IMMIGRANTS

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1. What key words will help me to find information about this topic?

Immigrants

Immigrants - United States

Ellis Island

Emigration and Immigration

United States - Emigration and Immigration

Cookery - French

Cookery - German, etc. 

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2. Where can these books be found in the library?

Adult Stacks

Youth Services Stacks

305.8

J 641.59

      305.90691

   J 641.5946

 325.73

J 973.04

 641.59

   J 973.0431

           641.5943, etc. 

   J 973.0492

973.04

   J 973.0441

    973.04924

 

  973.0439

 

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3. What reference books can I use to research this topic?

Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups  R 973.04 HAR 

Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America  R 973.04 GAL 

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4. Where can I find magazine and newspaper articles about this topic?

Williamsburg Regional Library Databases
http://www.wrl.org/depts/ref/databases/dblink.html

NewsWeb (online newspapers)
http://www.wrl.org/depts/ref/links/newsweb.html

Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature
051 REA Reference Index Table  

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5. What are some good Internet sites about this topic?

American Family Immigration History Center 
http://www.ellisislandrecords.org/default.asp

National Immigration Forum  
http://www.immigrationforum.org/

The New Americans  
http://www.pbs.org/kcet/newamericans/

U.S. Immigration from the Internet Modern History  
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook28.html

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6. Where can I go to find more information about this topic?

Student Contact Book: How to Find Low-Cost, Expert  
Information  on Today's Issues  R 061.3 STU  

Encyclopedia of Associations (at Reference Desk) 
R 061.3 ENC 

Swem Library - College of William & Mary

Law Library - College of William & Mary 

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