Here are some links to help you explore the growing number of Web sites devoted to Ethnic American Literature:
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Reference books are shelved by Library of Congress call number in the reference stacks on the first floor of the Ruth Haas Library. They may not be checked out, but photocopiers are available for student use on the first and third floors of the Haas Library.
| American Immigrant Cultures. 2 volumes. | Ref E 184.A1.A63448 |
| Encyclopedia of American Social History (see volume III: Ethnic and Racial Subcultures) | Ref HN 57.E58 1993 |
| Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups | Ref E 184.A1.H35 1980 |
| The Immigrant Experience in American Fiction: An Annotated Bibliography | Ref PS 374.I48.S56 1994 |
| New Immigrant Literatures in the United States | Ref PS 153.M56.N475 1996 |
| Racial and Religious Violence in America: A Chronology | Ref HN 90.V5.R33 1991 |
| Racial Justice in America: A Reference Handbook | Ref E 185.M95 2003 |
| Racism in the United States: A Comprehensive Classified Bibliography | Ref E 184.A1.W45 1981 |
| We the People: An Atlas of America's Ethnic Diversity | Ref E 184.A1.A479 1988 |
| American Ethnic Literatures...An Annotated Bibliography | Ref PS 153.M56.P43 1992 |
| African-American Almanac. 6th edition. | Ref E 185.5.N34 1994 |
| The African-American Atlas | Ref E 185.A79 1998 |
| African American Autobiographers: A Sourcebook | Ref PS 366.A35.A36 2002 |
| African American Dramatists: An A-to-Z Guide | Ref PS 338.N4.A69 2004 |
| African American Writers | Ref PS 153.N5.A344 1990 |
| African American Writers: A Dictionary | Ref PS 153.N5.A3444 2000 |
| Black American Women in Literature: A Bibliography, 1976 through 1987 | Ref PS 153.N5.G57 1989 |
| Black Literature Criticism (BLC) (use index at end of last volume) | Ref PS 153.N5.B556 |
| Black Writers: A Selection of Sketches from Contemporary Authors | Ref Ref E 185.96.B545 1989 |
| Chronology of African-American History | Ref E 185.H64 1991 |
| Contemporary African American Female Playwrights: An Annotated Bibliography | Ref PS 338.N4.W55 1998 |
| Contemporary Black American Playwrights and Their Plays | Ref PS 153.N5.P43 1988 |
| Contemporary Black Biography. 6 volumes. | Ref E 185.96.C66 1992 |
| Dictionary of Afro-American Slavery | Ref E 441.D53 1988 |
| Early Black American Playwrights and Dramatic Writers | Ref PS 153.N5.P44 1990 |
| Encyclopedia of African-American Civil Rights | Ref E 185.61.E54 1992 |
| Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History. 5 volumes. | Ref E 185.E54 1996 |
| Encyclopedia of the Harlem Literary Renaissance | Ref PS 153.N5.B675 2006 |
| Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance. 2 volumes. | Ref NX 512.3.A35.E53 2004 |
| The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Civil Rights: From Emancipation to the Twenty-First Century. 2 volumes. | Ref E 185.61.E54 2003 |
| The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Folklore. 3 volumes. | Ref GR 111.A47.G74 2006 |
| The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Literature. 5 volumes. | Ref PS 153.N5.G73 2005 |
| The Harlem Renaissance: A Historical Dictionary of the Era | Ref NX 511.N4.H37 1984 |
| The Harlem Renaissance and Beyond | Ref PS 153.N3.R65 1990 |
| Historical and Cultural Atlas of African Americans | Ref E 185.A8 1991 |
| Historical Statistics of Black America. 2 volumes. | Ref E 185.H543 1995 |
| Oxford Companion to African American Literature | Ref PS 153.N5.O96 1997 |
| Reference Library of Black America. 5 volumes. | Ref E 185.R44 1994 |
| Schomburg Center Guide to Black Literature | Ref PN 841.S36 1996 |
| Southern Black Creative Writers, 1829-1953: Bio-Bibliographies | Ref PS 153.N5.F67 1988 |
| The Toni Morrison Encyclopedia | Ref PS 3563.O8749.Z913 2003 |
| Voices of the Spirit: Sources for Interpreting the Black Experience | Ref E 185.G56 1995 |
| The World of Toni Morrison | Ref PS 3563.O8749.Z844 2003 |
| Asian American Encyclopedia. 6 volumes. | Ref E 184.O6.A827 1995 |
| Asian American Literature: An Annotated Bibliography | Ref PS 153.A84.C47 1988 |
| Asian American Novelists: A Bio-Bibliographical Critical Sourcebook | Ref PS 153.A84.A825 2000 |
| Asian American Literature: Reviews and Criticism... | Ref PS 153.A84.A82 1999 |
| Asian American Short Story Writers: An A-to-Z Guide | Ref PS 153.A84.A828 2003 |
| Asian American Studies | Ref E 184.O6.K56 1989 |
| The Asian Pacific American Heritage: A Companion to Literature and Arts | Ref PS 153.A84.A87 1999 |
| The Columbia Guide to Asian American Literature Since 1945 | Ref PS 153.A84.H8 2006 |
| Dictionary of Asian American History | Ref E 184.O6.D53 1986 |
| An Interethnic Companion to Asian American Literature | Ref PS 153.A84.I58 1997 |
| Japanese American History: An A-Z Reference | Ref E 184.J3.J3355 1993 |
| Notable Asian Americans | Ref E 184.O6.N67 1995 |
| Reference Library of Asian Americans. 3 volumes. | Ref E 184.O6.R45 1995 |
| Biographical Dictionary of Hispanic Literature in the United States | Ref PQ 7420.2.K3 1989 |
| Chicano Literature: A Reference Guide | Ref PS 153.M4.C46 1985 |
| Dictionary of Mexican American Literature | Ref PQ 7106.D53 1992 |
| The Hispanic-American Almanac | Ref E 184.S75.H557 1993 |
| The Hispanic Almanac: From Columbus to Corporate America | Ref E 184.S75.H5572 1994 |
| Hispanic Literature Criticism (HLC) (use index at end of last volume) | Ref PQ 7081.A1.H573 1994 |
| Hispanic Literature of the United States. 2 volumes. | Ref PS 153.H56.K36 2003 |
| Latino and Latina Writers. 2 volumes. | Ref PS 153.H56.L39 2004 |
| Notable Hispanic American Women | Ref E 184.S75.N68 1993 |
| Notable Latino Americans: A Biographical Dictionary | Ref E 184.S75.M435 1997 |
| Reference Library of Hispanic America. 3 volumes. | Ref E 184.S75.R44 1993 |
| Dictionary of the Holocaust: Biography, Geography, and Terminology | Ref D 804.25.E67 1997 |
| Encyclopedia of the Holocaust. 4 volumes. | Ref D 804.3.E53 1990 |
| The Holocaust and World War II Almanac. 3 volumes. | Ref D 804.17.H65 |
| Jewish-American History and Culture: An Encyclopedia | Ref E 184.J5.J48 1992 |
| Jewish American Woman Writers | Ref PS 153.J4.J48 1994 |
| Chronology of Native American History | Ref E 77.C555 1994 |
| The Columbia Guide to American Indian Literatures of the United States Since 1945 | Ref PS 153.I52.C573 2006 |
| Dictionary of Native American Mythology | Ref E 98.R3.G46 1992 |
| Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes | Ref E 76.2.W35 1988 |
| Encyclopedia of North American Indians | Ref E 76.2.E53 1996 |
| Handbook of Native American Literature | Ref PM 155.D53 1996 |
| Handbook of North American Indians | Ref E 77.H25 |
| The Native American in American Literature: A Selectively Annotated Bibliography | Ref PS 173.I6.R64 1975 |
| Native Americans: An Annotated Bibliography | Ref E77.H68 1991 |
| Native America in the Twentieth Century: An Encyclopedia | Ref E 76.2.N36 1994 |
| Native North American Almanac | Ref E 75.N397 1994 |
| The North American Indian. 20 volumes. (Curtis) | Ref E 77.C98 |
| Notable Native Americans | Ref E 89.N67 1995 |
| Asian American Literature: An Annotated Bibliography | Ref PS 153.A84.C47 1988 |
| Black Literature Criticism (BLC) (use index at end of last volume) | Ref PS 153.N5.B556 |
| Drama Criticism (DC) (use indexes at end of most recent volume) | Ref PN 1601.D59 |
| Contemporary Literary Criticism (CLC) (writers now living or who died after 1959) | Ref PN 771.C59 |
| Critical Survey of Drama. Second revised edition. 8 volumes. | Ref PN 1625.C68 2003 |
| Critical Survey of Long Fiction. Second revised edition. 8 volumes. | Ref PN 3451.C75 2000 |
| Critical Survey of Poetry. Second revised edition. 8 volumes. | Ref PN 1021.C74 2003 |
| Critical Survey of Short Fiction. Second revised edition. 7 volumes. | Ref PN 3321.C7 2001 |
| Nineteenth-Century Literary Criticism (NCLC) (writers who died 1800-1899) | Ref PN 761.N5 |
| Poetry Criticism (PC) (use indexes at end of most recent volume) | Ref PN 1010.P499 |
| Short Story Criticism (SSC) (use indexes at end of most recent volume) | Ref PN 3373.S386 |
| A Sourcebook for Hispanic Literature and Language: A Selected, Annotated Guide... | Ref PC 4071.B55 1995 |
| Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism (TCLC) (writers who died 1900-1959) | Ref PN 771.G27 |
| Biography Index (1946- ) | Index Tables in the Haas reference area |
| Contemporary Authors (use blue paperback cumulative author index) | Ref Z 1224.C58 |
| American Authors 1600-1900 | Ref PS 21.K8 1938 |
| American Diversity, American Identity: The Lives and Work of 145 Writers Who Define the American Experience | Ref PS 169.N35.A44 1995 |
| American Writers. 4 volumes + 4 supplements. | Ref PS 129.A55 |
| American Writers Before 1800: A Biographical and Critical Dictionary. 3 volumes. | Ref PS 185.A4 1983 |
| Dictionary of Literary Biography (use author index at end of most recent volume) Volume 33: Afro-American Fiction Writers After 1955 Volume 38: Afro-American Writers After 1955 Volume 41: Afro-American Poets Since 1955 Volume 50: Afro-American Writers Before the Harlem Renaissance Volume 51: Afro-American Writers from Harlem Renaissance to 1940 Volume 175: Native American Writers of the United States Volume 209: Chicano Writers. Third Series. | Ref PS 21.D5 |
| Research Guide to Biography and Criticism: Literature. 2 volumes. | Ref PR 85.R47 1985 |
| The Companion to Southern Literature | Ref PS 261.C55 2002 |
| Dictionary of Biblical Tradition in English Literature | Ref PR 149.B5.D53 1992 |
| Dictionary of the History of Ideas. 5 volumes. | Ref CB 5.D52 1974 |
| Encyclopedia of World Literature in the 20th Century. 4 volumes. | Ref PN 771.E5 1999 |
| HarperCollins Reader's Encyclopedia of American Literature. 2nd edition. | Ref PN 41.B4 2002 |
| Oxford Companion to American Literature. 6th edition. | Ref PS 21.H3 1995 |
| Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature. 4 volumes. | Ref PS 21.E537 2004 |
| A-Z Guide to Modern Literary and Cultural Theorists | Ref PN 74.A2 1995 |
| Dictionary of Concepts in Literary Criticism and Theory | Ref PN 41.H36 1992 |
| Dictionary of Modern Critical Terms. Revised and enlarged edition. | Ref PN 41.D4794 1987 |
| Encyclopedia of Contemporary Literary Theory: Approaches, Scholars, Terms | Ref PN 81.E43 1993 |
| Enyclopedia of Literature and Criticism | Ref PN 81.E53 1991 |
| Glossary of Contemporary Literary Theory | Ref PN 44.5.H37 1992 |
| Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism. Second edition. | Ref PN 81.J554 2005 |
| Dictionary of Literary Symbols | Ref PN 56.S9.F47 1999 |
| Dictionary of Literary Terms (Shaw) | Ref PN 44.5.S46 1972 |
| Dictionary of Literary Terms (Cuddon) | Ref PN 41.C83 1979 |
| Dictionary of Literary Themes and Motifs. 2 volumes. | Ref PN 43.D48 1988 |
| Dictionary of Modern Critical Terms. Revised and enlarged edition. | Ref PN 41.D4794 1987 |
| Glossary of Literary Terms. 5th edition. | Ref PN 41.A184 1988 |
| Literary Terms: A Dictionary. Revised edition. | Ref PN 44.5.B334 1975 |
CONSULS catalog workstations are located in the Reference Area on the first floor, and on each of the other floors of the Haas Library. You may logon to CONSULS via the WCSU Libraries Homepage at library.wcsu.edu/web or directly at www.consuls.org. For more detailed instructions on searching, please see the yellow CONSULS flyer on the display rack on the first floor.
Please Note: CONSULS ignores upper and lower case, and you may omit punctuation, except the hyphen which must be replaced by a space.
If your TITLE search does not retrieve an entry for a separately published edition of the work, select the Words Search option to re-execute the search as a Keywords search (example: sweat and hurston and press RETURN). Then scan the CONTENTS field of each entry for the title of the work you need.
To limitsearch results to items owned by WCSU, click on Limit/Sort and then select WCSU under "where Item Is Located."
The following Library of Congress subject headings are relevant to ethnic American literature:
| Ethnic groups in literature | Indians of North America |
| Minorities in literature | Indian authors |
| Miscegenation in literature | Indian literature |
| Race in literature | Indian poetry |
| Racism in literature | Indian women |
| Social problems in literature | Indians--Fiction |
| Asian-Americans | Hispanic-Americans |
| Asian-Americans in literature | Hispanic-Americans in literature |
| Asian-Americans--Fiction | Hispanic-American authors |
| Asian-Americans--Poetry | Hispanic-American literature |
| Asian-American authors | Hispanic-American theater |
| Asian-American women | Hispanic-American women |
| Afro-Americans | |
| Afro-Americans in literature | |
| Afro-American authors | |
| Afro-American dramatists | |
| Afro-American poets | |
| Afro-American women in literature | |
| Afro-American theater | |
| Blacks in literature | |
| Harlem Renaissance | |
| Slavery in literature |
Use the * (asterisk) as a truncation symbol to retrieve variant forms of a word root. Use the Boolean OR to expand your search by including synonyms and related terms. When using two different Boolean commands in the same search statement ("and" and "or" in the preceding examples) you must include parentheses to indicate which command is to be performed first.
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