History 208X: Historical Research and Methods Seminar: The Rise of the Right: The 20th Century Conservative Movement in the United States
John Hardin
Web Page created by Eric N. Lindquist, UM Libraries
This page contains links to electronic resources useful for researching the history of conservatism and conservative movements in the United States, as well as information about other relevant library resources. For a complete list of electronic resources available to University of Maryland faculty, staff, and students, as well as information about the full range of library resources and services, consult the UM Libraries' home page.
Because of licensing agreements, off-campus access to bibliographic databases and electronic journals is restricted to UM faculty, staff, and students. Consult Off-Campus Access to Library Resources for further information. Many databases and electronic journals can be accessed remotely through Research Port.
- Reference Works
- Books: UM Libraries
- Books: Other Libraries
- Scholarly Journal Articles and Related Publications
- Research Using Primary Sources
- Periodicals and Popular Magazines
- Newspapers
- U.S. Government Information in the UM LIbraries
- Polling Data
- Microform Collections in UM Libraries
- Historical Manuscripts in the UM Libraries
- Websites of Conservative Organizations
Secondary Sources
Reference Works
- Postwar America: An Encyclopedia of Social, Political, Cultural, and Economic History
- American Conservatism: An Encyclopedia / edited by Bruce Frohnen, Jeremy Beer, and Jeffrey O. Nelson. 2006
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CQ Researcher
Biweekly publication addressing topics of current interest.
Books: UM Libraries
- UM Libraries' Catalog
The Libraries' catalog provides information about books and other holdings of all libraries at the University of Maryland. Click on "choose campus" to see what is owned by other University System of Maryland libraries. Books owned by other libraries in the system can be ordered at the computer for delivery to College Park (or elsewhere), click on "Request."Note that when searching in the catalog, it is useful to consult the "subjects" listed in catalog records. These can give you ideas about other words or terms to use in your search.
Books: Other Libraries
- WorldCat
Combined catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide. Items not owned by University System of Maryland libraries can be ordered at the computer for borrowing through interlibrary loan. Click on the "find it" button.
Scholarly Journal Articles and Related Publications
To find an article in the following databases, click on "find it."
- America: History and Life
Database of journal articles, book reviews, and dissertations about U.S. and Canadian History. - Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
- Research Port contains hundreds of specialized databases on a wide variety of subjects, including education, religion, family studies, politics and public policy, etc.
Primary Sources
Research Using Primary Sources
Guide created by UM curators.
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Periodicals and Popular Magazines
Once you have identified an article, check the Libraries' catalog to see if the Libraries own the magazine in which it appears. Articles not available in the University of Maryland Libraries can generally be ordered through interlibrary loan.
Once you have identified an article, check the Libraries' catalog to see if the Libraries own the magazine in which it appears. Articles not available in the University of Maryland Libraries can generally be ordered through interlibrary loan.
Newspapers
U.S. Government Information in the UM Libraries
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Polling Data
Historical Manuscripts in the UM Libraries
Websites of Conservative Organizations
The Libraries own many popular magazines on microfilm, most of which can be found in the current periodicals room on the first floor of McKeldin Library.
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Database providing information about articles in a wide variety of periodicals, including conservative periodicals like National Review.
Yearly index to articles appearing in popular magazines.
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Database containing large number of newspapers, some going back more than twenty years.
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Searchable database of Gallup Poll questions and responses back to 1935, plus current Gallup Poll News Service articles and replicas of news stories and press releases linked to the survey.
Questions?
