Library

NSC Library Resources for American History and American Literature Month

Databases:

Academic Search Premier
Provides full text articles for 3,614 academic journals, many of which are peer reviewed.

Historic Los Angeles Times
Full-text and full-image articles for the LA Times

Historic New York Times
Search the New York Times from its beginning

JSTOR
A collection of arts and humanities journals.

Literary Reference Center
References for literary research. This site is excellent to find any good literature and any of your favorite Amercican Literature authors!

Websites

Library of Congress
 This website is very helpful for searching for books and Authors that relate to American History and Literature.

Cyndi's List
Have you ever wondered how far your family lineage traces?

Ellisis Island
Did your ancestors board the ship that journied to Ellis Island? This website has records of all the passengers.

Outline of American Literature
Research and find the History of American Literature and those who contributed to it

Featured Books

Title: A history of American literature
Author: Richard Gray
Cal. Num.: PS88 .G73 2003
Location: NSC Dawson

Title: American literature before 1880
Author:   Robert Lawson-Pebbles 
Cal. Num.:PS185 .L39 2003
Location: NSC Dawson

Title: American literature : the essential glossary
Author: Stephen Matterson
Cal. Num.: PS129 .M38 2003
Location: NSC Dawson

Title: Church and state in American history : key documents, decisions, and commentary from the past three
Author:  John F. Wilson and Donald L. Drakeman
Cal. Num. : BR516 .C492 2003 
Location: NSC Dawson

Title: Conspiracy theories in American history : an encyclopedia
Author: Peter Knight
Cal. Num.:  E179 .C66 2003   
Location: NSC Dawson

Title: Major problems in Mexican American history : documents and essays  
Author: Zaragosa Vargas
Cal. Num.:  E184.M5 M354 1999 
Location: NSC Dawson

Title: Native American history : a chronology of the vast achievements of a culture and their links to world events
Author: Judith Nies
Cal. Num.:  E77 .N56 1996
Location: NSC Dawson 

Title: The chronology of American literature : America's literary achievements from the colonial era to modern times  edited by Author: Daniel S. Burt
Cal num.:PS94 .C48 2004
Location: NSC Dawson

Title: The Oxford encyclopedia of American literature
Author: Jay Parini
Cal. Num.: PS21 .E537 2004 
Location: NSC Dawson

Title: Fire from the soul : a history of the African-American struggle
Author: Donald Spivey
Cal. Num.:  E185 .S65 2003 
Location: NSC Dawson

Featured Media

The Green Berets [videorecording] / Warner Bros.-Seven Arts ; a Batjac production ; directors, John Wayne, Ray Kellogg ; producer, Michael Wayne ; screenplay, James Lee Barrett
Cal. Num: PN1997 .G82 2007 DVD 

The searchers [videorecording] / Warner Bros. Pictures presents the C.V. Whitney picture ; screenplay by Frank S. Nugent ; directed by John Ford
Cal. Num.:PS3523 .E513 S42 

Racial inequality : [videorecording] remnants of a troubled time
Cal. Num: E185 .R33 2005 

The sixties [videorecording] : the years that shaped a generation / produced by Oregon Public Broadcasting ; written, directed and produced by David Davis and Stephen Talbot
Cal Num:E841 .S598 2005 

American Indian homelands : [videorecording] : matters of truth, honor and dignity-immemorial / hosted and narrated by Sam Donaldson ; directed and produced by Barry ZeVan
Cal. Num:E91 .A44