ENGL 3181: Survey of American Literature, 1871-1945

Welcome! In this guide you will find resources for completing the primary source research essay for American Literature, 1871-1945, including:

• Background Information (including encyclopedias and other reference sources)
• Books (for tips on finding primary sources in CLIO)
• Primary Sources (including digital archives, New York-area archives, and government documents)
• News (for finding historical newspapers, magazines, and other periodicals)
• Citing and Writing (for some tips on formulating research questions and citing materials)
• Affordable Textbooks (for free methods to get course texts and other materials)

Please feel free to book an appointment with me to talk more about your research!

Slides from the class presentation are here, and our brainstorming document is here.

Image: Portrait of Zora Neale Hurston, 1938, Carl Van Vechten, Van Vechten Collection, Library of Congress (https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2004663047/) via Wikimedia Commons

Link to presentation

Brainstorming document

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