Research Guides: Immigration History: Reference Works

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Reference sources can:

provide background information on a subject
give ideas for further research
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list books and journals for further reading.

Immigration History in the United States

Encyclopedia of American Immigration
Call Number: Ebook
ISBN: 0765680297
Publication Date: 2001
Entries on a variety of topics relating to immigration in the U.S. Includes entries on 65 individual ethnic and immigrant groups, as well as entries on the immigration history of each state in the U.S. Each entry is followed by a selective annotated bibliography.
Encyclopedia of Immigration and Migration in the American West
Call Number: Ebook
ISBN: 9781849725637
Publication Date: 2010
"Through sweeping entries, focused biographies, community histories, economic enterprise analysis, and demographic studies, this Encyclopedia presents the tapestry of the West and its population during various periods of migration."

Non-U.S. Immigration History

To locate background information on emigration from and immigration to countries other than the U.S., try to find a general history or overview account of one of the countries of interest.

For example, to find an overview of Irish immigration to Australia, search the library catalog for a history of Australia or a history of Ireland.

See "Finding Books" for search tips.

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