Labor Relations & HR Librarian
Labor Education Center (Cook Campus)
50 Labor Center Way
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
http://smlr.rutgers.edu/library
INTRODUCTION TO THIS GUIDE
The U.S. Labor and Working Class History guide is intended for students & researchers at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. The guide covers both general and specialized topics in the areas U.S. labor history. The guide highlights specific resources such as books, journals, media, primary source materials, and web resources. If you have any questions about this guide or topic of research, please contact the James B. Carey Library director, Julie Peters.
USING THIS GUIDE
Search for books, articles and media
Objective and comprehensive research involves searching in more than one place for information. Look for research from books, journals, and media. You can find books, e-Books, journal articles, newspaper articles, documentaries, videos, dissertations, reviews, government documents, datasets and conference proceedings all using the RU Library Catalog, QuickSearch.
Search for trusted web resources
Information overload can happen with just one Internet search. This guide provides a number of trusted web resources to consult including history websites, organizations and agencies and relevant archival collections.
Search for special topics
Special topics within U.S. labor history are included. Use this guide to get more information on:
- New Jersey Labor History
- Historical Events and People
- Primary Source Materials
Need more assistance?
Feel free to contact Julie Peters with any questions about your research.
ON COURSE RESERVE IN THE SMLR LIBRARY
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Who Built America? by ISBN: 1572593024Publication Date: 2000-08-01Who Built America? surveys the nation's past from the perspective of working men and women. Growing out of the effort to reinterpret American history from the bottom up, Who Built America? not only documents the country's presidents, politics, and wars along with the life and values of the nation's elite but also focuses on the fundamental social and economic conflicts in our history, integrating the history of community, family, gender roles, race, and ethnicity. -
Who Built America? by ISBN: 1572593032Publication Date: 2000-07-20Who Built America? surveys the nation's past from the perspective of working men and women. Growing out of the effort to reinterpret American history from the bottom up, Who Built America? not only documents the country's presidents, politics, and wars along with the life and values of the nation's elite but also focuses on the fundamental social and economic conflicts in our history, integrating the history of community, family, gender roles, race, and ethnicity.
