Basic Historical Information
Encyclopedias and Dictionaries are good places to look if you want to know what happened when, or if you need brief information on a topic. The provide overviews of historical topics, refer you to key articles and books, and supply important names, dates, and terms for additional research.
- Berskshire Encyclopedia of World History - Online via Gale Virtual Reference Library
- Dictionary of American History 3rd ed., 10v, 2003
- Dictionary of Concepts in History,
Call # D14.R39 1986, Arts and Humanities Library, Reference Collection, Pattee Level 2 - Dictionary of Historical Terms,
Call # D9.C67 1983, Arts and Humanities Library, Reference Collection, Pattee Level 2 - Encyclopedia of Historians and Historical Writing,
Call # D14.E53 1999 v.1 & v.2, Arts and Humanities Library, Ready Reference, Pattee Level 2 - Encyclopedia of World History,
Call # D9.E53 1998, Arts and Humanities Library, Reference Collection, Pattee Level 2 - New Dictionary of the History of Ideas 6v, 2005 - Online via Gale Virtual Reference Library
- Timetables of History: a Horizontal Linkage of People and Events,
Call # D11.G78 1991, Arts and Humanities Library, Reference Collection, Pattee Level 2
You might also consult the work Reference Sources in History: An Introductory Guide. Call # D20.F75 2004, Arts and Humanities Library, Ready Reference Collection, Pattee 2nd floor