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R&R – History & Geography
World History in Context From antiquity to the present day, search a broad collection of scholarly analysis and full-text periodicals, reference works and primary documents that cover the events, movements, and individuals that have shaped world history.
History Reference Books Online Gale Virtual Reference Library – use reference books in the library or from home 24/7. This database contains a wide variety of history reference books. Find authoritative information on a large number of topics. It’s like having a tall stack of reference books at your fingertips! Try these tutorials: Browsing Titles and Searching for Information.
Chicago Tribune Historical Archive The full-text of the Chicago Tribune from 1849-1997, includes front pages, time lines, this day in history, obituary searching. It offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.
CultureGrams Find information on 190 countries or investigate the 50 states of the USA. You can find information from politics, religion and language to cultural recipes and photographs.
Elmhurst Local History/Newspaper Index This is an index of several local Elmhurst, IL newspapers. With this tool you can find a citation for a specific newspaper article. The following newspapers are covered: Elmhurst Doings (April 2001-12/23/2010), Elmhurst Independent (September 2001-September 21, 2017), Elmhurst Press (June 1985-2013), Elmhurst Suburban Life (Oct 2013-September 22, 2017), Suburban Life (March 1997-September 2000).
Newspapers.com Library Edition 4,000+ regional and local newspapers from the early 1700s into the 2000s from across the U.S. and the world.
Local History Files This is an index of PDF files of clippings collected over the years by Elmhurst Public Library staff. As such, authors and publishing dates may be unavailable.
Mail-order Homes The Melrose Park Library partnered with four area libraries/historical societies to create this catalog of, and resource about, mail-order homes in the local area.
Reference Books Online Gale Virtual Reference Library – This database contains a wide variety of books including such diverse sources as: World War II Reference Library, Middle East Conflict Reference Library, Library of Daily Life: Slavery and America, Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity, Encyclopedia of Food and Culture. Find authoritative information on a large number of topics. It’s like having a tall stack of reference books at your fingertips! Try these tutorials: Browsing Titles and Searching for Information.
Scholastic GO! An encyclopedia for grades 4 – 8. Includes information on animals, U.S. states, countries, science, and more. This is a compilation of the former databases: Amazing Animals, America the Beautiful, Lands and Peoples, New Book of Popular Science, Grolier Encyclopedia, and Encyclopedia Americana.
World Book Encyclopedia More than 25,000 encyclopedia articles for students from grades 4-12.
Biography & Genealogy Resources
Encyclopedias & Almanacs
General Newspaper & Magazine Articles
BBC News Country Profiles Full profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions. They also include audio and video clips from BBC archives.
CIA – The World Factbook Lists population, government, military, and economic information for nations recognized by the United States.
