European History
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Archives, Libraries, and Museums
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Associations, Organizations, and Institutes
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Promoting "the acquisition, archiving and distribution of electronic data for social science teaching and research in Europe," this site includes a data catalogue and links to social science data archives throughout the world.
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Background
Sometimes you may need some information to get more familiar with your topic. Below are some materials that can provide background on
European history. The resources listed under Europe can be useful for any European country or region. If you need help finding background information, please ask at the Hunt Library reference desk.
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Based on the 10 CD-ROM version of the World Biographical Index containing millions of short biographical entries for eminent individuals who lived in North and South America, Western and Central Europe, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania. This edition is also a compiled index to many biographical archives, some of which may be at the uNiversity of Pittsburgh, and may be listed on the various European History country and region pages.
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Books and Journal Articles
Below are some resources that you can use to find books and journal articles on topics dealing with European history. For a more complete listing of those relevant to History, see History: Databases and Indexes. If you need help in selecting or using a database or index for your research, please contact the Hunt Library reference desk.
- Europe
- France: Books and Journal Articles
- Germany, Austria, and Switzerland: Books and Journal Articles
- Great Britain: Books and Journal Articles
- Ireland: Books and Journal Articles
- Netherlands: Books and Journal Articles
- Russia and Eastern Europe: Books and Journal Articles
- Scandinavia: Books and Journal Articles
- Spain and Portugal: Books and Journal Articles
Books and Journal Articles
Discussion Lists
- Europe: Discussion Lists
- France: Discussion Lists
- Germany, Austria, and Switzerland: Discussion Lists
- Great Britain: Discussion Lists
- Ireland: Discussion Lists
- Italy: Discussion Lists
- The Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg: Discussion Lists
- Russia and Eastern Europe: Discussion Lists
- Scandinavia: Discussion Lists
- Spain and Portugal: Discussion Lists
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- H-SAE (Society for the Anthropology of Europe)
- H-Frauen-L
Women and gender in Early Modern Europe (currently defunct).
Internet Guides
The resources under Europe can be useful for any European country or region. See also History: Internet Guides.
- Europe: Internet Guides
- France: Internet Guides
- Germany, Austria, and Switzerland: Internet Guides
- Great Britain: Internet Guides
- Ireland: Internet Guides
- Italy: Internet Guides
- The Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg: Internet Guides
- Russia and Eastern Europe: Internet Guides
- Scandinavia: Internet Guides
- Spain and Portugal: Internet Guides
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- Best of History Web Sites: (Tom Daccord)
- WESSWEB (Western European Studies Section, Association of College and Research Libraries)
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Journals
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Below are some major journals in European History. To find journal articles on particular topics use the resources at European History: Books and Journal Articles. If you need help locating particular journals, please ask at the Hunt reference desk.
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- Eighteenth-Century Life
Full text: v. 20, 1996-present.
Available: Eighteenth-Century Life (Carnegie Mellon users only)
Print: v.13, 1989-present.
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- Eighteenth-Century Studies
Full text: vols. 1-28, 1967-1995.
Available: Eighteenth-Century Studies (Carnegie Mellon users only)
Full text: v. 29, 1995-present.
Available: Eighteenth-Century Studies (Carnegie Mellon users only)
Print: v.1, 1967-present.
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- English Historical Review
Print: v. 38, 1923-present.
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Full text: vols. 1-112, 1886-1997
Available: English Historical Review (Carnegie Mellon users only)
Full text: v. 117, 2002-present.
Available: English Historical Review (Carnegie Mellon users only)
- Essays in Medieval Studies
Full text: v. 18, 2001-present.
Available: Essays in Medieval Studies (Carnegie Mellon users only)
- Journal of Medieval and Early Modern Studies
Full text: v. 27, 1997-present.
Available: Journal of Medieval and Early Modern Studies (Carnegie Mellon users only)
Continues Journal of Medieval and Renaissance Studies (see below).
- Journal of Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Print: v. 12-25, 1982-95.
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Continued by Journal of Medieval and Early Modern Studies. (see above).
- Renaissance News
Full text: vols. 1-19, 1948-1966.
Available: Renaissance News (Carnegie Mellon users only)
Print: Vols. 1-19, 1948-1966.
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Continued by Renaissance Quarterly (see below).
- Renaissance Quarterly
Full text: vols. 20-ca. 50, 1967-ca. 1997.
Available: Renaissance Quarterly (Carnegie Mellon users only)
Print: v.20-27, 1967-74; v.34, 1981-present
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Continues Renaissance News (see above), absorbed Studies in the Renaissance (see below).
- Sixteenth Century Essays and Studies
Full text: vols. 1-2, 1970-1971.
Available: Sixteenth Century Essays and Studies (Carnegie Mellon users only)
Continued by Sixteenth Century Journal (See below)
- Sixteenth Century Journal
Full text: vols. 3-27, 1972-1996.
Available: Sixteenth Century Journal (Carnegie Mellon users only)
Continues Sixteenth Century Essays and Studies (see above).
- Speculum
Full text: vols. 1-ca.70, 1926-ca.1995
Available: Speculum (Carnegie Mellon users only)
Print: v. 1, 1926-present.
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- Studies in the Renaissance
Full text: vols. 1-21, 1954-1974.
Available: Studies in the Renaissance (Carnegie Mellon users only)
Print: v. 1-21, 1954-1974.
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Absorbed by Renaissance Quarterly. (see above).
Maps
The resources listed under Europe can be useful for any European country or region. Relevant maps may also be in some of the resources listed at History: Maps.
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- Barnes, Ian and Robert Hudson. The History Atlas of Europe. New York: Macmillan, c1998.
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- Cussans, Thomas. The Times Atlas of European History. London: Times Books, 1998.
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- The DIR and ORB Antique and Medieval Atlas (Cristos Nussli, On-Line Reference Books for Medieval Studies, De Imperatoribus Romanis: An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors)
- Europe: Historical Maps (The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, The University of Texas at Austin)
Links to historical European maps.
- Historical Maps of Europe (The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, The University of Texas at Austin)
Includes maps from all countries, all periods. Many are images from classic works, such as The Historical Atlas by William R. Shepherd, 1923, and Atlas to Freeman's Historical Geography, edited by J.B. Bury, Longmans Green and Co. Third Edition 1903.
- Mackay, Angus. Atlas of Medieval Europe. New York: Routledge, 1997.
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- Periodical Historical Atlas of Europe: Depicting with Accuracy the States of This Continect Every First Day of Each Centennial Year from AD 1 to AD 1700. (Cristos Nussli)
- The Times Atlas of European History. London: Times Books, 1998.
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Below are some resources that can help you identify newspaper articles on your topic.
- Europe: Newspapers
- France: Newspapers
- Germany, Austria, and Switzerland: Newspapers
- Great Britain: Newspapers
- Ireland: Newspapers
- Italy: Newspapers
- The Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg: Newspapers
- Russia and Eastern Europe: Newspapers
- Scandinavia: Newspapers
- Spain and Portugal: Newspapers
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- CRL's Foreign Newspapers Database (Center for Research Libraries)
Search by a variety of criteria to see the what foreign newspapers are available for borrowing via Interlibrary Loan from the Center for Research Libraries.
- Lexis Nexis Academic (Carnegie Mellon users only)
ca. 1990-present.
Search and display full text or abstracts of European newspapers ca. 1990-present. Once connected, select News, then World News category, then European News Sources.
- Palmer's Index to the Times.
1790-1905.
Available: Historical Newspapers Online (Carnegie Mellon users only)
Official Index to the Times.
1906-1980.
Available: Historical Newspapers Online (Carnegie Mellon users only)
- Times (London)
Print: 1785-present (paper kept until microfilm arrives)
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- Palmer's Index to the Times Newspaper
Print: 1790/1795-1905
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Annual Index to the Times
Print: 1906-1913
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Official Index to the Times
Print: 1906-1957
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Index to the Times.
Print: 1957-1972.
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Times Index
Print: 1973-2000.
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- United States. Library of Congress. Catalog Publication Division. Newspapers in Microform: Foreign Countries, 1948-1972. Washington: Library of Congress, 1973.
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Pictorial Resources
The resources under Europe can be useful for any European country or region. See also History: Pictorial Resources.
- Europe: Pictorial Resources
- France: Pictorial Resources
- Germany, Austria, and Switzerland: Pictorial Resources
- Great Britain: Pictorial Resources
- Ireland: Pictorial Resources
- Italy: Pictorial Resources
- The Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg: Pictorial Resources
- Russia and Eastern Europe: Pictorial Resources
- Scandinavia: Pictorial Resources
- Spain and Portugal: Pictorial Resources
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- International Poster Gallery Online
See posters from all historical periods by subject, country or region, style, artist, etc.
- Photos of the Great World War: World War One Image Archive (Ray Mentzer)
- The WWW Virtual Library History Index: Medieval Europe: Images
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The resources listed under Europe can be useful for any European country or region. See also History: Primary Sources
- Europe: Primary Sources
- France: Primary Sources
- Germany, Austria, and Switzerland: Primary Sources
- Great Britain: Primary Sources
- Ireland: Primary Sources
- Italy: Primary Sources
- The Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg: Primary Sources
- Russia and Eastern Europe: Primary Sources
- Scandinavia: Primary Sources
- Spain and Portugal: Primary Sources
Europe:
(Brigham Young University)Primary Sources
- EuroDocs: Primary Historical Documents From Western Europe--Selected Transcriptions, Facsimiles and Translations
Hanover Historical Texts Project (Hanover College History Department)
Internet Medieval Sourcebook (Paul Halsall, Fordham University)
Internet Modern History Sourcebook: Full Text Sources (Paul Halsall, Fordham University)
Marwick, Arthur and Wendy Simpson, eds. War, Peace, and Social Change. Documents: Europe, 1900-1955. 2 vols. Bristol, PA: Open University Press in association with the Open University, 1990.
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Tierney, Brian and Joan Scott, comps. Western Societies, a Documentary History. 2 vols. New York: Knopf, c1984.
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World War I Document Archive (Great War Primary Document Archive) Back to European History: Primary Sources
Statistical Resources
The resources listed under Europe can be useful for any European country or region. See also History: Statistical Resources.
- Europe: Statistical Resources
- France: Statistical Resources
- Germany, Austria, and Switzerland: Statistical Resources
- Great Britain: Statistical Resources
- Ireland: Statistical Resources
- Italy: Statistical Resources
- The Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg: Statistical Resources
- Russia and Eastern Europe: Statistical Resources
- Scandinavia: Statistical Resources
- Spain and Portugal: Statistical Resources
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- Caramani, Danièle. Elections in Western Europe Since 1815: Electoral Results by Constituencies. London: Macmillan Reference, 2000.
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- Flora, Peter, Franz Kraus, and Winfried Pfenning. State, Economy, and Society in Western Europe 1815-1975: A Data Handbook in Two Volumes. 2 vols. Frankfurt am Main: Campus Verlag, 1987.
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- League of Nations. Statistical Year-book of the League of Nations. Geneva, 1945.
Print: 1940/1941, 1942/1943, 1942/1944
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Statistical Year-book of the League of Nations (Northwestern University Library)
Online: 1926-1944.
- League of Nations. Secretariat. Economic, Financial and Transit Dept. World Economic Survey. Geneva: League of Nations.
Print: 1931-1944
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- Liesner, Thelma. One Hundred Years of Economic Statistics: United Kingdom, United States of America, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Sweden. New York: Facts on File, c1989.
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- Mitchell, B. R. International Historical Statistics: Europe, 1750-1993. New York, N.Y.: Stockton Press, 1998.
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- Social Science Data Archives-Europe (CESSDA)
- Woytinsky, W. S. and E. S. Woytinsky. World Population and Production: Trends and Outlook. New York: Twentieth Century Fund, 1953.
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