Welcome! This guide is a brief introduction to tools for finding secondary and primary sources for your HIS 357 research.
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Secondary Sources
- URI Libraries SearchLocate books, videos, online resources and more available through the URI Libraries.
- America: History and Life with Full Text (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
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- 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
- JSTOR This link opens in a new window
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- What’s included? Archival journal collections in many disciplines, scholarly e-books, images, and primary source materials from institutions worldwide.
- What else should I know? Many journals in JSTOR have an embargo (called the "Moving Wall") on their most recent articles, generally ranging from 3-5 years. Other databases will provide more current results.
- Philosopher’s Index (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
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- What’s included? Covers all major fields of philosophy, including ethics, aesthetics, epistemology, logic, axiology and metaphysics as well as material on the philosophy of the disciplines, such as law, religion, science, politics, history, language, and education. Provides citations and abstracts to scholarly research published in books and over 680 international journals. Produced by the Philosopher’s Information Center.
- What dates are covered? 1940 - Present.
Primary Sources
- American Theological Library Association (ATLA) Historical Monographs Collection: Series 1 (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
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- What's included? Primary sources about philosophy, the evolutionary debate, the Reformation, spiritualism, prayer, ancient linguistics, archeology, devotionals, ethics, and more in a variety of languages.
- What dates are covered? Covers the late 13th century through the 1893 World Parliament of Religions, with the majority of titles from the 19th century.
- American Theological Library Association (ATLA) Historical Monographs Collection: Series 2 (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
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- What's included? Books and manuscripts about religion and its changes in the United States at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th.
- What dates are covered? 1894-1922
- Nexis Uni (LexisNexis) This link opens in a new window
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- What’s included? News, law, and business information service. Includes news from national and international newspapers; wire services and articles from hundreds of periodicals; and a number of other reference sources. All sources are full-text. Updated daily.
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The New York Times with Index (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
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- What’s included? Page image and full-text index to The New York Times. Additional year of content added annually.
- What dates are covered? 1851 - 2018.
- Religions of America (Gale Primary Sources) This link opens in a new window
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- What’s included? More than 660,000 pages of content that follow the development of religions and religious movements born in the U.S. Derived from numerous collections, most notably the American Religions Collection at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Religions of America traces the history and unique characteristics of movements through manuscripts, pamphlets, newsletters, ephemera, and visuals.
- What dates are covered? 1820 - 1990.
Recommended Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia of American Religious History by Call Number: Available onlineISBN: 9781438141862Publication Date: 2017
Encyclopedia of Religion in America by Call Number: Available onlineISBN: 9781608712427Publication Date: 2010
Encyclopedia of Women and Religion in North America by Call Number: Available onlineISBN: 9780253346858Publication Date: 2006
Melton's Encyclopedia of American Religions by Call Number: Available onlineISBN: 9781414406879Publication Date: 2016
