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History: Books, Databases, & Newspapers

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No Small Courage: A History of Women in the United States by Nancy F. Cott (Editor)
Call Number: 305.40973 COTT 2000

Publication Date: 2000

Offers an unprecedented chronicle of American experience, charting women's gradual struggle for social and political independence, from the precolonial era to the present. Individual stories and primary sources (letters, diaries, and news reports) animate this history of the domestic, professional, and political efforts of American women and explore the diverse realities that they have faced.
Yakima, Washington by Elizabeth Gibson
Call Number: 979.755 GIBSON 2002

Publication Date: 2002

Early clashes in the 1850s with Native American tribes led to the establishment of the Yakima Indian Reservation just south of the city limits. Soon afterward, settlers came in earnest, having heard of the potential of the valley soil. Captured here in 200 vintage images is the story of the life and times of Yakima's earliest settlers through to the 21st century.

Ebooks

The Renaissance by Alison M. Brown
Call Number: Available Online

Publication Date: 2020

The Renaissance, now in its third edition, engages with earlier and current debates about the Renaissance, especially concerning its 'modernity', its elitism and gender bias and its globalism. Brown provides a fresh insight into some of the main themes of the Renaissance, with humanism now being explored in relation to gender, the position of women and the response of religious reformers to the new ideas.
The Republic for Which It Stands: The United States During Reconstruction and the Gilded Age, 1865-1896 by Richard White
Call Number: Available Online

Publication Date: 2017

The Oxford History of the United States is the most respected multivolume history of the American nation. In the newest volume in the series, The Republic for Which It Stands, acclaimed historian Richard White offers a fresh and integrated interpretation of Reconstruction and the Gilded Age as the seedbed of modern America.

Databases and journals are most useful after you’ve done background research and have identified useful keywords being used by experts in the field. You can apply these keywords in your search to attain relevant results within these resources. Explore YVC Library's complete list databases.

Databases

Black Freedom
The Black Freedom collection includes the critical people and events in African American history for a deeper understanding of their pursuit to freedom and the importance of movements, such as Black Lives Matter.
History Reference Center
History Reference Center offers full text from more than 1,620 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books, cover to cover full text for more than 150 leading history periodicals, nearly 57,000 historical documents, more than 78,000 biographies of historical figures, more than 113,000 historical photos and maps, and more than 80 hours of historical video.
JSTOR

By combining scholarship and primary sources on one platform, JSTOR strengthens the depth and quality of research, sparks innovative connections, and generates unexpected discoveries. JSTOR provides access to a wide variety of scholarly journals and monographs in the humanities, social sciences and sciences. Use JSTOR to find historical information rather than current articles.

The library provides access to numerous newspaper articles. View our complete list of newspaper databases and please reach out to your librarian if you would like help navigating these resources.

Access: The Chronicle of Higher Education and The New York Times
YVC students, faculty, and staff have free online access to The Chronicle of Higher Education and The New York Times - including New York Times inEducation, which connects Times journalism with areas of study for students and faculty. Follow the activation steps for access.
JSTOR Daily
JSTOR Daily is an online publication that contextualizes current events with scholarship based on fact and grounded by careful research.
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is one of the largest metropolitan newspapers in the U.S. It has won numerous journalism awards including 37 Pulitzer prizes, five of which are gold medals for public service. The Times' editorial department is one of the most impressive in the world and the largest new gathering operation in California, which includes 22 foreign, 11 national, and four state bureaus. Coverage: 1985 - current
New York Times
The New York Times is considered the official U.S. newspaper because it publishes the complete text of important documents, speeches, and presidential press conferences. The paper's reporters have won scores of Pulitzer Prizes throughout the publication's 150-year history. Coverage: 1980-current

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