Research Guides: ENGL 2318: Literature and Digital Humanities: A Guide to Research

Primary Sources

Newspapers: Historical Newspaper Databases
Dallas Morning News
Daily Campus
African American Historical Serials Collection

Reference Books

American Decades
Call Number: Centennial Reading Room, Reference, Non-circulating, E 169.12 .A419 1994

Contextual info for the decades
Chronology
American National Biography
Bios of dead people.

Handbook of Texas Online
The Handbook of Texas Online is a multidisciplinary encyclopedia of Texas history, geography, and culture.

Databases

America: History & Life (EBSCO)
Covers the history and culture of the United States and Canada, including biographical info.
You can limit searches by time period.
Ancestry Library Edition
Ancestry Library Edition is a new genealogy research tool created for the library market and provides patrons instant access to a wide range of unique resources for genealogical and historical research.
Bloomsbury Fashion Central
Provides integrated text and image content on world dress and fashion throughout history
Biography and Genealogy Master Index
Biographical reference sources
Performing Arts Periodicals Database
Designed specifically for the performing arts covers a broad spectrum of the arts and entertainment industry
Play Index
Index to plays of all types written from Antiquity-
Reference Universe
Find reference works on your topic.

Miscellaneous

Dallas: the Making of a Modern City
Explores the building of Dallas in the years 1880 to 1940.
Ebook

Oxford English Dictionary
The ultimate English dictionary, includes historical usage & etymologies
Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory & Criticism
Fulltext articles on critical & theoretical schools & movements, with historical context

MLA International Bibliography
Modern Language Association's index to literature
Cambridge Companions Complete Collection
Cambridge Companions on Literature, Classics, Philosophy, Religion, Culture, & Music
JSTOR
Fulltext of the entire back issues of scholarly journals
Project MUSE
Fulltext scholarly journals covering various topics

English Librarian

Contact:

regraff@smu.edu

Subjects: English, Liberal Studies, Medieval Studies, Philosophy, World Languages & Literatures, Writing & Reasoning