J400: Migration in European History
Greetings! I've selected some library resources that I think will help you begin your research for this course. The resources listed here focus on immigration to America. If your project has a different focus, talk to Professor Ipsen and me about useful resources. Also, additional resources in history are available from the History subject page. Finally, there are great resources for this course in Goverment Publications--consult the Government Information website, or contact Lou Malcomb, malcomb@indiana.edu for help. Good luck with your research, and feel free to get in touch with me at any point in the process.
Celestina Wroth, librarian for History
cewroth@indiana.edu
September 10, 2007
Getting started: finding secondary sources
IUCAT - use IUCAT to search for books in the IU Libraries. Use the advanced keyword search, and try some of these subject headings, combined with keywords:
united states emigration and immigration
german americans social life and customs
czech americans history
italian americans biography
immigrants united states biography
Academic Search (EBSCO) - interdisciplinary online index to articles in scholarly journals and popular magazines
America: History & Life - online index to articles in History journals
JSTOR - online fulltext collection of articles in core scholarly journals
Primary sources I: 19th- and early 20th-century newspapers and magazines
Newspapers (online archives)
19th Century Historical United States Newspapers
Chicago Tribune (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
Early American Newspapers Series I, II, III, IV & V
Historical Washington Post
New York Times (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
Pennsylvania Gazette
Magazines (online archives and online indexes)
American Periodicals Series Online
C19: The Nineteenth Century Index
Godey's Lady's Book
Readers Guide Retrospective 1890-1982
Primary sources II: collections
American Broadsides and Ephemera, Series I, 1760-1900 - digitized collection of historical materials
Early American Imprints Series II - digitized collection of books published in the U.S. from colonial times through the 19th century.
History of Women - microfilm collection of materials relating to women, including materials on the living/working conditions of immigrants to the U.S. Search the collection in IUCAT, using Advanced Keyword Search, with "history of women" as series plus your own keywords.
North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries and Oral Histories - digitized collection of materials relating to immigrants. See especially the Ellis Island oral histories. (Search by ethnicity/nationality.)
Wright American Fiction (1851-1875) - partly digitized and partly microfilm collection of 19th-century American novels, including many dealing with immigrant issues. Search the collection in IUCAT, using Advanced Keyword Search, with "Wright American Fiction" as series, plus your own keywords (eg irish).
