History

The Library maintains a research-level collection to support the research and teaching of the history department, as well as many other disciplines and programs with historical interests. The History Department is comprehensive in the thematic and methodological emphasis that render the study of history one of the most capacious of all academic callings. Although in recent years the department's strengths in cultural, intellectual, and political history have been the most widely noticed, the department's distinction in social, economic and international kinds of history has been recognized thoughout the world. The collection ranges across virtually all of the major geographical and chronological fields recognized by the discipline.

Research Tools
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Library Guides
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History Guides and Topical Bibliographies, General Guides

About the History Collection
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Related Pages
History Department at Berkeley
Bancroft Library
American Studies Department at Berkeley

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