HIST 3000: History Research Methods: Finding a Dissertation

A dissertation in history represents the culmination of many years of research and writing by a successful PhD candidate.  The topics must be unique, narrowly focused, and undergo an exhaustive literature review. Thus, mining bliographies of dissertations is often a wonderful way to begin to assemble a list of secondary sources for your own research project.

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Dissertations & Theses Full Text, which includes citations to more than 1 million dissertations and theses from around the world. Dissertations published since 1997 are generally available in full text but require Adobe Acrobat Reader to view.