Library Architectural Studies/ ARHA 257 / BLST 253
Skip to Main ContentThe Colonial City: Global Perspectives
Listed in: Architectural Studies, as ARCH-257 | Art and the History of Art, as ARHA-257 | Black Studies, as BLST-253
Moodle site: Course (Login required)
Faculty: Dwight A. Carey
Questions about this guide? Contact
Databases
Reference/background
Search for other background sources by adding words like dictionary, encyclopedia, handbook to your search.
Primary sources
- Center for Research Libraries newspaper database
The largest circulating collection of foreign newspapers in North America, and U.S. newspapers from the colonial era to the present.
Digital collections/web resources
Tips
Amherst College Library has two places to search for material:
- Books and Media searches books, DVDs and Journals owned by the Five Colleges.
- Search Everything catalog also includes journal articles from databases in its search.
Use subject keyword searches to refine search results in the Five College Library Catalog (Books and Media search).
Some examples of subject search terms:
- Caribbean Area -- History
- Creoles
- Material Culture
- African Diapora
- Slavery
- New Orleans (La.) -- History
- Vernacular architecture
Click on subjects in the catalog records of relevant books