Here is a list of links to help you explore Internet resources related to the rhetoric of American issues:
For tips on citation format, please see Diana Hacker's Research and Documentation Online (www.dianahacker.com/resdoc).
Reference books are shelved by Library of Congress call number in the reference stacks on the first floor of the Ruth Haas Library. They may not be checked out, but photocopiers are available for student use on the first and third floors of the Haas Library.
| American Decades (1900 - present) | Ref E 169.12.A419 1994 |
| The American Revolution: An Enyclopedia. 2 volumes. | Ref E 208.A433 1993 |
| Civil Rights in the United States. 2 volumes. | Ref E 184.A1.C47 2000 |
| Cold War America, 1946-1990 | Ref E 741.G75 2003 |
| Dictionary of Afro-American Slavery | Ref E 441.D53 1988 |
| Dictionary of American Diplomatic History. Second edition. | Ref E 183.7.F5 1989 |
| Dictionary of American History. Third edition. 10 volumes. | Ref E 174.D52 2003 |
| Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History. 5 volumes + supplement. | Ref E 185.E54 1996 |
| Encyclopedia of American Cultural and Intellectual History. 3 volumes. | Ref E 169.1.E624 2001 |
| Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy. 3 volumes. | Ref E 183.7.E52 2002 |
| Encyclopedia of American History. 11 volumes. | Ref E 174.E53 2003 |
| Encyclopedia of American Political History. 3 volumes. | Ref E 183.E5 1984 |
| Encyclopedia of American Political Reform | Ref E 839.5.C57 1996 |
| Encyclopedia of American Social History. 3 volumes. | Ref HN 57.E58 1993 |
| Encyclopedia of Southern Culture | Ref F 209.E53 1989 |
| Encyclopedia of the American Civil War. 5 volumes. | Ref E 468.E53 2000 |
| Encyclopedia of the American Presidency. 4 volumes. | Ref JK 511.E53 1994 |
| Encyclopedia of the American Legislative System. 3 volumes. | Ref JF 501.E53 1994 |
| Encyclopedia of the American West. 4 volumes. | Ref F 591.E485 1996 |
| Encyclopedia of the Civil War. 5 volumes. | Ref E 468.E53 2000 |
| Encyclopedia of the Democratic Party. 2 volumes. | Ref JK 2352.K87 1997 |
| Encyclopedia of the Great Depression. 2 volumes. | Ref E 806.E63 2004 |
| Encyclopedia of the Republican Party. 2 volumes. | Ref JK 2352.K87 1997 |
| Encyclopedia of the United States Congress. 4 volumes. | Ref JK 1067.E63 1995 |
| Encyclopedia of the United States in the Nineteenth Century. 3 volumes. | Ref E 169.1.E626 2001 |
| Encyclopedia of the United States in the Twentieth Century. 4 volumes + index. | Ref E 740.7.E53 1996 |
| Encyclopedia of U.S. Foreign Relations. 4 volumes. | Ref E 183.7.E53 1997 |
| Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Civil Rights. 2 volumes. | Ref E 185.61.E54 2003 |
| Historical Dictionary of the Civil War. 2 volumes. | Ref E 468.J777 2002 |
| Historical Dictionary of the New Deal . 2 volumes. | Ref E 806.H58 1985 |
| Historical Dictionary of the Progressive Era, 1890-1920 | Ref E 661.H6 1988 |
| History of American Presidential Elections. 9 volumes + supplement. | Ref E 183.H58 1985 |
| The Sixties in America. 3 volumes. | Ref E 841.S55 1999 |
| 100 Key Documents in American Democracy | Ref E 173.A15 1994 |
| American Quotations: A Kaleidoscopic View of American History | Ref E 173.A525 2002 |
| Annals of America. 18 volumes + supplements. | Ref E 173.A793 |
| Anthology of Public Speeches (Platz) | Circ PN 6122.P5 |
| Documents of American History. Commager. 9th edition. | Ref E 173.C66 1973 |
| Encyclopedia of American Historical Documents. 3 volumes. | Ref E 173.E54 2004 |
| Historic Documents on Presidential Elections, 1787-1988 | Ref JK 1965.H56 1991 |
| Lend Me Your Ears: Great Speeches in History (Safire) | Circ PN 6122.L4 1992 |
| Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States (1929-present) | Circ J 80.A283 |
| Representative American Speeches | Ref PS 661.R46 1997 |
| Speech Index: An Index to 259 Collections of World Famous Orations and Speeches... | Ref AI 3.S85 1966 |
| Twentieth-Century America: A Primary Source Collection from the Associated Press 10 volumes. | Ref E 740.5.T84 1995 |
| The World's Great Speeches (Copeland and Lamm) | Circ PN 6121.C6 1973 |
| Biography Index (1946- ) Arranged alphabetically by last name of biographee with an Index to Professions at the end of each volume. | Index shelves in the Haas reference (near the atrium) |
| Current Biography Yearbook (1940- ) | Ref CT 100.C8 |
| Encyclopedia of World Biography. 17 volumes + supplements. | Ref CT 103.M33 1998 |
| American Legislative Leaders, 1850-1910 | Ref E 663.R57 1989 |
| American National Biography. 24 volumes. | Ref CT 213.A68 1999 |
| American Orators before 1900: Critical Studies and Sources | Ref PN 4055.U5.A4 1987 |
| American Orators of the Twentieth Century: Critical Studies and Sources | Ref PN 4193.P6.A44 1987 |
| American Political Leaders | Ref E 176.O27 1991 |
| American Presidents: Year by Year. 3 volumes. | Ref E 176.1.N44 2004 |
| American Revolution: Biographies. 2 volumes. | Ref E 206.S36 2000 |
| American Social Leaders | Ref HN 65.M38 1993 |
| American Voices: An Encyclopedia of Contemporary Orators | Ref PS 408.A47 2005 |
| Biographical Dictionary of the Confederacy | Ref E 467.W2 |
| Biographical Dictionary of the Extreme Right Since 1890 | Ref D 412.6.R39 1991 |
| Black Women in America: An Historical Encyclopedia. Second edition. 3 volumes. | Ref E 185.86.B542 2005 |
| Contemporary Black Biography. 6 volumes. | Ref E 185.96.C66 |
| Dictionary of American Biography. 11 volumes + supplements. | Ref E 176D 563 1964 |
| Dictionary of American Negro Biography | Ref E 185.96.D53 1982 |
| Encyclopedia of Civil War Biographies. 3 volumes. | Ref E 467.E53 2000 |
| James Madison and the American Nation, 1751-1836 | Ref E 342.J36 1994 |
| Leaders from the 1960s: A Biographical Sourcebook... | Ref HN 59.L43 1994 |
| Notable Americans: What They Did, from 1620 to the Present. Fourth edition. | Ref E 176.N89 1988 |
| Notable Black American Women | Ref E 185.96.N68 1992 |
| The Presidents: A Reference History | Ref E 176.1.P918 1984 |
| Who Was Who in America (1607- ) | Ref E 176.W64 |
| Who Was Who in American Politics | Ref E 176.M873 1974 |
| Who Was Who in the American Revolution | Ref E 206.P87 1993 |
| Who Was Who in the Civil War | Ref E 467.S56 1987 |
| Communication Handbook: A Dictionary | Ref P 87.5.D46 1986 |
| Dictionary of Communication and Media Studies | Ref P 87.5.W38 1984 |
| Encyclopedia of Censorship | Ref Z 657.G73 1990 |
| Encyclopedia of Communication and Information. 3 volumes. | Ref P 87.5.E53 2001 |
| Encyclopedia of International Media and Communications. 4 volumes. | Ref P 87.5.E535 2003 |
| Encyclopedia of Rhetoric | Ref PN 172.E52 2001 |
| International Encyclopedia of Communications. 4 volumes. | Ref P 87.5.I5 1989 |
| Longman Dictionary of Mass Media & Communication | Ref P 87.5.L66 1982 |
| NTC's Mass Media Dictionary | Ref P 87.5.E45 1991 |
| Sourcebook on Rhetoric | Ref PN 172.J37 2001 |
| Webster's New World Dictionary of Media and Communications | Ref P 87.5.W45 1990 |
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To limit search results to items owned by WCSU, click on Limit/Sort and then select WCSU under "Where Item Is Located."
The following Library of Congress subject headings may be useful in your research on American speeches and speechmakers:
In a SUBJECT search, look also for the standard subdivision "--Oratory" under the name of the speaker.
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