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Calvert Library: Online Databases for Starting Your Research

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Browse all the premium online resources that Calvert Library offers. 

Research African American history and culture, including primary sources, timelines, audio clips, photographs, maps, and images. 

To login, click “Barcode” and enter your library card number.

 

Public libraries are places of inclusion and empowerment, dedicated to breaking down barriers to access and resisting inequality. 

Below are some resources that illuminate systems of race, privilege and power as well as how to enact change in ourselves and our institutions. We hope these resources help you recognize and challenge biases, navigate difficult conversations and create an inclusive, respectful space for learning, engagement and improvement.

Reference materials include hundreds of primary documents and thousands of images from the Inuit of Alaska to the Seminole of Florida covering precontact to the colonial era into the 21st century.

To login, click “Barcode” and enter your library card number.

 

 

You are invited to explore the cultural heritage of the Native American and Indigenous peoples whose traditions and histories are an integral part of contemporary life in Maryland. Whether you engage virtually or explore sites in-person, you will encounter stories and places that invite reflection and respect for the tribal nations whose lands Marylanders also call home.

 

Research Asian American history and culture, including primary sources, timelines, audio clips, photographs, maps, and images. 

To login, click “Barcode” and enter your library card number.

 

Dedicated to the history and culture of Latinos.  

To login, click “Barcode” and enter your library card number.

Dedicado a la historia y la cultura de los latinos. 

Para iniciar sesión, haga clic en “Código de barras” e ingrese su número de tarjeta de la biblioteca.

 

Planning Your Visit

County: Calvert County, Charles County, St. Mary's County
Themes: African American People and Culture, Civic Ideas and Action, Diversity in Southern Maryland, Indigenous People and Culture, People, Places, and Our Southern Maryland Environment, Women’s History
Timeframes: 10,000 – 1606 Before settlers and colonization, 1607 – 1763 Colonization, 1763 – 1783 The Revolutionary Era, 1783 – 1800 Founding a New Nation, 1800 – 1828 The Early Nationalist Period, 1828 – 1860 Antebellum America, 1860 – 1877 The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1877 – 1896 The Gilded Age, 1896 – 1916 The Progressive Era, 1917 – 1929 WWI and the Roaring Twenties, 1929 – 1940 The Great Depression, 1940 – 1952 World War II and the Early Cold War, 1950’s, 1960’s, 1970’s, 1980’s, 1990’s, 2000 – 2024 21st Century America
Audience: College, General Public, High School, Middle School, Teacher

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Type of Entry: Individual Resource
County: Calvert County, Charles County, St. Mary's County
Themes: African American People and Culture, Civic Ideas and Action, Diversity in Southern Maryland, Indigenous People and Culture, People, Places, and Our Southern Maryland Environment, Women’s History
Timeframes: 10,000 – 1606 Before settlers and colonization, 1607 – 1763 Colonization, 1763 – 1783 The Revolutionary Era, 1783 – 1800 Founding a New Nation, 1800 – 1828 The Early Nationalist Period, 1828 – 1860 Antebellum America, 1860 – 1877 The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1877 – 1896 The Gilded Age, 1896 – 1916 The Progressive Era, 1917 – 1929 WWI and the Roaring Twenties, 1929 – 1940 The Great Depression, 1940 – 1952 World War II and the Early Cold War, 1950’s, 1960’s, 1970’s, 1980’s, 1990’s, 2000 – 2024 21st Century America
Audience: College, General Public, High School, Middle School, Teacher

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