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MULTICULTURAL RESOURCES AT BALDWIN PUBLIC LIBRARY

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

African Americans—Race Identity

African Americans—Social Conditions

Arab Americans

Asian Americans

Civil Rights    

Culture Conflict—United States

Discrimination

Discrimination in Education

Discrimination in Employment

Chaldean Catholics

Ethnicity

Gays---United States

Hate Crimes

Hate Groups

Hispanic Americans

Indians of North America

Lesbians--United States         

Minorities

Minorities—Civil Rights

Prejudices

Race Awareness—United States

Race Discrimination

Race Relations

Racially Mixed People—United States

Racism

Sex Discrimination

Toleration

United States—Race Relations

Whites—Race Identity—United States

Women’s Rights

ARTICLES IN PERIODICALS

To find articles about multicultural issues in general interest periodicals, look in General Reference Center Gold (a subscription database on the Baldwin Public Library home page) under the subject headings listed above.  Other databases may also contain relevant information. There are also several databases to search for newspaper articles. Contact a librarian for assistance.

MATERIALS ON RACE RELATIONS, EQUITY, AND DIVERSITY ISSUES AT BALDWIN PUBLIC LIBRARY

SUBJECT HEADINGS

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

African Americans—Race Identity

African Americans—Social Conditions

Arab Americans

Asian Americans

Civil Rights     

Culture Conflict—United States

Discrimination

  • Discrimination in Education
  • Discrimination in Employment
  • Chaldean Catholics
  • Ethnicity
  • Gays---United States
  • Hate Crimes
  • Hate Groups
  • Hispanic Americans
  • Indians of North America
  • Lesbians--United States

Minorities

  • Minorities—Civil Rights
  • Prejudices
  • Race Awareness—United States
  • Race Discrimination
  • Race Relations
  • Racially Mixed People—United States
  • Racism
  • Sex Discrimination
  • Toleration
  • United States—Race Relations
  • Whites—Race Identity—United States
  • Women’s Rights

ARTICLES

To find articles on these topics, look in General Reference Center Gold (a subscription database on the Baldwin Public Library home page) under the subject headings listed above.  Other databases may also contain relevant information.  Contact a librarian for assistance.

TITLES

We have many books and other materials on minorities, race relations, diversity and related issues. Included here are circulating nonfiction titles owned by Baldwin Public Library with publication dates of late 2001 or 2002. 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.  (Please visit the Reference collection for Reference books on the above subjects, and the Youth Room for children’s books.)

179.7 WIESENTHAL Wiesenthal, Simon. The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness. 1998.
179.9 HEN Henderson, Michael.  Forgiveness: Breaking the Chain of Hate.  2002.
179.9 KORNFIELD Kornfield, Jack The Art of Forgiveness, Lovingkindness and Peace. 2002.
234.131 ON Anderson, Alita.  On the Other Side: African Americans Tell of Healing. 2001.
239 CAR

Carroll, Vincent and David Shiflett. Christianity on Trial: Arguments against Anti-Religious Bigotry.  2002.
302.2308 KIT

Kitch, Carolyn.  The Girl on the Magazine Cover: The Origins of Visual Stereotypes in American Mass Media.  2001.

303.4827 COH Cohen, Warren I.  The Asian American Century.  2002.
305.3896 NIM Nimmons, David. The Soul Beneath the Skin: The Unseen Hearts and Habits of Gay Men.  2002.
305.4097 AMERICAN

Cullen-DuPont, Kathryn, ed.  American Women Activists Writings: An Anthology, 1637-2002.  2002.
305.42 FRE Freedman, Estelle B.  No Turning Back: The History of Feminism and the Future of Women.  2002.
305.4209 BITCH Hanauer, Cathi, ed. The Bitch in the House: 26 Women Tell the Truth About   Sex, Solitude, Work, Motherhood, and Marriage. 2002
305.4209 SHOWALTER Showalter, Elaine. Inventing Herself: Claiming a Feminist Intellectual Heritage. 2001.
305.42 PERIL Peril, Lynn. Pink Think: Becoming a Woman in Many Uneasy Lessons. 2002.
305.569 KUS

Kusmer, Kenneth L.  Down and Out, On the Road: The Homeless in American History.  2002.
305.8 ALLAND Alland, Alexander. Race in Mind: Race, IQ, and Other Racisms. 2002.
305.8009 FREDRICKSON Fredrickson, George M.  Racism: A Short History. 2002.
305.8009 PULERA Pulera, Dominic.  Visible Differences: Why Race Will Matter to Americans in the Twenty-first Century.  2002.
305.8009 WHEN When Race Becomes Real: Black and White Writers Confront Their Personal Histories. 2002.
305.895 WU Wu, Frank H.  Yellow: Race in America Beyond Black and White.  2001.
305.896 ROB Robinson, Randall.   The Reckoning: What Blacks Owe to Each Other. 2002.
305.896 KELLEY

Kelley, Robin D. G.  Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination.  2002.
305.896 MAT Mathis, Deborah. Yet a Stranger: Why Black Americans Still Don’t Feel at Home. 2002.
305.9066 GOLDSTEIN Goldstein, Richard. The Attack Queers: Liberal Society and the Gay Right. 2002.
305.9066 GRO

Gross, Larry. Up from Invisibility: Lesbians, Gay Men and the Media in America. 2001.

305.9066 RIM

Rimmerman, Craig A.  From Identity to Politics: The Lesbian and Gay Movements in the United States.  2002.
0977 THO

Thompson, Heather Ann. Whose Detroit?: Politics, Labor, and Race in a Modern American City. 2001.
306.7308 HOHMAN

Hohman, Kimberly. The Colors of Love: The Black Person’s Guide to Interracial Relationships. 2002.
306.766 COM Bull, Chris, ed.  Come Out Fighting: A Century of Essential Writing on Gay and Lesbian Liberation.  2001.
306.77 BLOOM

Bloom, Amy. Normal: Transsexual CEOs, Cross-Dressing Cops, Hermaphrodites with Attitude. 2002.
306.8508 MAR

Martinez, Ruben.  Crossing Over: A Mexican Family on the Migrant Trail.2001.

323.092 MIL Miller, Keith D.  Voice of Deliverance: The Language of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Its Sources. 1998.