This guide is intended as a research tool to help you locate background information, books, articles, and internet/web links on the Harlem Renaissance. Please also see the guides for African & African-American Art, African-American & Caribbean Literature, and African-American Studies.
Background Information Sources
| Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History v. 3 |
REF E 185 .E54 2006 V. 3
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| Black Women in America v. 2 |
REF E 185.86 .B542 2005 V. 2
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| History of African-American Artists (chapter: The Twenties and the Black Renaissance) |
REF N 6538 .N5 B38 1993
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| African-American Art & Artists (chapter: New Americanism & Ethnic Identity 1920-1940) |
REF N 6538 .N5 L38 1994
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| Oxford History of Art: African-American Art (chapter 3: 20th Century America & Modern Art 1900-1960) |
REF N 6538 .N5 P38 1998
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| Rhapsodies in Black: Art of the Harlem Renaissance |
REF N 6538 .N55 R56 1997
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| African-American Writers (2 v.) |
REF PS 153 .N5 A344 2001
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| Dictionary of Literary Biography: Afro-American Writers from the Harlem Renaissance to 1940 v. 51 |
REF PS 153 .N5 A396 1987
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| Gale Critical Companion to Harlem Renaissance (3 v.) |
REF PS 153 .N5 H245 2003
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Books
Search the library catalog for books on your subject using words or word combinations below:
- Harlem Renaissance
- New York Harlem
- Harlem music
- Musician's name
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- Harlem art
- Harlem literature
- Author's name
- Artist's name
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Or visit the library’s 2nd floor and browse call numbers ML 3556 (African-American music), N 6538 .N5 (African-American art) and PS 153 .N5 (African-American literature).
Newspaper, Magazine, and Academic Journal Articles
Internet Resources
Several internet resources have been selected below. Additional links are available from Web Resources page; follow link for Arts, Biography, History, Literature, or Music.