Core Resources:

Four College Library Catalog and UMass Catalog

Indexes

America History And Life
HAPI: Hispanic American Periodical Index
IBSS: International Bibliography of the Social Sciences
Academic Search Premier and Expanded Academic
Sociological Abstracts

Want to focus on the economic, sociological, or historical aspects? Pick another database from the subject listings in Indexes and Databases on the Library's website.

Primary Sources:

What is a primary source?  Archival Sources at AC
Archival and Primary Sources

American Periodicals Series 19th century.
Early American Imprints Books published in the Colonies/US from 1639-1799.
African American Newspapers: 19th Century
U.S. Congressional Serial Set Reports from only 1817-1859.
Ethnic NewsWatch Ethnic U.S. newspapers, mostly current.
Lexis-Nexis: Academic Full text newspapers, mostly current.
NY Times backfile 1851 to 3 years from current. Current 3 years in Lexis-Nexis above.

Services:

Contact Margaret Groesbeck (x2098, magroesbeck); Susan Edwards (x2676; seedwards); Peter Nelson; (x2299, panelson) -- we'd be happy to help!

Assembling a List of Works Cited in Your Paper Handy guide to the major style sheets -- from Duke.

Borrow a book that AC doesn't own -- but is in Valley
Get an article that AC doesn't own; or a book not in 5C.

Ask the library to buy a book you need... or want.

Writing Center and Quanitative Skills Center are standing by...

Census and Race:

Ancestry Library U.S. Census data about individuals up to 1930.
Historic Census Browser States and counties back to 1790. Includes race data as well as slave and free.
Historical Census Statistics on Population by Race, 1790-1990..
Census 2000 Demographic and socioeconomic data about the American people (how to find the data).
Census and Race and Table of questions asked...
List of Race or Ethnic Groups in Census 2000
Mapping Census 2000: The Geography of U.S. Diversity
New Marriages, New Families: U.S. Racial and Hispanic Intermarriage
Census 2000 Short Form (pdf)
Overview of Race and Hispanic Origin, Census Brief
AFF and Race Easy way to find info by detailed race (Word).
How to cite U.S. Census Bureau Information