Getting Started in the LibraryThis library guide points you in the direction of some basic library resources for completing library assignments and writing research papers in this course. Many of these resources are available from the library's homepage at http://www.lib.ipfw.edu/, so you may want to bookmark both the homepage and this guide.
Here are some resources to get you started:
Gaining an OverviewTo develop and refine your search, it often helps to consult a specialized dictionary, encyclopedia, handbook, textbook, guide, or bibliography. These tools are designed to offer an overview of your topic or research problem written by an expert. They may provide an historical perspective, a chronology of events, definitions of terms or concepts, or bibliographic references leading to the literature in a particular field of study. Many useful reference works are now available online. These handy e-reference collections are accessible via Find Resources By... Subject, Title, or Type on the library's homepage.
Historical Research ProcessWhen conducting historical research: FIRST. Use specialized encyclopedias, handbooks, guides, and textbooks to identify who, what, when, where, how and why.
SECOND. Use the references cited at the end of chapters or articles in textbooks, specialized encyclopedias, handbooks, and guides, and specialized bibliographies to identify the core scholarly research on your topic or research problem.
THIRD. Use databases and indexes to update core scholarly research with current scholarly material.
FOURTH. Identify and obtain as much primary source material as possible. A primary source documents first-hand accounts or first recordings of events. The historian using a number of such primary sources produces a secondary source. Examples of primary source materials include letters, diaries, memoirs, speeches, contemporaneous newspaper accounts, government documents, statistics, photographs, etc. Consult the History librarian for help in locating primary source materials.
Selected Reference Works for this CourseGeneralAmerican Decades American Decades is a cross-disciplinary source for researchers who need a single, consistent reference to document and analyze periods of contemporary American social history.
Dictionary of American History, 10 vols. (Reference E174 .D52 2003) This authoritative work serves students, scholars, and general readers interested in a wide range of topics in American history, from the well studied and familiar to the obscure.
Encyclopedia of American Social History, 3 vols. (Reference HN57 .E58 1993) Includes a section on popular culture and recreation with substantial articles on jazz, folk music, country and western and other musical forms.
Encyclopedia of Recreation and Leisure in America From rodeos to quilting bees, stickball to stock car racing, American pastimes comprise a broad range of activities. The Encyclopedia of Recreation and Leisure in America provides a comprehensive survey of these activities from the Colonial era to the present. This title examines how the pursuit of leisure has changed over time, reflecting shifting social, cultural, political and economic trends in the United States. Particular attention is paid to how leisure activities have varied by region, class, ethnicity, gender and age.
Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: vol. 3: The United States and Canada (Reference ML100 .G16 1997) Provides major scholarly articles on all types of musical forms.
Literature of American Music in Books and Folk Music Collections, 1 vol. + Supplement (Reference ML120.U5 H7) Provides an annotated list of resources both primary and secondary.
New Grove Dictionary of American Music, 4 vols. (Reference ML101.U6 N48 1986) Groves produces the most scholarly and respected encyclopedia articles in music.
St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture written by subject experts and edited to form a consistent, readable, and straightforward reference. Entries include subject-specific bibliographies and, where appropriate, photographs and textual cross-references to related essays.
Music ResourcesDance Band and SwingAmerican Dance Band Discography, 1917-1942, 2 vols. (Reference ML156.4.P6 R87)
Simon Says: the Sights and Sounds of the Swing Era, 1935-1955 (Reference ML3561.J3 S535) Collection of essays written by George T. Simon for the Metronome.
Folk, Country and WesternEncyclopedia of Folk, Country and Western (Reference ML102.F66 S7 1982)
Folk Music in America: A Reference Guide (Reference ML128.F74 M5 1986) Provides an annotated list of books and articles.
Folk Music Sourcebook (Reference ML19 .S26) Provides a summary of folk music by type and lost of musicians and their works.
Folksongs of North America (Reference M1629.L83 F6 1960) Provides brief summaries of songs and some music scores.
JazzBlackwell Guide to Recorded Jazz (Reference ML156.4.J3 B66 1995)
Jazz Musicians 1945 to the Present (Reference ML394 .D53 2006) Provides biographical information and a discography.
New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, 3 vols. (Reference ML102.J3 N48 2001) Groves produces the most scholarly and respected encyclopedia articles in music.
Sweet and Lowdown: America's Popular Song Writers (Reference ML106.U3 C75 1978)
Who's Who of Jazz: Storyville to Swing Street (Reference ML106.U3 C5 1978)
Musical TheatreAmerican Musical Theatre Song Encyclopedia (Reference ML102.M88 H59 1995)
American Song: The Complete Musical Theatre Companion, 1877-1995, 2 vols. (Reference ML128.M78 B6 1996)
Broadway Song Companion: an Annotated Guide to Musical Theatre Literature by Voice Type and Song Style (Reference ML128.M78 D48 1998)
Century of Musicals in Black and White: An Encyclopedia of Musical Stage Works by, About, or Involving African Americans (Reference ML102.M88 P37 1993)
Chronology of American Musical Theater, 3 vols. (Reference ML1711.8.N3 N67 2002)
Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre, 2 vols. (Reference ML102.M88 G3 1994)
Popular MusicAmerican Song: The complete Companion to Tin Pan Alley Song, vol. 3 (Reference ML128.F63 B556 2001)
Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits (Reference ML156.4.P6 B76 2003) Provides the inside story behind every number one single on Billboard's Hot 100 from 1955 to the present.
Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music, 4 vols. (Reference ML102.P66 G84 1972)
Popular Music: An Annotated Index of American Popular Songs, 11 vols. (Reference ML120.U5 S5) Arranged chronologically by year, 1920-1985, provides the title of the song, the writer, singer and record label.
Green Book of Songs by Subject: The Thematic Guide to Popular Music (Reference ML156.4.P6 G73 2002)
Rock and RollBob Dylan: A bio-Bibliography (Reference ML420.D98 M25 1993)
Encyclopedia of Rock (Reference ML102.P66 E55 1977)
Rock Who's Who (Reference ML102.R6 H5 1996)
Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock and Roll (Reference ML3534 .R64 1992)
Popular Music - Social AspectsAfrican American Almanac - 9th ed. The African American Almanac provides historical and current information on African American history, society, and culture. It also includes a chronology, a chapter of important primary documents, directories of organizations and businesses, a bibliography of recently-published works, annotated lists of crucial court cases, a filmography, hundreds of brief biographies, and more than 650 photographs, illustrations, maps, and statistical charts located within the most appropriate text.
African-American Years: Chronologies of American History and Experience This chronology presents the history of African Americans from pre-colonial times to the present. Includes overview essays, sidebars, and primary sources, and over 200 images that chronicle the story of African Americans' struggles, triumphs, complexity, and exuberance. Features include a comprehensive index and a primary document index; sidebars spotlighting specific people and topics; and a bibliography for each topical chapter.
Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History 5 vols. (Reference E185 .E54 1996) The Encyclopedia covers all aspects of the African-American experience from 1619 to the present day. Using biographies, historical essays, and thematic pieces-many by the foremost scholars in the field-it addresses a wide array of subjects in over 2,300 articles to fully define in one source the cultural roots and current condition of the African-American community.
Encyclopedia of American Immigration, 4 vols. (Reference JV6465 .E53 2001) Provides indepth articles on all aspects of immigration including impact on culture and society.
Encyclopedia of the Great Depression. This wide-ranging, multidisciplinary encyclopedia features entries on Depression-era politics, government, business, economics, literature, the arts, society, and culture.
Historic Events for Students: The Great Depression Combining basic facts and background with global perspectives, this set is dedicated to the Great Depression and includes many primary source documents that bring history to life for students. Entries typically include an introduction; issue/incident summary; an exploration of different historical perspectives; a summary of key political, social, and economic influences; a bibliography and sources for further research; and much more.
Immigration and multiculturalism [electronic resource]: essential primary sources This database of primary source documents focuses on some of the leading social issues of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries: immigration and multiculturalism. It contains approximately 175 full and excerpted documents---speeches, legislation, magazine and newspaper articles, essays, memoirs, letters, interviews, novels, songs, and works of art---as well as overview information that places each document in context. Entries are organized into chapters that feature a general overview of the chapter's subtopic. Also included is an introduction to the topic, a chronology of major events associated with the topic, and a general index.
Popular Music - Political Aspects1960s: An Annotated Bibliography of Social and Political Movements in the United States (Reference HN59 .J28 1992)
ABC-Clio Companion to the 1960s Counterculture in America (Reference E169.02 .H3515 1997)
Americans at War This unique explains how mobilization for war and how wars themselves have altered the fabric of everyday life. Written by scholars in the fields of history, literature and the arts, sociology, law, political science and psychology, the encyclopedia places major American conflicts -- from the Colonial Wars through the War on Terrorism -- in the context of cultural and social events and conditions on the homefront. Articles include biographies and topics such as civil liberties, media, politics, popular culture, religion, memory and national identity, civic celebrations and monumental art, literature, the roles of women and minorities, veterans, science and technology, humor, and music.
Encyclopedia of American Social Movements, 4 vols. (Reference HN57 .E594 2004) Articles are arranged by social issues. See the index under "Music."
From Radical Left to Extreme Right : a Bibliography of Current Periodicals of Protest, Controversy, Advocacy, or Dissent, 1st, 2nd and 3rd editions, 1967-1987 (Reference JK1 .S55)
Government, politics, and protest [electronic resource] : essential primary sources This volume of primary source documents focuses on some of the leading social issues of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries dealing with government, politics, and protests. It contains approximately 175 full and excerpted documents---speeches, legislation, magazine and newspaper articles, essays, memoirs, letters, interviews, novels, songs, and works of art---as well as overview information that places each document in context. Entries are organized into chapters that feature a general overview of the chapter's subtopic. Also included is an introduction to the topic, a chronology of major events associated with the topic, and a general index.
Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War: A Political, Social, and Military History, 3 vols (Reference DS557.7 .E53 1998)
Sixties in America, 3 vols. (Reference E841 .S55 1999)
Vietnam Experience: A Concise Encyclopedia of American Literature, Songs and Films (Reference DS557.73 .H55 1998) Provides information on the historical background and creation of the work and includes a bibliography.
Searching IUCAT for Books and PeriodicalsSearch IUCAT Catalog (Indiana University's online library catalog), to find books and periodicals (scholarly journals, popular magazines, newspapers, and other serials), or library materials such as music CDs, electronic resources, and videos. Materials at the Fort Wayne Helmke Library are designated by the library location FORTWAYNE.
IUCAT searches from on-campus computers will show only materials held by the IPFW Fort Wayne Helmke Library. To search all IU libraries, choose ALL from the Select Library pull-down menu on the search screen.
Sometimes IUCAT will lead you to articles in periodicals, but the most efficient way to locate articles is to use a periodical database or index to search many periodicals simultaneously.
Learning about IUCATSave time in the long run by investing a half-hour with our interactive Searching IUCAT Tutorial. It is an easy way to grasp fundamental search techniques and try your hand at practice searches designed to reinforce your knowledge. Also check our other IUCAT Guides for help in using IUCAT to your best advantage.
Choosing the Type of SearchUse the default Basic Search search option to find important keywords or phrases in an IUCAT record, in any order. Choose this search when you are unsure of the exact author or title of works on your topic.
Choose the Begins With (Browse) option from the box labeled More IUCAT Searches to find words or phrases exactly as typed, letter-for-letter, searching from left to right. Choose this search to find known authors or titles. Step 1. Enter term(s) in Title, Author, or Keywords Anywhere search boxes.
Step 2. Under Library, leave Fort Wayne Helmke Library as default, or change to ALL.
Step 3. Click the Search button.
Keyword Search ExamplesKeywords Anywhere will search for words anywhere in a record. This search is the default when the Enter key is used instead of clicking the button.
Example: protest songs
Example: civil rights and music
Author will search for first or last names in any order in the author fields of a record. Included are personal names, organizations, agencies, corporations, conferences, etc.
Example: dylan bob [finds works by Bob Dylan]
Title will search for important words in the title. Do not use initial articles: a, the, la, das, etc.
Example: tin pan alley [finds the book entitled God Bless America: Tin Pan Alley Goes to War and other titles as well]
Subject will search for important words in the official Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH).
Example: popular music and social aspects
Example: popular music and political aspects
Finding Periodicals in IUCATStep 1. Choose Periodical Title Search from the box labeled More IUCAT Searches.
Step 2. Enter the periodical title. Choose Keyword or Exact depending on the search you need.
Step 3. Select the correct record from the Search Results screen.
Step 4. In the IUCAT record look for the URL (for Electronic Resources available Online) or Holdings (for printed periodicals) to find what specific years and volumes are available at IUCAT's FORTWAYNE location.
Step 5. When the library owns the printed volumes you need, write down the call number and location. The call number and IUCAT Shelving Locations will help you determine where an item will be shelved in the library. Or if the resource is available online, follow the URL link to the full-text content.
Locating Books and Periodicals in the LibraryBooks, printed periodicals, and other library materials are shelved in Library of Congress Classification (LC) call number order. The call number and IUCAT Shelving Locations will help you determine on which floor of the library an item will be shelved.
Searching for Periodical ArticlesThe most efficient way of finding a high-quality periodical article , is to search a periodical database or index that provides descriptive abstracts, subject indexing, and often, the full-text content of articles. Check out the interactive Finding Articles Tutorial to learn the basics of choosing and searching the Academic Search Premier database. Below is a selection of databases useful for your course. For a complete list, see the library's Find Resources By... page. Select a resource by Subject, Title, or Type (choose Abstracts & Indexes).
Databases for this Course
Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost)
Content: | Provides abstracts and indexing of articles in nearly 8,000 popular magazines, scholarly journals, and major newspapers, updated daily, in a wide range of fields including business, education, science and technology, health sciences, humanities, and social sciences, with nearly 4,000 titles available full text. Limit to scholarly, peer-reviewed articles or full-text articles only, if desired. Indexing coverage varies, with full-text content for some titles beginning 1975 or earlier, and most titles indexed from the 1990s. A complete list of titles covered is available. |
Access: | Database available to authorized IPFW users (on or off campus). Database available to authorized IPFW users (on or off campus). Other Indiana residents with an Internet service provider not based in Indiana (AOL, MSN, EarthLink, etc.) must first register for an INSPIRE password account. |
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America: History and Life (ABC-CLIO)
Content: | Bibliographic references with abstracts to journal articles on the history and culture of the United States and Canada, 1967 to present. Also included are references to book and media reviews and to dissertations. Updated monthly. |
Access: | Database available to authorized IPFW users (on or off campus). IPFW library owns the printed index 1954-1981 (Reference Z1236 .A48). IPFW's license allows six simultaneous users. |
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International Index to Music Periodicals (ProQuest)
Content: | International Index to Music Periodicals (IIMP) enables you to search and browse hundreds of music journals covering a broad scope of research from performance, theory and composition to music education, jazz and ethnomusicology. Provides indexing of popular and scholarly journal articles from 1874 to present and abstracts from 1996 forward. |
Access: | Database available to authorized IPFW users (on or off campus). |
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Music Index, 1967-1986 (Reference ML118 .M84) A print index to the popular literature of music.
Web of Science
Content: | The Web of Science provides access to the Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts and Humanities Citation Index published by the Institute for Scientific Information. These unique citation indexes scan the content (including cited references) of nearly 9,000 major journals published worldwide. Updated weekly. Each record offers access to the author's abstract (when available), words in article titles (thus, limited subject analysis), and most importantly, the author's full bibliography (list of cited references or bibliographic footnotes). Use Cited Reference Search to find articles that cite an author or a work anywhere in the indexed source journals from 1955 to present. Use General Search to find articles by topic, author, journal, or address; IPFW's license provides access to articles published in the 9,000 source journals only from 1995 to present. Use the Help feature or Information for New Users to learn more about citation searching, including techniques for eliminating self-citations, finding articles that make reference to or include illustrations of works of art and music scores (implicit citations), or how to use the Times Cited feature to trace citation networks. Searches can be saved and run as search alerts. Results can be marked to print, save, e-mail, or export directly into bibliographic management software such as EndNote. A Master Journal List is available after authentication. |
Access: | Database available to authorized IPFW users (on or off campus). |
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Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (CSA)
Content: | CSA Worldwide Political Science Abstracts includes the merged backfiles of Political Science Abstracts, 1975-2000, and ABC POL SCI, 1984-2000. The database provides citations, abstracts, and indexing of books, dissertations, films, software and international serials literature in political science and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, labor relations, and public administration/policy. The database indexes approximately 1,304 titles and contains over 400,000 records. Many records from key journals in political science, published since 2000, also include the references cited in the bibliography of the source article. Each individual reference may also have links to an abstract and/or to other papers that cite that reference. All records added since 2000 are indexed using a thesaurus of over 3,000 terms. |
Access: | Database available to authorized IPFW users (on or off campus). IPFW library owns ABC Pol Sci, 1969-1991 (Reference Z7161.A214). |
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Is Your Article Scholarly or Popular?University instructors often ask students to use articles from scholarly journals rather than from popular magazines for their research assignments. The following Is Your Journal Scholarly? (PDF) summarizes major differences between scholarly journals and popular magazines. Which type of source have you located?
What about Full Text?Full text means that the text of the article is available in PDF or HTML digital format. Graphics and tables are not automatically included unless the database producer has rights to publish them. Many of the library's licensed databases offer the full-text content of periodical articles. IPFW students, faculty, and staff now have access to more than 20,000 full-text journals. Find them in E-Journal Finder.
When an article you need is not available full text in the database you are using, choose  to see all of your delivery options. You may be able to access the full-text content in another database, request the article from another library through Document Delivery Services, or make a photocopy of the article if the printed periodical is owned by Helmke Library.
When a Resource is Not Available in the LibraryRequest Delivery is an IUCAT feature that allows IPFW faculty, students, and staff to request materials held by other Indiana University Libraries and to have them delivered to Helmke Library (see the IUCAT Request Delivery Fact Sheet).
You may also request any item that is not available at Helmke Library through Document Delivery Services (DDS). DDS borrows books and provides photocopies of periodical articles from other library collections. The service is free for IPFW faculty, staff, and students.
Using Government InformationThe U.S. government is an excellent source for primary research materials. Helmke Library has been a selective federal depository for U.S. government publications since 1965, receiving items in the categories of business, the census, commerce, defense history, education, health, justice, foreign affairs, presidential and congressional materials. Many federal government publications are freely available in digital format, and these resources can be accessed using IUCAT Catalog. The library's Public Information Reference Service (PIRS) provides research assistance as well as access to the wealth of local, state, federal, and international government information on the Web. The Allen County Public Library is also a federal depository library.
Primary Source materialsIdentify and obtain as much primary source material as possible. A primary source documents first-hand accounts or first recordings of events. The historian using a number of such primary sources produces a secondary source. Examples of primary source materials include letters, diaries, memoirs, speeches, contemporaneous newspaper accounts, government documents, statistics, photographs, etc. Consult the History librarian for help in locating specific primary source materials.
Examples of Primary Source Materials for this courseContemporaneous News AccountsHistorical New York Times (ProQuest)
Diaries, Letters, Memoirs, Papers, and Music ScoresBlack Thought and Culture (Alexander Street Press)
Government, Politics, and Protest [electronic resource] : Essential Primary Sources This focuses on primary source documents on some of the leading social issues of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries dealing with government, politics, and protests. It contains approximately 175 full and excerpted documents---speeches, legislation, magazine and newspaper articles, essays, memoirs, letters, interviews, novels, songs, and works of art---as well as overview information that places each document in context. Entries are organized into chapters that feature a general overview of the chapter's subtopic. Also included is an introduction to the topic, a chronology of major events associated with the topic, and a general index.
Historical Music Score Collection (ACPL) Through a cooperative housing agreement the Allen County Public Library (ACPL) transferred to the IPFW Helmke Library a collection of about 8,000 scores published between 1890 and 1930. It was determined that this unique collection would be of great interest to researchers in musicology. Attached is a list sorted alphabetically by the type of music. The list provides the Dewey Decimal call number which is how they are shelved at the Helmke library and the number of titles held in that area.
Women and Social Movements in the United States 1600-2000 (Alexander Street Press)
Government DocumentsFBI Freedom of Information Act Electronic Reading Room After 1975 many FBI files became open to the public. Thousands of pages of documents have been scanned and made available on the FBI's Web site. These include files on such groups and persons as, the Beatles, Elvis Presley, Woody Guthrie, Billie Holliday, Frank Sinatra, and others.
Searching the InternetFor some information needs, the Internet may supplement library resources. To begin an Internet search, try one of the many search engines on our Internet Search site. One that works well is Google, which ranks results by number of links leading to a site. The section on Subject-Oriented Tools includes directories that have evaluated and selected sites for specific subject areas, such as the Librarians' Index to the Internet.
Because the World Wide Web is a massive, tangled directory of knowledge producers, research, facts, and entertaining tidbits of information, you must be critical about the material you find there. Quality and validity are not assured when anyone can publish anything, anytime, without the benefit of scholarly peer review. There are many useful guides and tutorials to help you understand how to navigate and evaluate Web sites, including Is Your Web Site Credible?
Finding Internet sites for this CourseThe Internet has become a useful place to locate primary and secondary source material. However, each Web site needs to be evaluated for its quality. The library's Judging Sources: Is your Web site Credible? provides a checklist for determining the validity of a Web site for your research needs.
American and British History Resources on the Internet Sponsored by Rutgers University the goal of this site is to provide a searchable structure for the scholarly resources of American and British history available on the Internet. Categories include reference sources, history gateways and text sites, titles by historic period, archival and manuscript guides, and other net resources.
WWW-VL: History: United States this site is the largest index to history Internet sources.
Digital Archives for this CourseWhile the WWW is not useful as a general research tool for secondary scholarly literature, it is becoming an excellent source for digitized collections of primary source material.
GeneralAmerican Memory: Historical Collections for the National Digital Library American Memory consists of collections of primary source and archival material relating to American culture and history.
American Folklife Center Online Collections and Presentations Online content may include audio samples of music and stories, digital images of rare letters and photographs, and video clips.
Special CollectionsAmerican Popular Music, 1900 to 1950 (Kingwood college Library) This American Popular Music from 1900 to 1950 Subject Guide , arranged chronologically, is intended as an overview of American history through its music. Music reflects the times, describing events and emotions. Often music offers a more accurate picture of people and events than any other medium.
American Variety Stage: Vaudeville and Popular Entertainment, 1870-1920 A multimedia anthology selected from various Library of Congress holdings. This collection illustrates the vibrant and diverse forms of popular entertainment, especially vaudeville, that thrived from 1870-1920. Included are 334 English- and Yiddish-language playscripts, 146 theater playbills and programs, 61 motion pictures, 10 sound recordings and 143 photographs and 29 memorabilia items documenting the life and career of Harry Houdini. Groups of theater posters and additional sound recordings will be added to this anthology in the future.
California Gold Northern California Folk Music From the 1930s. The WPA California Folk Music Project is a multi-format ethnographic field collection that includes sound recordings, still photographs, drawings, and written documents from a variety of European ethnic and English- and Spanish-speaking communities in Northern California. The collection comprises 35 hours of folk music recorded in twelve languages representing numerous ethnic groups and 185 musicians. This elaborate New Deal project was organized and directed by folk music collector Sidney Robertson Cowell for the Northern California Work Projects Administration. Sponsored by the University of California, Berkeley, and cosponsored by the Archive of American Folk Song (now the Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center), this undertaking was one of the earliest ethnographic field projects to document European, Slavic, Middle Eastern, and English- and Spanish-language folk music in one region of the United States.
Documents from the Women's Liberation Movement: An Online Archival Collection (Duke University) The materials in this on line archival collection document various aspects of the Women's Liberation Movement in the United States, and focus specifically on the radical origins of this movement during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Items range from radical theoretical writings to humourous plays to the minutes of an actual grassroots group.
Harlem History This site, created by Columbia University, includes information on "Arts and Culture," "The Neighborhood," and "Politics." It is a valuable resource for those interested in African American culture and political activism.
LyricsFind.Com Provides a database of lyrics searchable by title.
Now What A time Blues Gospel and the Fort Valley Music Festivals, 1938-1943 "Now What a Time": Blues, Gospel, and the Fort Valley Music Festivals, 1938-1943 consists of approximately one hundred sound recordings, primarily blues and gospel songs, and related documentation from the folk festival at Fort Valley State College (now Fort Valley State University), Fort Valley, Georgia. Also included are recordings made in Tennessee and Alabama (including six Sacred Harp songs) by John Work between September 1938 and 1941. These recording projects were supported by the Library of Congress's Archive of American Folk Song (now the Archive of Folk Culture). A special issue of the Fort Valley State College student newsletter, The Peachite: Festival Number, are also included. One interesting feature of this collection is the topical rewording of several standard gospel songs to address the wartime concerns of the performers.
Historic American sheet music, 1850-1920 [electronic resource] : selected from the collections of Duke University The Historic American Sheet Music collection presents 3,042 pieces of sheet music drawn from the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library at Duke University, which holds an important, representative, and comprehensive collection of nineteenth and early twentieth century American sheet music. This selection presents a significant perspective on American history and culture through a variety of music types including bel canto, minstrel songs, protest songs, sentimental songs, patriotic and political songs, plantation songs, spirituals, dance music, songs from vaudeville and musicals, "Tin pan alley" songs, and songs from World War I. The collection is particularly strong in antebellum Southern music, Confederate imprints, and Civil War songs and music. Also included are piano music of marches, variations, opera excerpts, and dance music, including waltzes, quadrilles, polkas, etc. Cover illustrations represent an important, and in some cases almost unique, source of information for popular contemporary ideas on politics, patriotism, race, religion, love, and sentiment.
The Roaring 1920s Concert Extravaganza Provides access to real audio recordings of songs from the 1920s.
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture A column of the New York Public Library, the Schomburg Center for Research provides on-line access to documents, artifacts, art, photographs, moving pictures, and many other resources that deal directly with African American culture and race.
Voice from the Dust Bowl an online presentation of a multi-format ethnographic field collection documenting the everyday life of residents of Farm Security Administration (FSA) migrant work camps in central California in 1940 and 1941. This collection consists of audio recordings, photographs, manuscript materials, publications, and ephemera generated during two separate documentation trips supported by the Archive of American Folk Song (now the Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center). Documents dance tunes, cowboy songs, traditional ballads, square dance and play party calls, camp council meetings, camp court proceedings, conversations, storytelling sessions, and personal experience narratives of the Dust Bowl refugees who inhabited the camps.
Style Guides and Useful Tools for WritingA variety of style guides are on reserve at the Service Desk on the first floor. These tools help you organize and write your paper, and format in-text references and bibliography lists. For more information, also see our Style Guides and Writing Guides subject pathfinders.
And Finally, Ask a LibrarianLibrarians and skilled information assistants are always available to assist you. Visit the Service Desk to meet an information assistant who will help you get started. You are welcome to make an appointment with Your Subject Librarian if you need more in-depth assistance.
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