Edwardsville High School Media Center
History, Politics, Current Events and
General Biography Sources
This is a list of major reference sets and resources for research in history and related fields. Most of these
items are in the Reference Collection. The Reference Collection is located on the top level of the Media
Center. At the end of this list are Dewey Classification numbers, which will point you to relevant areas of
the collection. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask at the Circulation Desk.
General Reference Sources
Great Documents of Western Civilization
R 901.0 VIO
20th Century
R 909.82 TWE
Newsmakers
R 920 NEW
Each year this set profiles interesting people from sports, entertainment, science, and politics.
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Biography
R 920.03 McG
Biographies of famous figures in history arranged alphabetically.
Research Guide to European Historical Biography 1450-Present
R 920.073 REA
Volumes are arranged alphabetically.
American History
The Encyclopedia of American History
R 301.03 ENC
Makers of America
R 301.45 ENC
International Library of Negro Life in America
R 301.45 INT
The Negro Heritage Library
R 301.45 NEG
Reference Library of Black America
R 305.8 REF
Great Lives from History-American Series
R 920 GRE
Notable American Women
R 920 NOT
A biographical Dictionary arranged alphabetically.
Research Guide to American Historical Biography
R 920.073 REA
Contains Bibliographies and lists of museum and library holdings for major American figures.
Encyclopedia of American Political History
R 320.973 ENC
Studies of the principal movements and ideas. Arranged by subject in alphabetical order. Each Volume
contains a cumulative index at the end.
Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy
R 327.73 ENC
Studies of the principal movements and ideas. Arranged by subject in alphabetical order. Each Volume
contains a cumulative index at the end.
History of American Presidential Elections
R 329 SCH
Encyclopedia of the American Constitution
R 342.73 ERC
Explains laws, court cases, personalities, and incidents that have had an effect on our constitution.
Subjects are arranged alphabetically and there is a cumulative index arranged by subject at the end of
each volume.
The Album of American
R 973 ADA
Arranged by time period.
The Annals of America
R 973 ANN
Arrange by time period. Volume I covers 1493-1783, all volumes after that cover a decade each.
The Military History of the United States
R 973 CHA
Multi-volume set covering military history from the American Revolution to the Persian Gulf War.
Volumes are arranged chronologically.
Dictionary of American History
R 973.03 DIC
Information is arranged in alphabetical order like a dictionary of encyclopedia.
Record of America
R 973.03 MCC
Information is arranged in alphabetical order like a dictionary of encyclopedia.
American Statistical Sources
Historical Statistics of the United States
The Statistical History of the United States
R 317.3 UNI
R 317.3 UNI
Other Reference Sets
War in Peace
R 355 WAR
Armed conflicts of the Cold War, emphasis on “Armed” portion of the conflicts. Large sections on the
arms used in modern warfare and the arms trade. Last volume is cumulative index.
Crimes and Punishment
R 364 CRI
Famous and odd events in twentieth century crime. Arranged by Incident.
Encyclopedia of World Crime
R 364 NAS
Great Lives from History-British and Commonwealth Series
R 920 GRE
Great Lives from History-Ancient and Medieval Series
R 920 GRE
Great Lives from History-Renaissance to 1900 Series
R 920 GRE
Great Lives from History-Twentieth Century Series
R 920 GRE
Illustrated History of World War I
R 940.3 MAR
Multi-volume history arranged by subject areas.
Geography
Encyclopedia of World Geography
Each volume spotlights a different geographical region.
R 910.3 ENC
Religion and Mythology
Asimov’s Guide to the Bible
The Encyclopedia of American Religions
The New Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology
R 291.03 LAR
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Active New Religions, Sects, and Cults
R 220.9 ASI
R 291 MEL
R 291.9 BEI
Dewey Ranges
These are areas in the collection that may contain sources relevant to your research.
200 Religion
300 Social Sciences
310 Statistics
320 Political Science
900 History, Geography Travel
920-921 General Biography
922 Religious and Philosophical Biographies
923 Political, Royal, and Military Biographies
926 Science and Technology Biographies
927 Entertainment, Music, Film, and Sports Biographies
928 Author and Literature Biographies
940 WWII
973.7 American Civil War
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