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AFRO-AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY
African-American First. Famous, Little-Known and Unsung Triumphs of Blacks in America. By Potter, Joan with Clayton, Constance. Elizabethtown: New York: Pinto Press, 1993.
Level 2 Reference, E 185.96 P68 1993.
List the achievements of blacks in America from the name of the first millionaire to the first million copy best selling author.
Smith, Jessie Carney, Editor. Notable Black American Men. Detroit: Gale, 1999.
Level 2 Reference, E 185. 86 N69 1999.
This book list some 500 notable Black American Men in America. Names were selected from obscure as well as prominent sources such as Contemporary Authors, Black Writers , Men of Mark, Who' s Who in Colored America, Who's Who Among African American Dictionary of Afro-Negro Biography,
Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American , African Musicians and a History of African American Artists.
Black Firsts. Smith, Jessie Carney: Detroit: Gale Research Inc.
Level 2 Reference, E 185 A 2534 1994
Black First list the most significant achievement by blacks, with emphasis on African Americans efforts. There are nearly three thousand instance of firsts ranging from science to education to sports and entertainment. It also include tables illustrations and photographs.
African American Historic Places. Savage. Beth L., Editor.
Level 2 Reference, E 185 A2534 1994
African Americans have made significant contributions to the history of America. This book represents a monumental collaborative venture by the National Park Service, the National Conference of State Historic Preservation and others. It contains more than eight hundred tangible places recognized by the National Register of Historic Places that reflect the importance in such diverse areas of social history, community development, education, science and medicine, the arts and literature, women's history, military events, and civil rights.
ALMANACS
The African American Almanac, Formerly, the Negro Almanac. Mabunda, L. Mpho, Editor. Detroit: Gale, 1997. 7th Ed.
Level 2 Reference, E 185 N 385 1997
This Almanac serves as a living record of the African American Culture, and it encompasses the arts, civil rights, education, government, history, literature, medicine, military, music, politics, religion and sports.
Champagne, Duane. The Native North American Almanac. Detroit: Gale Research
Inc.,1994.
Level 2 Reference, E77 N37 1994
This is a valuable
resource which will provide information on Native Americans in the United
States and Canada. It covers Native American administration, art, culture,
economy, film, history, law and legal issues.
Kanellos, Nicolas. The Hispanic Almanac From Columbus to Corporate America.
Detroit: Visible Link, 1994.
Level 2 Reference, E 184 S75
H495
The Hispanic American population in the United States is more than
twenty two million, making the United States the fifth largest Spanish
country in the world. This almanac covers a broad range of important aspects
of Hispanic life and culture.
ARTISTS
Matuz, Roger, Editor. St. James Guide to Native North American Artists.
New York: St. James Press an Imprint of Gale, 1998.
Level 2 Reference, E98 A7 G8 1998
This is a valuable reference book which provides
educators and researchers with information about some three hundred Native
American artists.
BIBLIOGRAPHIES
Abajian, James de T. Blacks and Their Contributions to the American West:
A Bibliography and Union List of Library Holdings Through 1970. Boston:
G.K. Hall, 1977.
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This is a
definitive bibliography and it is limited in its scope. However, it include
materials that will be beneficial to students, faculty, scholars and researchers
about blacks and their contributions to the American West.
BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARIES
Meyer, Nicholas E. The Biographical Dictionary of Hispanic Americans. New York: Facts On File, 1996.
Level 2 Reference, E 104 B75 N4
Kanellos, Nicolás. Hispanic First 500 Years of Extraordinary Achievement.
Detroit: Gale, 1997. Level 2 Reference, E 184 A75 K36
Logan, Rayford W. and Winston, Michael R, Dictionary of American Negro
Biography. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1982.
Level 2 Reference, E 185.95 L6 1982
A comprehensive and scholarly publication about the Negro in America.
Kamp, Jim and Telgen, Diane, Editors. Notable Hispanic American Women.
Detroit: Gale Research Inc., 1993.
Level 2 Reference, E 184 S75
N68, 1993
This reference book lists some two hundred Hispanic women who
have achieve local, national and international reputations in activism,
art, business, education, film, radio and television, government, humanities,
science and medicine, sports and other areas.
Straub, Deborah Gillan, Editor. Hispanic American Voices. Detroit: U.X.L.
An Imprint of Gale, 1997.
Level 2 Reference, E 184 S75 H564 1907
Kanellos, Nicolás. Hispanic America. Detroit: Gale Research, 1993. 3 Volumes.
Level 2 Reference, E184.S75 R44 1993
Logan, Rayford W. and Winston, Michael R, Dictionary of American Negro
Biography. New York: WW Norton & Company, 1982.
Level 2 Reference, E 185.95 L6 1982
A comprehensive and scholarly publication about the
Negro in America.
Meyer, Nicholas E. The Biographical Dictionary of Hispanic Americans.
New York: Facts On File, 1996.
Level 2 Reference, E98 A7 G8 1998
Potter, Joan and Clayton, Constance. African-American First. Famous,
Little-known and Unsung Triumphs of Blacks in America. Elizabethtown:
New York: Pinto Press, 1993.
Level 2 Reference, E 185.96 P68
1993
Lists the achievements of blacks in America from the first millionaire
to the first million copy best selling author.
Smith, Jessie Carney, Editor. Notable Black American Men. Detroit: Gale,
1999.
Level 2 Reference, E 185.86 N69 1999
This book lists some
500 names from obscure as well as prominent sources such as Contemporary
Authors, Black Writers, Men of Mark, Who's Who in Colored America, Who's
Who among African American, Dictionary of Afro-Negro Biography, Biographical
Dictionary of African American, African Musicians and a History of African
American artists.
Straub, Deborah Gillan, Editor. Hispanic American Voices. Detroit: U.X.L.
An Imprint of Gale, 1997. Level 2 Reference, E184.S75 H564 1997
DICTIONARIES
Dictionary of Indian Tribes of the Americas. Santa Barbara, California:
American Indian Publishers, Inc., 1993.
Level 2 Reference, E
54.5 P53 1993
This is an important reference book which covers Indian
tribes of the entire Western Hemisphere.
Kim, Hyung-Chan. Dictionary of Asian American History. Westport, Connecticut:
Greenwood Press, 1986.
Level 2 Reference, E184 D53 1986
This
publication includes resources about Asian American history. It is divided
into two major sections: essays and entries. It contains an extensive
bibliography on literature about Asian and Pacific Americans. It also
has an up-to-date historical chronology on Asians in America, a census
report on people of Asian
descent living in the United States, and a subject
index .
Meyer, Nicholas E. The Biographical Dictionary of Hispanic Americans.
New York: Facts On File, Inc. 1997.
Level 2, Reference, E 184
S75 M49 1997
This book lists information about notable Hispanic Americans.
It also highlights the significance, richness, and variety of Hispanic
participation in the United States, past and present.
Salem, Dorothy, Editor. African American Women a Biographical Dictionary.
New York: Garland, 1993.
Level 2 Reference, E 185.96 A45 1993
This dictionary includes nearly three hundred African American women who
have made significant contributions in art, business, education, religion
and politics from the Colonial era to the present.
DIRECTORIES
Boyd, Alex, Editor. Guide to Multicultural Resources. Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin:
Highsmith Press, 1998.
Level 2 Reference, E 184 A1 G93 1997/98
This directory is divided into five section and it covers African Americans,
Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans and Native Americans.
First Nations Tribal Directory. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Arrowfax Inc., 1996.
Level 2 Reference, E 77 F472 1996
This is the second edition
of this directory which include tribal listings for the United States
and Canada.
Gregory, Vicki L., Keener, Thomas W., Jr., and Stauffer, Marilyn Karrenbrock.
Multicultural Resources on the Internet. The United States and Canada.
Englewood, Colorado: Libraries Unlimited, Inc., 1999.
Level 2 Reference, E184.A1 G874 1999
Malinowski, Sharon and Abrams, George H.J., Editor. Notable Native Americans.
Detroit: Gale Research Inc., 1995.
Level 2 Reference, E 89 N67
1995
Gives biographical information about notable Native American Indians.
Oakes, Elizabeth H. Minority Organizations A National Directory. Chicago:
Ferguson Publishing Company, 1997.
Level 2 Reference, E 184 A1
M544 1997
This is a one volume directory which provides information on
minority organizations in the United States. It covers African American,
Asian American, Hispanic American, Native American and Pacific Islander
Americans organizations.
ENCYCLOPEDIAS
Aoki, Andrew L. Haynie, Kerry L. McCulloch, Anne M., and Schultz, Jeffrey
D. Encyclopedia of Minorities in American Politics. Phoenix, Arizona:
Oryx Press, 2000.
Level 2 Reference, E 104 A1 E574 2000
This
two volume set encyclopedia addresses the political struggles of African
Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans and Native Americans to
help shape American policy during the last thirty years.
Klein, Barry T. Reference Encyclopedia of the American Indian. West Nyack,
New York: Todd Publications, 1998.
Level 2 Reference, E76.2 .R4
1995
There are more than two million American Indians, Eskimos and Aleuts
in the United States. This book lists their organizations in the U.S.
and Canada, includes a bibliography of over forty five hundred in-print
books, and approximately twenty five hundred biographical sketch of prominent
Native Americans.
Lowery, Charles D. and Marszalek, John F., Editors. Encyclopedia of African-American
Civil Rights. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1992.
Level 2 Reference, E 185.61 E54 1992
This one volume encyclopedia "covers over
eight hundred short articles on a wide variety of individuals, organizations,
events and court cases focusing on the period since emancipation."
Lyon, William S. Encyclopedia of Native American Shamanism. Sacred Ceremonies
of North America. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-Clio, 1998.
Level 2 Reference, E 98.M4 L98 1998
This encyclopedia gives an introduction to
the anthropological study of Native American medicine powers as they have
been recorded over the past three centuries. It is also a continuation
of the ABC-Clio's Encyclopedia of Native American Healing. "In the first
work the focus was on medicine powers used for healing, the main task
of shamans."
Malinowski, Sharon, Sheets, Anna and Schmittroth, Linda, Editors. U -X
-L Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes. Detroit: U- X -L AN Imprint
of the Gale Group, 1999.
Level 2 Reference, E76.2 U85 1999
This
is four volume encyclopedia covers eighty tribes, confederacies, and Native
American Groups. "Each detailed entry is presented in consistent rubrics
that allows for easy access and comparison of history, religion, language,
government, economy, daily life, art, customs, tribal issues and notable
people."
Malinowski, Sharon, Sheets, Anna, Lehman, Jeffrey and Doig, Melissa Walsh.
The Gale Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes., 4 Volumes.
Level 2 Reference, E77 G15 1998
Information about the buildings, clothing, customs,
histories, languages, religions and many more topics on Native American
tribes.
Marszalek, John F. and Lowrey, Charles D. Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Civil Rights. Westport, Connecticut, 2003.
Level 2 Reference, E 185.61 E54 2003
This is a valuable and informative two volume set encyclopedia which covers materials from Emancipation to the Twenty-First Century.
Ng, Franklin and Wilson, John D. The Asian American Encyclopedia.. New
York: Marshall Cavendish Corporation, 1995. 6 Volumes.
Level 2 Reference, E184 06 A827 1995
This is a six volume set encyclopedia which
covers the history and culture of the fastest growing group of ethnic
minorities in the United States. It gives an overview of the six largest
groups including Asian Indian Americans, Chinese Americans, Filipino Americans,
Japanese Americans, Korean Americans, and Vietnamese Americans, as well
as smaller groups.
Paterek, Josephine. Encyclopedia of American Indian Costume. Santa Barbara,
California: ABC-Clio, 1994.
Level 2 Reference, E98 C8 P37 1994
This encyclopedia provides valuable information on Native American customs,
and it contains an appendix and bibliography for those researchers interested
in additional information on Native Americans.
Salzman, Jack , Smith, David Lionel and West, Cornel, Editors. Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History. New York: Macmillan Library Reference U.S.A., Simon and Schuester and Prentice Hall International.
Level 2 Reference, E 185 E54 1996
It covers African American in the United States beginning in 1619 through most of the Twentieth Century. However, it does not claim to be a complete record of the history of African Americans. It has an alphabetical list of articles and a directory of contributors.
Williams, Michael W., Editor. The Afro-American Encyclopedia. New York: Cavendish, 1993.
Level 2 Reference, EA 253 1993
This Encyclopedia is arranged in a traditional format. It features entries on people, organizations, landmarks, professions, entertainment, military activity, religion, family life, politics, courts cases, cultural movement, and other facets of life that have a unique expression among African Americans.
Witaleck Project Editor. Harlem Renaissance. Detroit: Thompson-Gale.
Level 2 Reference, PS 153 N5 H245 2003
This is a three volume set encyclopedia which covers relevant topics on the Social, Economic and Political Factors that influenced the Harlem Renaissance. It also includes Performing Arts, Publishing and Visual Arts during the Harlem Renaissance.
HANDBOOKS
Esteva-Fabregat, Claudio and Kanllos, Nicolas. Handbook of Hispanic Culture
in the United States: Literature and Art. Houston: Arte Publico Press,
1993.
Level 2 Reference, E 184 S75 1993
LANDMARKS
Canton, George. Historical Landmarks of Black America. Detroit: Gale Research Inc. 1991.
Level 2 Reference, E 185.53 A1 C36 1991
This book include historical sketches of more than three hundred sites related to African- American History, including archives, art museums, battlefields, birthplaces, churches, colleges and universities, forts, grave sites, historical museums, houses, libraries, monuments, parks and plaques.
PRINTED INDEXES
Black Firsts. Smith, Jessie Carney: Visible Ink, 2004. 2nd Edition.
Level 2 Reference, E 185 B574 2003
This book lists prominent first achievements by blacks, with emphasis on African Americans' efforts. There are some four thousand ground breaking and pioneering historical events included ranging from arts and entertainment, business, civil rights and protest, education, government, journalism, religion, science and medicine, sports and writers.
Index to Black Periodicals 1959 to Present. New York: G.K. Hall.
Level 2 Reference Index Table, E 185.5 042
This is an Index which index African-American Periodicals of general and scholarly interest It covers thirty nine black American journals. This index has appeared under the titles of Index to Periodical Articles By and About Blacks, Index to Periodical Articles By and About Negroes, and Index to Selected Periodicals By and About Negroes. G.K. Hall published a ten-year cumulation on the Index covering the years 1950-1959 and began publishing the index on an annual basis in 1961. The volumes from 1961 forward were published in conjunction with the Hallie Q Brown Memorial Library at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio; The New York Public Library's Shomburg Collection of Negro Literature and History also participated during the years 1960-1970."
QUOTATIONS
Bartlett, John Familiar Quotations. Boston: Little Brown and Company,
1992.
Level 2 Reference, PN6081 .B27 1992
This book contains
quotes from Ancient Egypt to the present. It is arranged chronologically
by author's birth date.
King, Anita. Contemporary Quotation in Blacks. Westport, Connecticut:
Greenwood Press, 1997. Level 2 Reference, E 184.6 C655 1997
Quotations from African-Americans which reflect clarity of thought with
emphasis on faith and the uplifting of African American in particular
and humanity in general. It also reveals that racism remains alive throughout
the world and that we still have some ways to go before this scourge is
eradicated. Many quotations in this book come from books, interviews,
magazines, newspaper articles and speeches.
REFERENCE BOOKS
Byers, Paula K.. Asian American Genealogical Sourcebook. Detroit: Gale
Research Inc., 1995.
Level 2 Reference, E184 06 A828 1995
This
reference book is a guide which provides information for those interested
in doing Asian American genealogical research.
Byers, Paula K. Editor. Hispanic American Genealogical Sourcebook. Detroit:
Gale Research Inc., 1995.
Level 2 Reference, E 184 S75 H563 1995
Gregory, Vickie L., Keene, Thomas, Jr. and Stauffer, Marilyn H. Karrenbrock..
Multicultural Resources on the Internet; The United States and Canada.
Englewood, Colorado; Libraries Unlimited, Inc., 1999.
Level 2 Reference, E 184 A1 G874 1999
This is a valuable resource book which list
web sites for African American, Asian American, Chinese Americans, Hispanic
American, Native American and other minority groups.
Kanellos, Nicolas with Perez, Christelia. Chronology of Hispanic American
History From Pre-Columbian Times to the Present. Detroit: Gale Research
Inc, 1995.
Level 2 Reference, E 184 S75 C49 1995
Graham, Joe S. Hispanic-American Material Culture: An Annotated Directory
of Collections, Sites, Archives, and Festivals in the United States. Westport,
Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1989. Level 2 Reference, E 184
S75 G69 1989
This publication describes collections belonging to private
and public institutions. It also includes sites which have been placed
on the National Register of Historic Places.
Lomeli, Francisco. Handbook of Hispanic Culture In the United States.
Houston, Texas: Arte Publico Press, 1993. 4 Volumes.
Level 2 Reference,
E 184 S75 H365 1993
Martin, Waldo E., Jr. and Sullivan, Patricia. Civil Rights in the United
States. New York: Macmillan Reference U.S.A. Imprint of Gale Group, 2000.
Level 2 Reference, E 184 A1 C47 2000
Natividad, Irene and Gall, Susan, Editors. Reference Library of Asian
America. Detroit: Gale Research, 1995.
Level 2 Reference, E 184
06 A824, 1995
This is a three volume publication which describes Asian
/ Pacific Americans in total, and by selected nationality and ethnicity.
Malinowski, Sharon and Abrams, George H. J. Notable Native Americans.
Detroit: Gale Research Inc., 1995.
Level 2 Reference, E 98 N67
1995
Kanellos, Nicolas. Hispanic First 500 Years of Extraordinary Achievement.
Detroit: Gale Research, 1997.
Level 2 Reference, E 184 S75 K36
1997
This publication gives a timeline for Hispanic firsts in art, business,
education, film, government, labor, literature, media, the military, the
performing arts, religion, science and technology, sports and theater.
Kanellos, Nicolas. Reference Library of Hispanic America. Detroit: Gale
Research Inc., 1993.
Level 2 Reference, E 184 S75 R44 1993
This
reference book covers Hispanic civilization and culture in the United
States and provides a chronology and historical overview relating to the
arts, film, law, music, politics and theater.
Reddy, Marlita A. Statistical Record of Hispanic Americans. Detroit:
Gale Research Inc., 1995.
Level 2 Reference, E 184 S75 S74 1995
One volume reference book brings together a wide range of statistical
information on Hispanics drawn from a wide range of sources. "Hispanics
in America constitute a large and growing minority with distinct cultural,
linguistics, and economic characteristics."
Ryan, Bryan and Kanellos, Nicolas. Hispanic American Chronology. Detroit:
U-X-L An Imprint of Gale Research. 1995.
Level 2 Reference, E
184 S75 H559 1996
This is a "History of the Hispanic American people,
a compilation of significant social, political, economic, cultural, and
educational milestones from the past and present." This chronology traces
this history over twenty five hundred years. "It began in the dark caves
of prehistory, crosses an Ice Age land bridge, spreads out to two continents,
rides the winds of exploration, struggles through conquest and colonization,
gets swept up in the wave of immigration, and explodes in today's cultural
awareness."
SPEECHES
Washington, James Melvin, Editor. I have A Dream Writings and Speeches that changed the world. San Francisco: Harper San Francisco, A Division of Harper Collins Publishers, 1992.
Level 2 Reference Desk, E 185.7 K5 A25 1992
This publication brings together in one book some of the writings of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Including the I Have a Dream and Letter from a Birmingham Jail.
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