History

New Online Reference E-Books

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The Libraries have activated the following new reference e-books in Gale Virtual Reference Library. You may find them in the UMass Amherst library catalog:

  • World eras volume 4: medieval Europe 814-1350
  • World eras volume 5: ancient Egypt 2615-332 B.C.E.
  • World eras volume 6: classical Greek civilization, 800-323, B.C.E.
  • World eras: imperial China 617-1644
  • World eras: ancient Mesopotamia
  • World eras.Volume 9 :Industrial Revolution in Europe, 1750-1914
  • World eras volume 10: West African kingdoms, 500-1590
  • World religions reference library
  • Writers directory 2010

If you would like assistance using any of these sources, contact a reference librarian.

Black Abolitionist Papers, 1830-1865 Added

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The Libraries have purchased access to a database, Black Abolitionist Papers 1830-1865 from ProQuest. This collection of primary source materials includes correspondence of major African American leaders; speeches, sermons, and lectures; articles, essays, editorials, and other major writings from more than 200 African American, abolitionist, and reform newspapers; and receipts, poems, and other miscellaneous documents. Geographic coverage is Canada, the United States and the British Isles. To access the papers, you can browse or search by document type, title, source, location and date.

If you’d like assistance using this resources, contact Isabel Espinal, Afro-American library liaison at 413-545-6817.

19th Century Masterfile on Trial

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19th Century Masterfile indexes over 60 indexes across subjects which cover periodicals, books, newspapers, U.S. patents, government documents and the U.S.  Congressional Record published prior to 1930. You can search by keyword, title or author, or browse by keyword, journal title or author.

The trial extends through April 22, 2011. Contact Jim Kelly, History Liaison Librarian at 413-545-3981 with questions or comments.

American Antiquarian Society Periodicals, Collections 1-3 Now on Trial

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The American Antiquarian Society Periodicals Collection I (1691-1820), Collection II (1821-1837) and Collection III (1838-1852) are on trial through April 17th, 2011. The Collections, offered on the Ebscohost platform, provide scanned images and easy navigation through periodicals imported and published on American soil over one and a half centuries. You can search by keyword, author, publication name, geographic term, or browse through issues of publications.

Contact Jim Kelly, History Library Liaison, at 413-545-3981 with questions or comments.

European Views of the Americas: 1493-1750

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European Views of the Americas: 1493-1750 provides indexing of printed records about the Americas written in Europe before 1750. Ebsco has worked with the John Carter Brown Library to convert its print equivalent, “European Americana: A Chronological Guide to Works Printed In Europe Relating to The Americas, 1493-1750″ to an electronic bibliography.

Contact Jim Kelly, History Library Liaison and Humanities Bibliographer, at 413-545-3981 with questions.

Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection on Trial

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Arte Público includes 60,000 historical articles, hundreds of political and religious pamphlets and broadsides, complete texts of over 1,100 historical books of Hispanic literature, political commentary and culture, memoirs, correspondences, hand-written speeches, sermons, etc. Content is 80% Spanish & 20% English (both are indexed).

The trial runs through March 1st, 2011. Contact Peter Stern, Romance Languages, Fine Arts and Area Studies Bibliographer at 413-545-3967 with questions or comments.