History: U.S. History

This guide provides links to useful resources in our collections and online when conducting research in United States history.  See the drop-down options from the U.S. History tab for guides to more specific topics in U.S. History.  If you need help, do not hesitate to ask!

Tips for searching:

In library catalogs (like Destiny), try a subject search for "United States -- History."  You will probably need to narrow this down to your topic, but this will give you a good overview of what the library has. 

When searching for a term that is a phrase, or an idea conveyed through more than one word, use quotations to specify your search terms.  For example: "United States" vs. United States.

If using Google to find sources online, try copying and pasting this query into the search field:

(site:.gov OR site:.edu)("United States" OR America) AND histor*

Observe the results.  What have you found?  Can you explain how structuring your search this way affected the quality of the results you found?