Research Guides : American History
This guide lists basic English language reference sources for
American History both in print and electronic formats available
in North Carolina Central University libraries.
Contain newspaper clippings, programs, newsletters
and other ephemera produced at or about NCCU or NCCU faculty.
Located in the Reference Department. Ask to see the Binder for
the subject list.
Contain newspaper clippings on a variety of subjects.
Located in the Reference Department. Ask to see the binder for
the subject list.
Look up theses in the library's online catalog by advisor's
name in the subject field, or do a subject search. You may also
use the indexes located in the Reference department. Located in
the Reference Department. You may take out up to two theses for
one month.
Contains books and other materials relating
to blacks in Africa, Latin America, and America. The majority
of items were published between the 1700's to the 1940's. Also
contains items relating to NCCU history, including college yearbooks
and catalogs. Located on the first floor of the library. All items
are in the online catalog and have "Treasure Room" as their location
listing. Ask at the Reference desk for assistance. Items are non-circulating.
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(A note about indexes, both print and electronic:you must check
the online catalog or the printed list of journals at the reference,
serials, or reserves desk for the title of the journal to see
if we subscribe to the journal.)
America
History and Life.
NOTE: Only accessable on the NCCU campus
Coverage: Contains over 400,000 bibliographic citations
and abstracts from over 2000 journals. Citations include journals
of state and local historical societies, the social sciences and
humanities, and leading historical journals in related fields.
Historical coverage of the United States and Canada from prehistory
to the present.
ERIC
via OCLC FirstSearch via NC LIVE
Coverage: Indexes over 750 journals in the field
of education from 1966 to present.
Humanities Index
Paper index covering subjects in the humanities. Coverage:1966-
to the present. Located in the Serials Department.
Index to Black Periodicals
Paper index covering scholarly and popular titles about
or for African Americans. Coverage: 1950 to the present. Located
in the Serials Department.
New York Times Index
Paper index by year of all articles published in the
New York Times. Coverage: 1900 to the present Located in the Serials
Department.
SIRS
Knowledge Source Library Use Only.
Coverage: Full text searchable database of many
subjects including the sciences, medicine, business and economics,
government, international studies, African American studies. 1989
- present.
The
Web of Science Campus use only.
Coverage:Contains Science Citation Index, Social
Sciences Citation Index, Arts & Humanities Citatation Index from
1994--
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| Title |
Holdings |
Location |
| Afro-American (Washington Tribune) |
1898-1988 |
Microfilm |
| Atlanta Independent |
1904 - 1928 |
Microfilm |
| Chicago Defender |
1921- current |
Microfilm |
| The Crisis |
1910-current |
Microfilm |
| Freedomways |
1963 - 1985 |
3rd Floor |
| Journal and Guide |
1916-present |
Microfilm |
| Liberator |
1831-1865 |
Microfilm |
| National Anti-slavery Standard |
1840-1871 |
Microfilm |
| Phylon |
1940-1992 |
3rd Floor |
| Pittsburgh Courier |
1923-1987 |
Microfilm |
| Sepia |
1963-76, 1978-82 |
Microfilm |
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Guide to Papers of the NAACP
Law Microfiche E184.6 .N375 1982
Located in the Law Library. Contains the papers of the NAACP from
1909-1965. Each reel has an accompanying guide. Ask at the law
library reference desk.
NCCU Archives and Records Office
Located in Room 208 Hoey Administration Building. Contact
Mr. Brooklyn McMillon, 560-6254.
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African
American Odyssey: A Quest for Full Citizenship
This site is one of the digital exhibits featured on
the Library of Congress website. Contains text and graphic representations
of primary sources. See the Library of Congress's home page for
other sources.
The
Constitution Community Lesson Plan: Documents Related to Brown
v. Board of Education
This site hosted by the National Archives and Records
Administration in Washington, DC features digitized primary sources
relating to this case. Search the site for other documents relating
to American history.
Documenting
the American South
Documenting the American South is an electronic collection
sponsored by the Academic Affairs Library at the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It provides access to digitized
primary materials relating to the South.
Will
the Circle Be Unbroken : Civil Rights Museums
Annotated list of museums and archives with collections
related to Civil Rights and Southern history.
This guide was compiled and coded by Rebecca
Olson, Research Help Librarian. Spring 2000
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