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History 191R: The American West

INTERLIBRARY LOAN

BOOKS

• Scotty ~ Materials (books, periodicals, videos) owned at UCR.
• Melvyl ~ Materials owned at all of the 10 UC campuses.
• WorldCat ~ Materials owned at libraries worldwide. (This is a database available at the bottom of the 'Database A-Z list)

ARTICLES

History Databases

• Start at the library's homepage at http://library.ucr.edu
• Click on 'Databases by Subject'
• Click on 'History'
  • America: History & Life
  • 19th Century Master File Index
  • Early American Newspapers, Series I (1690 - 1876)
  • U.S. Congressional Serial Set

Newspaper Databases

• Start at the library's homepage at http://library.ucr.edu
• Click on 'Databases by Subject'
• Click on 'Newspapers'
  • Los Angeles Times via ProQuest (1881-1985)
  • New York Times, Historical (1851-1922)
  • Wall Street Journal via Proquest (1889-current)

Ethnic Related Databases

• Start at the library's homepage at http://library.ucr.edu
• Click on 'Databases by Subject'
• Click on 'Ethnic Studies'
  • Ethnic Newswatch 

GOVERNMENT INFORMATION

Below is a brief overview of Government Publications resources in the Rivera Library.  Although it focuses on publications produced by the US Federal Government, documents from the State of California, local governments, courts, etc. are also available.  Check at the Government Publications Reference desk for more information.  The reference hours are Monday-Friday: 9-5.

Indexes

• Infomine ~ http://infomine.ucr.edu
• Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications, 1895 - present
  • Location: Gov Pubs Call number: 3.8:yr
    The basic index for Federal Government Documents.  (1976 to the present is available through Scotty).
• Cumulative Subject Index to the Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications: 1900 - 1971
  • Location: Gov Pubs Call number: 3.8/2:900-971 

Congressional Sources

• The American State Papers (1789-1838) and Serial Set (1817-present) are available both in print and electronically.
  Location: Gov Pubs Call number: Y 1.1/2

To access them electronically:

• Start at the library's homepage at http://library.ucr.edu
• Click on 'Databases by Subject'
• Click on 'Government Information...'
  • American State Papers 
  • U.S. Congressional Serial Set

• CIS US Congressional Committee Hearings Index, 1833 - 1970
  Location: Gov Pubs Ref  Call number: Z1233 .A2C52
  
  
• CIS Index to Unpublished US Senate Committee Hearings, 1823-1968
  Location: Gov Pubs Ref  Call number: Z1233 .A2C53

Census

• Census  (Check with the government publications reference staff for call numbers.)
  
• Population Information in Census Volumes [1790-1980]
  Location: Gov Pubs Ref  Call number: Z7164 .D3 S44 
  
  
• Historical Census Browser (from the University of Virginia Library)
  http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/collections/stats/histcensus
  
  
• Census website
  http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/decennial/index.htm

Representative Native American Publications

• Annual report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs 
  Published in the Serial Set (see above).
  
  
• Bureau of American Ethnology
  List of publications: http://www.sil.si.edu/DigitalCollections/BAE/Bulletin200/200title.htm
       Annual Report (available online from a french database), http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb37575968z/date
  
  
• Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties
  Location: Gov Pubs  Call number: E 94 .J6
  http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/