{"id":27,"date":"2017-06-29T18:39:21","date_gmt":"2017-06-29T18:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wcsu.wpengine.com\/history\/resources\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T22:50:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T22:50:26","slug":"resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/history\/resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources for Historians"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WHY STUDY HISTORY?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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WCSU References<\/p>\n

Annotated Bibliography of Vietnam Studies Publications
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Reference SOURCES<\/p>\n

This Day in History<\/a>
\nA Great Resource from the history channel.<\/p>\n

ABYZ What’s News Links
\n<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Thanks to Dr. Nolan for pointing this out: read newspapers from every country in the world.<\/p>\n

Digital Collections at the Library of Congress<\/a><\/p>\n

National Archives and Records Administration<\/a><\/p>\n

Virtual Vietnam Archive<\/a><\/p>\n

The Historian’s Encyclopedia<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 This guide is a list of terms compiled by WCSU’s History Department that we believe you should be familiar with by the end of your history career<\/span><\/p>\n

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Citation and Bibliography guides<\/p>\n

The History Department expects that students completing research papers provide footnote citations consistent with the guidelines of the Chicago Manual of Style, which is the style consistently preferred in history journals. An abbreviated version of the Chicago Manual Seventh Edition<\/i> (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007). Students ar always welcome to borrow a copy of this book from the Department. <\/span><\/p>\n

Chicago Manual of Style Quick Guide<\/a><\/p>\n

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Guides to writing history<\/p>\n

Bowdoin’s Guide to Researching and Writing in the History Major<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

CAL Berkeley 9 Quick Tips<\/a><\/p>\n

Rutgers’ History Essay Tips<\/a><\/p>\n

Harvard Essay Writing Tips<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What is Plagiarism?<\/a><\/p>\n

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HISTORICAL ANALYSIS GUIDES<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

AHA: What Does it Mean to Think Historically?<\/a><\/p>\n

Carlton: Analyzing a Primary Source<\/a><\/p>\n

Monmouth College: Historical Analysis: Making Connections<\/a><\/p>\n

UCLA: Historical Analysis<\/a><\/p>\n

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Local History Reference<\/p>\n

Brookfield Historical Society<\/a><\/p>\n

Danbury Museum and Historical Society<\/a><\/p>\n

Dutchess County Rootsweb<\/a><\/p>\n

Litchfield Historical Society and Museum<\/a><\/p>\n

New Milford Historical Society<\/a><\/p>\n

Newtown Historical Society<\/a><\/p>\n

Putnam County History Museum<\/a><\/p>\n

Sherman Historical Society<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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