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South Orange & Local History

The following site is designed to give the reader an introductory look at the importance of information on the history of South Orange, New Jersey through various resources on the subject via electronic, digital and traditional means of scholarship.

Quick Links

Seton Hall Libraries (new library website!)

Worldcat Local (online library catalog)

Department of History at SHU

Archives & Special Collections Center  https://library.shu.edu/archives

Databases - for SHU only

The most useful databases for History (SHU restricted) are:

Historical Abstracts This database provides searching by subject, keyword, and author, as well as other ways of searching.

Project Muse

JSTOR  JSTOR is a journal archive more than a database and as such does not allow for subject searching.  It does have excellent resources searchable by keyword, author and title.  Use the limits to narrow your search to a mangeable size.

For Medieval and Renaissance Studies: Iter: Gateway to the Middle Ages & Renaissance

Other Useful databases are:

You might also find the Opposing viewpoints resource center useful, especially for current issues.

 If you are off campus, you may need to access these through the library's database page. and log-in when prompted.

See the full list of SHU History Databases