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Or use the catalog's Advanced Search option to find books located at McKillop Library and other HELIN libraries. To limit your search to books located only at McKillop Library, select "Salve Regina University" under the drop-down menu labeled "View entire collection." A keyword search allows you to search for any term relevant to your research topic. Keyword searching simply matches your search terms to any word included in a book's catalog listing. For more detailed information on finding books, see our guide to finding books.
To find a book on the shelf, use the call number listed in the catalog Generally, material on History has call numbers beginning with D, E and F.
The D classification deals with European and World History, the E classification deals with American History and the F classification deals with local American history and the rest of North and South America. The classifications are sub-divided into many aspects of History. For example:
Subject: United States
Topical Subdivision: --History
Topical Subdivision: -- --Civil War, 1861-1865
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REFERENCE MATERIALS
The Reference area is located on the first floor of McKillop Library. Reference materials do not circulate, but you are welcome to make photocopies.
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American Eras
REF E 169.1 .A471979 1997
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American National Biography
REF CT213 A.68 1999
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Andromeda Encyclopedic Dictionary of World History
Online
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Annals of America
REF E 174.5 .A52
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Chronology of World History
REF D 11 .M39 1999
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The Companion to British History
Online
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Concise Atlas of World History
Online
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Dictionary of American History
REF E 174 .D52 1976
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Dictionary of Contemporary History - 1945 to the Present
Online
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Dictionary of the Middle Ages
REF D 114 .D5 1982
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Dictionary of National Biography (Note: British Historical Figures)
REF DA 28 .D48
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Encyclopedia of the Holocaust
REF D 804.3 .E53 1990
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Encyclopedia of Islam
REF DS 37 .E51 1960a
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Encyclopedia of the American Civil War
REF E 468 .E53 2000
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Encyclopedia of the Renaissance
REF CB 361 .E52 1999
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Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War
REF DS 557.7 .E53 1998
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Encyclopedia of U.S. Foreign Relations
REF E 183.7 .E53 1997
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The Great American History Fact-Finder
Online
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Harvard Guide to African American History
REF E 185 .H326 2001
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Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan
REF DS 805 .K633 1983
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The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy
Online
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Oxford Classical Dictionary
REF DE 5 .O9 1996
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The Thames and Hudson Dictionary of the Italian Renaissance
Online
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Who's Who in America
REF E 176 .W642
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Who's Who in Ancient Egypt
Online 
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Who's Who in Gay and Lesbian History
Online
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Who's Who in The Roman World
Online
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