Encyclopedias and Other Useful Reference Books

Subject encyclopedias and other reference works are helpful in providing an introduction to a topic. They provide historical context and can also be used to identify key people, events, trends and dates. Many also include a selective list of related readings. This page lists just a few of the reference works related to American history available in Suzzallo or Odegaard Reference.

Encyclopedias

Title
Location
Call No.
Dictionary of American history Suzzallo Reference
Odegaard Reference 		E174 .D5 1976
Encyclopedia of African-American culture and history Suzzallo Reference
Odegaard Reference 		E185 .E54 1996
The encyclopedia of American religious history Suzzallo Reference BL2525 .Q44 1996
Encyclopedia of American social history Suzzallo Reference
Odegaard Reference 		H57 .E58 1993
The Encyclopedia of colonial and revolutionary America Suzzallo Reference
Odegaard Reference 		E188 .E63 1990
Encyclopedia of rural America: the land and people Suzzallo Reference F591 .E485 1996
Encyclopedia of urban America: the cities and suburbs Suzzallo Reference
Odegaard Reference 		HT123 .E5 1998
Encyclopedia of the American Civil War: a political, social, and military history Suzzallo Reference E468 .H47 2000
Encyclopedia of the American West Suzzallo Reference
Odegaard Reference 		E169.12 .E5 1997
Encyclopedia of the Korean War : a political, social, and military history Suzzallo Reference DS918 .E53 2000
Encylopedia of the United States in the Twentieth Century Suzzallo Reference E740.7 .E53 1996
Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War : a political, social, and military history Suzzallo Reference
Odegaard Reference 		DS557.7 .E53 1998
Handbook of American women's history Suzzallo Reference
Odegaard Reference 		HQ1410 .H36 1990
Native Americans : an encyclopedia of history, culture, and peoples Suzzallo Reference E77 .P89 1998

Chronologies

Title
Location
Call No.
The Almanac of American history Odegaard Reference E174.5 .A45 1983
Chronology of world history Suzzallo Reference D11 .M39 1999
The Encyclopedia of American facts and dates Odegaard Reference E174.5 .C3 1993
Encyclopedia of American history Suzzallo Reference E174.5 .E52 1996
The New York Public Library American history desk reference Suzzallo Reference
Odegaard Reference 		E174 .N48 1997
Webster's guide to American history Suzzallo Reference E174.5 .W43

Biographies

Title
Location
Call No.
American national biography Suzzallo Reference
Odegaard Reference 		CT213 .A68 1999
Dictionary of American biography Suzzallo Reference E176 .D56
Women in world history : a biographical encyclopedia Suzzallo Reference HQ1115 .W6 1999