Reference Sources
Overviews
Browsing these gives you an idea of the scope of topics available for research.
- Dictionary of American history REF E174 D52 1976
- The New encyclopedia of the American West REF F591 N46 1998
- The Oxford history of the American West REF F 591 O95 1994
- Reader's companion to American history REF E174 R43 1991
- Reader's encyclopedia of the American West REF F591 R38
Bibliographies
Many of the following bibliographies are actually catalogs of materials considered to be primary sources. Check the Knox Library Catalog for items you identify in these bibliographies to determine if they are available in the library.
- American Studies: An annotated bibliography REF E169.1 A436 1986
- An annotated bibliography of American Indian and Eskimo autobiographies E89 B78
- A Bibliographical guide to the history of Indian-White Relations in the United States and the supplement Indian-White Relations in the United States: A Bibliography of works published 1975-1980 REF E93 P7
- A classified bibliography of the periodical literature of the Trans-Mississippi West 1811-1957 REF F591 Z9 C8
- Handbook of the American Frontier REF E76.2 H43 1987
- Indians of the United States and Canada: A bibliography E77 I52
- Personal accounts of events, travels, and everyday life in America: An annotated bibliography REF E161 M25 1997
- The Plains and the Rockies: A critical bibliography of exploration, adventure, and travel in the American West, 1800-1865 REF F591 W5 W2 1982
- The published diaries and letters of American women: An annotated bibliography REF CT3260 G66 1987
- Native Americans of North American : A bibliography based on collections in the libraries of California State University, Northridge REF E77 C3x
- Blacks in the American West and beyond--America, Canada, and Mexico E185.925 J86 2000
- United States history: A bibliography of the new writings on American history REF E178 M47 1995
- The William Robertson Coe collection of Western Americana REF Z1251 W5 E3 1948
You can identify other bibliographies on specific subjects in the Knox Library Catalog. Do either a TITLE KEYWORD search or a GENERAL KEYWORD search using the term "bibliography" and another term such as "mining."
Atlases and Maps
- America in Maps dating from 1500 to 1856 FINLEY ATLASES G1100 A45 1976
- Historical Atlas of the American West Oversized LC G1381 S1 B4 1981
- Railroad Maps of North America Oversized LC G1106 P3 M6 1984
See also the Knox Library Catalog for atlases of specific areas:
- Click on the option for "Advanced Search"
- Type a place name in the search box
- Click on the limit for "Maps & atlases (all)"
