Library Collections
Multicultural Resources
We have many books and other materials on minorities, race relations, diversity and related issues. Included here are reference sources, and recent circulating nonfiction titles owned by Baldwin Public Library. Older titles can be found under the previously listed subject headings or in the same Dewey Decimal numbers. All will be found in the Information and Reading Services Department.
MULTICULTURAL REFERENCE SOURCES
The following books are Reference books, for in-library use only.
| R081.0899 AFRICAN | African American Quotations. 2000. |
| R081.0899 CON | Contemporary Quotations in Black 1997. |
| R200 BOW | Bowker, John. World Religions. 1996. |
| R200.3 MGR | Merriam-Webster’s Encyclopedia of World Religions. 1999. |
| R200.3 OXF | Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. |
| R296 W | Encyclopedic Dictionary of Judaica. 1974. |
| R296.03 NEW | New Encyclopedia of Judaism.2002 |
| R296.03 SHE | Shengold Jewish Encyclopedia. 1998. |
| R297 MUS | Muslim Almanac. 1995. |
| R297.03 NEWBY | Newby, Gordon D. Concise Encyclopedia of Islam. 2002. |
| R299.603 ENC | Encyclopedia of African and African-American Religions. 2001. |
| R299.704 GIL | Gill, Sam D. & Sullivan, Irene F. Dictionary of Native American Mythology. 1992. |
| R301.412 F | Feminist Quotations: Voices of Rebels, Reformers, and Visionaries. 1979. |
| R301.412 M | Macksey, Joan, and Kenneth Macksey. Book of Women’s Achievements. 1975. |
| R301.45 H | Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups. 1980. |
| R301.451 D | Great Documents in Black American History. 1970. |
| R301.451 W | Williams, George Washington. History of the Negro Race in America.2 Volumes. 1968. |
| R301.452 S | Jews in America, 1621-1970: A Chronology & Fact Book. 1971. |
| R301.453 B | Lithuanians in America, 1651-1975: A Chronology & Fact Book. 1976. |
| R301.453 C | Portuguese in America, 590 BC-1974: A Chronology & Fact Book. 1976. |
| R301.453 C | Puerto Ricans, 1493-1973: A Chronology & Fact Book. 1996. |
| R301.453 F | British in America, 1578-1970: A Chronology & Fact Book. 1972. |
| R301.453 F | Germans in America, 1607-1970: A Chronology & Fact Book. 1973. |
| R301.453 F | Scandinavians in America, 986-1970: A Chronology & Fact Book. 1972. |
| R301.453 G | Chicanos in America, 1540-1974: A Chronology & Fact Book. 1977. |
| R301.453 G | Irish in America, 550-1972: A Chronology & Fact Book. 1973. |
| R301.453 H | Japanese in America, 1843-1973: A Chronology & Fact Book. 1974. |
| R301.453 L | Italians in America, 1492-1972: A Chronology & Fact Book. 1972. |
| R301.453 K | Filipinos in America, 1898-1974: A Chronology & Fact Book. 1976. |
| R301.453 K | Koreans in America, 1882-1974: A Chronology & Fact Book. 1974. |
| R301.453 K | Latvians in America, 1640-1973: A Chronology & Fact Book. 1974. |
| R301.453 M | Arabs in America, 1492-1977: A Chronology & Fact Book. 1978. |
| R301.453 N | Spanish in America, 1513-1974: A Chronology & Fact Book. 1975. |
| R301.453 P | Estonians in America, 1627-1975: A Chronology & Fact Book. 1975. |
| R301.453 P | French in America, 1488-1974: A Chronology & Fact Book. 1975. |
| R301.453 R | Poles in America, 1608-1972: A Chronology & Fact Book. 1973. |
| R301.453 S | Dutch in America, 1609-1970: A Chronology & Fact Book. 1972. |
| R301.453 S | Hungarians in America, 1583-1974: A Chronology & Fact Book. 1975. |
| R301.453 SLO | Blacks in America, 1492-1977: A Chronology & Fact Book. 1977. |
| R301.453 T | Chinese in America, 1820-1973: A Chronology & Fact Book. 1974. |
| R301.453 W | Armenians in America, 1618-1976: A Chronology & Fact Book. 1978. |
| R301.453 W | Russians in America: A Chronology & Fact Book. 1977. |
| R301.453 W | Romanians in America, 1748-1974: A Chronology & Fact Book. 1975. |
| R301.453 W | Ukrainians in America, 1608-1975: A Chronology & Fact Book. 1976. |
| R304.873 | BROWNSTONE Brownstone, David M. & Irene M. Franck. Facts About American Immigration. 2001. |
| R304.873 ENC | Encyclopedia of American Immigration 4 Volumes. 2000. |
| R305.4 QUOTABLE | Quotable Woman: The First 5000 Years. 2000. |
| R304.406 ENC | Encyclopedia of Women’s Associations Worldwide. 1993. |
| R305.409 OLS | Olsen, Kirstin. Chronology of Women’s History. 1994. |
| R305.4097 HAN | Handbook of American Women’s History. 2nd Edition. 2000. |
| R305.8 ENC | American Immigrant Cultures: Builders of a Nation. 2 Volumes. 1997. |
| R305.8003 WORLDMARK | Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life. 4 Volumes. 1998. |
| R305.8009 GAL | Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America. 2nd Edition. 3 Volumes. 2000. |
| R305.896 AFR | African American Almanac. 2000. |
| R305.9 COM | Complete Directory for People with Disabilities. 1999. |
| R305.9066 GAY | Gay Rights Movement. 2001. |
| R305.9066 ST | Gay and Lesbian Almanac. 1998. |
| R323.4 B | Civil Rights and the American Negro: A Documentary History. 1968. |
| R323.4 NEW | Newman, Edith S. and Daniel S. Moretti. Civil Liberty and Civil Rights. 7th Edition. 1987. |
| R324.623 HAN | Hannan, June. International Encyclopedia of Woman’s Suffrage. 2000. |
| R325.7307 DIC | Dictionary of American Immigration. 1990. |
| R342.7302 REN | Renstrom, Peter G. Constitutional Rights Sourcebook. 1999. |
| R342.7308 BILL | Bill of Rights and Beyond, 1791-1991. 1991. |
| R362.4 COM | The Complete Directory for People with Disabilities 2002. 2002. |
| R364.151 ENC | Encyclopedia of Genocide. 2 Volumes. 1999. |
| R808 AND | “And Don’t Call Me a Racist!”: A Treasury of Quotes on the Past, Present and Future of the Color Line in America. 1998. |
| R809 MOD | ModernBlack Writers. Supplement.1995. |
| R810.8089 OXF | Oxford Companion to African American Literature. 1997. |
| R810.989 AFR | African-American Writers: A Dictionary. 2000. |
| R810.9868 MOD | Modern Black Writers. 2nd Edition. 1999. |
| R815 VOI | Voices of Multicultural America: Notable Speeches Delivered by African, Asian, Hispanic and Native Americans, 1790-1995. 1996. |
| R860.9 LAT | Latin American Literature in the 20th Century. 1986. |
| R860.988 CON | Concise Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature. 2000. |
| R860.988 LAT | Latin American Writers. 3 Volumes.1989. |
| R860.988 LAT | Latin American Writers. Supplement I. 2000. |
| R909 ENC | Encyclopedia of Jewish History: Events and Eras of the Jewish People. 1986. |
| R909.0492 ENC | Encyclopedia of the Palestinians. 2000. |
| R909.4096 AFR | Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience. 1999 |
| R909.0976 OXF | Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World. 4 Volumes. 2001. |
| R910.3 CULTUREGRAMS | CultureGrams 2003. 2 Volumes. 2002. |
| R917.7434 GLO | Global Journeys in Metro Detroit: A Multicultural Guide to the Motor City. 1999. |
| R920 DIC | Dictionary of Women Artists. 1997. |
| R920 JAC | Jackson, Guida M. Women Rulers Throughout the Ages: An Illustrated Guide. 1999. |
| R920 INT | International Dictionary of Women’s Biography. 1982. |
| R920 KOR | Kort, Carol. A to Z of American Women Writers. 2000. |
| R920 LOG | Dictionary of American Negro Biography. 1982. |
| R920 NOT | Notable Women in the Life Sciences: A Biographical Dictionary. 1996. |
| R920 NOT | Notable Black American Scientists. 1999. |
| R920 RAV | Raven, Susan. Women of Achievement: Thirty-five Centuries of History. 1981. |
| R920 SON | Sonneborn, Liz A to Z of Native American Women. 1998. |
| R920 WEB | Webster, Raymond B. African American Firsts in Science and Technology. 1999. |
| R920 WHO | Who’s Who Among Black Americans. 1992. |
| R920.073 BAR | Making it in America: A Sourcebook on Eminent Ethnic Americans. 2001. |
| R920.7 M | Liberty’s Women. 1980. |
| R920.7 N | Notable American Women: The Modern Period. 1980. |
| R920.7 N | Notable American Women: 1607-1950. 3 Volumes. 1971. |
| R920.7 W | American Women: Fifteen Hundred Biographies with Over 1,400 Portraits; A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of the Lives and Achievements of American Women During the Nineteenth Century. 1897, 1973. |
| R920.71 NOT | Notable Black American Men. 1999. |
| R920.72 LIG | Lightman, Marjorie and Benjamin Lightman. Biographical Dictionary of Ancient Greek and Roman Women. 2000. |
| R920.72 NOT | Notable Hispanic American Women. 1993. |
| R920.72 NOT | Notable Black American Women. 1996. |
| R920.72 WOM | Woman’s Firsts. 1997. |
| R920.72 REA | Read, Phyllis J., and Bernard L.Witlieb. Book of Women’s Firsts. 1992. |
| R920.72 WOM | Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. 17 Volumes. 1999. |
| R927 COL | Women Artists in America: 18th Century to the Present (1790-1980). 1980. |
| R 940.5317 NG | Ng, Wendy. Japanese-American Internment During World War II. 2002. |
| R940.531 ENC | Encyclopedia of the Holocaust. 4 Volumes. 1990. |
| R940.5318 HOL | Encyclopedia of the Holocaust and World War II Almanac. 3 Volumes. 2001. |
| R940.5318 HOL | Holocaust: A Grolier Student Library. Four Volumes 1996 |
| R970 NAT | Native America in the Twentieth Century. 1994. |
| R970.004 KLE | Reference Encyclopedia of the American Indians. 1998. |
| R970.004 WAL | Waldman, Carl. Atlas of the North American Indians. 2000. |
| R970.00479 AME | American Indian Portraits. 2000. |
| R970.1 D | Dockstaden, Frederick J. Great North American Indians. 1977. |
| R970.1 HAN | Handbook of North American Indians. 17 Volumes (missing 1-3, 14, 16). 1900 |
| R970.1 HOD | Hodge, Fredrick W. Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico. 1959. |
| R970.1 M | Great Documents in American Indian History. 1973. |
| R970.1 T | Terrell, John V. American Indian Almanac. 1971 |
| R970.4 K | Kinietz, W. Vernon Indians of the Western Great Lakes 1615-1760. 1965. |
| R970.497 L | Leitch, Barbara. Concise Dictionary of Indian Tribes of North America. 1979. |
| R973 ENC | Encyclopedia of Black America. 1981. |
| R973 IND | Indian Reservations. 1986. |
| R973.04 WYT | Wytrwal, Joseph A. Behold! The Polish-Americans. 1977. |
| R973.0468 HIS | Hispanic American Almanac: A Reference Work on Hispanics in the United States. 1997. |
| R973.049 HAR | Harley, Sharon. Timetables of African-American History: A Chronology of the Most Important People and Events in African-American History. 1995. |
| R973.0491 ENC | Encyclopedia of the Irish in America. 1999. |
| R973.0492 AME | American Jewish Desk Reference. 1999. |
| R973.0495 ASI | Asian-American Almanac. 1995. |
| R973.0495 DIC | Dictionary of Asian American History. 1986. |
| R973.0496 AFR | African American Encyclopedia. 10 Volumes. 2001. |
| R973.0496 AFR | African American Voices of Triumph. 1994. |
| R973.0496 AFR | African American Yellow Pages: A Comprehensive Resource Guide and Directory. 1996. |
| R973.0496 ENC | Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History. 5 Volumes. 1996. |
| R973.0496 HAR | Harvard Guide to African-American History. 2001. |
| R973.04 SCH | Slavery in America: From Colonial Times to the Civil War. 2000. |
| R973.0496073 HOR | Hornsby, Alton. Chronology of African-American History. 1991. |
| R973.0497 AME | American Indian Quotations . 1996. |
| R973.0497 GAL | Gale Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes . 1998. |
| R973.0497 HIR | Hirschfleder, Arlene B. Native American Almanac: A Portrait of Native American Today. 1993. |
| R980.003 CAM | Cambridge Encyclopedia of Latin America and the Caribbean. 1985. |
MULTICULTURAL PERIODICALS AT BALDWIN PUBLIC LIBRARY
The Advocate (Gay and lesbian issues)
Bunte (German language)
Jewish News
Essence (African American)
Hola (Spanish language)
Jet (African American)
Ms. (Feminist issues)
Paris Match (French language)
SUBJECT HEADINGS FOR RESEARCH
Below is a select list of Library of Congress subject headings under which books and other materials will be found. A librarian can assist you in finding related headings.
Affirmative Action Programs
African Americans
African Americans—Civil Rights