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American History Since 1877

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Cold War America, 1945-1960

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These resources have been selected by librarians to supplement HSTY202 classes (American History from 1877) at Tompkins Cortland Community College.

Gale Virtual Reference Collection

TC3 students and staff have access to the Gale Virtual Reference Library which has over 250 academic reference encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. This is a good place to start your research because it provides useful background information.

Books and eBooks in the TC3 Collection

Don't hesitate to ask a reference librarian for help in locating books and media in the TC3 Library Catalog. Material not owned by our library can be located and borrowed through the SUNY Union Catalog, a single search interface for 62 SUNY library catalogs and WorldCat, a wordwide database of library books and materials.

Subject Headings

Try these suggested subject headings to find books on Capital and Labor in the Age of Enterprise, 1877-1900 in the TC3 Library Catalog, the SUNY Union Catalog and WorldCat.

Multimedia

    Senator Joe McCarthy: Audio Excerpts, 1950-1954 "35 streaming audio files containing public remarks made by the Republican senator from Wisconsin during his controversial campaign to remove communists and communist sympathizers from government."
  • Hollywood on Trial [videorecording] [Media PN1993.5.U65 H65 1989] - "A courageous and true recording of the story of 'The Hollywood Ten', who, in 1947, would not cooperate when accused by the United States government of possible communist loyalties."

Locating Journal Articles in Databases

History-related electronic journals are available to TC3 students and staff in our electronic databases and in our list of full-text electronic journals, also listed by subject (History & Archaeology).

Web Resources

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Last update: Tuesday, April 19, 2011

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