditions.
Online Resources
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Caribbean Links (Society for Caribbean Studies)Academic, historical, and cultural links provided by the Society for Caribbean Studies.
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Caribbean Resources (LANIC)From the Latin American Network Information Center at the University of Texas, this page links to sources about Caribbean countries. The links are organized alphabetically by country and are selected by academic researchers.
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dLOC: Digital Library of the Caribbean"The Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) is a cooperative digital library for resources from and about the Caribbean and circum-Caribbean. dLOC provides access to digitized versions of Caribbean cultural, historical and research materials currently held in archives, libraries, and private collections." Includes images, newspapers, maps, and other primary source documents.
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H-Caribbean"H-Caribbean is an H-Net discussion list and is sponsored by the Association of Caribbean Historians."
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MANIOC: Bibliotheque numerique caraibe amazonie plateau des guyanesDigital library of materials related to the history of Martinique, Guadeloupe, and Guyana.
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U.N. Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean | ECLACUnited Nations page providing information and reports on current issues in Caribbean countries.