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First Person America: AMER ST 0862

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Encyclopedia of American Studies [electronic resource]
St. James encyclopedia of popular culture [electronic resource]
Historical Encyclopedia of American Labor [electronic resource]
Social history of the United States [electronic resource]
Encyclopedia of American cultural & intellectual history
Call Number: E169.1 .E624 2001
In Paley Reference
The Oxford companion to American literature [electronic resource]
Occupational Outlook Handbook 2013-2014 [electronic resource]

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American Memory
From the Library of Congress: written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience.

ARTstor This link opens in a new window
A digital library of art images.
Jewish Life in America, c1654-1954 This link opens in a new window
Jewish Life in America, c1654-1954 contains full-text digitized primary source materials on the history of Jewish communities in America from their first arrival in New York in 1654 to today. Includes access to the collections of personal papers from the American Jewish Historical Society in New York.

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Historical Census Browser
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Historical Statistics of the United States This link opens in a new window
Provides access to quantitative facts of American History.

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