Oxford LibGuides: History, American: More bibliographical resources

Printed bibliographies

American studies: an annotated bibliography by Jack Salzman (ed.)
Call Number: VHL Ref. E 169.1 .S35 1986
ISBN: 0521325552
3 vols. (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1986)
The United States: a guide to library holdings in the UK by Peter Snow (comp.)
Call Number: VHL Ref. Z 1215 .S64 1982
ISBN: 0853501831
(Boston Spa: British Library Lending Division, in association with SCONUL, c1982).
Bibliotheca Americana. A dictionary of books relating to America, from its discovery to the present time by Joseph Sabin
Call Number: VHL Ref. Z 1201 .S22 1867
29 vols. (New York: Joseph Sabin, 1868-1936).
The new Sabin: books described by Joseph Sabin and his successors by Lawrence S. Thompson
Call Number: VHL Ref. Z 1201 .T45 1974
9 vols. (Troy, N.Y.: Whitston Pub. Co., 1974-83)

Bibliographical resources for early printed books

In addition to the key online bibliographies, you may also find the following useful for early printed books:

Early American Imprints I, 1639-1800 (Evans Collection)
Collection of early printed American imprints (1639-1800), compiled originally in the American Bibliography by Charles Evans and enhanced by Roger Bristol’s Supplement to Charles Evan’s American Bibliography. The collection of 37,000+ imprints embraces every aspect of life in 17th and 18th century America (history, literary, religion, witchcraft, agriculture, foreign affairs, temperance, etc.). Genre of material is very wide-ranging.
English Short-Title Catalogue (ESTC)
The ESTC holds extensive descriptions and holdings information for letterpress materials printed in Great Britain or any of its dependencies in any language—as well as for materials printed in English anywhere else in the world. Coverage is from the beginnings of print to 1800 including all recorded English monographs printed between 1475 and 1700.

Bibliographical resources for archival collections

Early modern and modern manuscripts at the Bodleian Library
Guide to the finding aids for early modern and modern manuscript collections held at the Bodleian Library.
A guide to manuscripts relating to America in Great Britain and Ireland
A revision of the guide edited in 1961 by B.R. Crick and Miriam Alman; edited by John Raimo under the general supervision of Dennis Welland. (London: Mansell, 1979).
VHL Ref E 178 .C74 1979
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
NARA is an independent Federal Agency which oversees the management of all federal documents in the United States. Their website has an archival search catalogue, as well as information about where in the US various archives and documents are held.
National Inventory of Document Sources in the United States (NIDS)
VHL Ref Z 6221 .U58 N37 (microfiche)
Content: pt.1 Federal records - pt.2 Manuscript Division, Library of Congress - pt.3 State libraries, state archives and state historical societies - pt.4 Academic and research libraries and other repositories.
NIDS aims to provide a directory of archives for the United States through Archives USA and provide an index which will help the user locate collections of papers, manuscripts and records in libraries and archives in the US.
ArchiveGrid
ArchiveGrid (formerly Archival Resources) is an important resource for searching through historical documents, personal papers, and family histories found in archives around the world. Thousands of libraries, museums, and archives have contributed nearly a million collection descriptions to ArchiveGrid.
ArchivesHub
Portal to information about archives held in various locations in the UK.