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Recommended Databases

Reconstruction, Jim Crow, and the Enforcement of Federal Law in the South, 1871-1884

Recommended:

American Indian Movement and Native American Radicalism (Gale)
American Indian Newspapers (Adam Matthew)
Bibliography of Indigenous Peoples in North America (EBSCO)
Ethnic NewsWatch (ProQuest)
Indigenous Peoples of North America (Gale)
Annette Ross Hume Photograph Collection
Bureau of Indian Affairs Records Created by the Santa Fe Indian School, 1890-1918
Census Roll of the Cherokee Indians East of the Mississippi and Index to the Roll, 1835
Census of Creek Indians Taken by Parsons and Abbott in 1832
Charles "Steve" William Merton Hart Papers
Chemawa Indian School: Register of Students Admitted, 1880-1928; Descriptive Statements of Students, 1890-1914; and Graduating Class Rolls, 1885-1921
Citizenship Case Files of the U.S. Court in Indian Territory, 1896-1897
Correspondence of the Eastern Division Pertaining to Cherokee Removal, April-December 1838
Correspondence of the Secretary of the Treasury Relating to the Administration of Trust Funds for the Chickasaw and Other Indian Tribes ("S" Series), 1834-1872
Documents Relating to the Negotiation of Ratified and Unratified Treaties With Various Indian Tribes, 1801-1869
FBI File on Osage Indian Murders
Great Nemaha Agency Collection, 1866-1873
Indigenous Peoples Newspapers, Iroquois Indians: A Documentary History
Janet Owen Laws Collection
Lake Mohonk Conference on the Indians Reports
Letter Book of the Creek Trading House, 1795-1816
Letters Received by the Office of Education, Alaska Division, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1878-1916
Letters Sent by the Indian Division of the Office of the Secretary of the Interior, 1849-1903
Letters Sent by the Office of Education, Alaska Division, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1877-1908
Letters Sent by the Superintendent of Indian Trade, 1807-1823
Miscellaneous Indian Removal Muster Rolls, 1832-1846
Moravian Mission Among the Indians of North America
Papers of Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
Ratified Indian Treaties, 1722-1869
Records of the Alaska Division of the Bureau of Indian Affairs Concerning Metlakatla, 1887-1933
Records of the Choctaw Trading House, 1803-1824
Records of the Creek Factory of the Office of Indian Trade of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1795-1821
Register of Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880
Report Books of the Office of Indian Affairs, 1838-1885
Reports and Correspondence Relating to the Army Investigations of the Battle of Wounded Knee and to the Sioux Campaign of 1890-1891
Schedules of a Special Census of Indians, 1880
Selections from Arctic Collection
Selections from First Three Centuries of Appalachian Travel, 1540-1820
Selections from Javitch Collection
Selections from Plains and the Rockies, 1800-1865
Selections from Trans-Mississippi West
Selections from Travels in the Old South
Selections from Travels in the West and Southwest
Selections from Western Americana
Statistical Records and Reports of the Alaska Division of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1912-1941
The Alaska Indian Language Collection of the Oregon Province Archives of the Society of Jesus
The Alaskan Mission Collection of the Oregon Province Archives of the Society of Jesus
The Association on American Indian Affairs: General and Tribal Files, 1851 1983
The Association on American Indian Affairs: Publications, Programs, and Legal and Organizational Files, 1851-1983
The Indian Rights Association (Selected Publications)
The Indian Rights Association, 1882-1986
The Indian School Journal (Chilocco Indian School)
The Native American: Devoted to Indian Education
The Pacific Northwest Tribes Indian Language Collection of the Oregon Province Archives of the Society of Jesus
The Pacific Northwest Tribes Missions Collection of the Oregon Province Archives of the Society of Jesus, 18531960
The Papers of the Society of American Indians, 1906-1946
W. S. Prettyman Photograph Collection
Proquest Indian Claims Insight

Primary Sources:

American Indian Histories and Cultures (Adam Matthew)
American Indians and American West Digital Archive (History Vault)
Indigenous Peoples of North America (Gale)
Annette Ross Hume Photograph Collection
Bureau of Indian Affairs Records Created by the Santa Fe Indian School, 1890-1918
Census Roll of the Cherokee Indians East of the Mississippi and Index to the Roll, 1835
Census of Creek Indians Taken by Parsons and Abbott in 1832
Charles "Steve" William Merton Hart Papers
Chemawa Indian School: Register of Students Admitted, 1880-1928; Descriptive Statements of Students, 1890-1914; and Graduating Class Rolls, 1885-1921
Citizenship Case Files of the U.S. Court in Indian Territory, 1896-1897
Correspondence of the Eastern Division Pertaining to Cherokee Removal, April-December 1838
Correspondence of the Secretary of the Treasury Relating to the Administration of Trust Funds for the Chickasaw and Other Indian Tribes ("S" Series), 1834-1872
Documents Relating to the Negotiation of Ratified and Unratified Treaties With Various Indian Tribes, 1801-1869
FBI File on Osage Indian Murders
Great Nemaha Agency Collection, 1866-1873
Indigenous Peoples Newspapers, Iroquois Indians: A Documentary History
Janet Owen Laws Collection
Lake Mohonk Conference on the Indians Reports
Letter Book of the Creek Trading House, 1795-1816
Letters Received by the Office of Education, Alaska Division, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1878-1916
Letters Sent by the Indian Division of the Office of the Secretary of the Interior, 1849-1903
Letters Sent by the Office of Education, Alaska Division, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1877-1908
Letters Sent by the Superintendent of Indian Trade, 1807-1823
Miscellaneous Indian Removal Muster Rolls, 1832-1846
Moravian Mission Among the Indians of North America
Papers of Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
Ratified Indian Treaties, 1722-1869
Records of the Alaska Division of the Bureau of Indian Affairs Concerning Metlakatla, 1887-1933
Records of the Choctaw Trading House, 1803-1824
Records of the Creek Factory of the Office of Indian Trade of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1795-1821
Register of Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880
Report Books of the Office of Indian Affairs, 1838-1885
Reports and Correspondence Relating to the Army Investigations of the Battle of Wounded Knee and to the Sioux Campaign of 1890-1891
Schedules of a Special Census of Indians, 1880
Selections from Arctic Collection
Selections from First Three Centuries of Appalachian Travel, 1540-1820
Selections from Javitch Collection
Selections from Plains and the Rockies, 1800-1865
Selections from Trans-Mississippi West
Selections from Travels in the Old South
Selections from Travels in the West and Southwest
Selections from Western Americana
Statistical Records and Reports of the Alaska Division of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1912-1941
The Alaska Indian Language Collection of the Oregon Province Archives of the Society of Jesus
The Alaskan Mission Collection of the Oregon Province Archives of the Society of Jesus
The Association on American Indian Affairs: General and Tribal Files, 1851 1983
The Association on American Indian Affairs: Publications, Programs, and Legal and Organizational Files, 1851-1983
The Indian Rights Association (Selected Publications)
The Indian Rights Association, 1882-1986
The Indian School Journal (Chilocco Indian School)
The Native American: Devoted to Indian Education
The Pacific Northwest Tribes Indian Language Collection of the Oregon Province Archives of the Society of Jesus
The Pacific Northwest Tribes Missions Collection of the Oregon Province Archives of the Society of Jesus, 18531960
The Papers of the Society of American Indians, 1906-1946
W. S. Prettyman Photograph Collection
North American Indian Thought and Culture (Alexander Street)
American Indian Correspondence: Presbyterian Historical Society Collection of Missionaries' Letters, 1833-1893 (Gale)
War Department and Indian Affairs, 1800-1824 (Gale)
Indian Trade in the Southeastern Spanish Borderlands: Papers of Panton, Leslie and Company (Gale)
Meriam Report on Indian Administration and the Survey of Conditions of the Indians in the U.S. (Gale)

Interdisciplinary Databases

AnthroSource
Contains articles from American Anthropological Association (AAA) publications including journals, newsletters and bulletins. It has the current issues for many of the AAA's most critical peer-reviewed publications, and a complete electronic archive of all AAA journals through 2003.
eHRAF World Cultures
In-depth information organized by cultures. Focuses mainly on pre-industrial cultures from around the world and on North American immigrant groups.
Abstracts in Anthropology
Coverage from 2001 to the present. Earlier volumes are available in print
Bibliography of Indigenous Peoples in North America (EBSCO)
Index of works about American Indians from 1500 to the present.

Social Sciences Full Text (EBSCO)
Scholarly articles in the fields of addition studies, anthropology, criminology, economics, family studies, gerontology, ethnic studies, political science, psychology, social work, and urban studies. Includes the following collections: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson), Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective: 1907-1984 (H.W. Wilson)
Sociological Abstracts (ProQuest)
Abstracts and citations to international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.
Sociology (Oxford Bibliographies Online)
PsycINFO (ProQuest)
Useful for human computer interaction. Covers psychology and psychological aspects of medicine, psychiatry, anthropology, business, law, and similar disciplines.
IBSS International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (ProQuest)
References and abstracts for social science research.

ComAbstracts
Index of the primary professional literature of the communications field with links to full text.
Communication & Mass Media Complete (EBSCO)
Comprehensive research resource for communication and related disciplines.

Humanities Full Text (EBSCO)
Full-text articles and indexing of academic journals covering a broad range of subjects in the humanities and social sciences. Includes the following collections: Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective: 1907-1984 (H.W. Wilson), Humanities Full Text (H.W. Wilson)
Arts & Humanities Citation Index (Web of Science)
Citation information for scholarly journals.
MLA International Bibliography (EBSCO)
Essential international index to works about language and literature, produced by the Modern Language Association (MLA). Includes the following collection: MLA Directory of Periodicals.
Film & Television Literature Index (EBSCO)
Bibliographic database that provides cover-to-cover indexing and abstracts for more than 380 publications.