Six Lives of the 19th Century: Searching for Salvation in the Fight Against Slavery History 575 Teacher: Ms Chase Librarian: Ms. Penner “I estimate the value of anti-slavery writing by the abuse it brings. Now all the defenders of slavery have left me alone and are abusing you.” William Lloyd Garrison in a letter to Harriet Beecher Stowe after the publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin in 1852

Get Organized Gather Information Use the Information Take time to Reflect

This guide provides an overview of information resources available at the Oliver Wendell Holmes Library. Selected print, microform, and electronic resources are provided. There are many more excellent sources.

The following steps will assist you in the research process.

Step 1: Get Organized

Think about what you are required to do. What do you want to write about? What are some search terms or key words you may use in locating information for your topic?

Plan your time wisely.

Step 2: Gather Information

Begin your research with reference sources located in the Garver Room. Reference books will provide you with an overview of your topic, a vocabulary of terms to search for more information, and will frequently give you a bibliography of works related to your topic.

Reference Sources:

Ref 031 Ap5	American Annual Cyclopedia 1861…1867 annual encyclopedias providing views on slavery, politics, and social conditions, from the time period
Ref 016.974 M72g	Greater Lawrence: A Bibliography contains citations to collections of documents on the abolitionists in the Andover area
Ref 291 En33	Encyclopedia of Religion Contains information on the Utopian movement and other religious reform movements
Ref 301 En32	Encyclopedia of American Social History examines abolitionism, temperance, and other reform movements. in the context of American social history
Ref 305.4 H19	Handbook of American Women’s History contain information of abolitionism and the WCTU
Ref 305.897 En32	Encyclopedia of African American Society examines slavery and the abolition movement within the context of African American society
Ref 306.3 H62	Historical Encyclopedia of World Slavery examines the history of slavery and abolition throughout the world
Ref 321.07 H72a	Utopias and Utopians examines utopian movements and literature
Ref 321.07 T67u	Companion to Utopian Movements examines utopian movements world- wide
Ref 370.3 En1	Encyclopedia of Education contains entries on Horace Mann, and educational reform
Ref 809 N62 v.22	Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism “American Abolitionism” a lengthy articles on abolition ideals and writings
Ref 920 Am35	American National Biography contains biographical entries for important figures in American history
Ref 973.03 D56	Dictionary of American History contains entries for people and events in U.S. history
Ref 973.03 En19	Encyclopedia of American Cultural and Intellectual History contains entries that examine historical events from a cultural perspective
Ref 973.03 En192 v.5	Encyclopedia of American History contains entries for people and events in U.S. history
Ref 973.04 En19	Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History contains entries for people and events associated with Afro-American history and abolition
Ref 973.04 N31 v.III	Negro in American History contains primary source documents concerning the abolitionists movement
Ref 973.5 En19	Encyclopedia of the United States in the Nineteenth Century contains entries for people and events associated with the events in the 19th century
Ref 973.7 Am35	American Eras 1859-1877 contains an overview of events from antebellum era through Reconstruction

** Remember that each of the encyclopedia sources will provided you with bibliographies of useful titles for further research.

Books:

Library of Congress Subject Headings:

Antislavery movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century. Antislavery movements -- Massachusetts. Fugitive slaves -- United States -- History -- 19th century. Slavery -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century United States -- Race relations -- Moral and ethical aspects. Abolitionists -- United States -- Biography. Abolitionists -- United States -- History -- 19th century. Temperance -- United States -- History. Temperance -- Songs and music -- History and criticism. Education -- United States. Communal living -- North America. Mormon Church -- United States -- History -- 19th century. Prisons -- United States. Orphanages -- United States -- History. Asylums -- United States -- History. Women -- Suffrage -- United States.

Databases and Periodicals:

The library subscribes to several full-text and bibliographic databases that will provide you with information on all aspects of World War I. Try searching your topic in one of the following:

America: History and Life Detailed abstracts of American and Canadian history from over 2,000 journals. Prehistory to present.

American Periodicals Series Online 1741 - 1900 Contains the full-text of popular and scholarly periodicals including Garrison's The Liberator, the journal of the New England Anti-Slavery society, and serveral other useful titles.

JSTOR(Journal Storage) A full text collection of scholarly journals, many going back to the first issue.

New York Times Archives Full-text of the New York Times: Archives 1852-1999.

Readers’ Guide Retrospective An electronic version of the Readers' Guide Index to Periodical Literature. Indexes several hundred periodicals, from 1900 to 1982. Also available in print from 1900 to present. (Ground floor index tables)

Note that America: History and Life and the Readers’ Guide databases are not full-text. You must check the titles of the periodicals in these databases using Serials Solutions and Phillips Academy Print holdings to determine if the library owns a particular title. Some of these articles may have to be obtained from other libraries. Be sure to allow enough time in you research for this to happen. It will make your searching more efficient.

Older bound periodicals owned by OWHL that might contain useful information include the following:

Atlantic Monthly	Congressional Globe	Living Age	North American Review
1857-current	1833-1873	1844-1938	1815-1835, 1867-1869
Consult the Readers’ Guide and Poole’s print index (library lower level) as well as individual periodicals for topic indexes. In addition to the above periodicals the library also owns microfilm copies of Frederick Douglass’ newspaper North Star from 1847-1849 and The American Temperance Journal from 1837- 1865. See a librarian to locate the microfilm.

Phillips Academy Archives and Other Local Collections:

The school archives contain information on Harriet Beech Stowe, Theodore Dwight Weld, P.A. 1829, and other figures. Make an appointment with Mrs. Quattlebaum (rquattlebaum@andover.edu), the school archivist, to view material in the archive collection.
The Andover Historical Society maintains a library and research collection. Check the web page for information. http://mysite.verizon.net/vze2t6hv/

The Boston Athenaeum is a private library of books and manuscripts that may be useful in your research. Check the web page to search the collections and for information on visiting and using material. http://www.bostonathenaeum.org/

Internet Sources:

**Remember to evaluate web sites just as you evaluate books for authority and content.

• Women and social Movements in the United States 1830-1930
  http://womhist.binghamton.edu/

• Votes for Women: Selections from the National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection 1848- 1921
  http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/naw/nawshome.html

• Living the Legacy: The Women’s Rights Movement 1848-1998
  http://www.legacy98.org/move-hist.html

• Abolition Library of Congress
  http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/african/afam005.html

• United States Civil War Center Abolition and Slavery
  http://www.cwc.lsu.edu/cwc/links/slave.htm

• Library of Congress American Memory Project
  http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/index.html

• Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition
  http://www.yale.edu/glc/
  

Step 3: Use the Information

Synthesize the information, make an outline, take notes, organize the information, write the paper and document sources. Capture the information you will need for your bibliography the first time you use each source. Make sure to avoid Plagiarism! Use this useful guide to quoting and paraphrasing sources.

Step 4: Take time to Reflect

Ask yourself: did you accomplish what you wanted to do? If you take the time to evaluate what you did you will become a better researcher.

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Last Update January 2005