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Academic Search Complete
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General database of academic journals in the sciences and humanities. Includes full text scholarly / peer-reviewed articles. This database is a great starting point for general research.
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Funk & Wagnall’s New World Encyclopedia
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A general encyclopedia with more than 250,000 full text short articles.
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Gale Virtual Reference Library
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Now called Gale eBooks.
Multidisciplinary database of full text encyclopedias and reference sources for research and ready reference. Enables one search that covers all sources. Subjects include arts, sciences, medicine, and the humanities.
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Harper's Historical Archive
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Historical archives of Harper's Weekly covering the years 1857-1912.
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JSTOR
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Provides full-text online access to back issues of selected scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences.
Statistics & Maps can he helpful as a primary sources.
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Historical Statistics of the United States
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Trusted source for quantitative facts pertaining to American history.
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Illinois Sanborn Maps
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These Illinois maps for the time period of 1867 - 1970 were originally created to help insurance companies determine the risks associated with insuring properties.
Is your project about the history of something that might be in another category? Consider checking other subject-specific databases. For example, if you are looking for something related to the economic impacts of geographical location, you might use:
For all the databases available to CCC students, go to: Library Databases
