HISTORY 150 THE ANTEBELLUM PRESIDENCY A SELECTED LIST OF RESEARCH RESOURCES I. Reference Works - The American Historical Association's Guide to Historical Literature REF D20 A55 1995 (see vol. 2 for U.S. history) - The American Presidents: A Bibliography REF E176.1 M36 1987 - The American Presidents: The Office and the Men REF E176.1 A657 1986 (volume 1: 1789-1860) - CQ's Encyclopedia of the American Government: The Presidency A to Z REF JK511 P775 1992 - Dictionary of American Biography REF E176 D56 - Dictionary of American History REF E174 D52 1976 - Documents of American History: Volume 1: to 1898 REF E173 D59 1988 v. 1 - Encyclopedia of American Biography CT213 G37 1974 (in stacks) - Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy REF JX1407 E53 - Encyclopedia of American Political History REF E183 E5 1984 - Encyclopedia of the American Presidency REF JK511 E53 1993 - Facts About the Presidents REF E176.1 K3 1989 - Harvard Guide to American History REF E178 F852 - Historic Documents on the Presidency: 1776-1989 REF JK511 H57 1989 - The Presidents, First Ladies, and Vice Presidents REF E176.1 D55 1989 - Research Guide to American Historical Biography REF CT214 R47 1988 - Running for President: The Candidates and Their Images REF E183 R96 1994 - Writings on American History REF Z1236 L331 II. Resources on Individual Presidents George Washington - John Alden, George Washington: A Biography E312 A58 1984 - Richard Brookhiser, Founding Father E312 B85 1996 - Marcus Cunliffe, George Washington: Man and Monument E312 C88 - John E. Ferling, The First of Men E312 F47 1988 - James T. Flexner, George Washington: The Forge of Experience, 1732-1775 E312.2 F6 - James T. Flexner, George Washington in the American Revolution, 1775-1783 E312.25 F69 - James T. Flexner, George Washington and the New Nation, 1783-1793 E312.29 F55 - James T. Flexner, George Washington: Anguish and Farewell, 1793-1799 E312.29 F56 - James T. Flexner, Washington: The Indispensable Man E312 F556 (one volume biography) - Douglas Southall Freeman, George Washington: A Biography E312 F82 Vols. 1-2 - Young Washington Vol. 3 - Planter and Patriot Vol. 4 - Leader of the Revolution Vol. 5 - Victory with the Help of France Vol. 6 - Patriot and President Vol. 7 - First in Peace - Douglas Southall Freeman, Washington (an abridgement in one volume by Richard Harwell) E312 H36 1992 - Leonard C. Helderman, George Washington: Patron of Learning E312.17 H48 - Robert Jones, George Washington E312 J79 - Forrest McDonald, The Presidency of George Washington E311 M12 (on Closed Reserve at Circulation Desk) - Richard Norton Smith, Patriarch E312.29 S65 1993 - Charles Cecil Wall, George Washington: Citizen-Soldier E312 W29 - Garry Wills, Cincinnatus E312.62 W54 1984 - The Papers of George Washington The Diaries of George Washington E312.8 1748-99a Colonial Series E312.72 1983 Revolutionary War Series E312.72 1985 Confederation Series E312.7 1992 Presidential Series E312.72 1987b Journal of the Proceedings of the President, 1793-1797 E312.8 1793-97 Thomas Jefferson - Noble Cunningham, In Pursuit of Reason E332 C95 1987 - Eugene Huddleston, Thomas Jefferson: A Reference Guide E332 H81 - Dumas Malone, Jefferson and His Time E332 M25 Vol. 1 - Jefferson the Virginian Vol. 2 - Jefferson and the Rights of Man Vol. 3 - Jefferson and the Ordeal of Liberty Vol. 4 - Jefferson the President, First Term, 1801-1805 Vol. 5 - Jefferson the President, Second Term, 1805-1809 Vol. 6 - The Sage of Monticello - Forrest McDonald, The Presidency of Thomas Jefferson E331 M32 (on Closed Reserve at Circulation Desk) - Merrill Peterson, ed., Thomas Jefferson: A Reference Biography E332 T43 1986 - Merrill Peterson, Thomas Jefferson and the New Nation E332 P45 - The Portable Thomas Jefferson E302 J6 1975 - Frank Shuffelton, Thomas Jefferson: A Comprehensive, Annotated Bibliography of Writings About Him (1826-1980) E332 S59 - Frank Shuffelton, Thomas Jefferson, 1981-1990: An Annotated Bibliography E332 S595 1992 - The Papers of Thomas Jefferson E302 J463 Andrew Jackson - Donald B. Cole, The Presidency of Andrew Jackson E382 C69 1993 (on Closed Reserve at Circulation Desk) - Richard B. Latner, The Presidency of Andrew Jackson E381 L37 (on Closed Reserve at Circulation Desk) - Robert Remini, Andrew Jackson and the Course of American Empire, 1767-1821 E382 R43 1977 - Robert Remini, Andrew Jackson and the Course of American Freedom, 1822-1832 E382 R44 1981 - Robert Remini, Andrew Jackson and the Course of American Democracy, 1833-1845 E382 R42 1984 - Robert Remini, The Life of Andrew Jackson E382 R454 1988 (one volume \ condensation) - Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., The Age of Jackson E381 S38 - The Papers of Andrew Jackson E302 J35 1980 Abraham Lincoln - David Donald, Lincoln E457 D66 1995 - Mark E. Neely, The Abraham Lincoln Encyclopedia E457 N48 - Mark E. Neely, The Last Best Hope on Earth E457 N49 1993 - Stephen Oates, Abraham Lincoln: The Man Behind the Myths E457 O16 1984 - Stephen Oates, With Malice Toward None E457 O17 1977 - Phillip S. Paludan, The Presidency of Abraham Lincoln E457 P18 1994 (on Closed Reserve at Circulation Desk) - James G. Randall, Lincoln the President E457 R2 - Benjamin P. Thomas, Abraham Lincoln: A Biography E457 T427 - Abraham Lincoln, Collected Works E457.91 1953 III. Electronic and Other Resources - ANNIE (the W&L Libraries' electronic catalog). Look on Annie for books and to see if the library has certain periodicals. - Periodical Abstracts Online (PAO) - available from the Library Main Menu. This is a general index to periodical literature and contains abstracts or summaries of articles. It is a good first place to look for articles. PAO can also be found on FIRSTSEARCH and some of these articles may be available in full text. - Humanities Index - This is a more detailed index to periodical articles that includes more scholarly publications in the humanities, including history. The electronic version of Humanities Index is available on FIRSTSEARCH, a group of commercial databases that the library subscribes to. FIRSTSEARCH is available through LIBERTY. There is also a paper version of this index in the Reference Index section. There is a book review section included. - Biography Index - This is an index to biographical literature that includes books and periodical articles. The electronic version is available on FIRSTSEARCH. There is also a paper version in the Reference Index section. - Social Sciences Index - This index focuses on scholarly periodicals in the social sciences and includes coverage of the history of the presidency. The electronic version is available on FIRSTSEARCH. There is also a paper version in the Reference Index section. - America: History and Life - This index has the widest coverage for periodical articles and book reviews in American history. It is available on CD-ROM on the table next to the Reference Index section. - Lexis/Nexis - This commercial service includes, among other things, access to the full text of newspaper articles. It is accessible through LIBERTY. - Internet Resources - From the Washington and Lee home page choose "Libraries and Research." Then choose "Research Guides and Materials for W&L Departments" and choose "History" or "Social Sciences." You may also want to try the search softwares available through NETSCAPE and search by the name of a particular president. Vaughan Stanley Spring 1996