American History: Research Tools

By William Cronon, Professor of History, Geography and Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin and a former President of the American History Association.

From the American Library Association.

From the University of North Carolina, this handout goes through the process of planning and writing a research paper for an historical topic.

From the University of Iowa Department of History.

From the University of Wisconsin's Writing Center.

How to write a literature review from the University of North Carolina.

"A fully automatic bibliography maker that auto-fills."

A guide with examples from the Online Writing Lab at Purdue University.

From the University of Chicago Press.

From the University of Wisconsin - Madison.

From the University of Chicago Press.