Librarian
History of the United States to 1877
"Harvest" by Miriam McKinnie Hofmeier - 1938 WPA Mural located in Marshall, IL post office. Source:http://wpamurals.org/sld023.htm
Booth Library has a large collection of information resources to support the study of United States history to 1877 by undergraduates, graduates and faculty. The materials are held in the reference collection, the main book holdings, the journal collection and the online full-text databases. Books and journal articles from other libraries may be obtained using interlibrary loan.
The linked PDF file below is a list of selected works on United States history to 1877 that are held by the library
- United States History to 1877 : a list of selected resources
This list, compiled by Librarian Bradley Tolppanen contains hundreds of resources held in Booth Library on many historical themes in US History. Call numbers are included to help you locate the books.
Searching the EIU Library Catalog
Searching the EIU Library Catalog
To find books, ebooks, videos, and other materials held in the library use the EIU Library Catalog
To search the catalog enter search terms in the search box and use the drop box to narrow the search between "Library Catalog", "All I-Share Libraries", "Course Reserves", "Articles" and "Everything."
The search results may be narrowed by using the limiting tools on the right hand side of the page.
Click on the item title to bring up the bibliographic record. The item's location, call number, and status are needed to find it in Booth Library.
