Selected Resources for: History, Minnesota


Subject Librarian: Kris Kiesling
E-Mail: kiesling@umn.edu
Subject Description:This subject covers: the events happening within Minnesota and those that impacted the state as well. Primarily from the 17th century to the recent past.


Abstracts and Indexes

Academic or Scholarly Articles Subject Indexes
America: History and Life Authentication Required This database is enhanced by Find It: the University Libraries Linking Service.
This index provides historical coverage of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. This extensive database covers over 2,000 journals published worldwide. In addition to covering all key English-language historical journals, it also includes selected historical journals from major countries, state and local history journals, books, dissertations and a targeted selection of hundreds of journals in the social sciences and humanities. Includes book reviews.
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General Indexes to Magazine, Journal & Newspaper Articles
Minnesota Periodicals Index
Focuses on the "history and current affairs of the state of Minnesota" in 51 Minnesota magazines, many of which are reproduced in the microfilm set Minnesota Periodicals--Wilson Periodicals Mfilm 2961. The index was published from 1972-1981.
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MNMag: Minnesota Magazine Index
MNMag is an index of articles on local and statewide politics, news, current events, history and the arts that appear in nine Minnesota magazines: City Pages, Hennepin History, Minneapolis And St. Paul Skyway News, Mpls. St. Paul Magazine, Minnesota History, Minnesota Monthly, Minnesota Law And Politics, Ramsey County History, and the Twin Cities Reader. Index from 1991-2005 by the staff in the History Department at the Minneapolis Public Library. It includes over 25,000 citations. No new citations have been added after 2005 but may be again at some time in the future.
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Our Minnesota Index
An index to the Minnesota periodical collection in the South St. Paul Public Library
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Catalogs and Bibliographies

Bibliographies
Reference guide to Minnesota history
A subject bibliography of books, pamphlets, and articles in English.
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Women's history in Minnesota

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Catalogs
MNCAT Classic
Search with MNCAT Classic to find books, journals, etc. owned by the library. Search by keyword, subject, title, or author for materials on your topic. MNCAT Classic lacks the faceted searching of MNCAT Plus, but can be easier to use if you already have a good idea of what you're looking for.
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General Reference Sources

Almanacs

Biographical Sources


Women of Minnesota: Selected Biographical Essays

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General Reference Works

Minnesota: A History
Includes bibliographical references and an index.
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Multimedia Materials

Image Resources
Minneapolis Photo Collection Web Database
The Minneapolis Photo Collection Web Database contains approximately 10,000 digital images from the Minneapolis Public Library's historical photo collection. The strength of the photo collection is in images of people, buildings, and events dating from the 1850s to 1960. Each photo is accompanied by a brief description. The staff may be able to supply other information about specific photographs.
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Societies, Agencies, and Organizations

Official Agency & Organization Websites
Minnesota Historical Society
The Minnesota Historical Society is a private, non-profit educational and cultural institution established in 1849 to preserve and share Minnesota history
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Style Manuals and Writing Guides

Bibliography Software
RefWorks: Personal Citation Manager Authentication Required This database is enhanced by Find It: the University Libraries Linking Service.
RefWorks is a web-based citation manager that allows you to create your own databases of citations by importing references from MNCAT and other databases, and then in seconds automatically generate bibliographies in all major styles (MLA, APA, Turabian, Chicago, etc.).
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University of Minnesota

Related U of M Web Sites
American History, University of Minnesota Libraries
Includes Resources for American History in the University of Minnesota Libraries, Related University of Minnesota Sites and Internet Resources for American History
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Library Information

Primary Subject Location


Wilson Library houses the main humanities and social sciences collections of the University Libraries. Wilson Reference Services (General & Specialized) provide support for both undergraduate and graduate research for the humanities and social sciences.
Campus: West Bank, Minneapolis Campus
Address: 309 19th Ave. S.
Telephone: Reference: 612-626-2227; Circulation: 612-624-3321
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Related Pages

Minnesota Genealogy
Minnesota News