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Encyclopedia of U.S. Foreign Relations. 4v. 1997
Includes
articles on the history of relations between the U.S. and other countries
and significant events regarding American foreign policy. Accompanying
bibliographies provide suggestions for further reading.
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Encyclopedia of American
Foreign Policy. 3v. 2001
Includes
topics such as Arms Control and Disarmament, Cold War, Congressional
Power, Embargos and Sanctions, Globalization, Immigration, International
Law, Narcotics Policy, Oil, Post-Cold War Policy, Propaganda, Realism
and Idealism, and Vietnam War and Its Impact.
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E183.7
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Shelved
in the 5th floor stacks
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American Secretaries of
State and Their Diplomacy. 20 vols. 1963 -
This series
begins with Robert R. Livingston, who served as Secretary for Foreign
Affairs of the Continental Congress from 1781 - 1783, to Cyrus Vance,
who served as Secretary of State from 1977 - 1980 under President Jimmy
Carter. Each volume is enhanced by notes
that reference primary sources and a topical index.
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U.S. Presidents and Foreign Policy From 1789 to the Present . 2007.
Overview articles tracing each president's role in foreign policy from their early life and political (or military) career and concluding with their legacy. Each article is accompanied by a chronology, which will assist in identifying primary sources, as well as a brief list of secondary sources.
Accompanied by a small collection of primary sources, a Chronology of the Foreign Relations of the United States, and an index.
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E176.1
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Historical Encyclopedia of U.S. Presidential Use of Force, 1789 - 2000.
2001
Major
topics covered include the Constitution , Congress, ethics, the media,
public opinion, democratic peace, Yugoslavia, and multilateralism. "Regional
essays on the use of force short of war focus on Latin America and the
Caribbean, Europe, Asia, the Middle East/North Africa, and Sub-Saharan
Africa." - from the book introduction-
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American Foreign Relations Since 1600: A Guide to the Literature. 2nd
ed. 2 vols. 2003
Annotated
list of resources published by the Society for Historians of American
Foreign Relations. Includes U.S. document collections, personal papers,
bibliographies, historiography and biographies for a time period as
well as overviews of relations between the U.S. and other countries
and regions.
References
include books and some journal articles. To determine if any of the
items that you find are available in the Cook Library or another USM
library, check the Towson and/or USMAI
Catalog or for journal
availability from the Cook Library home page under FIND ARTICLES, click
on By
Journal Title.
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U.S. Foreign Policy: Information Resources [Lehman
Library, Columbia U] http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/lehman/guides/foreign.html
Guide
to resources for researching American foreign policy. Lists sources
of background information, research guides & bibliographies, U.S.
executive agencies, and research institutes. Directs reader to primary
and secondary sources of information, including books and Web sites.
Annotations accompany most items.
Check the TU
Catalog if you want to see if Cook Library owns an item listed
on this site.
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United States Foreign
Policy [UMich
Library Documents Center] http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/forpol.html
Guide
to resources for researching American foreign policy. Lists sources
of background information, research guides and sources of international
and U.S. perspectives.
Some of the topics covered include military, peace networks, treaties,
intelligence community, trade & development, and UN mission. Includes
annotations of resources.
Check the TU
Catalog if you want to see if Cook Library owns an item listed
on this site.

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World
Wars |
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E183.7
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American Foreign Relations since 1600: A Guide to the Literature.
2v. 2003
See Chapter
14: United States, World War I, and the Peace Settlement, 1914-1920.
This resource provides a list of resource materials including books
and journal articles arranged by topic. An excellent place to start
your research on the effect of the war on U.S. foreign policy. Sections
on Wilsonian foreign policy, economic policy, American neutrality, American
belligerency, relations with Russia, the Paris Peace Conference, reparations
issues and the formation of the League of Nations.
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D522.4
R47 |
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Researching World War I: A Handbook. 2003
See Chapter
11: United States for a background article and bibliography that focuses
on the United State's involvement in World War I
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E183.7
G85 |
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American Foreign Relations since 1600: A Guide to the Literature.
2v. 2003
See Chapter
18: United States and Wartime Diplomacy, 1941-1945. This
resource provides a list of resource materials including books and journal
articles arranged by topic. An excellent place to start your research
on the effect of the war on U.S. foreign policy. Sections on defense,
intelligence, interaction of Allies, relations with other countries,
major wartime and postwar issues, decolonization, atomic bomb and nuclear
weapons.
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D740
O93 |
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Oxford Companion to World War II. 1995
See the
chapter on the USA for a backgrounder on the United States' involvement
in World War II.

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Cold
War |
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D839.5
C65 |
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Cold War, 1945 -1991. 3v. 1992
Includes
biographies of important figures, and articles on major events, ideas,
and themes associated with the Cold War between the United States and
communist nations. Each entry is accompanied by a list of additional
readings and cross references to related articles.
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D843
A668 |
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Encyclopedia of the Cold War. 1994
Articles
on people, places, events associated with the Cold War. Bibliography
arranged by world region.
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D843
S3365 |
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Cold War Reference Guide. 1997
Articles
arranged in four sections: General History; Highlights; Chronologies;
and Prominent Figures. Some of the topics include containment, massive
retaliation, detente, the bomb, McCarthyism, Berlin, Cuban missile crisis,
Vietnam, and the CIA/FBI. Selected bibliography and index.
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D840
B78 |
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Chronology of the Cold War: 1917 - 1992. 2006
Entries
arranged chronologically with an explanation of the event with cross
references to related dates. Alphabetical index listing names, events,
and topics. Extensive bibliography arranged by time period and subtopics
within each time period.
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Center for the Study of Intelligence
http://www.odci.gov/csi/studies.html
- Browse
through issues of the Studies in Intelligence: Journal of the American
Intelligence Professional, which Includes
articles on people, events, and commentaries on declassified materials
written by scholars, diplomats and government officials, OR
- To look
for articles specifically related to the Cold War, try searching,
using a strategy such as Search in: Studies in Intelligence
Articles with the keyword Cold War or other more specific
terms.
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Sources |
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Cold War International History Project
[CWIHP]
(Woodrow Wilson Center)
http://wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?topic_id=1409&fuseaction=topics.home
- Provides
access to primary sources on the Cold War from the U.S. and former Communist
bloc countries.
- Over
50 collections that focus on events, regions, and themes such as the
origins and end of the Cold War, Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Intelligence
Operations, and the Sino-Soviet Split.
- Browse
by topic
or geographic
region or search
by a specific topic.
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Sources |
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Foreign Relations of the
United States, 1945-1950, Emergence of the Intelligence Establishment
http://www.state.gov/www/about_state/history/intel/index.html
"Includes
high-level governmental plans, discussions, administrative decisions,
and managerial actions that established institutions and procedures
for the central coordination of intelligence collection and analysis
and covert action. Documents the advice, actions, and initiatives of
principals and groups in other departments and agencies, who helped
to lay the foundations for the centralized intelligence bureaucracy.
" - from the site
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National
Security and Terrorism |
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UA23
E571274 |
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Encyclopedia of United States National Security. 2 v. 2006
Topics
covering: Armed Forces and Other Defenders; Alliances, Pacts, &
Treaties;Armaments & Weapons Systems; Concepts & Theories; Decision
Makers; Key Events; Movements; Military Hardware; Military & Nonmilitary
Strategy; Organizations, Institutions & Groups; Places; Politics
& Policy; Special Populations; Technology; Wars & Warfare. Brief
list of references with each article, as well as a selected bibliography
and timeline.
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Center for the Study of Intelligence
http://www.odci.gov/csi/index.html
Provides
electronic access to publications and reviews of publications that focus
on U.S. intelligence.
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Center for Strategic & International Studies
http://www.csis.org/
One of this
organization's areas of focus is U.S.
defense policy and international security.
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T4594 |
Primary
Sources |
Terrorism: A Documentary History. 2003
Includes
government reports and directives, speeches, news articles and legal
documents that provide historical significance and context regarding
the development of U.S. policy towards terrorism.
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Sources |
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National Commission
on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
http://www.9-11commission.gov/
Provides
access to the report of The Commission and other related documents,
which serve as background regarding the need for policy change.
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Terrorism Project [Center
for Defense Information]
http://www.cdi.org/program/issue/index.cfm?ProgramID=39&issueid=196
"Provides
insights, in-depth analysis and facts on the military, security and foreign
policy challenges of terrorism..."
- as quoted from the
Web site
Information on arms trade,
legislation, U.S. policy, and U.S. weapons systems.
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Brookings Project on Terrorism and American Foreign Policy
http://www.brookings.edu/terrorism/
"The
project will present an ongoing series of briefings on various aspects
of the crisis, analytical publications ranging from short 2,000-word papers
to full-length books, and a large and growing website containing background
resources, full texts of relevant government documents, and archived video,
audio, and printed transcripts of Brookings events."
-as quoted from the Web site-
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U.S.
Government Resources [Primary
Sources]
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U.S. Department of State
http://www.state.gov/index.cfm
Department of State
Bulletin. 1946
- 1989
- Available
in the periodical stacks on the 2nd floor of Cook Libary.
Search the
Office
of the Historian
site for links to:
- Principal
Officers of the Department and U.S. Chiefs of Mission - 1778 - up to
2 years ago
- Indexed
by country and by official
- Visits
to the U.S. by Foreign Heads of State and Government - 1874 - up to
1 year ago
- Presidents
and Secretaries of State Foreign Travels - 1906 - up to 2 years ago
- Search
by president, secretary, or destination
- Timeline
of U.S. Diplomatic History - 1776 - 1889
- Accompanied
by brief articles with suggested readings
- Additional
governement sites that provide historical information and the Presidential
libraries
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The White House: Policies in Focus
http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/
Check sections
on Foreign Affairs and National Security. Includes recent news releases
and speeches.
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On Microfilm
2nd floor |
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Presidential Papers on
Microfilm [Series]
This microfilm
series is located on the 2nd floor of Cook Library in filing cabinets
near the Periodicals Desk. The call numbers range from E300 - E750.
Included are the following presidents:
- Arthur,
Chester Alan Papers 1843-1938
- Cleveland,
Grover Papers 1828-1945
- Coolidge,
Calvin Papers 1921-1929
- Grant,
Ulysses S. Papers 1844-1922
- Harrison,
William Henry Papers 1734-1939
- Jackson,
Andrew Papers 1775-1856
- Johnson,
Andrew Papers 1814-1900
- Lincoln,
Abraham Papers 1833-1916
- Madison,
James Papers 1674-1859
- McKinley,
William Papers 1847-1902
- Monroe,
James Papers 1758-1839
- Pierce,
Franklin Papers 1820-1869
- Taylor,
Zachary Papers 1814-1931
- Tyler,
John Papers 1710-1918
- Washington,
George Papers 1741-1799
To check the
catalog record for manuscript collections in each set, search the Towson
Catalog > Advanced Search > Search for words in....
series > enter word/s to search search as... presidential papers |
KZ233
U55
Shelved
in the 5th floor stacks |
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NARA Presidential Libraries
and Museum Page
http://www.archives.gov/presidential-libraries/index.html
Provides
links to U.S. Presidential libraries, which provide selected primary
sources. Also explains various types of presidential documents
and how they can be useful in your research. Don't miss the Presidential Documents Guide, which describes the content of the various presidential materials that are available online.
In the
Diplomacy
and Foreign Policy section of this site, you will find links
to other primary sources
such as the U.S. State Department publications, including many of the
volumes of Foreign
Relations of the U.S.
(FRUS)
published since 1945. Series presents the official documentary historical
record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic
activity. Online
volumes drawn from the Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon/Ford administrations.
University of Wisconsin Libraries provides electronic access
and keyword searching to a substantial run of those volumes published
between 1861-1960.
Cook Library
also owns print copies of Foreign Relations of the U.S.
from 1861 to date. These can be found on the 5th floor of the library
with the call number KZ233 U55.
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JX231
D6
Shelved
in the 5th floor stacks |
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Documents on American
Foreign Relations. 1938 - 1970
[World Peace Foundation/Council on Foreign Relations]
Collection
of documents
selected
for their significance to U.S. foreign relations. Published annually.
Not limited to U.S. government sources. Documents are accompanied by
introductory historical essays in the later volumes.
American Foreign Relations,
published from 1971-1978 continues the set.
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Avalon Project: Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy [Yale
Law School]
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/avalon.htm
Provides
full text access to primary sources with a focus on the history of U.S.
foreign relations. Keyword searchable. Documents range from the 17th
century to date.
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National Security Archives
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/
Provides
electronic access to declassified documents from the U.S. government
dealing with U.S. involvement in Latin America,
Asia, Middle East, Russia and Eastern Europe. Also includes sections
on Intelligence Policy and Nuclear History.
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CIA Electronic Reading Room
http://www.foia.cia.gov/
Provides
electronic access to declassified documents from the CIA published by
the National
Intelligence Council. Search by keyword. Browse by region or by
topics including military, economic, science & technology, strategic
& nuclear, and transnational threat.
These collections
focus on China, Vietnam, and the former Soviet Union.
Also indexes
Declassified National Intelligence Estimates, which are accessible by
permission at the National Archives Building in College Park, MD. NIEs
are "authoritative" statements that reflect on what will happen
in the future regarding issues that affect national security. Included
in the collections are analyses on free world countries written between
1946 - 1950 and the USSR from 1950 - 1993.
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Organizations
and Think Tanks |
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American Foreign Policy from WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs
Resources http://www2.etown.edu/vl/amforpol.html
Annotated
list of Web sites from mostly research institues and think tanks that
cover topics relevant to American foreign policy.
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Brookings Institute: Foreign Policy Studies
http://www.brookings.edu/fp/fp_hp.htm
Provides
analyses of U.S. Foreign Policy. Current areas of focus include: Established
and Emerging Powers; Redefining Security; Politics, Economics, Security;
and Adapting Institutions.
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Council on Foreign Relations:
A Nonpartisan Source for Information and Analysis
http://www.cfr.org/region/442/north_america.html
- Search
for information on issues that affect the development of American foreign
policy. Search by issue,
region,
or type
of publication.
- CFR publishes
daily analyses, region/issue briefs, backgrounders, interviews, journal
articles, and podcasts.
- Search
Critical
Policy Choices for possible alternative policies regarding major
issues such as climate change, national security, military, humanitarian
intervention, and U.S. Trade Policy.
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Foreign Policy in Focus: A Think Tank Without Walls
http://www.fpif.org/
Provides
analyses of U.S. foreign policy and international affairs by policy
analysts and advocates, including sections on military, drug control,
human rights, environment, global governance, and women. Also searchable
by geographic region.
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Foundation for Defense
of Democracies [FDD]
http://www.defenddemocracy.org/
"...nonpartisan
policy institute dedicated exclusively to promoting pluralism, defending
democratic values, and fighting the ideologies that drive terrorism.
" - from the Website
One of their areas of focus is policy research.
Publishes
editorials, analyses, backgrounders, policy briefs, whitepapers on various
topics
with a heavy focus on terrorism and human rights. Includes sections
on Arabic democracy, Syria, and Egypt. Articles are written by academicians,
experts, journalists, members of Congress, former government officials,
but it also draws from international news sources.
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Online Databases & Indexes
The
following online databases, which index primarily secondary, but some
primary sources, are available only through the Cook Library Web site.
From off campus, it is recommended that you click on Research
Port. You will need to access them using your 14-digit Library
ID on the front of your Towson University OneCard.
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Academic Search, Social Sciences Abstracts, Military &
Government Collection [Ebsco]
Available
through Cook Library Web site under Find Articles, By
Database Title.
- Go
into one of these databases and once in it, click on
to select the other databases. Click on Continue to search all
three databases together.
- Search
for citations, abstracts and some full text articles from magazines
and journals in various disciplines including Political Science, Law,
International Relations, and History.
- Academic Search
indexes scholarly (peer-reviewed) journals, news magazines, and the
New York Times
- Social Sciences Abstracts
indexes a broad selection of journals in the Social Sciences
- Military
& Government Collection
indexes publications like FDCH Political Transcripts,
Press Releases, & Congressional Testimony
and Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
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& Interviews |
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LexisNexis
Academic
Available
through Cook Library Web site under Find Articles, By
Database Title.
Click on LexisNexis Academic.
Once in the database, click on
General News Search: and then
- Select
General News, and then
Major Papers to search for articles in newspapers around the
U.S. and world
- Select
News Transcripts, and then Political Transcripts to search
for speeches, news conferences, briefings, and policy statements by
U.S. government officials and others
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New
York Times Historical
1851-2001
New
York Times to
date
Provides
full text and full image of all articles.
Current New York Times articles are available through both LexisNexis
Academic and National Newspapers databases.
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America:
History and Life
Indexes
articles
from scholarly journals in social, polical, and economic history. Content
focus is on the United States and Canada, covering
the time period from 1450 to present.
Some of the articles indexed are available electronically or in print
through Cook Library.
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JSTOR.
Search
and access the full text of 450 major scholarly journals in all disciplines
from their first issue up to four years ago.
Coverage complements the more current coverage of the EBSCO databases,
America History & Life, and Historical Abstracts.
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The following print resources index magazine, journal, and newspaper
articles that were published earlier than the online databases cover. They
index material published in English from the 18th century to the first half
of the 20th century. They are shelved on the back wall of the main (3rd)
floor of Cook Library. Those articles that were published during the time
of an event would be considered primary sources.
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T5 |
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Palmer's Index to the
Times Newspaper (London). 1785-
The Times
of London is available on microfilm in the Periodicals Room on the 2nd
floor of Cook Library.
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AI13
I7 |
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International Index to
Periodicals, Devoted Chiefly to Humanities and Science.
1907- 1964.
- Indexes
scholarly/professional journals
- Continued
by Social
Sciences & Humanities Index
1966
- 1974
[Ref A13 S6]
- Continued
by Social
Sciences Index 1974 -1997.
[Ref A13 S611]
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AI13
R4 |
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Reader's Guide to Periodical
Literature . 1900
- 1997.
- Indexes
general interest and news magazines, as well as Department of State Bulletin, Congressional Digest, and Vital Speeches of the Day
- Continues
Poole's
Index to Periodical Literature
1890
- 1899
[Ref A13 P7]
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