History

Digitized images from the American Antiquarian Society of the pages of American magazines and journals published between 1684 and 1912.

Contains magazine and journal articles for nearly all research areas and areas of interest. The full text for most articles is available. (EBSCO)

Encyclopedia content plus multimedia, timelines, world data analyst, country comparison, and the Britannica blog.

Collection of online reference books and encyclopedias covering topics from Art to History to Medicine (formerly known as Gale Virtual Reference Library).

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At the library:

Access Gale Ebooks here, no library card needed.

Titles include:

• American Eras: Primary Sources: Vol. 1 Development of the Industrial United States, 1878-1899 (2013)
• American Eras: Primary Sources: Vol. 2 Civil War and Reconstruction, 1860-1877 (2013)
• American Eras: Primary Sources: Vol. 3 Westward Expansion, 1800-1860 (2014)
• Bioethics: 4th ed. (2014)
• Career Information Center: 10th ed. (2014)
• Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History: 2nd ed. (2006)
• Encyclopedia of Business and Finance: 3rd ed. (2014)
• Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion : (2005)
• Encyclopedia of Philosophy: 2nd ed. (2006)
• Encyclopedia of Religion: 2nd ed. (2005)
• Environmental Encyclopedia: 4th ed. (2011)
• Gale Encyclopedia of American Law: 3rd ed. (2011)
• Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence 2nd ed. (2011)
• Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law: 3rd ed. (2013)
• Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine: 4th ed. (2011)
• Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Health: 3rd ed. (2012)
• Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America: 3rd ed. (2014)
• Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health: 3rd ed. (2013)
• Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health : (2013)
• Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery and Medical Tests: 3rd ed. (2014)
• Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Extinction (2013)
• Human Diseases and Conditions: 2nd ed. (2010)
• Shakespeare for Students: Critical Interpretations of Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry 2nd ed (2007)
• St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture: 2nd ed. (2013)
• Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations: 13th ed. (2012)

Search the full-text of the Minneapolis Labor Review, 1907-2016.

The history of Minnesota depicted in images and documents from historical societies, public libraries, special archives, universities, and colleges.

Research records held by the National Archives and find information on how to get started with archival research.

Full text of the New York Times, 1851 - 2015.

Reference works, millions of news and periodical articles, and more than 5,000 rare and vital primary source documents that range from slave journals to presidential papers.

Topics range from the arrival of Vikings in North America all to the way to the first stirrings of the American Revolution and on through the Civil Rights movement, 9/11, and the War on Terror.

At the Saint Paul Public Library:

Access U.S. History (Gale in Context) here, no library card needed.

World History (Gale In Context) reaches back to the ancient world - and forward to today's headlines - to deliver a chronicle of the great cultures and societies that have formed the history of the human race.

Rare primary sources, reliable reference, and multi-media content put this vast topic into context for students.

At the Saint Paul Public Library:

Access World History (Gale in Context) here, no library card needed.