History

America’s News- Searches current and archived coverage of state, regional, and national news with the collection of full-text U.S. newspapers including local publications such as The Dallas Morning News, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, and the Denton Record-Chronicle.

Biography Reference Center- Containing many of the top-ranked biographical reference collections and magazines, this database offers a comprehensive collection of more than 436,000 full-text biographies, as well as thousands of unique narrative biographies.

Gale Virtual Reference Library- Searches various resources including The Dictionary of American History and The St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture.

The Handbook of Texas Online*- A full-text searchable version of The Handbook of Texas, from the Texas State Historical Association. The Handbook covers Texas geography, history, and biography.

Portal to Texas History- Provides access to more than 385,000 digitized books, photographs, maps, newspapers, letters and other historic materials. Administered by The University of North Texas Libraries.

Salem History- Provides online access to the content of: Great Athletes; Great Lives; and Musicians and Composers of the 20th Century.

World Book Online- Provides access to articles, photographs, maps, and illustrations from The World Book Encyclopedia as well as such useful research tools as Timelines, the Reference Center, and the Info Finder.

* Provided by TexShare Databases: a program for the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.