Research Guides: American Civil War: Theses and Dissertations

Theses and Dissertations Full-Text Online

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global
Citations for dissertations back to the 1860s, with almost 100,000, from approximately 1997 forward, in full PDF format for immediate download.

Tracking Down Other Theses and Dissertations

WorldCat
Most university libraries catalog their theses and dissertations, although they may not assign subject headings.
American Historical Association Directory of History Dissertations
The Directory contains 56,702 dissertations that were completed or are currently in progress at 202 history departments in the United States and Canada.

Requesting Theses and Dissertations On Loan

Interlibrary Loan
Since dissertations and theses are often available only at the issuing institution, they may be difficult to borrow and there may be a charge for those completed out of state.

Purchasing Copies of Theses and Dissertations

UMI Dissertation Express
You may personally purchase copies of available dissertations from UMI Dissertation Express for $38.00 each PDF, $39 unbound paper, or $56 softcover. The last resort for seeing some theses and dissertations is to visit the library of the issuing institution.

UT-Tyler Masters Theses in History dealing with Civil War era

These theses are available at the Robert R. Muntz Library:
Owens, Jeffrey Alan. “The Civil War in Tensas Parish, Louisiana: A Community History.” 1990. F377.T45 O84 1990.
Newsom, James Lynn. “Grand Phalanx of Intrepid Infantry: The Seventh Texas, 1861-1865.” 1993. E580.5 7th .N49 1993.
Cowan, Terry. “The Stone Movement and “The Christians in the West” in Texas, 1824-1865.” 1994. BX7316 .C69 1994.
McIntyre, Stephanie. “Ties that Bind: Railroads, Sectionalism, and the Civil War.” 2004. HE2751 .M35 2004.
Roberson, Bea. "Domestic Ambivalence: Elite Southern Women and the Institution of Slavery." 2010. E441 .R63 2010.

The following theses are available online:
Harvell, Elle. "Cope, Cooperate, Combat: Civilian Responses to Union Occupation in Saline County, Missouri, During the Civil War." 2012.
Hughes, Sharon. "Isaac Merritt Singer: A Womanizer who Liberated Women." 2014.


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