Print Resources
This is just a sample of what is available at the library.  The reference department also keeps vertical files on a variety of subjects, including local companies, events, and history.

• Encyclopedias
• Atlases
• Almanacs
• Pamphlets
• Indiana Administrative Code
• Book Review Digest
• Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature
• Encyclopedia of Popular Music
• Cambridge Medieval History
• Several American history series
• Dictionary of American History
• Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln
• Webster's Biographical Dictionary
• Dictionary of American Biography
• Who Was Who in America
• Encyclopedia of World Biography
• Contemporary Authors
• Current Biography
• Facts on File
• New Cambridge Modern History
• Library of Literary Criticism
• Indexes of Short Stories, Plays, and Poetry
• Quotation references
• Film and video guides
• Sports almanacs
• Dictionary of American Music
• Collectors' guides
• Encyclopedia of World Art
• Auto repair manuals
• Medical dictionaries and manuals
• Encyclopedia of Science and Technology
• Foreign language dictionaries
• Oxford English Dictionary
• Etiquette manuals
• The College Blue Book
• SAT and GED manuals
• Scholarship and financial aid information
• Encyclopedia of the American Presidency
• Encyclopedia of Military History
• Job almanacs
• Statistical Abstracts
• Encyclopedia of the U.S. Congress
• Religion references
• Concise Encyclopedia of Psychology

• Morningstar Mutual Funds
• Mutual Fund Forecaster
• Morningstar Closed-End Funds
• Walker's Manual of Unlisted Stocks
• Standard & Poor's Register of Corporations
• Standard & Poor's Register of Directors and Executives
• Standard & Poor's Stock and Bond Guides
• Standard & Poor's Stock Market Encyclopedia
• Standard & Poor's Trendlines/Current Market Perspectives, Outlook, and Trends and Projections
• Value Line Investment Survey Ratings and Reports
• Value Line Selection and Opinion
• Thomas Register
• American Manufacturers Directory

Computer Resources

• Internet Access
• Word Processing Software (WordPerfect and MS Word)
• Microsoft Publisher
• WinWay Resume
• Federal Tax Products
• National Geographic (1888 to Present)

• Indiana Fact Book
• Directory of Indiana Foundations
• Indiana Public Opinion, 1914-1917
• Indiana Military Records
• Immigration to Indiana
• Natural Features of Indiana
• Real Property Assessment Manual
• Indiana Water Resources
• New Harmony Society
• Statistical Reports
• Public Health Reports
• School Histories
• Railroad Histories
• Indiana Canals
• Indiana Folklore
• Indiana Natural History and Environmental information
• Soil Surveys
• Indiana Architecture
• Indiana Literature
• The Collected Works of James Whitcomb Riley
• Indiana Place Names
• Indiana Authors and Their Books
• Indiana Battle Flags
• Indiana World War Records
• Native Americans of Indiana
• Indiana in the Civil War
• Indiana Historical Society Publications
• Many books on Indiana History

Our local history department has many history sources of Northeast Indiana.  We continually update this department with current events and records, realizing that what happens today becomes history tomorrow.

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Some of our sources are:

• Histories of Steuben and surrounding counties
• Histories of towns, places, buildings and other landmarks
• Church and school histories
• Plat maps
• Geological survey maps
• Accounts and records of memorable events
• Biographies of prominent citizens
• Histories of businesses
• County war records
• Photograph files
• History of railroads
• History of the Underground Railroad
• Histories of Tri-State University
• Histories of area Native Americans

• Steuben Republican (Jan. 1860 - Dec. 1980)
• Herald Republican (Jan. 1981 - Present)
• Angola Herald (Aug. 1877 - Dec. 1975)
• Hamilton News (July 1901 - Dec. 1974)
• Fremont Eagle (April 1935 - Dec. 1950)
• Indiana Review (Nov. 1, 1849)
• Ashley-Hudson Times (Aug. 16, 1929 - Oct. 15, 1943)
• Steuben County Journal (Nov. 9, 1881 - Apr. 2, 1884)
• Angola Magnet (Dec. 23, 1893 - Dec. 25, 1896)

Do you have a question for the reference department? 
Send us an email, give us a call, or stop by the library.
Not every question can be answered by telephone or email.
More involved research questions may require a visit to the reference department.

reference@steuben.lib.in.us

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