Mexican American Studies - UTRGV Brownsville: Library Databases

Academic Search Complete is a multi-disciplinary citation and full-text database, with peer-reviewed journals in social sciences, humanities, music, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts and literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, etc.

(formerly History E-Book) from ACLS provides electronic books in the humanities including history, art, literature, music, etc., "that remain vital to both scholars and advanced students, are frequently cited in the literature, and are currently not widely available."

"is a complete bibliographic reference to the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present."

contains thousands of primary documents about the U.S. Civil War.

This Library of Congress produced website provides free access to written and spoken words as well as sound recordings relevant to the history and culture of the United States.

from A&E

Contained within this database is the most comprehensive set of declassified government documents available. Included are 38 collections of over 94,000 indexed documents totaling more than 650,000 pages. Each of these collections, compiled by top scholars and experts, cover the most critical world events, countries, and U.S. policy decisions from post World War II through the 21st century. Glossaries, chronologies, bibliographies, overviews, and photographs are included. Access is also provided here to the "CIA Family Jewels" database which gives information regarding the CIA's most closely held secrets concerning their domestic intelligence activities conducted at the height of the Cold War, through 1973.

"an online directory that indexes and provides access to quality open access, peer-reviewed journals."

This database documents the relationship among peoples in North America from 1534 - 1850 by focusing on personal accounts and providing unique perspectives from all of the protagonists including traders, slaves, missionaries, explorers, soldiers and native peoples. Contained within are over 1,482 authors and over 100,000 pages of letters, diaries, memoirs and accounts of early encounters.

provides access to dozens of databases, in many different disciplines, and at different academic levels.

Contains a wide range of full-text material published between 1701 and 1800. Subjects covered include history, science, philosophy, literature, the arts, and law.

is a service of the U.S. Government Printing Office that provides the official, published version of important information produced by all branches and agencies the Federal Government.

Produced by the Texas State Historical Association, the Handbook of Texas is a multidisciplinary encyclopedia of Texas history, geography, and culture comprised of more than 23,0000 articles on people, places, events, historical themes, institutions, and many other topic categories.

"is your source for over 265,000 journal article citations about Central America, South America, the Caribbean, Mexico, Brazil, and Hispanics/Latinos in the United States."

An excellent resource for genealogical research in the United States, HeritageQuest provides U.S. census records from 1790 - 1930, page images from thousands of genealogy and local history books, a Periodical Source Index containing citations from genealogy and local history periodicals dating back to 1800, Revolutionary War records and Freedman's Bank Records (a wonderful source for African-American Civil War-era records).

Contains citations and abstracts from journals, books and dissertations in the humanities and social sciences. Covers the history of the world (excluding Canada and the United States) in the areas of politics, culture, economics and historical events from 1450 to present day.

Provides indexing for more than 2,300 scholarly journals and specialized magazines in the humanities, including archeology, art, classical studies, communications, dance, film, folklore, gender studies, history, journalism, linguistics, social criticism, music, performing arts, philosophy, religion and theology. It also includes full text/full image articles.

"provides cover-to-cover indexing and abstracting for over 1,700 journals . . .[including] a multitude of international journals, [plus] books and reference works. . . as well as original creative works including poems, fiction, photographs, paintings and illustrations."

"presents the everyday people, places, and events that have shaped American history and culture. The collection, drawn from Arcadia Publishing's award-winning line of local history books, features images and texts assembled by thousands of local experts."

Offers a high-quality, interdisciplinary archive to support scholarship and teaching. Access is provided to over 1,000 leading academic journals of humanities, social sciences, and sciences, as well as select monographs and other materials valuable for academic work.

includes documents and recordings from American history and culture, including digitized collections from around the world, legislative and other governmental information, and much more.

"composed of contemporaneous letters and diaries, oral histories, interviews, and other personal narratives, ... provides a rich source for scholars in a wide range of disciplines."

"is the largest collection of women's diaries and correspondence ever assembled. Spanning more than 300 years, [it] brings the personal experiences of some 1,325 women to researchers, students, and general readers" via 150,000 pages of letters and diaries.

indexes The Times of London for 1790--1905, with full text images of The Times for 1800--1870.

PDBA is a non-governmental project of the Center for Latin American Studies at Georgetown University in collaboration with institutions such as the Secretariat for Political Affairs of the Organization of American States and FLACSO-Chile, and also with the support of other organizations and entities in the region.

The PDBA website offers information about institutions and political processes, national constitutions, branches of government, elections, political constitutional studies and other subjects related to strengthening of democracy in the region. PDBA includes more than 1,500 pages of information.

covers "a wide range of interdisciplinary fields covered in a broad array of social sciences journals." It also includes full text/full image articles.

"... valuable historical tools for urban specialists, social historians, architects, geographers, genealogists, local historians, planners, environmentalists and anyone who wants to learn about the history, growth, and development of American cities, towns, and neighborhoods."

"Includes more than 80 full text journals and books about Texas history, ethnic & cultural diversity, literature, public health, business ...[plus] the Spanish-language newspaper El Sol de Texas with Texas and national news coverage."

Travel at the Turn of the Twentieth Century is a collection of digitized books focused on travel from 1875--1908.

is an image library created by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to encourage users to explore historical treasures (maps, photos, video, etc.) from around the world.

Contains primary source documents about Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as academic journals and news feeds covering the region; reference articles and commentary; maps and statistics; audio and video; and more.

has pdf images of New York Times articles back to 1851 and up to a few years ago. Make sure only ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times is checked off before you begin your search.

Selected full text for nearly 30 national and international newspapers, selected full text for more than 200 regional U. S. newspapers, and full text television & radio news transcripts.

is a completely web-based resource that can be accessed much like other remote access resources. Our collection features microfilm editions of Barron's, Chicago Tribune, The Los Angeles Times, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post. Coverage for most titles begins in 2008 but coverage may vary.

Contains nearly 3 million searchable citations to dissertations and theses. The majority of theses added after 1997 are full-text.

"... a repository for research output ..." from The University of Texas, Texas A&M University, The University of Houston, and Texas Tech University.