This packet informs inquirers about the genealogical and local history resources housed at the Library of Michigan, including cemetery directories, census records, city directories, family histories, plat maps and other land records, military records, newspapers, specialty periodicals, and vital records. It provides background information about…

The Lake Tahoe region of California and Nevada is an area that is under intensive federal, state, regional, and local study. This bibliography is a selective listing of 258 monographs and 58 maps which will assist scholars in obtaining a historical perspective of the region. The monographs are arranged alphabetically by author, followed by title,…

This bibliography of materials relating to the ethnic heritage of St. Louis is part of an ongoing collection of an ethnic heritage data bank on that city. Public card catalogs, subject bibliographies, and computerized data bases were searched for relevant citations. Among the topics included are: history of St. Louis; sociological aspects of…

Over 300 annotated citations to essays, articles, and speeches on oral history published from 1953 through 1974 are listed. Eight oral history collection catalogs and 37 books that incorporate oral history materials are included. A subject guide to the citations is also included. (DS)

This bibliography provides basic references related to the use of local history in elementary and secondary school classrooms. Eighty-seven books, journal articles, and documents available through the Educational Resource and Information Center (ERIC), are cited. (MK)

The books, special library collections, audiovisual aids, journals, and other resources described in this bibliographic essay will be helpful to elementary and secondary California teachers in state and local history courses. (SR)

Compiled in conjunction with the Texas Sesquicentennial celebration, this bibliography is designed to aid librarians in selecting reference materials related to Texas history, culture, and geography. The needs of small and medium-sized libraries have received special attention, but the bibliography would also be useful to large libraries and those…

The selected Arkansas genealogical materials held by the Arkansas University library which are listed include how-to manuals, bibliographies, dictionaries, and encyclopedias and guides. General information on the state is available in genealogical and historical periodicals, general histories and biographical sources, and sources are indicated for…

The purposes of this bibliography are to bring together materials that relate to the history of newspapers in Indiana and to assess, in a general way, the value of the material. The bibliography contains 415 entries, with descriptive annotations, arranged in seven sections: books; special materials; general newspaper histories and lists of…

Constructed to introduce the newcomer to the variety and complexity of the problems of oral history, this selective, annotated bibliography includes: (1) basic articles or texts in related fields important in oral history field work, (2) works with extensive bibliographies, (3) works not covered in earlier and available bibliographies (except…

This handbook describes the nature and scope of the manuscript and oral history collections acquired by the archives from 1975 to 1978 and abstracts many documents pertaining to the role of female Winthrop graduates in shaping South Carolina's history. Entries are arranged alphabetically by collection title with each entry numbered consecutively.…

This ERIC column cites a variety of materials available to help teachers incorporate oral history in their classrooms. (JDH)

This select annotated bibliography is designed to assist patrons of the Langworthy Public Library (Hope Valley, Rhode Island), which has a varied collection of books and materials on Rhode Island history. Specifically featured is the area of Chariho (Charlestown, Richmond and Hopkinton). Some items concerning nearby Exeter and West Greenwich have…

This 28-item annotated bibliography for establishing a local history collection which was compiled for the Reference and Adult Services Division, History Section, Local History Committee of the American Library Association, lists recommended background readings, technical assistance aids, and selected case studies. (EJS)

This annotated bibliography of selected sources introduces the novice genealogy researcher to the basic tools of this intriguing and popular pastime. With a focus on sources from and about Ireland, the bibliography presents print and electronic sources that will assist in researching family history as well as offer reviews of recent electronic…