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North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries and Oral Histories

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Database available to authorized IU Bloomington users (on or off campus) Database available to authorized IU Bloomington users (on or off campus)
Vendor:
Alexander Street Press
Producer:
Alexander Street Press
Coverage:
1840 to present


Personal narratives including letters, diaries, pamphlets, autobiographies, and oral histories dating from around 1840 through the present, focusing heavily on the period from 1920 to 1980, with much of the material being previously unpublished. Also includes indexed and searchable Ellis Island Oral History interviews, and some image and audio files.

Number of Users:
Unlimited simultaneous users
Resource Advocate:
Marsh, Moira
SFX Source:
No
Federated Search:
No

IUB Library Subjects:
  • Jewish Studies
  • Folklore
  • American Studies
  • History
  • English and American Language and Literature

Library of Congress Subjects:

Immigrants--United States--Correspondence.
Immigrants--Canada--Correspondence.
Immigrants--United States--Diaries.
Immigrants--Canada--Diaries.
Oral history.