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Academy of Notre Dame Research Pathfinder: Autobiographical Composition Gilded Age United States History - Mrs. Turner and Mrs. McMahon



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Call Numbers 030 Encyclopedias (World Book, etc.) 920/921 Biographies 973.8 History of North America

Keywords Name of entrepreneur (i.e. Samuel Gompers) Gilded Age United States Historical Figures 19th Century America(ns) Immigration Garment Industry Labor Unions Labor Movement Industrial Revolution

Print Resources These Reference and Non-Fiction books, containing both secondary and primary sources, will be on reserve in the library or you can search the [|Library Catalog] using the call numbers and keywords provided above..

Electronic Resources

Databases [|Biography in Context] [|Daily Life Through History] - Select "Eras" and "19th Century: Atlantic America" [|Student Resources in Context] - For primary sources select "Primary Sources" above the search box and enter your topic

Internet [|WebPath Express] - search this **__new__ __feature__** in our library catalog that connects you with educator-approved websites. - click "Academy of Notre Dame de Namur" - click "Catalog" - click "WebPath Express" - enter "Gilded Age" or name of your person in the search box NDA Research Wiki: Primary Sources A list of primary sources available on our Databases and on the Internet [|Library of Congress: American Memory Collection] [|Milestones Documents in American History] [|Digital History] In left column check out "Primary Sources," "Ethnic Voices," and "History Reference Room" [|Harvard University Library: Immigration to the United States 1789-1930] Includes information on the Chinese Exclusion Act and the Immigration Restriction League (IRL) [|Websites for the Gilded Age and Progressive Era] [|OYEZ: U.S. Supreme Court Media] Search for past Supreme Court cases/decisions The Northern Migration: 1840s-1890 Eyewitness Accounts: Eyewitness to History [|Inspirational Speeches by Women] Links to documents by women and girls **working in mills** during the Industrial Revolution era

[|Google News] - Access to digitized historical newspaper articles (primary sources) Enter search terms (i.e. "Homestead Strike") and then select "News" in left-hand column Scroll down and select a date range (i.e. 1880-1890)



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