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HIS 401: Historical Research and Writing (Spring 2021): Resources

This guide was created for HIS 401: Historical Research and Writing.

Books on Historical Research and Writing

Writing History

Author: William Kelleher Storey
Call Number: Main Collection D16 .S864 2016
Publication Date: 2015

Stylish Academic Writing

Author: Helen Sword
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2012

Going to the Sources

Author: Anthony Brundage
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2017

Doing Oral History

Author: Donald A. Ritchie
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2014

Past, Present and Personal

Author: William C. Kashatus
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2002

Historians in Trouble

Author: Jon Wiener
Call Number: Main Collection E175.45 .W54 2005
Publication Date: 2004

Databases to Search

General Databases


Archives


Newspapers


Government Publications

Online Resources


Japan and World War II

Subject Headings

Japan and World War II

  • World War, 1939-1945--Japan
  • Tripartite Pact
  • Japan--Foreign economic relations--United States
  • United States--Foreign economic relations--Japan
  • Japan--Foreign relations--United States
  • United States--Foreign relations--Japan
  • Japan--Foreign relations--1912-1945

From the Library of Congress

The Library of Congress's Military Legal Resources provides documentation of the Judgment of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East held in Tokyo, Japan. 

Resources provided include the three parts of the official Tokyo Judgement. 


Judgment of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East Homepage
from the Library of Congress

Books from the Library Catalog

McGovern Library has a number of books covering the topic of Japan and World War II.

World War II Influence and Japan 

Historiography of Japan and World War II 

Japan and World War II


If the book you would like to access is not available from the library, you can request an InterLibrary Loan. For details on completing an InterLibrary Loan request, visit the InterLibrary Loan Guide


The Nuremberg Trials

Subject Headings

Nuremberg Trials

  • War crime trials--Germany--Nuremberg
  • Nuremberg Trial of Major German War Criminals, Nuremberg, Germany, 1945-1946
  • War crime trials--Germany
  • War crimes 
  • Nazis 
  • National socialism
  • International crimes
  • Crimes against humanity 

From the Library of Congress

The Library of Congress's Military Legal Resources provides a wide array of documentation from the Nuremberg Trials held in Nuremberg, Germany from 1945-1949.


Resources Provided Include


Nuremberg Trials Homepage
from the Library of Congress

Books from the Library Catalog

McGovern Library has a number of books covering the topic of the Nuremberg Trials.

Explore the library catalog here. 


If the book you would like to access is not available from the library, you can request an InterLibrary Loan. For details on completing an InterLibrary Loan request, visit the InterLibrary Loan Guide

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