Reference books (encyclopedias, handbooks, chronologies) are valuable sources of information.
Cambridge Histories Online Under Databases on library website
Complete text of over 350 scholarly books in the Cambridge History Series and published by
Cambridge University Press. Each title is also listed individually in the library's online catalog.
Dates vary. Some titles are available in print.
British History
Reference books are in two locations. Those call numbers without “SB” are on the first floor. Call numbers followed by “SB” are in the sub-basement. Floor plans are available at the Reference Desk.
Historical Dictionary of the British Empire Ref DA 16 P315 2015
Historical Dictionary of the Northern Ireland Conflict Ref DA 990 U46 G545 2017
Home Front Encyclopedia*** Ref D 570 H54 2007
Oxford Companion to British History*** Ref DA 34 O93 1997
Oxford Companion to Black British History Ref DA 125 N 4094 2007 SB
Oxford Illustrated History of the British Army Ref DA 50 O94 1994
Encyclopedia of European Social History 1350 – 2000 Ref HN 373 E63 2001
Encyclopedia of War Ref U 27 E48 2012
Biographies
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (DNB)*** Ref DA 28 O95 2004
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Ref DA 28 O95 2009
Supplement 2001-2004***
Dictionary of Women Worldwide Ref CT 3202 D53
Encyclopedia of World Biography Ref CT 103 E56 1997
Biography and Genealogy Master Index Under Databases on library website
Provides citations to short entries in reference books, including the DNB, for historical and
contemporary figures.
Great Lives from History: The 19th Century 1801 – 1900 Ref CT 119 G69 2007
Research Guide to European Historical Biography Ref CT 759 R47 1992
***Starred items are highly recommended sources