HIS201: United States History to 1865
Reference Works: General
Flag from War of 1812 era
- Dictionary of American historyGreat for topics, but not necessarily biographical information
- Encyclopedia of American cultural & intellectual historyREF E169.1 .E624 2001 [3 volume set]
- The Oxford companion to United States history
REF E174 .O94 2001
Reference Works: Events
Sally Tompkins, Civil War nurse
- Encyclopedia of the American Civil War
REF E468 .H47 2000 [5 volume set] - Encyclopedia of the ConfederacyREF E487 .E55 1993 v. 1-4
Reference Works: Military
General Stonewall Jackson
- Dictionary of American military biographyREF U52 .D53 1984 v. 1-3
- The American Revolution, 1775-1783 : an encyclopediaREF E208 .A433 1993 v. 1-2
- The Harper encyclopedia of military biographyREF U51 .D87 1995
- Generals in Blue and GrayREF E467 .J795 2004 v. 1-2
Reference Works: Regions
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
- Encyclopedia of rural America : the land and people
REF E169.12 .E53 2008 v. 1-2 - Encyclopedia of the American West
REF F591 .E485 1996 vol. 1-4
Douglas Firth Anderson contributed four articles to this work. - Encyclopedia of the Great Plains
REF F591 .E4856 2004
Douglas Firth Anderson contributed two articles to this work. - The Encyclopedia of Southern historyREF F207.7 .E52
The New Encyclopedia of the American WestCall Number: REF F591 .N46 1998
Biographies
John Jay
While many reference encyclopedias will contain biographies, these resources are dedicated to biographical information. These will be great starting points for your research.
- American national biography
REF E176 .A68 [24 volume set] - Dictionary of American military biographyREF U52 .D53 1984 v. 1-3
- Dictionary of American Negro biographyREF E185.96 .D53 1982
- The Harper encyclopedia of military biographyREF U51 .D87 1995
Reference Works: People Groups
Black Hawk, Sauk leader
- Black women in America : an historical encyclopediaREF E185.86 .B542 1994 v. 1-2
- Dictionary of American Negro biographyREF E185.96 .D53 1982
- Encyclopedia of African American history, 1619-1895
REF E185 .E545 2006 [3 volume set] - Notable American Women, 1607-1950
REF CT3260 .N57 [3 volume set]
Notable Native AmericansCall Number: REF E89 .N67 1995
Reference Works: Religion
Cotton Mather, Puritan minister
- The Blackwell dictionary of evangelical biography : 1730-1860REF BR1640 .B53 1995 v. 1-2
Encyclopedia of American women and religionCall Number: REF BL2525 .B45 1998
Encyclopedia of women and religion in North AmericaCall Number: REF BL458 .E52 2006 vols 1-3
