LibGuides: History Courses & Research: HI 305 American Frontier

HI 305 American Frontier Research Interactions

Two Encyclopedia Examples

Highlighted below are two examples of encyclopedias directly related to this course--search online and the shelves for more.

The new encyclopedia of the American West
Call Number: Reference 1st Floor 978 N42
This is on the reference shelves. Other sets with similar subjects will be nearby.
The American West
Call Number: 1st Floor 978 Sch97
This is in the general collection even though it is an encyclopedia. It will be near other regular books about the same subject.

Books - A Note

Be sure to notice, on the "Books" page, the information about using subject terms and searching WorldCat.

There is at least one specific subject term related to this course.
You will definitely want to take advantage of ordering books for free from other libraries.

Primary Sources and Websites - Examples

These are only a few examples. See also the link to the NYT archives below.

News of the Plains and Rockies, 1803-1865 : Original Narratives of Overland Travel and Adventure Selected from the Wagner-Camp and Becker Bibliography of Western Americana
Call Number: 1st Floor 978 W582
Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
We have a few abridged versions of the journals in print, but at this link you can read the entire journals digitized (with annotations, too).

American Indians of the Pacific Northwest - Archives
Digitized archives from the University of Washington.

New York Times Primary Sources

Sign up for your free pass to access to the NYT (next year, simply re-sign-up).
Access it anywhere, any device, even through the app, using that same account.

Especially useful--Times Machine and access to articles going back to 1851! This will look like reading microfilm on the screen. You can also search and order "Oldest First."

New York Times This link opens in a new window
Anyone with a valid wartburg.edu email address can register for a free account to access NYT without limits. Go to https://nytimesineducation.com/access-nyt/wartburg-college-waverly-ia/ to register.

Times Machine
Once you have a NYT account, go to the Times Machine to view articles (as if in a microfilm) since 1851.
--try it with Oregon Trail!

This will look like reading microfilm on the screen. You can also search and order "Oldest First."

Articles

Read the page on "Articles" (history majors) or the section on articles on the non-history majors pages to see your options for finding articles on topics for this course.