History of Education
Articles and Databases
- America: History and Life

- Anthropology Plus

- The collected works of John Dewey, 1882-1953 [computer file]
- ERIC -- Educational Resources Information Center [preferred PSU interface].

- ERIC - (U.S. Department of Education site; free)
- ProQuest Education Journals
- Gale Virtual Reference Library

- Historical Abstracts

- Historical Statistics of the United States

- History of Education
- International Index to Black Periodicals

- New York Times Historical (1851-2004)
- Social Science Citation Index (Web of Science)

- Women's History Online, 1543-1945 (Gerritsen)

Don't forget: Try These First if you want general popular interest magazines and newspapers or pro and con debate information.
Primary Resources
PRIMARY RESOURCES VS. SECONDARY RESOURCES
Books
- Early English Books [1473-1700]
- American Broadsides and Ephemera

- Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO)

- History E-Book Project

- Empire Online [Global perspective, 1492 -1969]

Newspapers
- Historical Newspapers Online
- Early American Newspapers, Series I (1690 - 1876)
- Early American Newspapers, Series II (1758 - 1900)
- Early American Newspapers, Series III (1829 – 1922)
- New York Times Historical (1851-2004)

- Newspapers - National Coverage (1989-to present) (ProQuest)
Periodicals, Magazines, and Theses
- Accessible Archives [18th and 19th Century]
- American Periodicals Series Online [1740 – 1940]

- Higher Education in American Life, 1636-1986: a Bibliography of Dissertations and Theses
Microfiche
Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans, 1639-1800

Early American Imprints Series II, Shaw & Shoemaker, 1801-1819
History of Education 15th – 19th Century
Using The CAT
Using The CAT
Examples of selected subject headings include:
Education United States History
Education--Social aspects--United States--History
Education--Study and teaching--United States
Educational change--United States--History
Education--Philosophy--History
Agricultural education--United States
Women's studies--United States
Education, Humanistic--United States
Feminism and education
Education--Curricula--Philosophy
Subject Access in The CAT
Use "Advanced Search"; select "Title/Topic/Subject" from drop menu
Line 1: Education (or public schools)
Line 2: History
Line 3: Another variable (such as Indian or women or segregation, etc.)
Guides to Research
Journals
Web Sites
- 19th Century Schoolbooks
- American Women’s History Research Guide [MTSU]
- Bibliography Of The History Of American Education [Zzbw] Jurgen Herbst /U. Wisconsin-Madison]
- Blackwell History of Education Museum [Northern Illinois University]
- Chronology Of Federal Legislation Affecting Public Higher Education And Extension [1787-1994]
- Digital Collection Celebrating the Founding of the Historically Black College and University
- Education in Pennsylvania [social history and K-12 curriculum]
- H-Education Electronic Network by the History of Education Society and H-Net
- History of American Education by Jurgen Herbst
- History of Education and Childhood
- History of Education Selected Moments of the 20th Century
- History of Education Society
- History of Higher Education 3rd. ed. ASHE Reader Series
- The International Montessori Index
- Land-Grant Institutions [timeline]
- W.H. McGuffey Papers [Miami of Ohio] including the Eclectic First Reader
- Nietz Old Textbook Collection [19th Century schoolbooks]
- Jean Piaget Society
- School: The Story of American Public Education
- Schools: The Story of American Public Education (site for the PBS series, “School”)
