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Kathryn A. Martin Library

History Research Guide

Use this guide to help find books, articles, and other useful materials for history topics.

Find Books

In order to find books, you can search the library catalog:

Library Catalog

The library catalog contains ebooks, DVDs, videos, government documents, microfilm, and teaching materials.

You may want to browse these call number areas on the 4th floor of the library:

CB History of Civilization
CD Diplomatics, Archives, Seals
D World History and History of Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand , Etc.
E-F History of the Americas

If the the library doesn't hold a book you're looking for, you can search WorldCat here:

WorldCat Discovery -- UMD Students, Staff & Faculty
Find books, journals, articles, maps, music scores, sound recordings, films, theses/dissertations, machine-readable data files, and any other materials available in libraries worldwide. This covers all subject areas. Request items through Interlibrary Loan using the Get It link on each item's record.

Research Process Guides

The guides listed below walk through the different aspects of the research process.

Last Updated: Aug 6, 2025 4:00 PM
URL: https://libguides.d.umn.edu/history
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Subjects: History

Tags: historical, historical research, history, Primary Sources