Resource Guide:
Modern American History, 1877-present day
Selected Call Numbers
Call numbers are the shelving locations for each item. Browsing in the following areas of the library will help you find materials for your topic.
Topic | Call Number |
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World War 1 (1914-1918) | D 500-680 |
World War 2 (1939-1945) | D 731-838 |
Early Cold War (1945-1965) | D 839-847 |
Late Cold War (1965-1989) | D 848-850 |
Modern Western World (1989-2000) | D 856-860 |
21st century General History | D 861-893 |
Late 19th century United States | E 660-738 |
Early 20th century United States | E 740-838 |
Late 20th century United States | E 838-889 |
Virginia History | F 221-235 |
Selected Subject Headings
Subject headings are selected terms to represent a topic. Searching subject headings in the library catalog will bring the most complete list of results. Below are some example subject headings. More subject headings can be located in the red books at the reference desk.
- African American History
- Asian Americans -- History
- Hispanic Americans -- History
- History -- Native Americans OR Native American History
- Capitalism
- Civil Rights OR Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- World War, 1914-1918
- World War, 1939-1945 – Europe
- World War, 1939-1945 – Pacific Area
- World War, 1939-1945 – Moral and ethical aspects
- Cold War, 1945-1989
- Communism
- United States -- History -- 20th century
Selected Materials at the Von Canon Library
Below are some selected materials in the library with their shelving locations. Browsing in the listed areas of the library will help you find more materials for your topic.
Title | Call Number |
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World War I: the essential reference guide | D 510 .W68 2016 |
World War II: the definitive encyclopedia and document collection | D 740 .E516 2016 |
History of American Presidential Elections, 1789-2008 | E 183 .H58 2010 v.1 |
Latinos: a biography of the people | E 184 .S75 S5 1992 |
Red Apple: communism and mccarthyism in cold war new york | E 743.5 .D374 2014 |
The Year of Indecision, 1946: a tour through the crucible of harry truman’s america | E 814 .W45 2016 |
Lighting the Fires of Freedom: african american women in the civil rights movement | eBook |
The Fight for Asian American Civil Rights: liberal protestant activism, 1900-1950 | eBook |
Selected Research Databases
The following databases are specifically useful for your topic. You can search them individually on the databases page.
- Academic Search Complete
- America: History and Life
- ArchiveGrid
- Civil War: Antebellum to Reconstruction
- Defining Documents in American History
- Encyclopedia Britannica
- Encyclopedia of Religion
- HeinOnline
- Humanities International Complete
- Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era
- JSTOR
- MasterFILE Premier
- Military & Government Collection
- Newspaper Source Plus
- Notable American Women
- OAISter
- Proquest Major Dailies
- Wiley Online Library
- Women’s Studies International
- WorldCat
Selected Journals and Magazines
The following journals supply articles to the library’s databases. YOu can see if a specific journal supplies articles to our databases by searching the journal title on the library journal page.
- American 19th Century History
- American Communist History
- American Dream
- American History
- American Prejudice Against Color
- American Quarterly
- Economic Development Review
- Journal of Cold War Studies
- Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era
- Studies in American Culture
- United States and Latin America: A History of American Diplomacy, 1776-2000
- War & Society
Selected Websites and Digital Archives
The following websites are librarian-evaluated to provide trustworthy information for your topic. They include digitized collections connected to your topic.
- American Historical Association
- Documenting the American South
- Historical Maps of the United States (University of Texas at Austin)
- Library of Congress Digital Collections
- National Archives
- National Museum of African-American History and Culture
- Smithsonian Digital Collections
- Virginia Historical Society