LibGuides: Advanced U.S. History: Home: Assignment and Background Information

Instructions and Getting Started

Here's more information on your assignment. Questions on primary sources, citation, databases, or print sources? Ask a librarian!

Remember the Research Guidelines:

Footnotes and Bibliography must be in Chicago Manual of Style format.
You must have a minimum of 8 sources in your final bibliography. Of the 8 sources, you need to have a minimum of…
- 2 primary sources (from the time period, although they may be reprinted in secondary works)
- 1 source must be selected from the library databases
- 1 source must be from JStor or Google Scholar
- 2 sources must be non-fiction, non-reference books

If you need background information on your topic check out the Reference section. Here are a few picks that you might find helpful!

If none of these seem helpful, check out these call number ranges in Reference:

REF 320.973-338.542 ENC

REF 973.03-973.93

Need to get some background information or explore topics? Check out these resources for more information:

Salem Press Reference Shelf This link opens in a new window
These are digital editions of reference books that are a part of the St. Mark's Library collection. Physical books are located in the Frelinghuysen Reference Room or in the nonfiction section of the collection. Call numbers begin with REF.
For remote access, please go to the Library Canvas Course for further instructions.
Britannica Library This link opens in a new window
*NOTE* This resource is currently only available to Massachusetts residents.
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