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	United States Presidential Elections This guide suggests resources and strategies for research on Presidential elections in the United States. Contents of this research guide Background Information  |  Facts & Figures  |  Find Articles  |  Find Books  |  Primary Sources  |  People  |  Organizations  |  Web Resources Background Information Encyclopedias and other reference works are an excellent place to start a research project or simply learn more about a particular topic. American Presidential Campaigns and Elections  (R 324.973) Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections  (R 324.973 C76 2001) Encyclopedia of American Parties, Campaigns, and Elections     (R 324.097303 B516e) Encyclopedia of the American Presidency  (R 353.031303 En19) Encyclopedia of Third Parties in America    (R 324.27303 En197) History of American Presidential Elections, 1789-1968    (R 329.023 Sch38h) National Party Platforms    (R 329.02130973 J631n 1978) Presidential Ballots, 1836-1892    (R 324 B935p) Presidential Vote, 1896-1932    (R 324 R561p) [go to top of page] Facts & Figures Use dictionaries, statistical works, atlases, handbooks and similar works to find and check facts about topics, people, or events. America at the Polls: A Handbook of American Presidential Election Statistics, 1920 -1964  (R 324.2021 G746a) America at the Polls, 1960-2000: John F. Kennedy to George W. Bush : a Handbook of American Presidential Election Statistics     (R 324.2021 G746a 2001) America Votes     (R 324 Am35) Statistical History of the American Presidential Elections: with Supplementary Tables Covering 1968-1980  (R 324.973  P442s) Students Atlas of American Presidential Elections, 1789-1996     (R 324.973009 Is7s) United States Presidential Elections, 1788-1860: the Official Results by County and State    (R 324. 973 D851up) [go to top of page] Find Articles Search indexes, abstracts, and databases to find journal, magazine, and newspaper articles.  To find historical/source materials, use the following print sources: New York Times Index, 1851+     (located in Index/Abstracts area, main floor Readers Guide to Periodical Literature, 1900+     (located in Index/Abstracts area, main floor) Social Sciences Index, 1974+     (located in Index/Abstracts area, main floor) To find recent articles and scholarly/peer-reviewed articles use the following online databases: Academic Search Premier (EBSCOHost) America: History and Life GPO (Government Printing Office) (FirstSearch) Historical Abstracts Jstor Proquest Research Library Wilson Web OmniFile [go to top of page] Find Books Use the Kent Library Catalog to find books, periodicals (journals, magazines, & newspapers), videos, government documents and other materials. Keyword searches allow you to use your own words as search terms. Subject heading searches use Library of Congress subject headings. Printed volumes of LC subject headings are located near the Reference Desk on the main floor.  For example, you might use: Presidents-United States-Biography Presidents-United States-Election Presidents-United States-History [go to top of page] Primary Sources Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States (Papers for the two most recent Presidents: R 353.035 Un3) (Papers from prior Presidents: GS4.113) [go to top of page] People Learn about important people related to this topic. American Presidents    (R 923.173 Am3573 2000) Presidential Also-Rans and Running Mates, 1788 through 1996    (R 324.973 So89p) Presidents: a Biographical Dictionary (R 923.173 H18p) [go to top of page] Organizations Professional organizations and/or societies often provide very useful topic related information. American Political Science Association http://www.apsanet.org/ Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress http://www.thepresidency.org/ League of Women Voters http://www.lwv.org/ [go to top of page] Web Resources Online information related to the topic of American Presidential Elections. American Presidency Project http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/index.php Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections http://www.uselectionatlas.org U.S. Presidential Election Maps, 1860-1996    http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/collections/stats/elections/maps [go to top of page] page developed by Information Services/ BL last updated: 04/28/09