Target Populations: Immigrants
- Encyclopedia of American Immigration
- James Ciment, Immanuel Ness, editors. Armonk, N.Y., M.E. Sharpe, 2000. 4 vols.
Immigration history; immigration issues (causes, demographics, acculturation, laws and legislation, politics, economics, etc.); and immigration documents (laws, treaties, court cases, reports, etc.).Volumes 3 and 4 contain articles on specific immigrant groups in America. Available?
- Immigration to the United States, 1789-1930
- Online collection of approximately 2,200 books and pamphlets as well as 7,800 photographs, 200 maps and 9,600 pages from Harvard manuscript and archival collections. Emphasis on 19th century materials. An amazing resource!
- Executive Summary: U.S. Immigration: A Legislative History
- "Highlights the history of U.S. immigration legislation and the parallel rise and fall in numbers and changing ethnic makeup" up to 2004. From the Population Resource Center.
- Historical Census Statistics on the Foreign-Born Population of the United States: 1850 to 1990
- 22 Detailed tables
- "The Foreign Immigrant in New York City,"
- Kate Holladay Claghorn. Reports of the Industrial Commission 15, 1901, 465-492.
- Eugenic Laws Restricting Immigration
- Virtual exhibit with accompanying essay by Paul Lombardo. From the Image Archive on the American Eugenics Movement
- Biological Aspects of Immigration
- Testimony of Harry L. Laughlin before the House Committee on Immigration and Naturalization, April 16-17, 1920.
Subject Guide
Natalie Borisovets
Contact:
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John Cotton Dana Library
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John Cotton Dana Library
Newark, N.J. 07102
Subjects: American Studies, Communication, Criminal Justice, History - Global & Eurasian, History - North America, Journalism & Media Studies, Latin American & Caribbean Studies, Literatures in English, New Jerseyana, Political Science, Social Work, Spanish & Portuguese Studies, Women's & Gender Studies