Salem Press, 1976. 12v. Arranged alphabetically by title of the work under consideration. Each entry summarizes the work, provides a brief critical evaluation, and lists principal characters. Spiller, Rober E. et al., eds. Literary History of the United States.
First volume has the history.
Other volumes have bibliographies of literature and cultural events, by period and genre, and for individuals. Abstracts of English Studies. American Literary Scholarship. Duke University Press, 1963-1979. Annual collection of bibliographic essays covering the year's scholarship on particular authors, periods, genres, and themes.