Legal Dictionaries and Encylopedias are useful reference tools because they provide a brief introcution into areas of law and include citations and other information about the topic. Legal Encylopedias are unique because although organized much like a general Encylopedia, they provide an outline of each topic that includes a brief "scope" that will tell you what the article covers. This "scope" note is important because it may also help you find different resources for your research.
Below are a few Legal Encyclopedias as well as other legal reference materials that may be useful.
American Jurisprudence 2nd
American Law Yearbook by 
The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Political and Legal History by 
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