- As
you search the online catalog; watch for the words "personal narratives,"
"interviews," "correspondence," "diaries,"
"pamphlets," and "sources" as part of the subject
headings.
- Other
clues may be buried in the title, authorship, date of publication, etc.
Try searching "Jemison Mary" as a subject for an example.
- The
form your primary source material takes will vary from topic to topic.
It may be a diary, correspondence, or personal writings; newspaper accounts
or editorials; or the records of an organization or religious body.
It may be a law, court case, or other legal document. For some topics,
there will be compilations of significant documents.
- See separate
handout for a sampling of the primary sources to be found in the Five
Colleges.
Full
Text: Contemporary Native American Press
| Source |
Call
Number |
| Indian
Country Today |
click
here |
| News
from Indian Country |
click
here |
Ethnic
Newswatch
Includes
publications such as Akwesasne Notes, Cherokee Advocate, Cherokee
Phoenix, Indian Country Today, Navajo Times, News from Indian
Country, Ojibwe News, Pequot Times, etc.
|
click
here |
Images:
| Source |
Call
Number |
| American
Indians of the Pacific Northwest Collection (Univ. Washington) |
click
here |
| ArtSTOR
-
Images scattered across collections; note in particular Native
American Art and Culture [under Browse Collections] |
click
here |
| Edward
S. Curtis's The North American Indian (Library
of Congress) |
click
here |
| INSIGHT
- Use in a Smith library or lab; or, download the software to
your computer [more info on INSIGHT page] |
click
here [no off-campus access permitted] |
| Pictures
of Indians in the United States (National Archives) |
click
here |
| Plains
Indian Ledger Art |
click
here |
| For
other ideas, see the Find Images page... |
click
here |
Digitized
Books and Government Documents:
| Source |
Call
Number |
| Early
American Imprints - 1639-1800. |
click
here |
| Early
English Books Online - 1475 - 1700 |
click
here |
| U.S.
Congressional Serial Set - 1817-1980 |
click
here |
FIND
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
| Reference
Source |
Reference
Call Number |
ABC-Clio
Companion to the Native American Rights Movement
|
ref
KF 8203.36 .G76 1996 |
| American
Indians. 3 v. |
ref
E 76.2 .A45 1995 |
| Atlas
of Great Lakes Indian History. |
ref
E 78 .G7 A87 1987 |
| Columbia
Guide to American Indians of the Great Plains. |
ref
E 78 .G73 F69 2003 |
| Columbia
Guide to American Indians of the Northeast. |
ref
E 78 .E2 B72 2001 |
| Columbia
Guide to American Indians of the Southeast. |
ref
E 78 .S65 P45 2001 |
Encyclopedia
of North American Indians. 1 v.
|
ref
E 76.2 .E53 1996 |
Encyclopedia
of the North American Colonies. 3 v.
|
ref
E 45 .E53 1993 |
Gale
Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes. 4 v.
|
ref
E 77 .G15 1998 |
Handbook
of North American Indians
In
progress; relevant volumes published to date: v.4: History of
Indian-White Relations; v.5: Arctic; v.6: Subarctic; v.7: Northwest
Coast; v.8: California; v.9 & 10: Southwest; v.11: Great Basin;
v.12: Plateau; v. 13, pt. 1 & 2: Plains; v. 14. Southeast;
v.15: Northeast; v.17: Languages.
|
ref
E 77 .H25 |
Handbook
of the American Frontier. 5 v.
|
ref
E 76.2 .H43 1987 |
Native
North American Almanac
|
ref
E 75 .N397 2001 |
Tiller's
Guide to Indian Country
|
ref
E 93 .T55 1996 |
FIND
BOOKS
Five
College Library Catalog - To
start your subject search, click on SUBJECT BEGINS WITH. Note
that the "correct" subject isn't always obvious:
Dakota
Indians [not Sioux]
Dakota or Oglala or Teton Indians [not Lakota Indians]
Delaware Indians [not Lenapes]
The
typical way tribes names are indicated:
Cherokee
Indians [not Cherokee]
If
a subject search doesn't work, try a keyword search to find a few relevant
titles. Then click on the subject headings on those relevant titles
to conduct a more comprehensive subject search.
For
most topics, search the specific tribe name (or Indians of North America)
followed by:
| bibliography |
legal
status, laws, etc. |
| captivities |
[region]
e.g. Northwest, Pacific |
| claims |
religion |
| commerce |
relocation |
| domestic
animals |
rites
and ceremonies |
| education |
[state
name] e.g. Maine |
| first
contact with Europeans |
textile
industry and fabrics |
| government
relations |
trading
posts |
| history |
treaties |
| land
tenure |
wars |
| land
transfers |
women |
Other
subjects may be found under headings such as:
American
Indian Movement
Gambling on Indian reservations
WorldCat
- Use
WorldCat to expand your search for books, theses, etc. beyond the Five-College
area. Watch for items that are owned by only one library: such unique
material is often not obtainable via interlibrary loan. If you plan
to use interlibrary
loan to request books and theses, please allow at least 2 weeks
for delivery.
A
SAMPLING OF BIBLIOGRAPHIES
Bibliographies
list published research on a topic. Watch for the words "bibliography,"
"indexes," or "abstracts" as you search by subject
in the 5-College Library Catalog. (Example: Dakota Indians Bibliography.):
| Reference
Source |
Call
Number |
| Indians
of Maine: A Bibliographic Guide |
E
78 .M2 I6 1994 |
| Bibliographies
of Northern and Central California Indians. 3 v. |
Oversize/A
Core
E 78 .C15 B52 1994 |
| Bibliography
of the Indians of San Diego County |
Z
1209.2 .U52 C29 1998 |
Sioux
and Other Native American Cultures of the Dakotas
|
E
99 .D1 H66 1993 |
| Yakima,
Palouse, Cayuse, Umatilla, Walla Walla, and Wanapum Indians: An
Historical Bibliography |
E
78 .N77 N697 1992 |
| American
Indian Ghost Dance, 1870 and 1890: An Annotated Bibliography. |
E
98 .D2 G757 1991 |
An
Annotated Bibliography of American Indian and Eskimo Autobiographies
|
Z
1209 .B78 |
| Indian
Slavery, Labor, Evangelization, and Captivity in the Americas: An
Annotated Bibliography. |
ref
E 59.S64 M25 1998 |
| Narratives
of North American Indian Captivity: A Selective Bibliography. |
E 85 .V38 1983 |
| American
Indian and Alaska Native Newspapers and Periodicals. Smith
has v. 1 (1826-192) and v. 3. (1971-1985). Amherst and Mount Holyoke
own all v.2 a1925-1970s well. |
ref
PN 4883 .L57 1984 |
FINDING
ARTICLES & ESSAYS
Use
the databases below to identify articles and essays on your topic.
- Use
the SC Links buttons within
the databases below to see if Smith has the article you need either
in electronic or print format
- If
you identify an article from another source, use the Journal
Locator to locate the article online or in print
- If
you need to use interlibrary
loan to requests articles, allow a week or so (though often the
articles arrive within days)
The
major database for American history articles:
America:
History & Life - 1953 to present - Covers U.S. and Canadian
history; lists articles, book reviews, collections, and dissertations.
Other
possibilities:
Academic
Search Premier (EBSCO) -
1963 to present - Large, interdisciplinary database of scholarly journals
as well as news and opinion magazines
Academic
OneFile -
1980 to present -Another large, interdisciplinary database of scholarly
journals as well as news and opinion magazines.
Anthropology
Plus - late 19th century to present
Humanities
Abstracts - 1984 to present - Covers core history journals
Social
Sciences Abstracts - 1983 to present - Covers core anthropology,
economics, sociology, and policy journals.
Recommended
Journals/Aggregators:
| Journal/Online
Source |
Call
Number |
| American
Indian Culture and Research Journal
| per
E 75 .A45 and
online
|
| American
Indian Quarterly
| per
E 75 .A547 and
online |
Ethnohistory
|
per E 51 .E8 and
online
|
| Wicazo
Sa Review |
online |
J-STOR
- Full-text articles from major history journals,
among other disciplines. Coverage lags ca. 3 years behind printed
version of journals.
|
click
here |
| Project
Muse - Full-text articles from major history
journals, among other disciplines. Coverage limited to issues from
past 5-10 years. |
click
here |
IDENTIFYING
GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS
In
addition to the U.S. Congressional Serial Set, which
contains older government documents (see primary sources section), you
may need access to more current government documents:
Lexis-Nexis
Academic - For federal and state laws and cases, and legal analysis.
You may find it easier to read the text of federal laws and cases in
these print sets:
U.S.
Code Congressional and Administrative News........K U572
U.S. Supreme Court Reports, Lawyer's Edition.............us doc Ju
6.8
Congressional
Universe - Thorough coverage of congressional publications and legislation.
GPO
Monthly Catalog - Lists publications of all federal agencies.
STATISTICAL
SOURCES
| Source
|
Call
Number |
| Historical
Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970. 5
v. |
ref
HA 202 .H57 2006 and online |
| International
Historical Statistics: The Americas, 1750-2000 |
ref
HA 175 .M55 2003 |
| Nations
Within a Nation: Historical Statistics of American Indians |
ref E 77 .S924 1987 |
Statistical
Record of Native North Americans
|
E
98 .P76 1995 |
INTERNET
LINKS
American
Indian Studies (Cal State University, Long Beach)
Center
for World Indigenous Studies
Documents
for the Study of American History
H-AmIndian
(American Indian History and Culture at Arizona State University)
Native
American History (University of Washington)
Native
Web
Pathfinder
for the Certificate Program in Native American Indian Studies at the
University of Massachusetts Amherst (Compiled by Craig C. Richter,
Sr.)
Special
Collections Guides: Native Americans in Maine (Compiled by Folger
Library Special Collections staff, University of Maine)
EVALUATING
AND CITING SOURCES
- Remember
to cite your souce, when either quoting directly or paraphasing.
- Cite
your source whenever you present an idea that isn't your own.
- Websites
must be cited in your notes/bibliography, too; if you cut and paste
- or
paraphrase - from a website, cite the webpage.
- When
in doubt, cite your source.
- Use these
links to connect to specific style guides:
Chicago
Manual of Style - excerpts (Univ. of Wisconsin Madison)
Chicago
Manual of Style - full version
Turabian
Style Guide (Univ. of Southern Mississippi)
