HIST 302: History of Monopolies

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Arts & Humanities Library
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Course Name:
  HIST 302: History of Monopolies
Semester:
  Fall
Campus:
  University Park (UP)
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Sources

Context and Background Sources

American Decades. UP Copy: Call # E169.12.A419 1994, Social Sciences Encyclopedias, 2nd Floor Paterno
American National Biography
CQ Electronic Library. Collection of essays and documents on Congress and public policy issues
Encyclopedia of the American Constitution. UP Copy: Call # KF4548.E53 2000, Social Sciences Encyclopedias, 2nd Floor Paterno
Encyclopedia of the Great Depression and the New Deal. UP Copy: Call # E806.C543 2001, Social Sciences Reference, 2nd Floor Paterno
Federal Trade Commission. Bureau of Competition. Sites includes files on recent cases
Historical Dictionary of the Progressive Era, 1890-1920. UP Copy: E661.H6 1988, Arts & Humanities Reference, Stacks 2
Historical Statistics of the United States. Also: Statistical Abstract of the U.S., 1878-present
Gale Virtual Reference Library. Online reference works
U.S. Department of Justice. Antitrust Division. Enforces antitrust laws. Site includes documents on recent cases

Databases

America: History and Life. Use to find out what historians have written about a topic
ProQuest. A mostly full-text collection of over 5,000 magazines, journals, and newspapers

Assignment 1

Assignment 1: Standard Oil during the Progressive Era

Contemporary News and Magazine Articles

American Periodicals Series, 1741-1900+. Full-text of over 1,000 magazines up to around 1930
Hampton University Peabody Newspaper Clippings File (roughly 1873-1940), MICRO 4 HAMP, News & Microforms, Ground Floor, West Pattee. For articles on specific topics consult the printed guide, Call # CD3569.H364H36
JSTOR. Full-text of articles from economics and other academic journals.
New York Times Historical, (1851-2005) (Digital Archive)
Periodicals Archive Online. Full-text from 22 economics journals.
Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature, 1890-present, Call # AI3.R4, Arts and Humanities Index Tables, Pattee Level 2

See Context and Background Resources and General Databases sections to help place the contemporary articles in context.

Assignment 2

Assignment 2: 1930's Commentary on Big Business or Trusts

Use The CAT to identify and locate Books written during the 1930’s. Use the Advanced Search to limit your search to items written between 1930-1939.

Articles from the1930’s

The databases below contain full-text of articles written by philosophers, political scientists, and economists.

JSTOR. Full-text of articles from economics and other academic journals
New York Times Historical, 1851-2005 (Digital Archive)
Periodicals Archive Online. Full-text from 22 economics journals
Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature, 1890-present, Call # AI3.R4, Arts and Humanities Index Tables, Pattee Level 2

Assignment 3A-C

Assignment 3A: Analyze Reaction to the AT & T Divestiture
Assignment 3B: Article by Economist on Antitrust
Assignment 3C: Critically Evaluate a 1960/1970s Antitrust Court Case

Assignment 3A: Analyze Reaction to the AT & T Divestiture

Editorials on File (reproduces newspapers editorials from 1970-1992), Call # D410 .E4, Pattee Stacks Level 1
New York Times Historical, 1851-2005 (Digital Archive)
Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature, 1890-present, Call # AI3.R4, Arts and Humanities Index Tables, Pattee Level 2

Assignment 3B: Article by Economist on Antitrust

EconLit. An index to essays and articles in hundreds of economics sources
JSTOR. Full-text of articles from economics and other academic journals
Periodicals Archive Online. Full-text from 22 economics journals

Assignment 3C: Critically Evaluate a 1960/1970s Antitrust Court Case

Congressional Hearings, Reports, and Debates

Century of Lawmaking, (to 1873)
Congressional Record, Call # J11.G5, 2nd Floor Paterno (Debates in Congress)
Congressional Universe. An index to Congressional documents, some full-text. Copies of most documents are in the Social Sciences Library

Court Decisions and Laws

Supreme Court decisions are free online
U.S. Statutes at Large (Texts of U.S. laws from 1789-present), Call #, KF50.A3, Legal Alcove, Social Sciences Library, 2nd Floor Paterno

See Context and Background Resources for legal encyclopedias to help with analyzing a case.

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