Research Tools by Subject: History

This landmark scholarly work offers comprehensive, reliable, and accessible information about the fastest growing minority population in the United States. With an unprecedented scope and cutting-edge scholarship, the Encyclopedia draws together the diverse historical and contemporary experiences in the United States of Latinos and Latinas from Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Central America, South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

Tags: American History, Latinx, Immigration, Integration, DACA, Dreamers, Citizenship

In 700 original, intriguing articles—from “Apple Pie” to “Zombie”— The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America covers the significant events, inventions, and social movements in American history that have affected the way Americans view, prepare, and consume food and drink.

Tags: History of Food, Cultural Food, Culinary Arts, American Food, Food Writing, Food Education

Featuring 600 original articles written by leading scholars, The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt goes far beyond the records of archaeology to make available what we know about the full social, political, religious, cultural and artistic legacy of this 5,000-year civilization.

Tags: Egyptian Art, Egyptian Language, Hieroglyphics, Pyramids, Sphinx, Pharaohs

his dictionary provides rich detail on all aspects of the Renaissance in 14th to 17th century Europe.

Tags: Intellectual Revival, Humanism, Renaissance Art, Renaissance Literature, Early Modern History

With more than 5,000 entries by an international group of eminent historians, this is the standard research tool on 1,100 years of Byzantine history.

Tags: Early History, Byzantine, Middle Ages, Antiquity, Medieval

From Antarctica to the North Pole, The Oxford Companion to World Exploration offers information on all topics of exploration worldwide, including advances in navigation, the discovery of the New World, polar expeditions, and the space age.

Tags: World History, Navigation, Exploring, Expedition, New World, Old World

Due to license restrictions, this research tool is available only to patrons when visiting a CALS location. 

CALS provides access to digital copies of the Arkansas Gazette (starting in 1819) and the Arkansas Democrat (starting in 1878) to 1923 on Newspapers.com.

Tags: Historical Newspapers, Newspaper Archive, Baxter Bulletin, Fort Smith Times, Pine Bluff Daily Graphic, Local Newspapers

An index to articles and other information published in county history journals as well as selected statewide magazines, newspapers and books. Check the CALS catalog to see which of the titles are available at CALS and submit an Interlibrary Loan request if the title is not available at CALS.

Tags: Arkansas History, Local History, Historical Newspapers