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Royal Historical Society bibliography is a comprehensive bibliography of books and periodical articles on British history from about 400 A.D. to 1914 published from 1901-1974, with a selection of items concerning post-1914 history in an appendix. Most historical society publications were excluded.

Includes:
Annual bibliography of British and Irish history, 1975- .
LOCATION: Widener: RR 3701.64 Latest 5 years Earlier WID-LC DA30.Z99 W75x

Which continues: Writings on British history, 1901-1974) which included book reviews before the 1946-47 volume; these book reviews are excluded from the electronic version.
LOCATION: History Dept: Hist 1702.1 1901-45
LOCATION: Widener: WID-LC DA30.Z99 W75x

Bibliography of British history, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1959-1996.
LOCATION: Widener: RR 3701.6.5 - RR 3701.9.3

• Includes:
• Gross, Charles. A Bibliography of English history to 1485: based on The sources and literature of English history from the earliest times to about 1485. 1975.
• Read, Conyers, comp. Bibliography of British history: Tudor period, 1485-1603. 2nd ed. 1959.
• Davies, Godfrey, ed. Bibliography of British history, Stuart period, 1603-1714. 2nd ed. 1970.
• Pargellis, Stanley McCrory. Bibliography of British history; the eighteenth century, 1714-1789. 1951.
• Brown, Lucy M. Bibliography of British history, 1789-1851. 1977.
• Hanham, H. J. Bibliography of British history, 1851-1914. 1976.
• Robbins, Keith. A bibliography of British history, 1914-1989. 1996.

Other Indexes

Index to journal articles on Australian history for 1979 [-1988].
LOCATION: Widener: WID-LC DU110.Z99 C75 x 1981, etc.
LOCATION: Widener: Harvard Depository DU110.Z99 C74 x, 1981 (for 1974-78)
LOCATION: Widener: Harvard Depository DU110.Z99 H63x (through 1973)

Victorian Database Online (1945- ) emphasizes literature but also covers other aspects of Victorian culture and society in Britain and in the colonies where publications concern political/administrative subjects or relationships with Great Britain. Covers approx. 1830-1914. Includes books, articles, and book reviews.

In printed form: Cumulative bibliography of Victorian studies, 1985-99
LOCATION: Widener: RR 3703.19.25.1

Which continues:
A Comprehensive bibliography of Victorian studies, 1970-84.
LOCATION: Widener: RR 3703.19.25.05 Library has: 3 v.

Victorian bibliography (1932- ) is a selective, classified bibliography, with author and subject index, on all aspects of the Victorian period. Published in the journal Victorian studies, 1958- .
LOCATION: Widener: Br 22.5 Current Issues: Periodicals Reading Room

Cumulated in: Bibliographies of studies in Victorian literature, 1932-1984:
LOCATION: Child Memorial: ChM 1047.1 [1945-54]
LOCATION: Lamont: PR731.Z99 T4x [1932-44]
LOCATION: Widener: 10441.350 [1932-44]
LOCATION: Widener: RR 3115.26 [1932-84]