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Annals of American History
Primary source documents from American history including speeches, writings, memoirs, poems, and interviews.

Britannica School
Encyclopedia, Dictionary, Thesaurus, Journals, Web links

CultureGrams
CultureGrams goes beyond mere facts and figures to deliver an insider's perspective on daily life and culture, including the history, customs, and lifestyles of the world's people.

Explora
This is an aggregated search for the following databases: History Reference Center, Science Reference Center, Middle Search Plus, Topic Search, Newspaper Source.

History Reference Center
Comprehensive full text history reference database featuring full text articles for more than 1,990 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books from leading history publishers

Library of Congress Digital Collections
Digitized primary source and archival materials relating to American culture and history.

McDonogh Archives & Special Collection
Home to manuscripts, photos, books, maps, art, and artifact collections documenting the history and development of McDonogh School.

Opposing Viewpoints: Gale in Context
Magazine and newspaper articles, including overviews of history and general issues related to current events and controversial topics approached from opposing perspectives.

Research Library Prep
Provides access to over 6,500 scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers, including 5,000 titles in full text.

SIRS Issues Researcher
Magazine and newspaper articles, government documents, and primary sources exploring current social issues concerning all areas of study.

Swank K-12 Streaming
For current MS and US Faculty use only. Copyright compliant license to watch feature films and documentaries; for in-class use and outside assignments. Students, use link provided by instructor.

U.S. History: Gale in Context
Articles covering precolonial times to the present: reference, biographies, periodicals, primary documents, and radio & TV transcripts.

World History: Gale in Context
Articles, reference, primary documents, maps and illustrations covering the past 4,900 years, focusing on European, Asian, African, Indian, and Latin American history.

World Religions
Unbiased, comprehensive guide to the world's religions and spiritual traditions. Includes primary sources, sacred texts, sacred music, slideshows, and religious news.