Research Databases

Search records, books, serials, and other historical records specific to African Americans to trace your genealogy or to do research.

You must be in the library to use this resource.  Trace your genealogy using historical records. U. S. Census records; military records; court, land and probate records; vital and church records; directories; petitions for naturalization; passenger lists and more.

A premier collection of historical U.S. military records that brings to life the details of America's military veterans with stories, photos, and personal documents.

Search census records, books, serials, and other historical records to trace your genealogy.  You must be in the library to access this database.

MasterFILE Premier contains full text for general reference magazines and publications covering a wide range of subject areas including business, health, education, general science and multicultural issues. It also includes an extensive image collection of more than 2 million photos, maps and flags.

Reference content in humanities, social sciences, and science.

Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection provides access to hundreds of full-text journals and offers particularly strong coverage in child and adolescent psychology and various areas of counseling.

Religion & Philosophy Collection provides an in-depth collection of resources covering topics such as world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy. Hundreds of full-text, scholarly journals, and coverage of key theological and philosophical resources spanning over 100 years.