This guide is intended as a research tool to help you locate background information, books, articles, and internet/web links on the history of cities in America.
Background Information Sources
Available in the library's reference area:
| Colonial America |
REF E169.R44 2001 |
| Encyclopedia of Contemporary American Culture |
REF E169.12.E49 2001 |
| Dictionary of American History |
REF E174 .D52 2003 |
| The Reader’s Companion to American History |
REF E174.R43 1991 |
| Encyclopedia of Multicultural America |
REF E184.A1 G14 2000 |
| A Nation of Peoples |
REF E184.A1 N2866 1999 |
| Encyclopedia of Sociology (Cities; Community; Urban Sociology) |
REF HM425.E5 2000 |
Books
Search the library catalog for books on your subject using words or word combinations below, or visit the library’s 2nd floor and browse call numbers E (History), HN1-200 (Social History), HQ500 (Home life), HT100-385 (Urban Sociology; the City).
- urbanization
- rural
- urban renewal
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- cities & towns
- urban
- suburban
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- city planning
- migration
- colonial cities
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- metropolitan areas
- revitalization
- city & town life
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Newspaper, Magazine, and Academic Journal Articles
- Expanded Academic: use terms such as: Cities and Towns—social aspects; demographic aspects; economic aspects.
- CQ Researcher: use index to search by keyword, or try: Revitalizing the Cities; Urban sprawl; Traffic congestion.
- LexisNexis: newspaper articles, transcripts (use terms such as: city name, regional or urban development; downtown development; urban culture.
Internet Resources
Several internet resources have been selected below. Additional links are available from Web Resources page; follow link for History.