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Background | Books
| Census
| Local
Resources
| Citing
E-Sources
BACKGROUND
INFORMATION
| Reference
Source |
Reference
Call Number |
| Massachusetts
Municipal Profiles |
ref
HA 435 M37 2000/01
(1986/87 forward on level A) |
Find
Commonwealth Communities
Community Profiles include recent demographic information. |
Massachusetts
website |
Guide
to the History of Massachusetts
|
ref
F 64 G84 1988 |
BOOKS:The
Five-College Library System and C/W
MARS
- Use
keyWord searching
to combine terms, or search with Subject
Headings such as these:
|
Holyoke
(Mass.) -
Northampton (Mass.) -
Easthampton
(Mass.) - History
Ethnicity - Massachusetts - [town]
Social classes - Massachusetts - Holyoke
|
African
Americans - Massachusetts -
French-Canadians - Massachusetts -
Hispanic Americans - Massachusetts -
Irish Americans - Massachusetts -
Oral history - Methodology
|
-
Note: the U.Mass./Amherst
online catalog must be searched separately.
-
Use
the online option to "Request Items" for Five College delivery.
- Search
the Easthampton, Northampton, and Holyoke public libraries through C/W
MARS.
-
Use
the Smith College Libraries' Interlibrary
Loan request forms to request books from outside the Five Colleges,
or travel to local libraries.
WorldCat
This
extensive database of books may be used to identify books or reports at
other libraries, which you may request through Interlibrary
Loan. Be sure to click on the "Exit" button to end your search session
in WorldCat.
CENSUS
STATISTICS
| Reference
Source |
Link
or Call Number |
|
U.S.
Bureau of the Census
Use
the American
FactFinder tool to look for race, ethnicity, and ancestry information
(1990 & some 2000 census data).
Sample results:
This
link
shows Race & Hispanic/Latino population statistics from
the 2000 census for Easthampton.
For 1990 Northampton City ancestry, scroll down under social
characteristics (page linked here).
|
http://www.census.gov |
1980
Census Tract #341
Find race and ancestry data for Holyoke & Northampton. |
us
doc C 3.223/11:980 |
1970
Census Tract #205
Find race and ancestry data for Holyoke and Northampton (included
in the Springfield-Chicopee-Holyoke SMSA).
|
us
doc C 3.223/11:970 |
1960
Census Tract #150
Find race and ancestry data for Holyoke and Northampton (included
in the Springfield-Chicopee-Holyoke SMSA). |
us
doc C 3.223/11:960 |
1950
Census Tract #53
Holyoke is included in the volume marked 43-64. This was the city's
first presentation in census tracts. |
us
doc C 3.950-7/5:3 |
United
States Historical Census Data Browser
Select population characteristics or race and ethnicity to view statistics
by Massachusetts county for 1790 - 1960. |
ICPSR
& Univ. of Virginia |
Blacks,
Latinos, and Asians in Massachusetts:
A Statistical Socio-demographic Profile, 1990
|
Oversize/A
Core
HA 435 .J458 1992 v.1 |
1st
through 14th Censuses of the United States:
Print volumes: see "Population" for statistics by race
for large towns (including Northampton). |
Oversize/A
Core
HA 201 |
15th
and 16th Census volumes, 1930 & 1940
Print volumes include population.
Note: Specialized reports, and many early population and economic
census volumes can be found on level 3 west also.
|
level
3 west:
317.3 Un 33 and following |
The
Population of Massachusetts, As Determined by the 13th Census of the
United States, 1910
|
317.44
M38p 1900 |
LOCAL
RESOURCES
Central
& Western Massachusetts Automated Resource Sharing (library catalogs)
Historic
Northampton, 46 Bridge Street, Northampton
584-6011
Includes Selected
Bibliography of Northampton History
Forbes
Library, 20 West Street, Northampton
587-1010 (main number); 587-1012 (reference)
Emily
Williston Memorial Library, 9 Park St., Easthampton
527-1031
Holyoke
Public Library (and Holyoke History Room, 2nd floor),
335 Maple Street, Holyoke
534-2211
Holyoke
Mass. web site
PVTA
Bus Schedules
Route 41 for
Northampton to Easthampton
Holyoke
map with PVTA Routes 24 and 25.
CITATION
STYLE
There
are some guides to creating citations to electronic sources right on the
Web.
Uncle
Sam - Brief Guide to Citing Government Publications
Citation
Guides for Electronic Documents (IFLA)
Up-to-date
style guides also provide examples, or try this title,
available at the Reference Desk in Neilson:
Electronic
Styles: Handbook for Citing Electronic Information
ref
desk PN 171 D37 L5 1996
CONTACT
THE REFERENCE LIBRARIAN
Use
Ask a Librarian
to send a question at any time, or
contact Sika Berger, the instructor for your library session: sberger@smith.edu
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