Background Sources for 20th Century American History
If you are exploring a new research topic, you'll find that specialized encyclopedias can be very useful in identifying key people, events and dates. Often times an encyclopedia will also lead you to 2 or 3 of the major secondary works on a subject. Many of the books listed here are located both in Suzzallo Reference (ground floor Suzzallo Library) and Odegaard Reference (second floor).


Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia of African-American culture and history Reference, Undergraduate E185 .E54 1996
Encyclopedia of American foreign policy Reference, Undergraduate JX1407 .E53
Encyclopedia of American Social History Reference, Undergraduate HN57 .E58 1993
Encyclopedia of the American West Reference, Undergraduate F591 .E485 1996
Encyclopedia of the Korean War : a political, social, and military history Reference DS918 .E53 2000
Encyclopedia of the United States in the Twentieth Century Reference E740.7 .E53 1996
Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War : a political, social, and military history Reference, Undergraduate DS557.7 .E53 1998
The encyclopedia of women's history in America Reference, Undergraduate HQ1410 .C85 1996
Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. economic history Reference, Undergraduate HC102 .G35 1999
St. James encyclopedia of popular culture Reference, Undergraduate E169.1 .S764 2000

Biographies
American national biography Reference, Undergraduate CT213.A68 1999
Current Biography Reference, Undergraduate CT100.C8
Dictionary of American Biography Reference E176.D56
Facts on File encyclopedia of Black women in America Reference, Undergraduate E185.96.F2 1997
Women in world history: a biographical encyclopedia Reference HQ1115.W6 1999

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