GUIDE: Kaplan, Louis. A bibliography of American autobiographies. C-23780
This is a fiche set based on Kaplan's bibliography which contains over 6,000 entries of American autobiographies published from 1676 to 1945. The fiche set is a selection of 781 titles from Kaplan.
Catalog records for the individual titles are being added to CRLCATALOG; ask for any title in scope.
This set includes correspondence, financial and business papers, reports and other miscellaneous materials, mostly from the period 1823-1912.
Topic GuideUnited States - History
The following sources are an introduction to CRL's holdings in this area. Please consult the catalog for all resources or contact mwilke [at] crl [dot] edu (Mary Wilke), member liaison, for further information about CRL resources.
Sample Subjects Cataloged in this Area
Catalog links below direct you to a limited number of relevant subjects in this area, and do not represent our entire collection. Search our catalog to access the complete collection.
- Civil War, 1861-1865
- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
- K-12 textbooks on United States history
- Politics and government, 1775-1783
- Publications of the United States Department of State
- Revolution, 1775-1783
- United States Censuses
- United States, Description and travel
- United States, Economic conditions, 1918-1945
- United States, Foreign relations
Select Resources from the CRL Catalog:
These bibliographic citations contain links to the catalog, and to online guides or electronic versions if they are available. If you are looking for a specific title, try searching the "Title" field of our catalog.
GUIDE: Reference Folder #35
This set includes county and regional histories, geographical works, atlases and maps. All titles are individually cataloged in CRLCATALOG.
Research Publications, Inc.
Online Guide
GUIDE: Reference Folder #211
Nineteen reels of this film principally consist of transcriptions of material from the Public Record Office class A.O.12 (Exchequer and Audit Department). The Center's holdings also include materials published by the Florida Historical Society, transcripts of materials in the Royal Institution of Great Britain, and the Calendar of materials in A.O.13 of the Public Record Office.
New York Public Library
1783-1789
Irish University Press area studies series, British parliamentary papers : United States of America.
GUIDE: Catalogue of British parliamentary papers in the Irish University Press 1000-volume series and area studies series, 1801-1900. Z2019.I73
This reprint set includes a selection of 19th century papers and reports dealing with the United States. Committee reports and Command papers are included as well as House of Lords committee reports that were communicated to the House of Commons.
Irish University Press
Online Guide
This set includes personnel actions affecting Army officers and enlisted men, issuances of the War Department, and records of military expeditions, installations and campaigns from the files of the U.S. Adjutant-General's Office.
U.S. National Archives
1822-1860
GUIDE: Neubeck, Deborah K. Guide to a microfilm edition of the National Nonpartisan League papers. Z1033.M6N4N2
This set includes the correspondence and miscellaneous papers of the League.
Minnesota Historical Society
1910-1928
GUIDE: Guide to the Official conversations and meetings of Dean Acheson (1949-1953). Reference Folder #153
This set records the activities of Truman’s Secretary of State.
University Publications of America
1949-1953
Online Guide
GUIDE: Fliegel, Carl John. Index of the records of the Moravian Mission among the Indians of North America. F-927
This set reproduces the materials held in the archives of the Moravian Church in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The
Moravian Mission was influential through its Indian leaders, many of whom were educated by the missions and even converted to Christianity. The mission also maintained contact with American governmental officials. Included in the collection are the missionaries' diaries of daily events, references to physical conditions and letters dealing with personal matters and problems. Church registers and catalogs provide detailed information about members and Indian converts.
Research Publications, Inc.
1735-1900
GUIDE: Hydrick, Blair. Records of the Women's Bureau of the U.S. Department of Labor, 1918-1965. D-17921
The Center holds only part 1: Reports of the director; annual summaries, major conferences, speeches and articles.
University Publications of America
1918-1965
GUIDE: Regimental histories of the American Civil War : a guide to the microfiche collection. E-9587
The core of the collection contains over 1,500 titles from the U.S. Army Military History Institute at Carlisle Barracks in Pennsylvania. The total collection is estimated to include over 5000 titles.
University Microfilms International
GUIDE: Reference Folder #92
Bouquet was a British army officer in the French and Indian Wars. He was second in command to Gen. John Forbes in the successful expedition (1758) against the French at Fort Duquesne (Pittsburgh). In Pontiac’s Rebellion he decisively defeated the Native Americans at Bushy Run (Aug., 1763) near Pittsburgh. In 1764, Bouquet led an expedition into the Ohio Country that was part of a larger British effort to reduce hostilities with the Native Americans in the West. Following his expedition, Bouquet negotiated a surrender with the Delaware, Shawnee and Wyandot.
This set from the British Library consists of 29 volumes of letters and other documents relating to military events in America. Included are letters from Colonel George Washington, commissariat papers and cash books from the Royal American Regiment, and papers relating to Indian affairs. The papers also comprise British Library Add. mss. 21631-216660.
World Microfilms
1754-1764
Online Guide
GUIDE: Finding aid on reel 67.
This microfilm has been prepared in the Princeton University Library. The set includes selected correspondence and related material, diaries, journals, articles, papers, reports, speeches, statements, and press conferences. See also the sets Papers of John Foster Dulles and of Christian A. Herter, 1953-1961 and the Minutes of telephone conversations of John Foster Dulles and of Christian A. Herter (1953-1961).
Scholarly Resources
1891-1959
GUIDE: United States. Children's Bureau.The Children's Bureau : documentary sources from the National Archives. D-20467
The Children's Bureau was established as a federal agency to improve the health and welfare of children. The pamphlets and reports in this set reflect the evolving concerns of the Bureau in view of the prevailing conditions in the six decades covered.
The set has six parts : 1. Child welfare (92 reels); 2. Child legislation (16 reels); 3. Children's Bureau history (92 reels); 4. Maternal and child health (68 reels); 5. Children's Bureau Merritt files (20 reels); 6. Children's Bureau chiefs' files (6 reels).
Chadwyck-Healey
1912-1969
GUIDE: Coulter, Ellis Merton. Travels in the Confederate states.
This is a microcard set based on the Coulter bibliography. The set includes 485 volumes selected from Coulter and reproduced, including writings of soldiers, journalists, and visitors. All the titles are individually cataloged and appear in the Center's catalog.
Lost Cause Press
GUIDE: Clark, Thomas D. Travels in the Old South. Z1251.S7C4
This is a microcard set based on the Clark bibliography. The set includes 1,174 volumes selected from Clark and reproduced, including writings from 1527-1860. All the titles are individually cataloged and appear in the Center's catalog.
Lost Cause Press
1527-1860
GUIDE: Reference Folder #35
This set includes county and regional histories, geographical works, atlases and maps. There are 158 titles in the set, and all titles are individually cataloged in the Center's catalog.
Research Publications
Online Guide