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HIST 302: Family Social History in Latin America

 

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Eric Novotny
Title: Acting Head Arts and Humanities



Arts & Humanities Library
W321 Pattee Library
Penn State University
814-865-1014
ecn1@psu.edu

 

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Course Info

Course Name:
  HIST 302: Family Social History in Latin America
Semester:
  Fall
Campus:
  University Park (UP)
Instructor:
  

Databases

Microfilm Collections

(ground floor, West Pattee)

  • Colonial Latin American Manuscripts, Call # FILM A439, Collection Guide Call # F1410.C656 1985
  • Africans in the New World, 1493-1934, Call # FILM A448

Sources in The CAT

Useful subject headings;

  • "Early works to 1800"
  • "Description and Travel"
  • "sources"

Use the date limiter to find items published at the time of an event.

Historical Articles

  • Hispanic American Periodicals Index (HAPI), PAPER ONLY, Call # Z1605 .H4901, Index Tables, Arts & Humanities, 2nd Floor Pattee
  • Handbook of Latin American Studies, PAPER COPY, Call # Z1605.H23, Arts and Humanities Reference Collection
  • Historical Abstracts (Index to over 1,000 history journals)
  • JSTOR (Full-text of back issues of selected scholarly journals)
  • History Cooperative E-Journals (Recent full-text of selected history journals)
  • Indice Histórico Espanol. Bibliografía Histórica de Espana e Hispanoamérica, PAPER ONLY Call # Z2696 .I6, Arts and Humanities Reference Collection

Popular Articles

  • Early American Periodicals Index to 1850, Call # Microprint.e765, News & Microforms, Ground Floor, West Pattee
  • Ethnic Newswatch, Recent news publications online
  • London Times Index, 1790-1905
  • New York Times Historical, 1851-2005, Paper Index, Call # AI21.N44, News & Microforms, Ground Floor West Pattee
  • Poole's Guide to Periodical Literature, 1806-1900, Call # AI3.P7, Arts and Humanities Index Tables, Pattee 2, Continued by: Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature, 1890-present Call #AI3.R4, Arts and Humanities Index Tables, Pattee 2
  • Index to Latin American Periodical Literature, 1929-1960, Call # Z1601.P16 Q, Paterno Reading Room, 2nd Floor Pattee Library

Books

  • Dictionary Catalog of the History of the Americas (New York Public Library), Call # Z1201.N41 Q Paterno Reading Room
  • Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture, Call # F1406.E53 1996 Arts and Humanities Reference Collection, Pattee Stacks 2
  • Encyclopedia of Mexic History, Society & Culture, Call # F1204.E539 1997 Arts and Humanities Reference Collection, Pattee Stacks 2
  • Latin America: a Guide to the Historical Literature (older but useful for primary sources), Call # Z1601.G75 Arts and Humanities Reference Collection, Pattee Stacks 2
  • A Reference Guide to Latin American History (detailed chronology, some biographies), Call # F1410.R395 2000 Arts and Humanities Reference Collection, Pattee Stacks 2