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An index of journals, book chapters, and dissertations in United States and Canadian history. (Citations only).

An index of journals, books, conference papers, and dissertations in world history from 1450 to present. (Some full-text).

A multi-disciplinary database of journals, magazines, book chapters, and government reports. (Some full-text).

An index to reviews of English-language books in journals and magazines. (Citations only).

An encyclopedia of Texas history, geography, and culture. (Full-text).

Scholarly journals from many fields. Archives go back to 1831, but recent issues (past 3-5 years) are not included. (Full-text).
Purchase made possible by a generous donation from the Rockwell Fund.

A multi-disciplinary index of journal and magazine articles from 1982 to present. (Some full-text).

Cover-to-cover archives of top U.S. newspapers from 1764 to 2003. (Full-text).

An index of news and general-interest magazines from 1890 to 1982. (Citations only).

Journals on the history of Africa, Asia, North and South America, Europe and the Middle East. (Full-text).

 

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Electronic books in history and the arts. All books are chosen by scholars. (Full-text).

Biographies of people who shaped United States history and culture. (Full-text).

American magazines published between 1740 and 1920. (Full-text).

An index of journals and magazines in every field of study. (Citations only).

An index of journals, magazines, newspapers, and books on Native American culture, history, and life. (Citations only).

An index of biographies published in reference books. (Citations only).

Biographies and thematic articles on the achievements of black women. (Full-text).

Biographies of authors of fiction, poetry, drama, journalism, and history. (Full-text).

A collection of electronic books with full-text searching, bookmarks, and personal notes. (Full-text).
Free software is required: download ebrary Reader™

Basic information from specialized encyclopedias, dictionaries, and handbooks. (Full-text).

An Internet search engine for scholarly journals, books, preprints, and theses with links to UHD-purchased content.

An encyclopedia of Texas history, geography, and culture. (Full-text).

History journals, documents, encyclopedias, and maps for K-12 students. (Full-text).

Local and regional news published in the Houston Chronicle from 1985 to present. (Full-text).

An index of magazines and documents on Texas business, education, history, and government. (Citations only).

Journals and government documents in military sciences, national security, and homeland security (Some full-text).

Electronic books from academic, professional, and popular publishers. (Full-text).

A cover-to-cover archive of the newspaper from 1851 to 2003. (Full-text).

Covers topics such as identity, art, politics, religion, education, health, and history. (Full-text).

English and bilingual dictionaries, quotation dictionaries, and specialized subject dictionaries. (Full-text).

Resources on American popular culture from 1900 to the present. (Full-text).

An index of news and general-interest magazines from 1890 to 1982. (Citations only).

Journals, magazines, and book on Texas history and culture. (Some full-text).

Famous public speeches from 1937 to present. (Full-text).

An index of high impact research journals in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences. (Citations only).

A catalog of 58 million books, dissertations, sound recordings, and videos available in libraries. (Citations only).

 

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