United States Studies
Explore our interdisciplinary collections for researching the history, institutions and culture of the United States
Collection Description
The U.S. Studies collection is a substantial, research-level collection with broad coverage of the history, institutions and culture of the United States with strengths in Art History, History, and Literature.
Locating and accessing material
The best way to start finding resources at Senate House Library is to use the catalogue.
The U.S. Studies collection is located on the 6th floor.
New acquisitions on U.S. History and the history of the Americas can be found in the Periodicals Room on the fourth floor under the classmarks E and F.
Find collection locations through
Books and journals held in the stacks and off-site can be requested through the fetch service on the catalogue.
All e-resources and databases for history are listed on the on our LibGuides platform.
Special collections and archive material must be and consulted in the special collections reading room. Some of these collections are available as part of our e-Resources. They can be found on our list of on our LibGuides platform.
Special collections and archives
We hold selected archives related to U.S. History on topics such as politics, trade and slavery as well as the Manton Marble Collection of printed materials on American politics, foreign relations and economics.