 | Nineteenth Century BritainBackground SourcesThe items in this bibliography can help you find information on your research topic. Many are available electronically through local library networks, the campus network or on the World Wide Web. |
Background Sources
Encyclopedias and dictionaries provide background information and can be used to identify key people, events and dates. Many also include short bibliographies. Chronologies can provide a listing of key events and give a quick overview of an era.Britannica Online
http://www.eb.com:180/
Online version of the Encyclopedia Britannica. UW Only.Specialized history encyclopedias
- The 1890s: an encyclopedia of British literature, art and culture
- Suzzallo Reference
DA560 .A18 1993
- Britain in the Hanoverian age, 1714-1837: an encyclopedia
- Suzzallo Reference
DA480 .B75 1997
- The Dictionary of national biography
- Suzzallo Reference
DA28 .D42
- The Encyclopedia of romanticism: culture in Britain, 1780s-1830s
- Suzzallo Reference
DA529 .E53 1992
- Historical dictionary of the British empire
- Suzzallo Reference
DA16 .H56 1996 *
- The London encyclopaedia
- Suzzallo Reference
DA677 .L66 1983
- The Oxford companion to British history
- Suzzallo Reference
DA34 .O93 1997
- Victorian Britain: an encyclopedia
- Suzzallo Reference
DA550 .V53 1988
- Victorian Web
- The Victorian Web is based in Brown University and serves as an encyclopedia to the period. Articles vary in quality and are written by students and faculty.
Books
Use the following databases to locate books in the UW Libraries and in other libraries around the region, nation and world. Books unavailable at the UW can be requested through the Interlibrary Borrowing Service.
- UW Online Catalog
Campus Network- A listing of the books, journal subscriptions and other material available at the University of Washington Libraries.
- OhioLINK
http://olc1.ohiolink.edu/search/- Use OhioLink to access chapters of recent books, use the "Words" search option.
- OCLC WorldCat
Campus Network- A listing of books, journal subscriptions and other material available in hundreds of major libraries in the U.S. and abroad. UW only.
- Dissertation Abstracts
http://wwwlib.umi.com/dissertations/- Index to dissertations since 1861, those from 1980 onward include an abstract. 60,000 dissertations available in electronic format (for a fee). UW Only.
Secondary Sources: Articles
Use indexes/abstracts/bibliographies to find articles (and sometimes books, dissertations, etc.) on a topic. Most indexes are arranged by subject or include a subject index. Indexes/abstracts are ongoing publications; bibliographies tend to be one volume and are more narrowly focused on a specific topic. Some are available electronically through the web or campus network, others are available on computers in the library while some are in print. There are indexes/bibliographies covering all sorts of subjects, use those which best fit your research topic.Once you identify articles you need make sure you have the complete citation (author, title, journal name, volume, pages and year), then look in the UW Libraries Catalog for the journal name (do a title search for the journal name to see if the UW subscribes) to see if and where the journal is kept (library location and call number).
Articles from journals which the UW does not own can be requested through the Interlibrary Borrowing Service.
- Expanded Academic Index
Campus Network- Index to approximately 1500 journals and magazines in all disciplines. Coverage dates from 1989. UW Only.
- Historical Abstracts
http://serials.abc-clio.com/cgi-bin/nph-AppStart?_appname=ha- Major index to articles in world history from the period 1450 on. UW Only.
- History of Science and Technology
http://www.lib.washington.edu/asp/databases/rlin/eureka.asp?HST- Index to articles and books in the history of science and medicine. UW Only.
- Research Library
http://www.umi.com/pqdauto- Index to articles in all fields, full-text articles available for selected journals and magazines. From the menu, choose Research Library Complete. UW Only.
- Annual bibliography of British and Irish History
- Suzzallo Reference
Z2001 .A5
- Annual bibliography of Victorian studies
- Suzzallo Reference
Z2019 .A55
- Bibliography of British history, 1789-1851
- Suzzallo Reference
Z2019 .B76
- Bibliography of British history, 1851-1914
- Suzzallo Reference
Z2019 .H35
- British economic and social history: a bibliographical guide
- Suzzallo Reference
Z7165.G8 C46 1996
- British women's history : a bibliographical guide
- Suzzallo Reference
Z7964.G7 H36 1995
Primary Sources: Books
Use the following tactics to find primary sources in the UW Libraries Catalog:
- Limit your search by year of publication - search for only those books published prior to 1900.
- Search for books written by key participants.
- Use the subject headings "sources," "correspondence," "personal narratives," and "diaries" in conjunction with your search.
- Browse the shelves in the appropriate subject area.
- Check out the 9th edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica (originally published 1875-1889) in Suzzallo Reference AE5.E363 1902.
- Check out the Annual Register for the years you are interested in, Suzzallo D2 .A7.
Primary Sources: Articles
Use the following indexes to find articles written during the 19th century. The UW owns many magazines and newspapers dating from this period. Once you find a citation, look the title of the magazine up in the UW Libraries catalog to discover its location and call number. It is possible that some of the material is in microfilm format, others may be in a storage area (these must be requested at the check-out desk on the ground floor of Suzzallo).Articles from journals which the UW does not own can be requested through the Interlibrary Borrowing Service.
- Palmer's index to The Times 1790-1905
Library CD-ROM Network- Index to the Times of London from 1790-1905. Index for later years available in print on Shelf 17.
- The British empire in the Victorian Press, 1832-1867: A Bibliography
- Suzzallo General Stacks
Z2021.C7 P32 1987
- Crime in Victorian Britain: an annotated bibliography
- Suzzallo Reference
Z5703.5.G7 P35
- Education and the Times: An index of letters to 1910
- Suzzallo Reference
Z5815 .G5 E38 1994
- Health and British magazines in the nineteenth century
- Health Sciences (soon to be in Suzzallo Reference)
Z6673 .P288 1998
- Periodicals Contents Index (PCI)
- Library CD-ROM Network
[primarily coverage of the period 1900-1960 but provides 19th century coverage of: Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1817-1905), Church Quarterly Review (1875-1968), The Contemporary Review (1866-1959), Cornhill Magazine (1860-1975), The Fortnightly Review (1866-1954), National and English Review (1883-1950), The Nineteenth Century (1877-1972)]
- Pooles Index to Periodical Literature, 1802-1906
- Suzzallo Reference
Table 10 *
- Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals, 1824-1900
- Suzzallo Reference
Z2005.H5
- Women in English social history, 1800-1914: a guide to research
- Suzzallo Reference
Z7964.G7 K36 1987 *
- Internet Library of Early Journals
- Digitized issues of the Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, 1843-1863; Notes and Queries, 1849-1869; The Builder, 1843-1852; and 3 magazines from the 18th century.
