Selected Library
Resources for
Coming to America FSEM 006
http://people.hws.edu/hunter/WelshFSEM15.htm
Prof. Kristen
Welsh Michael Hunter, Reference Librarian
Credo Reference Library Reference Database – locate at the
Library home page under
“Find a Database”
Dictionary
of American immigration history REF
JV6450 .D53 1990
New
immigrant literatures in the United States : a
sourcebook to our multicultural literary
heritage REF
PS153 .M56 N475 1996
U.S. immigration : a reference handbook
REF JV6483 .L46 2004
We the people : an atlas of America's ethnic diversity REF
ATLAS G1201 .E1 A4 1988
Locate books in the HWS Library by using our catalog in the
Lobby or through our Web page http://library.hws.edu. You can identify more books on a given
subject by using a large library’s catalog such as http://worldcat.org and placing interlibrary
loan requests for items you would like.
Time required is usually a week.
Scholarly
Databases:
America:
History and Life, Humanities Index, Social Science Index. Others may be relevant; please consult a
reference librarian for assistance.
Image, Video and Audio
Digital Public
Library of America
Exhibition –
Leaving Europe- New Life in America
http://dp.la/exhibitions/exhibits/show/leaving-europe
Artstor (Library Database)
British Pathe Newsreel Archive
Creative
Commons
Immigrant
organizations websites and archives (eg. Sons of
Italy)
Group
Workspaces:
Section 1 – http://goo.gl/yMCWpY Section 2 – http://goo.gl/6pg6V3