Smith College Libraries Class Guides - AMS220: Asian-Pacific American History, 1850 to Present

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Biographical Sources

American National Biography (24 vols.)
Call Number: Call Number: ref CT 213 .A68 1999
Biography and Genealogy Master Index.
Call Number: ref CT 214 .B57 & supplements

General

Use these exploration encyclopedias for an overview of your topic or person, for definitions and explanations, and for lists of suggested readings. Ask at the reference desk for other suggestions. All are shelved in Reference, Neilson Level 1 North.

Encyclopedia of American Social History (3 vols.) - ref HN 57 E58 1993
Encyclopedia of American Cultural and Intellectual History (3 vols.) - ref E 169.1 E624 2001
Encyclopedia of the United States in the Nineteenth Century (3 vols.)
Call Number: ref E 169.1 .E626 2001
Encyclopedia of the United States in the Twentieth Century (4 vols.)
Call Number: ref E 740.7 .E53 1996
Asian American Encyclopedia (6 vols.)
Call Number: ref E 184.O6 A827 1995
Encyclopedia of American Immigration (4 vols.)
Call Number: ref JV 6465 .E53 2001
Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups
Call Number: ref E 184.A1 H35
Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America (3 vols.)
Call Number: ref E 184.A1 G14 2000
Encyclopedia of American Military History (3 vols.)
Call Number: ref E 181 .E63 2003
Encyclopedia of Education (8 vols.)
Call Number: ref LB 15 .E47 2003
Encyclopedia of Religion (15 vols.)
Call Number: ref BL 31 .E46 2005