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United States

Handbook of Texas This link opens in a new window
Encyclopedia of Texas history, geography, and culture.
Digital Atlas of Texas Counties This link opens in a new window
Downloadable GIS data on Texas counties.
Digital Sanborn Maps (Texas) This link opens in a new window
Texas fire insurance maps from 1867–1970 that can be used to estimate the potential risk for urban structures and to look at historical neighborhood structure.
Sanborn includes information such as the outline of each building, the size, shape and construction materials, heights, and function of structures, location of windows and doors. The maps also give street names, street and sidewalk widths, property boundaries, building use, and house and block numbers.
Texas Reference Center This link opens in a new window
Texas Digital Newspaper Program This link opens in a new window

American National Biography Online This link opens in a new window
Dictionary of National Biography This link opens in a new window
Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete Online This link opens in a new window
includes the DLB main series, the DLB Documentary Series, and the DLB Yearbook Series

Merriam-Webster Online This link opens in a new window
Includes both a dictionary and online thesaurus feature.
Oxford English Dictionary (OED) This link opens in a new window

Chicago Manual of Style This link opens in a new window
Guidelines for bibliographical citations and writing style in the Chicago style.

Directory of Development Organizations This link opens in a new window
Includes indigenous peoples movements, faith-based organizations, foundations & research centres

Royal Geographical Society Archive This link opens in a new window
"The Society's archive contains vast collections of documents, maps, photographs, expedition reports, manuscript materials and books, and span 500 years of geography, travel and exploration (Wiley)."
"The RGS holds one of the largest private map collections in the world. It includes one million sheets of maps and charts, 3000 atlases, 40 globes (as gores or mounted on stands) and 1000 gazetteers. The earliest printed cartographic item dates back to 1485 (Wiley)."

Cambridge Companions Online This link opens in a new window
Introductory ebooks to writers, artists, topics, philosophers, and literary and philosophical periods. Frequently updated with new information.

Rice University has access to all titles published through 2024.
Oxford Handbooks Online This link opens in a new window
Fondren's access:
Archaeology: Foundation and the 2012-2023 Collections;
Classical Studies: 2009-2012 Foundation and the 2012-2022 Collections;
Criminology and Criminal Justice: 2009-2012 Foundation and 2013-2022 Collections;
History: Foundation and the 2012-2023 Collections;
Law: 2009-2012 Foundation and the 2012-2023 Collections;
Linguistics: Foundation and the 2012-2023 Collections;
Literature: Foundation and the 2012-2023 Collections;
Music: Foundation and the 2012-2023 Collections;
Neuroscience: 2021-2023 Collections;
Philosophy: Foundation and the 2012-2023 Collections;
Physical Sciences: 2017, 2018 and 2019 Collections;
Political Science: Foundation and the 2012-2023 Collections;
Psychology: Foundation and the 2012-2023 Collections;
Religion: Foundation and the 2012-2023 Collections;
Social Work: 2023 and
Sociology: 2017-2023 Collections.
Cambridge Histories Online This link opens in a new window
Oxford Reference This link opens in a new window