His 121: Modern America, Woodrow Wilson


Background/Overview Information: Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
Finding Citations: Historical Bibliographies
Wilson Bibliographies
Secondary Sources: Books
Journal Articles
Primary Sources: Wilson's Writings
Writngs Contemporary to Wilson
Periodicals Contemporary to Wilson
See also: Woodrow Wilson Research Project page

Reference Works

Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

General reference works provide a brief overview of a subject. Use them for basic knowledge on a person or theme, and to find citations to more information on a topic. Do not use them as sources for your paper!
Greene, Jack P., Encyclopedia of American Political History.
Call number: REF E 183 .E5 1984
Findling, John E., Dictionary of American Diplomatic History.
Call number: REF E 183.7 .F5 1989
Levy, Leonard W., and Louis Fisher, eds., Encyclopedia of the American Presidency.
Call number: REF JK 511 .E53 1993
Nelson, Michael, ed., Congressional Quarterly's Guide to the Presidency.
Call number: REF JK 516 .C57 1996

Reference Works: Bibliographies

Bibliographies are sources that simply list works written on a subject. Annotated bibliographies add a brief overview or description of the work. Most bibliographies are shelved in the Reference Room with call numbers starting with Z.
See below for:

Reference Works: Historical Bibliographies

Bibliographies provide a list and overview of works written on a subject.
Norton, Mary Beth, and Pamela Gerarid, eds., American Historical Association's Guide to Historical Literature.
Call number: REF Z 6201.A55 1995 (2 volumes)
Freidel, Frank, ed., Harvard Guide to American History.
Call number: REF Z 1236 .F77 1974 (2 volumes)
Burns, Richard Dean, ed., Guide to American Foreign Relations since 1700.
Call number: REF Z 6465.U5 .1982


Reference Works: Bibliographies on Wilson

Mulder, John M., 1946. Woodrow Wilson: a bibliography.
Call number: (Seminar Room has 2 copies - ask a librarian ) Z8976.9 .M85 1997
Buckingham, Peter H. (comp.), Woodrow Wilson: A Bibliography of His Times and His Presidency.
Call number: (Seminar Room - ask a librarian ) Z 1244 .B83 1990
Turnbull, Laura Shearer, Woodrow Wilson, a selected bibliography of his published writings, addresses and public papers.
Call number: (Seminar Room - ask a librarian ) E 767.T95 1948

Secondary Sources

Finding Books about Wilson


Secondary Sources: Journal Articles

Use indexes to locate which issues of journals have articles on your subject. Some journal indexes are on shelves in the Reference Collection, some are on the lower level of the Library, and some are online. Use "Find Journals " to see if the journal is in our library or online.

Indexes for Academic History Journals

America: History and Life - print and online
JSTOR - online database containing full-text scholarly journal articles going back to the early 1900s
Writings on American History, American Historical Association, 1961-1990.
Call number: REF Z 1236 .D68 (1962-73)
REF Z 1236 .L331 (1974-90)


Primary Sources

Wilson's Writings
Writngs Contemporary to Wilson
Periodicals Contemporary to Wilson

Primary sources used in historical research are items which are contemporary to the historical event. Secondary sources are created by others (often historians) outside of the event or time period, analyzing it from an outside perspective. Writings by participants in a historical event (e.g. speeches, letters, published books), autobiographies, media accounts, and government/official documents are typical examples of primary sources.

Primary Sources: Wilson's Writings

The bibliographies listed above and in-depth works on the subject will list some primary sources. Check the Library book catalog to see if you can get a copy of a primary source here at Lake Forest or via another Library.
Baker, Ray Standard, Woodrow Wilson Life and Letters
New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1939. 8 volumes.
Call number: (Seminar Room - ask a librarian ) E767.B16

Link, Arthur S., ed., Papers of Woodrow Wilson.
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1994. 69 volumes.
Volume 13 indexes 1856 to 1901. Volume 28 indexes 1902 to 1912.
Volume 39 indexes 1913 to 1916. Volume 52 indexes 1916 to 1918.
Volume 69 indexes 1918 to 1924. Call number: (Seminar Room - ask a librarian ) E766.U56

Shaw, Albert, ed., The messages and papers of Woodrow Wilson.
New York : Review of Reviews, 1924. 2 volumes.
With editorial notes and an analytical index.
Call number: (Seminar Room - ask a librarian ) E766.U56


Primary Sources: Writings by Wilson's Contemporaries

Constantine, J. Robert, ed., Letters of Eugene V. Debs.
University of Illinois Press: Urbana, 1990. (3 volumes)
Call number: (Seminar Room - ask a librarian) HX 84.D3 A4 1990
Foreign Relations of the United States
Official documents of United States foreign policy since 1862
Library has: 1900 to the present
Ask a librarian for access
Harlan, Louis R. and Raymond W. Smock, ed.s, The Booker T. Washington papers.
Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1989. (Volumes 11-14)
Call number: (Seminar Room - ask a librarian ) E 185.97 .W274
Seymour, Charles, ed., The intimate papers of Colonel House.
New York : Houghton Mifflin, 1926. (4 volumes)
Call number: (Seminar Room - ask a librarian ) E766.H85
Urofsky, Melvin I., ed., Letters of Louis D. Brandeis.
Albany: State University of New York Press, 1972. (2 volumes)
Call number: Stacks E 664.B819 A4 1971

Primary Sources: Contemporary Periodicals

Indexes of Periodical Articles Contemporary to Wilson
Periodicals Contemporary to Wilson available in Donnelley Library


Contemporary Periodical Indexes

Poole's index to periodical literature.
Index covers: 1802 to 1906
Available in the Reference Periodical Index section
Readers Guide to Periodical Literature
Indexes popular magazines
Index covers: 1890 to the present
Available in the Reference Periodical Index section
Congressional Record Index
indexes proceedings on floor of Congress
Microfilm Index covers: 1873-1975 (Microfilm in Reference Room)
Paper index: 1900 to present (Reference Room)
Full-text of the Congressional Record available on Microfilm
New York Times Index
Library has: 1862 to the present
Available in the Reference Periodical Index section
Full-text of the New York Times available on Microfilm
Public Affairs Information Service
Indexes public policy articles and government literature
Index covers: 1915 to the present
Available in the Reference Periodical Index section


Sources of Historical Articles in Donnelley Library

Century Magazine Scribner's Monthly
Library has 1881-1925 in Archives & Special Collections

Chicago Defender
Library has 1909-1956 on microfilm, July-December 1919 missing

Chicago Tribune
Library has 1849- present on microfilm

Congressional Record
Library has 1873-1975 in Microfilm

Dial
Library has 1855-1924 in Archives & Special Collections (Midwestern Magazine)

Harper's Magazine
Library has 1939-1975

Harper's Monthly Magazine
Library has 1901-1931 in Archives & Special Collections (some missing)
1932-1939 in periodicals

Harper's New Monthly Magazine
Library has 1850-1900 in Archives & Special Collections (some issues missing)

Macmillan's Magazine
Library has 1859-1891

New York Daily News
Library has 1919-1946 on microfilm

New York Daily Times
Library has 1851-1857 on microfilm

New York Times
Library has 1857-present on microfilm

Outlook
Library has 1897-1928, 1932 in Archives & Special Collections

Scribner's Magazine
Library has 1887-1938

Scribner's Monthly
Library has 1870-1881
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