United States History Research Guide
Theses and Dissertations

Doctoral Dissertations

UMass Amherst Doctoral Dissertations

To identify individual doctoral dissertations, conduct an Advanced Search in the UMass Amherst Libraries Catalog by author, title, subject, or keyword search, choosing the Format "Theses" under Limits. To browse all dissertations, search the UMass Amherst Libraries Catalog by "Subject begins with" for Theses -- History -- Doctoral. Online full text of recent UMass Amherst dissertations is available in Dissertations and Theses (available on campus, or off campus to UMass Amherst students, faculty, staff, and affiliates with an OIT account; enter your OIT login and password when prompted).

Other Doctoral Dissertations

Search Dissertations and Theses (available on campus, or off campus to UMass Amherst students, faculty, staff, and affiliates with an OIT account; enter your OIT login and password when prompted) for citations and abstracts of theses completed in colleges and universities of the US and Canada since 1861. Includes full text of the first 24 pages of recent dissertations (1997- ). To borrow theses and dissertations from other institutions, place a request through Interlibrary Loan or purchase dissertations directly through this database.

Masters Theses

To identify individual Masters theses, conduct an Advanced Search in the UMass Amherst Libraries Catalog by author, title, subject, or keyword search, choosing the Format "Theses" under Limits. To browse all, search the UMass Amherst Libraries Catalog by "Subject begins with" for Theses -- History -- Masters.

Senior Honors Theses

Available in Special Collections and University Archives (Floor 25, W.E.B. Du Bois Library).