Genealogy Research

Genealogy Sources in Cornette Library Reference Collection

Oral Interviews

• Havlice, Patricia Pate. Oral History: A Reference Guide and Annotated Bibliography. 1985.
  Z 6201 .H38 1985 Ref.
• Mason, Elizabeth & Starr, Louis M. (Eds.). The Oral History Collection of Columbia University. 1973.
  Z 6621 C725 1973 Ref.
• Meckler, Alan M. & McMullin, Ruth. Oral History Collections. 1975.
  Z 6204 M4 Ref.
• Oral History Index: An International Directory of Oral History Interviews. 1990.
  D 16.14 .O74 1990 Ref.

Performing Arts

• Frick, John W. & Ward, Carlton (Eds.). Directory of Historic American Theatres. 1987.
  PN 2289 .D57 1987 Ref.
• Hartnoll, Phyllis. (Ed.). The Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1983.
  PN 2035 .H3 1983 Ref.
• Lennep, William Van. The London Stage 1660-1800: A Calendar of Plays, Entertainments & Afterpieces Together with Casts, Box-Receipts and Contemporary Comment. 1960-1968.
  PN 2592 .L6 Ref.
• Odell, George C. D. Annals of the New York Stage. 1970.
  PN 2277 .N5 O4 1970 Ref.
• Stratman, Carl J. American Theatrical Periodicals, 1798-1967: A Bibliographical Guide. 1970.
  Z 6935 S75 Ref.
• Wilmeth, Don B. The Language of American Popular Entertainment: A Glossary of Argot, Slang, and Terminology. 1981.
  PN 1579 .W5 Ref.

Political Science

• Diamond, Robert A. National Party Conventions, 1831-1972. 1976.
  JK 2255 C66 1976 Ref.
• Holler, Frederick L. Information Sources of Political Science. 1986.
  Z 7161 .H64 1986 Ref.
• McKee, Thomas Hudson. The National Conventions and Platforms of All Political Parties, 1789-1905 1906.
  JK 2255 M2 1971b Ref.
• Raymond, Walter John. Dictionary of Politics: Selected American and Foreign Political and Legal Terms. 1992.
  JA 61 .R39 1992 Ref.
• Solomon, Samuel R. The Governors of the States, 1900-1974. 1974.
  JS 308 .C6 no.533 Ref.
• Who's Who in American Politics. 1967-1988.
  E 176 .W6424 Ref.

Religion

• Bowker, John (Ed.). The Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997.
  BL 31 .O84 1997 Ref.
• Lueker, Erwin L. (Ed.). Lutheran Cyclopedia. 1975.
  BX 8007 L8 1975 Ref.
• Ludlow, Daniel H. (Ed.). Encyclopedia of Mormonism: The History, Scripture, Doctrine, and Procedure of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1992.
  BX 8605.5 .E62 1992 Ref.
• Melton, J. Gordon. The Encyclopedia of American Religions. 1978.
  BL 2530 .U6 M443 Ref.
• New Catholic Encyclopedia. 1967.
  BX 841 N44 1967 Ref.
• Sandoz, Ellis (Ed.). Political Sermons of the American Founding Era, 1730-1805. 1998.
  BR 115 .P7 P53 1998 Ref.

Science & Technology

• Bolton, Henry Carrington. A Catalogue of Scientific and Technical Periodicals, 1665-1895. 1965.
  Z 7403 B69 1965 Ref.
• Brown, Peter & Stratton, George Burder (Eds.). World List of Scientific Periodicals Published in the Years 1900-1960. 1963-1965.
  Z 7403 W923 Ref.
• Ferguson, Eugene S. Bibliography of the History of Technology. 1968.
  Z 7914 H5 F4 Ref.
• World Who's Who in Science: A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Scientists from Antiquity to the Present. 1967-1988.
  Q 141 W7 Ref.

Social Welfare

• University of Minnesota. Descriptive Inventories of Collections in the Social Welfare History Archives Center. 1970.
  Z 7164 .C4 M55 Ref.

Statistics

• Chandler, Tertius & Fox, Gerald. 3000 Years of Urban Growth. 1974.
  HB 2161 C45 1974 Ref.
• Cole, Arthur Harrison. Wholesale Commodity Prices in the United States, 1700-1861. 1938.
  HB 235 U6 C56 1969 Ref.
• Mitchell, B. R. International Historical Statistics: Africa, Asia & Oceana 1750-1993. 1998.
  HA 4675 .M552 1998 Ref.
• Mitchell, R. International Historical Statistics: The Americas 1750-1993. 1998.
  HA 175 .M55 1998 Ref.
• Mitchell, B. R. International Historical Statistics: Europe 1750-1993. 1998.
  HA 1107 .M5 1998 Ref.
• Population Redistribution and Economic Growth: United States, 1870-1950. 1957.
  HB 1965 K8 Ref.
• U.S. Bureau of the Census. Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970. 1975.
  HA 202 A385 1975 Ref.
• U.S. Bureau of the Census. The Statistical History of the United States from Colonial Times to the Present. 1965.
  HA 202 A385 1965 Ref.

Texas

• Finder's Guide to the Texas Women: A Celebration of History Exhibit Archives. 1984.
  HQ 1438 .T4 W5 1984 Ref.
• Historical and Biographical Record of the Cattle Industry and the Cattlemen of Texas and Adjacent Territory. 1959.
  SF 196 .U5 H5 Ref.
• Pool, William C. A Historical Atlas of Texas. 1975.
  G 1371 S1 P6 1975 Ref.
• Texas Edition of Men of Achievement. 1948, 1958.
  F 385 B32 Ref.
• Texas Women of Distinction: A Biographical Essay. 1962.
  F 385 M19 Ref.
• Texian Who's Who. 1937.
  F 385 T49 1937 Ref.
• Who's Who in Texas: A Biographical Dictionary of Leading Men and Women of the Commonwealth. 1947.
  F 385 W5x 1947 Ref.
• Who's Who in Texas Today: A New Biographical Survey of Texas. 1968.
  F 385 W55 1968 Ref.
• Worthy Mothers of Texas. 1976.
  F 385 W65 Ref.

United States Government

• Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1971. 1971.
  JK 1010 A5 1971 Ref.
• Biographical Directory of the United States Executive Branch, 1774-1971. 1971.
  E 176 B575 Ref.
• Burke's Presidential Families of the United States of America. 1975.
  CS 69 B82 Ref.
• Collin, P. H. (Ed.). Dictionary of Government and Politics. 1998.
  JA 61 .D53 1998 Ref.
• Goldman, Perry M. & Young, James S. (Ed.). The United States Congressional Directories, 1789-1840. 1973.
  JK 1011 U53 Ref.
• Kurian, George Thomas. A Historical Guide to the U.S. Government. 1998.
  JK 9 .H57 1998 Ref.
• McLaughlin, Andrew C. & Hart, Albert Bushnell. Cyclopedia of American Government. 1914.
  JK 9 C9 Ref.
• Morehead, Joe. Introduction to United States Government Information Sources. 1996.
  J 83 .M674 1996 Ref.
• Schlesinger, Arthur M., Jr. & Bruns, Roger. Congress Investigates: A Documented History 1792-1974. 1975.
  JK 1123 A2 S34 Ref.

Women

• Addis, Patricia K. Through a Woman's I: An Annotated Bibliography of American Women's Autobiographical Writings, 1946-1976. 1983.
  Z 7963 .B6 A32 1983 Ref.
• American Women: The Official Who's Who Among the Women of the Nation. 1935-36, 1937-38, 1939-1940.
  CT 3260 .N57 Ref.
• Ballou, Patricia K. Women: A Bibliography of Bibliographies. 1980.
  Z 7961 .A1 B34 Ref.
• Block, Adrienne Fried & Neuls-Bates, Carol. (Comps. & Eds.).Women in American Music: A Bibliography of Music and Literature. 1979.
  ML 128 .W7 B6 Ref.
• Frey, Linda, Frey, Marsha, & Schneider, Joanne (Comps.). Women in Western European History: A Select Chronological, Geographical, and Topical Bibliography from Antiquity to the French Revolution. 1982.
  Z7961 .F74 1982
• Hinding, Andrea (Ed.). Women's History Sources: A Guide to Archives and Manuscript Collections in the United States. 1979.
  Z 7964 .U49 W64 Ref.
• Index to Women of the World from Ancient to Modern Times: Biographies and Portraits. 1970.
  Z 7963 .B6 I73 Ref.
• Krichmar, Albert. The Women's Rights Movement in the United States 1848-1970: A Bibliography and Sourcebook. 1972.
  Z 7964 U49 K75 Ref.
• Macksey, Joan & Macksey, Kenneth. The Book of Women's Achievements. 1976.
  HQ 1123 M3 1976 Ref.
• Manning, Beverley. Index to American Women Speakers, 1828-1978. 1980.
  Z 1231 .O7 M36 Ref.
• Mehaffey, Karen Rae. Victorian American Women, 1840-1880: An Annotated Bibliography. 1992.
  HQ 1418 .M43 1992 Ref.
• Notable American Women. 1971-1980.
  CT 3260 .N57 Ref.
• Rosenberg, Marie Barovic & Bergstron, Len V. (Comps. & Eds.). Women and Society: A Critical Review of the Literature with a Selected Annotated Bibliography. 1975.
  Z 7961 R67 Ref.
• Sparhawk, Ruth M., Leslie, Mary E., Turbow, Phyllis Y., & Rose, Zina R. American Women in Sport, 1887-1987: A 100-Year Chronology. 1989.
  GV 583 .A64 1989 Ref.
• Who's Who of American Women. 1958-1982.
  CT 3260 W5 Ref.
• Women in Particular: An Index to American Women. 1984.
  HQ 1412 .h37 1984 Ref.
• Winegarten, Ruth (Ed.). Texas Women's History Project Bibliography. 1980.
  Z 7964 .T4 T4 Ref.

Print Indexes & Abstracts

• America: History & Life (North America; 1964-1995)
• Applied Science & Technology (1958-1998)
• Bibliographic Index (1937-1998)
• Biography Index (1967-present)
• Book Review Digest (1905-present)
• Book Review Index (1965-present)
• Historical Abstracts (the world except North America; 1955-1996)
• Humanities Index (1974-1998)
• Index to American Little Magazines (1900-1967)
• Index to Literature on the American Indian (1970-1979)
• Index to Texas Magazines and Documents (1987-present)
• Industrial Arts Index (1913-1957)
• International Index to Periodicals (1907-1965)
• Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature (1890-present)
• Social Sciences & Humanities Index (1907-1974)
• Social Sciences Index (1974-1998)
• Women Studies Abstracts (1972-present)

Electronic Databases

Some databases provide full-text of articles from journals, magazines, newspapers, and sometimes book chapters. Other databases will provide citation information that can be used to locate print information. For other options, see our complete list of databases.

• Academic Search Complete (general)
• AGRICOLA (agriculture)
• America: History & Life (North America)
• Biography and Genealogy Master Index
• EconLit (economics)
• Electronic Collections Online (general)
• ERIC (education)
• Historical Abstracts (the world except North America)
• infoTrac Newspapers ( includes full text of many Texas newspapers)
• JSTOR (general)
• Lexis-Nexis' Academic Universe (full-text federal and state law cases)
• MEDLINE (medicine)
• Newspaper Source (full-text)
• Religion & Philosophy Collection
• Texas Digital Sanborn Maps (insurance maps)
• WorldCat (books, etc. in many libraries)