Selected Library Resources for

Coming to America     FSEM 006

http://people.hws.edu/hunter/WelshFSEM15.htm

 

Prof. Kristen Welsh                                         Michael Hunter, Reference Librarian

 

Reference Works:

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

Books:

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

http://dp.la

Exhibition – Leaving Europe- New Life in America

http://dp.la/exhibitions/exhibits/show/leaving-europe

 

Artstor (Library Database)

 

British Pathe Newsreel Archive

http://britishpathe.com

 

Creative Commons

http://creativecommons.org

 

Immigrant organizations websites and archives (eg. Sons of Italy)

 

Group Workspaces:

Section 1 – http://goo.gl/yMCWpY                  Section 2 – http://goo.gl/6pg6V3