Reference sources (encyclopedias, handbooks, chronologies) are valuable sources of information.
Print Reference Books
American Immigration: An Encyclopedia of Ref JV 6465 E53 2014
Political, Social, and Cultural Change
Defining Documents in American History Ref JV 6450 I5597 2017
Immigration & Immigrant Communities (1650-2016)
Dictionary of American Immigration History Ref JV 6450 D53 1990
Encyclopedia of Human Rights Ref JC 571 E673 2009
Gale Encyclopedia of American Law Ref KF 154 W47 2011
Issues in U.S. Immigration Ref JV 6450 I565 2015
The Human Rights Encyclopedia Ref JC 571 L523 2001
The Oxford International Encyclopedia of Ref K 50 O96 2009
Legal History
Online Reference Databases
Britannica Academic Under Databases on library website
Standard reference source for information across disciplines. Includes links to additional material in periodical articles and books, including primary sources.
Credo Reference Under Databases on library website
Provides background information from many general and subject encyclopedias.