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American studies

America: History & Life (with full text) (Ebsco) This link opens in a new window Bibliography covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present. The database indexes approx. 2.000 journals journals from 1964 to present and also includes citations and links to book and media reviews. A strong English-language journal coverage is balanced by an international perspective on topics and events, including abstracts in english of articles published in more than 40 languages
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Ancestry Library Edition (Proquest) This link opens in a new window Primary history source data concerning individuals, primarily from the USA, Canada, and Great Britain. Ancestry provides access to approx. 8.000 databases, e.g. the national censuses for USA 1790-1940 and Great Britain 1851-1911
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Cambridge Companions to Literature and Classics This link opens in a new window The Cambridge Companions to Literature and Classics collection offers thousands of comprehensive and accessible essays on major authors, periods and genres, written by experts and designed for student readers.
Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete This link opens in a new window Signed essays written by scholars provide essential context for understanding the careers and writings of more than 12,000 authors from all time periods and from all parts of the world. This resource provides access to all volumes of the Dictionary of Literary Biography series (more than 360 vols.), the Dictionary of Literary Biography Documentary Series (19 vols.) and the Dictionary of Literary Biography Yearbook (23 vols.).
Digital National Security Archive (Proquest) This link opens in a new window Declassified government documents covering U.S. policy toward critical world events, including their military, intelligence, diplomatic and human rights dimensions – from 1945 to the present. National Security Archive.
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Early American Newspapers, Series III. 1829-1922 This link opens in a new window Historical newspapers from the major part of the United States. The collection covers the period from 1829 to 1922, with the focus on the recent decades of the period
Encyclopedia Mythica This link opens in a new window Encyclopedia on mythology, folklore and legends from all over the world. The entries comprises e.g. goddesses, imaginary places, heroes, legendary and supernatural creatures and beings
Encyclopedia of African American Society This link opens in a new window Encyclopedia of African American culture, approaching the field from a “street level”. A comprehensive yet accessible reference set in this field to give voice to the turbulent historical trends
Encyclopedia of American Studies This link opens in a new window Encyclopedia of American Studies brings together a wide range of disciplines related to the history and cultures of the United States, from pre-colonial days to the present. It features broad, synthetic articles covering areas such as history, literature, art, photography, film, architecture, urban studies, ethnicity, race, gender, economics, politics, wars, consumer culture, and global America, and is interdisciplinary in its coverage
European Views of the Americas: 1493 to 1750 (Ebsco) This link opens in a new window Bibliography of european works, written before 1750, that relate to the Americas. It covers the history of European exploration as well as portrayals of Native American peoples
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Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS) This link opens in a new window The Foreign Relations of the United States series presents the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity, 1861-1988. The series contains documents from Presidential libraries, Dept. of State and Defense, National Security Council, Central Intelligence Agency, Agency for International Development, and other foreign affairs agencies as well as the papers of individuals involved in formulating U.S. foreign policy
Gyldendals røde ordbøger This link opens in a new window Gyldendals Røde Ordbøger giver online adgang til en lang række af Gyldendals velkendte ordbøger via Ordbogen.com
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HathiTrust Digital Library This link opens in a new window A large-scale collaborative repository of digital content from research libraries including content digitized via the Google Books and Internet Archives projects, as well as content digitized locally by libraries. The vast bulk of the material is from the period 1850-1930, with 80% of the content in the languages English, German and French
JSTOR This link opens in a new window Digital library of important scholarly journals, mostly humanities and social sciences. Mostly 20th century
MLA Directory of Periodicals (Ebsco) This link opens in a new window The MLA Directory of Periodicals contains all information available on the journals and series on the bibliography's Master List of Periodicals.
Oxford English Dictionary This link opens in a new window Traces the usage of words through 2.5 million quotations from a wide range of international English language sources.
Oxford Research Encyclopedias Literature This link opens in a new window All articles of ORE are written and peer reviewed by certified experts of the topic. Reference articles are monitored by experts to ensure fresh and timely updates reflect new insights.