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History 338: Europe Since 1914 - Library Research Guide and Bibliography

Reference Resources

Bibliographies and Guides to the Literature

The American Historical Association's Guide to Historical Literature / general editor, Mary Beth Norton; associate editor, Pamela Gerardi. - New York : Oxford University Press, 1995. - 2 v. ; 27 cm. - Call Number: D20 .A64
This excellent two-volume annotated bibliography contains several section pertaining to the history of twentieth century Europe. A useful tool for quickly identifying some of the key literature in topical areas (through about 1992). Should be supplemented with a search in the Historical Abstracts database for more recent materials.


The Nazi Era, 1919-1945: A Select Bibliography of Published Works from the Early Roots to 1980 / compiled by Helen Kehr and Janet Langmaid. - London : Mansell Pub. ; Bronx, New York : Distributed in the United States and Canada by H.W. Wilson Co., 1982. - xvi, 621 p. ; 24 cm. - Call Number: Z2242.N27K4
Excellent (though dated) bibliography is notable for the detail of its subject organization. Nine general subject chapters and a large number of sub-sections within each chapter, plus a 93-page index, make it easy to locate materials on a wide variety of specific topics.


The Third Reich, 1933-1939: A Historical Bibliography. - Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-Clio Information Services, c1984. - xii, 239 p. ; 24 cm. - Includes indexes. -Call Number: Z2240.T47


World War II and Its Origins: A Select Annotated Bibliography of Books in English / Marty Bloomberg, Hans H. Weber. - Littleton, Colo. : Libraries Unlimited, 1975. - xiv, 311 p. ; 24 cm. - Includes index. - Call Number: Z6207.W8B58

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Biographical Sources

Biographical Dictionary of the Extreme Right since 1890 / Philip Rees - New York: Simon & Schuster, 1990. - xx, 418 p. ; 25 cm. - Includes bibliographical references (p. xii-xv). - Call Number: REF D412.6.R39


Biography Index [database]
Bibliographic database covers biographical information from English-language periodicals, books, and autobiographies for biographical subjects from antiquity to the present. Biographies from all fields and nationalities are included. Over 250,000 records. Please note that online access to this database is available only in the Library.


The Cold War, 1945-1991 / edited by Benjamin Frankel ; foreword by Townsend Hoopes. - Detroit: Gale Research, 1992. - 3 v. : ill. ; 29 cm. - Includes bibliographical references and indexes. - v. 1. Leaders and other important figures in the United States and Western Europe -- v. 2. Leaders and other important figures in the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, China, and the Third World -- v. 3. Resources: chronology, history, concepts, events, organizations, bibliography, archives. - Call Number: REF D839.5.C65
Major biographical reference covers important figures from the Cold War era. The first two volumes contain biographical essays, while the third volume features a brief narrative history of the Cold War, a chronology, a glossary, a list of manuscript and oral history collections, and a bibliography of additional research sources.


The Cold War Encyclopedia / Thomas Parrish. - New York: H. Holt, 1996. - xxi, 490 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. - Includes index. - Call Number: REF D840.P28


Dictionary of World Biography / Frank N. Magill, editor; Christina J. Moose, managing editor; Alison Aves, researcher and bibliographer. - Chicago : Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers ; Pasadena : Salem Press, 1998- . - v. : ill. ; 29 cm. - Includes bibliographical references and indexes. - Call Number: REF CT104.D54
Volumes 7 through 9 of this series cover the twnetieth century. Individuals from European countries are well-represented here, and the essays are substantive, ranging in length from 2,000 to 3,000 words. Each biographical sketch concludes with an overview of the person's place in history and a selective annotated bibliography.


Political Violence Under the Swastika: 581 Early Nazis [by] Peter H. Merkl. - Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1975. - xiv, 735 p. 24 cm. - Bibliography: p. [725]-729. - Call Number: DD253.25.M39


Who's Who in Nazi Germany / Robert Wistrich. - New York: Macmillan, 1982. - 359 p.; 25 cm. - Bibliography: p. 353-359. - Call Number: REF CT1063.W48


Wilson Biographies Plus Illustrated [database]
Contains more than 95,000 biographies and obituaries. Many of the biographies are enhanced with full text, abstracts, and citations from H. W. Wilson databases. The biographies are searchable by name, profession, title, place of origin, gender, race/ethnicity, titles of works, date of birth, date of death, keyword, and presence of images. Covers both living and dead individuals. Some of the biographical essays are quite substantial, although many are brief. This resource is best used with other sources.


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Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Conflict in the Former Yugoslavia: An Encyclopedia / edited by John B. Allcock, Marko Milivojevic, and John J. Horton ; foreword by Martin Bell. - Denver, Colo.: ABC-CLIO, 1998. - xxxiv, 410 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm. - Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-350) and index. - Call Number: REF DR1232.C66


Dictionary of East European History since 1945 / Joseph Held. - Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1994. - x, 509 p., [15] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Call Number: REF DJK50.H43


Dictionary of German History, 1806-1945 / Wilfried Fest. - New York: St. Martin's Press, c1978. - 189 p.; 24 cm. - Call Number: DD203.F47


Dictionary of the Russian Revolution / George Jackson, editor-in-chief; Robert Devlin, assistant editor. - New York: Greenwood Press, 1989. - xviii, 704 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - Includes bibliographical references and indexes. - Call Number: REF DK265.D49


Dictionary of Twentieth-Century History, 1914-1990 / Peter Teed. - Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 1992. - 520 p. ; 23 cm. - Call Number: REF D419.T44


The Encyclopedia of the Third Reich / edited by Christian Zentner and Friedemann Bedürftig ; English translation edited by Amy Hackett. - New York: Macmillan ; London: Collier Macmillan, c1991. - 2 v. (xi, 1150 p.) : ill. ; 29 cm. - Translation of: Das Grosse Lexikon des Dritten Reiches. - Includes bibliographical references and indexes. - Call Number: REF DD256.5.G76313


Encyclopedia of the Third Reich / Louis L. Snyder. - New York: Paragon House, 1989, c1976. - 410 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm. - Reprint. Originally published: New York: McGraw-Hill, c1976. - Bibliography: p. [389]-410. - Call Number: REF DD256.5.S92


Europe since 1945: An Encyclopedia / edited by Bernard A. Cook. - New York; London: Garland, 2001. - 2 v. (1400 p.) : ill., maps ; 26 cm. - Call Number: REF D840 .E98 2001b


The European Powers in the First World War: An Encyclopedia / edited by Spencer C. Tucker; associate editors, Laura Matysek Wood, Justin D. Murphy. - New York: Garland Pub., 1996. - xxix, 783 p. ; 27 cm. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Call Number: REF D510.E97


Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939 / edited by James W. Cortada. - Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1982. - xxviii, 571 p. : maps ; 29 cm. - Bibliography: p. [544]-546. - Includes index. - Call Number: REF DP269.H54


Modern Germany: An Encyclopedia of History, People, and Culture, 1871-1990 / editors, Dieter K. Buse, Juergen C. Doerr. - New York : Garland Pub., 1998. - 2 v. (lii, 1158 p.) : ill., maps ; 29 cm. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Call Number: REF DD14 .M64


Terminology of the Third Reich / Richard Wires. - Muncie, Ind.: Ball State University, 1985. - 79 p. ; 26 cm. - Bibliography: p. 72-79. - Call Number: DD256.5.W53


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Geographical Resources

Atlas of the Second World War. Edited by Peter Young. Cartography by Richard Natkiel. - New York, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1974, c1973. - 288 p. illus., maps. (part col.) 29 cm. - Call Number: REF G1038.Y6


Atlas of the 20th Century / Richard Natkiel; text by Donald Sommerville & John N. Westwood; introduction by John Keegan. - New York : Facts on File, Inc, c1982. - 1 atlas (256 p.) : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 29 cm. Includes index. - Call Number: REF G1035.N3


Historical Atlas of the Twentieth Century
Somewhat idiosyncratic but useful online atlas and statistical compendium created and maintained by Matthew White, who claims to make his living as a librarian. In addition to his own maps, White maintains a very helpful link directory to other maps covering a wide variety of topics.
http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/20centry.htm


Map Library, U.S. Military Academy
This online collection of military maps contains a series of campaign maps from atlases developed by the USMA's Department of History. Included are several maps from World War I and World War II dealing with the European fronts.
http://www.dean.usma.edu/history/dhistorymaps/MapsHome.htm


The Routledge Atlas of the First World War, 2nd ed. / Martin Gilbert. - London; New York: Routledge, 2002. - ix, 164, xxxii p. : chiefly maps ; 25 cm. - Includes bibliographical references and index. Call Number: REF D521.G58


The Times Atlas of the Second World War / edited by John Keegan. - New York : Harper & Row, c1989. - 1 atlas (254 p.) : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 37 cm. - Includes bibliographical references (p. 208) and index. - Call Number: REF G1038.T6


World War II Maps
Small collection of online WWII-era maps.
http://history.acusd.edu/gen/WW2Timeline/maps2.html

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Indexes/Databases for Locating Periodical Literature

Academic Search Premier
Full-text database contains periodical literature for a wide variety of subject areas. It is recommended you include the expression "su history" when searching the database to obtain focused results. Please note that online access to this database is restricted to currently enrolled students, faculty and staff.


Arts and Humanities Search
Bibliographic database contains over 2.5 million citations to periodical literature in arts and humanities fields, including history. Please note that online access to this database is available only in the Library.


Historical Abstracts
The most important database for locating scholarly articles on the history of modern Europe, Historical Abstracts contains over 600,000 citations and abstracts and covers the widest variety of historical journals. Where available, links to full-text articles are provided for the JSTOR and Project Muse databases.

Humanities Index (part of the Wilson OmniFile database)
Excellent bibliographic and full-text index covers history and related fields in the humanities. From the opening screen, select "Humanities" from the Subject Area window near the bottom right corner before entering search terms. Please note that online access to this database is restricted to currently enrolled students, faculty and staff.


JSTOR
The JSTOR electronic journal archive includes full-text backfiles for several major scholarly journals in history, political science, sociology and related disciplines, including:

The collection can be searched or browsed. From the openning screen, select appropriate subject collections from the list of disciplines before entering your search terms. Please note that online access to this database is restricted to currently enrolled students, faculty and staff.

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Some Important Journals for the History of Modern Europe

American Historical Review
online from 1895 to 1999 in JSTOR
online from 02/01/1975 to present in Academic Search Premier
online from 06/01/1999 to present in History Cooperative
in paper/microform from 1895 to present in the Library Periodicals Department
Catholic Historical Review
online from 01/01/1990 to present in Academic Search Premier
online from 1995 to present in Wilson OmniFile
Central European History
online from 03/01/1975 to 6 months ago in Academic Search Premier
online from 1995 to present in Wilson OmniFile
online from 03/01/2000 to present in EBSCOhost EJS
in paper from 2001 to present in the Library Periodicals Department
Comparative Studies in Society and History
online from 1958 to 1997 in JSTOR
German History: The Journal of the German History Society
online from 02/01/1998 to present in Academic Search Premier
German Studies Review
in paper/microform from 1996 to present in the Library Periodicals Department
The Historian
online from 02/01/1990 to present in Academic Search Premier
online from 1995 to present in Wilson OmniFile
in paper/microform from 1976 to present in the Library Periodicals Department
Journal of Contemporary History
online from 1966 to 1999 in JSTOR
Journal of Interdisciplinary History
online from 1970 to 1997 in JSTOR
online from 06/01/1998 to 1 year ago in Academic Search Premier
online from 1998 to present in Wilson OmniFile
online from Summer 1998 to 11/06/2002 in EBSCOhost EJS
in paper/microform from 1971 to present in the Library Periodicals Department
Journal of Military History
online from 1989 to 1999 in JSTOR
Journal of Modern History
online from 1929 to 1999 in JSTOR
online from 09/01/1990 to present in Academic Search Premier
online in EBSCOhost EJS
in paper/microform from 1929 to present in the Library Periodicals Department
Journal of Social History
online from 09/01/1974 to present in Academic Search Premier
online from 1995 to present in Wilson OmniFile
in paper/microform from 1968 to present in the Library Periodicals Department
War In History
online from 01/01/1997 to present in Academic Search Premier
online from 01/01/1997 to 11/01/2002 in EBSCOhost EJS
in paper/microform from 1996 to present in the Library Periodicals Department

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Library Catalogs

Cheng Library Catalog (William Paterson University of NJ)
Use the "Other Libraries" option to search multiple local catalogs simultaneously with the Cheng Library catalog. You can combine the search results to find the items most conveniently located.


Die Deutsche Bibliothek Catalog
Die Deutsche Bibliothek is the national library and national bibliographic information centre for the Federal Republic of Germany. It is responsible for the collection, processing and bibliographic indexing of all German and German-language publications issued since 1913.
http://www.ddb.de/index_e.htm


WorldCat - The OCLC Online Union Catalog (FirstSearch)
Large union catalog containing all the bibliographic records catalogued by OCLC member libraries. Over 49 million records have been added since 1971.

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Statistical Resources

International Historical Statistics: Europe, 1750-1988 / B.R. Mitchell. - New York : Stockton Press, 1992. - xv, 942 p. ; 29 cm. - Includes bibliographical references (p.ix-xi). - Call Number: REF HA1107.M5

Warfare and Armed Conflicts: A Statistical Reference to Casualty and Other Figures, 1500-2000 / Micheal Clodfelter. - Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 2002. - xvi, 840 p. ; 28 cm. - Includes bibliographical references (p. 793-800) and index. - Call Number: REF D214.C54
Despite the title, over half the text of this volume deals with twentieth century conflicts.

World War II: A Statistical Survey: The Essential Facts and Figures for All the Combatants / John Ellis. - New York, NY : Facts on File, c1993. - 315 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cm. - Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-315). - Call Number: REF D744.E45

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Newspapers and Magazines

The New York Times Index : A Book of Record. - Call Number: REF AI21 .N44
Useful for locating contemporary newspaper articles on European history; covers the entire period, and the Library has the New York Times on microfilm.

Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature. - Call Number: Ref. AI3 .R49
Useful for locating contemporary magazine and other periodical articles on European history; covers the entire period, and the Library has some of the titles available on microfilm.


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Turabian Style Guide

Turabian Guide - A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations
The Library's brief (one-page) tip sheet on the Turabian citation style, in PDF format (requires the Adobe Acrobat Reader).
http://www.wpunj.edu/library/pdf_files/turabian.pdf

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Internet and Electronic Resources

Scholarly Discussion Groups Online

H-German Discussion Network
H-German is a daily Internet discussion forum focused on scholarly topics in German history. There are no chronological limits. The primary purpose for H-German is to enable scholars in history and related disciplines to easily communicate current research and research interests; to discuss new articles, books, papers, approaches, methods and tools of analysis; to test new ideas and share comments and tips on teaching. Among the most valuable parts of H-German for students is its archive of reviews and its carefully selected lists of online resources in German history.
http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~german/

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Selected Web Resources (including primary source collections online)

At Cold War's End: US Intelligence on the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, 1989-1991
Declassified CIA documents from 1989-1991 incorporate a 1999 study of the dazzling period from 1989-1991 which signaled the end of the Cold War. Read the Foreword and Preface of this long document for a good explanation of the project and its expectations. Also includes a chronology of events and an overview of the historical events. Requires Adobe Acrobat for the PDF files. From The Center for the Study of Intelligence (CSI) of the Central Intelligence Agency and the George W. Bush Center for Presidential Studies at Texas A&M University. [Librarians' Index to the Internet]
http://www.cia.gov/csi/books/19335/art-1.html
Cold War International History Project
The Project supports the full and prompt release of historical materials by governments on all sides of the Cold War, and seeks to accelerate the process of integrating new sources, materials and perspectives from the former "Communist bloc" with the historiography of the Cold War which has been written over the past few decades largely by Western scholars reliant on Western archival sources. The site includes a substantial digital archive of documents, along with articles and analyses of Cold War historical materials.
http://wwics.si.edu/index.cfm?fuseaction=topics.home&topic_id=1409
European Integration History Index
"European Integration is here understood as the process of political, economic and cultural integration and co-operation between various European countries in the 20th century - mainly in the period after 1945. The development of the European communities after 1950 receives particular attention." A searchable or browsable collection of sites about the history of Europe, in all languages. Listings are annotated. A Virtual Library site from the European University Institute, Florence, Italy. [Librarians' Index to the Internet]
http://vlib.iue.it/hist-eur-integration/Index.html
Hitler's Unwanted Children: Children with Disabilities, Orphans, Juvenile Delinquents and Non-Conformist Young People In Nazi Germany
The Nizkor Project has recently posted a fine paper by Sally M. Rogow, Professor Emerita of the Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia. Rogow's paper carefully examines the Nazi state's attitudes and actions towards children who did not measure up to the party's social and biological criteria. [Internet Scout Project]
http://www.nizkor.org/ftp.cgi/people/r/rogow.sally/hitlers-unwanted-children
Holocaust: Primary Documents (from EuroDocs)
Part of the EuroDocs project at Brigham Young University, this page contains a well-selected directory of links to primary source materials for the history of the Holocaust, with an emphasis on German materials. Please note that many of these online collections have not been translated into English.
http://www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/eurodocs/germ/1945holo.html
League of Nations: Statistical and Disarmament Documents
Established by the Allied Powers at the conclusion of World War I, the mission of the League of Nations was "to promote international cooperation and to achieve international peace and security." After its inability to prevent military aggression in Manchuria, Ethiopia, and Austria, the League ceased its activities, and was replaced by the United Nations in 1946. Several departments within the Northwestern University Library system worked together to create this fine digitized collection of 260 League of Nations documents, which are organized around three areas: the founding of the League, international statistics published by the League (also available in French), and the League's work toward international disarmament. Users of the archive can search by date, title, or keyword. The site is rounded out with a good selection of related links, including other online collections of related documents at other institutions, such as the Library of the United Nations Office and the Avalon Project at Yale. [Internet Scout Project]
http://www.library.northwestern.edu/govpub/collections/league/
Modern European History Digital Library (Academic Info)
British-based modern history link directory includes a small but well-selected collection of web sites. Also feature links to separate directories covering World Wars I and II, plus other topics.
http://www.blacknetuk.com/education/histeurolibrary.html
National Socialism and World War II: Primary Documents (from EuroDocs)
Part of the EuroDocs project at Brigham Young University, this page conveniently assembles a large directory of links to primary source materials for the history of Nazi Germany. Please note that many of these online collections have not been translated into English.
http://www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/eurodocs/germ/1945.html
Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals, 1933-1945
"This online exhibition examines the campaign of persecution and violence against the homosexuals of Germany" from 1933-1945. Provides both a general historical overview as well as a timeline built around the experiences of Bauhaus artist Richard Grune. Includes a bibliography and related links. From the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. [Librarians' Index to the Internet]
http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/online/hsx/
Nazi Propaganda (Pre-1933 Material) and 1933-1945 Material (from Calvin College, Michigan)
A large-scale translation project headed by Randall Bytwerk, Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences at Calvin College, this online archive collection includes essays, pamphlets, speeches, cartoons, posters, flyers, and other materials. The work of major Nazi leaders like Joseph Goebbels is well-represented here, as well as official publications of the Nazi Party. Citations to the original German language sources is provided for all translations. The collection can be searched or browsed.
http://www.calvin.edu/academic/cas/gpa/
Nazis, Eugenics, and the T-4 Program (1920-1950) [from the Disability Social History Project]
Brief page describing the "T-4" program of extermination carred out against children and adults with disabilities. Includes related links and a bibliography.
http://www.disabilityhistory.org/t4prog.html
Third Reich and World War II (Virtual Library Geschichte, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg)
Part of Virtual Library History Network (based at the University of Kansas), this site contains an overview of selected on-line resources. The main point of view for selection and critical commentary of links is the quality of contents and scientific character for historical employment. The contents of the catalogue are most concentrated on resources in German-languages countries, but the section Holocaust contains international resources too. Although the main page is in English, most of the material in the directory is in German.
http://www.hco.hagen.de/history/index-e.html
Versailles Treaty
The complete 1919 Treaty of Versailles. Linked in are other Internet resources connected to the treaty such as maps, photos, and cartoons. [Librarians' Index to the Internet]
http://history.acusd.edu/gen/text/versaillestreaty/vercontents.html

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