Creating Digital Histories: The History of Places in North America
This research guide is for the students in the "Creating Digital Histories: The History of Places in North America" (HIST 506:401:03). Professor Tatiana Seijas.
Books
Ellis Island by Call Number: Alexander JV6450.P4713 1995ISBN: 1565843185Written by French author Georges Perec, this non-fiction book traces the history of Ellis Island Immigration Station.
Ellis Island by Call Number: RUonlineISBN: 1616139544Publication Date: 2010-09-01This juvenile literature explores the history of Ellis Island, which housed the United States' most important immigration processing center from 1892 through 1943.
Three Days in Big City Waters [online film]. This 1973 film documents the canoe trip made by 2 Rutgers professors Michael Rockland and Charles Woolfolk who traveled by canoe from Princeton, N.J. to Manhattan. Includes pictorial and verbal comments on shore-line pollution and on Ellis Island, former reception center for immigrants entering the U.S. The film is also available in YouTube.
Databases
- Proquest New York Times HistoricalThe New York Times collection contains every issue of the New York Times published from September 18, 1851 (its first issue) to 3 years prior to the current year, including all articles, illustrations, and advertisements.
- Migrations to New WorldThis is a collection of digitized primary sources documenting migration from Great Britain, Ireland, mainland Europe, and Asia to North America and Australasia. Migration to the United States, Australia, and New Zealand is especially well represented. Time period covered is the 19th through the 21st century.
- North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries, and Oral HistoriesIt documents the personal experience of immigrants to Canada and the United States from 1800 to 2000. In addition to letters, diaries, and oral histories, it includes books and book chapters, immigration guides, and cartoons. Search for "Visitors Guide to Ellis Island."