Learning the RC: History Bibs

The American Historical Association's Guide to Historical Literature edited by Norton (016.9 AME 3rd ed v. 1-2) covers books and articles on "every field of historical scholarship" from 1961 through 1992. There is one section on "Science, Technology and Medicine," however the majority of the bibliography is organized around subjects such as the "Theory and Practice in Historical Study," "World History," and various countries and recognized regions in political geography. Each entry includes a basic citation and a 1-3 sentence abstract about the article.

The Dictionary of Historic Documents by Kohn (016.909 KOH) is a list with a brief description of historic documents that have influenced people and events. It skews toward Western history from the past through the date of publication (1991). There is a bibliography of related readings to the documents organized around organized around countries or geographic regions and there is an Index of titles and authors of the documents. There is no subject search to the documents.

Maps of Texas: 1527-1900 complied by Day (of maps cataloged prior to 1964) (016.912 DAY) is a list of maps in the collection of the Texas State Archives in date order (of period represented) along with the title of the Map, its call number and a brief description of the contents of the maps. No actual maps are in this book. This small book also includes an index of titles in alphabetical order as well as other methods of entry, such as by cartographer or geographic name.