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USGS Topographical Maps

USGS Topoview
HIstorical topographical maps, produced by the US Geological Survey, from 1884-2006.

U.S National Topographic Maps, Wisconsin, 7.5 Minute Series by U. S. Geological Survey
Call Number: Atlas G4120 1978 .U65
Publication Date: 1978
U.S National Topographic Maps, Minnesota, 7.5 Minute Series by U. S. Geological Survey
Call Number: Atlas G4140 1978 .U65
Publication Date: 1978
U.S National Topographic Maps, Iowa, 7.5 Minute Series by U. S. Geological Survey
Call Number: Atlas G4150 1978 .U65
Publication Date: 1978

Topical Reference Sources

The Sixties in America by Carl Singleton (Editor); Rowena Wildin (Editorial Coordinator); Christina J. Moose (Editor-In-Chief); Salem Press Editors
Call Number: E841 .S55 1999
Publication Date: 1999-03-01
St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture by Sara Pendergast (Editor); Tom Pendergast (Editor); Jim Cullen (Introduction by)
Call Number: Ref E169.1 .S764 2000

Available in print (2000 ed.) and electronic (2013 ed.) formats.

Provides information on various elements of popular culture in the United States during the twentieth century, covering the major areas of film, music, print culture, social life, sports, television and radio, and art and performance. Includes time frame, category, and title indexes.
Dictionary of American History
Call Number: Ref E174 .D52 2003
Publication Date: 2002-12-11

Available in print and electronic formats.

An alphabetical arrangement of articles that are accompanied by bibliographies. Volume 9 contains maps and primary source documents. Volume 10 is an index for the set. The set does not include biographies.
Encyclopedia of American History by Gary B. Nash (Editor)
Call Number: Ref E174 .E53 2003

Each of the first 10 volumes in this series covers a different period in American history with an alphabetical list of entries. A chronology of important events for that period, reprints of important documents, and an index specific to each volume are included. The last volume includes a comprehensive index.
Encyclopedia of America in the Twentieth Century by Stanley I. Kutler (Editor)
Call Number: Ref E740.7 .E53 1996
ISBN: 0132105357
Publication Date: 1995-11-01
Urbanization - The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture by Wanda Rushing (Editor); Charles Reagan Wilson (Editor)
Call Number: REF F 209 .N47 2006 v. 15
Publication Date: 2010-06-07

Available in print and electronic formats.
The American Midwest by Richard Sisson (Editor); Chris Zacher (Editor); Andrew Cayton (Editor)
Call Number: Ref F351 .A534 2007
The Encyclopedia of Chicago by James R. Grossman; Ann Durkin Keating; Janice L. Reiff; Newberry Librar (Contribution by); Chicago Histori (Contribution by)
Call Number: Ref F548.3 .E53 2004
Publication Date: 2004-10-15
Encyclopedia of Social Problems
Call Number: Ref HN28 .E55 2008

Covering all of the major theories, approaches, and contemporary issues in social problems and their interconnectedness, this Encyclopedia also provides insight into how social conditions get defined as social problems, and the ways different people and organizations view and try to solve them.
Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History by Tom Riggs
Available in electronic format.
Major Acts of Congress
Publication Date: 2003-11-19

Available in electronic format.
America in the World, 1776 to the Present by Edward J. Blum (Editor)
Publication Date: 2016-01-14

Online Reference Collections

Credo Reference
An online collection of over 600 full-text reference works, including encyclopedias, dictionaries, and more.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
A collection of over 3,000 reference works, covering all disciplines.
Oxford Reference Online
This online source provides access to subject and language reference works from Oxford University Press. In addition to text, access is provided to maps and illustrations, timelines, web sites, and bibliographies.
Cambridge Histories Online
Provides full text online access to the complete 250-plus volumes of Cambridge Histories reference series. Provides political, economic and social history, philosophy and literature of selected countries and subjects

Newspapers

US Newsstream (ProQuest)
Full-text access to over 950 US news publications, including The Des Moines Register, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, & Washington Post. 1980-present.
New York Times (NYTimes.com)
Full access to the New York Times online (1851-present). Includes international edition and Spanish and Chinese language editions. For full access and no monthly article limits, create an account using your Luther email address or register your account here: http://proxy.luther.edu/login?url=https://ezmyaccount.nytimes.com/grouppass/redir.

Complete full text on microfilm of New York Daily Times (1851 – 1857) and New York Times (1857 – 2001): AN2 .N42. Because of freelance licensing restrictions, full text is available from 1996 – present only at the New York Times website for the New York Times Book Review.
New York Times, Historical plus Index (ProQuest)
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: the New York Times provides the full image of articles published in the New York Times from its first issue in 1851. It is searchable by keyword, author, article title, and first paragraph (abstract). You can browse issues by clicking Publications at the top of the screen. It includes illustrations and advertisements. The title changed from the New York Daily Times to the New York Times in 1857.