This selected annotated bibliography of United States history is an introduction to sources that can be found in the reference section of the library at the University of Rhode Island. Included are basic sources and more advanced research tools to acquaint students with different types of research tools available and to encourage students to consider the many different avenues research in this area can take. References include: (1) historical method (1 item); (2) bibliographies (14 items); (3) encyclopedias and dictionaries (11 items); (4) atlases (7 items); (5) handbooks (5 items); (6) chronologies (3 items); (7) directories (3 items); (8) biographies (4 items); and (9) indexes and abstracts (2 items). (EH)