Arts & Humanities Library
W321 Pattee Library
Penn State University
814-865-1014
ecn1@psu.edu
Office Hours. Fall 2011:
415 Weaver, Friday, 9-10:30am
Arts & Humanities Library
W321 Pattee Library
Penn State University
814-865-1014
ecn1@psu.edu
Office Hours. Fall 2011:
415 Weaver, Friday, 9-10:30am
Can provide brief overviews of historical people, places, and events. They also refer you to key articles and books, and supply important names and dates.
Use The CAT (Penn State's catalog) to search for materials (books, videos, maps, etc…) in the library's collections. Use "I Want it" to request items from other Penn State locations.
Use WorldCat to search for materials in libraries worldwide. Use the "Request via ILL" link to have items delivered to you. For more options see "Materials not at Penn State"
Books in the library stacks are organized by Library of Congress Classification system. Two good places to start are
* Class E404 19th Century U.S. History Pattee Stacks 1
* Class F1200 History of Mexico Pattee Stacks 1A
Tips for locating published primary sources in The CAT
Try the following:
Use the date limiter in The CAT to find materials published around 1846.
To find articles on your topic, use an Index. The primary indexes are listed below. Almost none of these resources are available on the free Web. If the article is not online, search The CAT to see if the library owns the journal the article appeared in. If the library owns the journal The CAT will indicate where it can be found.
For MORE Article databases use: Find Articles by Subject
The U.S. Government issues thousands of reports on legal, social, and political issues. Most are in the Social Sciences Library, 2nd Floor, Paterno. Some government documents appear in The CAT, others require specialized access tools.
Congressional Debates are online in Congressional (Proquest) a database of congressional publications (hearings, reports, bills). Select theCongressional Record tab to limit to debates. Volumes up to 1873 are also online: A Century of Lawmaking. Add
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1861- (3rd Floor Paterno) The official record of U.S. foreign policy with correspondence and papers on major policies and decisions. Some years are online.
Executive Branch Documents Most early Presidential messages and addresses and dept reports are included in The United States Serial Set.
Court Decisions and Laws are online via , Lexis Nexis Academic. Laws from 1789 are also in U.S. Statutes at Large , Call #, KF50.A3, Legal Alcove, Social Sciences Library, 2nd Floor Paterno
American Broadsides and Ephemera
printed material published before 1900. includes some mexican war recruitment posters.
Black Abolitionist Papers
Letters, speeches, editorials, articles, sermons, and essays written by African Americans between 1830 and 1865. Includes commentary on the Mexican war as a plot to expand slavery.
North American Women: Letters and Diaries
Accounts of personal and historical events. Use "Browse historical Events" to find references to the U.S. Mexico War.
U.S. Mexican War: A Binational Reader
A collection of priamry source documents
Women's History Online, 1543-1945
Early books and journal articles, some coverage of female activities in the war.
Literary Databases
Use to find fiction, poetry, and plays.
Library of Congress Digital Collections on the Mexican War
Includes links to other websites about the war
Magazine and news articles can provide a snapshot of contemporary opinion on a topic, revealing current attitudes.
