LibGuides: United States History: Reference & Multimedia

Biographies, Encyclopedias, & Statistics

African American Biographical Database This link opens in a new window
Biographical information, including photographs and illustrations, of African Americans.
American National Biography Online This link opens in a new window
Profiles of more than 18,000 men and women from all eras and walks of American life who have influenced and shaped American history and culture. Includes thousands of illustrations, linked cross-references, and links to select web sites. 1999 ed., updated quarterly.
Historical Statistics of the United States This link opens in a new window
Millennial edition. Downloadable data from earliest times to present.
Oxford African American Studies Center This link opens in a new window
African and African-American history; biography from major reference works.
Proquest Statistical Abstract of the United States This link opens in a new window
Statistics on the population, economy, and life in the United States.
The US Census Bureau published the Statistical Abstract of the United States from 1878-2012. The company ProQuest picked up the series beginning in 2013.
Social Explorer This link opens in a new window
Demographic information about the United States, 1790 to present. Create maps and reports based on decennial censuses of 1940 to 2010 and the American Community Survey.
Includes over 40 billion data elements and 335,000 variables. Includes demographic and economic data, religion, election, and carbon emissions data. To save and share projects, please create a personal account.
World News Digest This link opens in a new window
Facts on File coverage of all major political, social, and economic events since November 1940.
A Read Aloud button is available for text-to-speech for much of the content.

Keyword(s): United States

Films, Audio, & Images

History (Alexander Street text & video) This link opens in a new window
Videos, newsreels, and primary documents on United States history, world history, and women in social movements.
Includes these collections:
- American History in Video
- The Sixties: Primary Documents and Personal Narratives 1960–1974
- Black Thought and Culture
- North American Indian Thought and Culture
- The March of Time
- World Newsreels Online: 1929–1966
- Women and Social Movements in the United States,1600-2000
- Women and Social Movements, International
- Women and Social Movements, Modern Empires Since 1820
- Women and Social Movements: Development and the Global South, 1919 - 2019
- World History in Video

C-SPAN
Find video coverage of congressional proceedings since 1987.

Media Studies: 60 Minutes and Meet the Press This link opens in a new window
Episodes of the long-running TV journalism shows "60 Minutes" and "Meet the Press."
Meet the Press is broadcast-television's longest-running program, with interviews, panels and debates from across the political spectrum that were televised 1947 through 2013.

60 Minutes is a highly successful program, with numerous Emmy and Peabody awards, and is the longest continuously-running prime-time program in American television history. Includes episodes from 1997 to 2014. Also includes 175 hours of CBS Sunday Morning. These programs are in high-definition streaming format.
Presidential Recordings Digital Edition This link opens in a new window
This audio collection comprises hours of sound files and transcripts of meetings and telephone conversations for Presidents Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon.