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				Selected Resources for New Haven and the Problem of Change in the American City Dictionaries, Encyclopedias and Guides Bibliographies Indexes Newspapers Archival Materials and Materials Outside of Yale Selected Local Resources (compiled by Alexandra Reeve) Search Orbis by Subject Heading: Architecture Connecticut New Haven History City planning Connecticut New Haven History Historic buildings Connecticut New Haven Jews Connecticut New Haven Local history Connecticut New-Haven Colony Periodicals Manufacturing industries Connecticut New Haven History New Haven (Conn.) Antiquities New Haven (Conn.) Guidebooks New-Haven Colony history Streets Connecticut New Haven Urbanization Connecticut New Haven History Urban renewal Connecticut New Haven Women Education Connecticut New Haven 1. Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, and Guides (check the facts) American National Biography. Eds. John A. Garraty and Mark C. Carnes. New York: Oxford UP, 1999. SML, Reference CT213 A68X 1999 Connecticut Biographical Dictionary: People Of All Times And Places Who Have Been Important To The History And Life Of The State. 2nd ed. New York: Somerset Publishers, 1994. 2v. SML, Reference Room CT226.5 C66 2000 Connecticut Place Names. Arthur H. Hughes and Morse S. Allen. Hartford: Connecticut Historical Society, 1976. SML, Reference F92 H83 Dictionary of American History. Third Edition. Kutler, Stanley I., Scribner, Gale Group, 2003. Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History. Ed. Jack Salzman, David Lionel Smith, and Cornel West. New York: Macmillan Library Reference, 1996. SML, Reference E185 +E54X 1996 Encyclopedia of American History. Ed. Richard B. Morris, Jeffrey B. Morris. 7th ed. New York: Harper & Row, 1996. SML, Reference E174.5 E52 1996 Encyclopedia of American Social History. Ed. Mary Kupiec Cayton, Elliott J. Gorn, and Peter W. Williams. New York: Scribner, 1993. SML, Reference HN57 +E58X 1993. Also in Bass, Reference Encyclopedia of Connecticut. 2nd ed. Clair Shores: Somerset Publishers, 1997. SML, Reference F92 E53 1997 The Italian American Experience: An Encyclopedia. Eds. Salvatore J. LaGumina, et al. New York: Garland, 2000. SML, Reference Room E184 I8 I673X 2000 The Streets Of New Haven: The Origin Of Their Names. Doris B. Townshend. New Haven: New Haven Colony Historical Society, 1984. SML, Reference F104 N675 T68 1984 TOP 2. Bibliographies (lists of various resources by topic) The American Historical Association's Guide to Historical Literature. Ed. Mary Beth Norton, Pamela Gerardi. 3rd ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 1995. 2 v. SML, Reference Z6201 A55 1995 Also at the SML, Reference Desk and in Bass, Reference Contains nearly 27,000 annotated citations arranged in 48 chapters. Each chapter includes a brief introductory essay summarizing the history and development of that area of historical inquiry. With author and subject indexes and a list of journals. Connecticut, A Bibliography of Its History. Prepared by the Committee for a New England Bibliography; edited by Roger Parks. Hanover: University Press of New England, 1986. SML, Reference Z1265 C66 1986 Supplements: SML, Reference Z1251 E1 N454X 1989 and Z1251 E1 N454X 1995 A Guide to the Manuscripts and Archives in the Whitney Library of the New Haven Colony Historical Society. Compiled by Ottilia Koel. New Haven: New Haven Colony Historical Society, 1988. SML, Reference 1266 N42 N49 The Literature Of Connecticut History. Christopher Collier with Bonnie B. Collier. Middletown: Connecticut Humanities Council, 1983. SML, Reference AP2 Z9 C66 6 TOP 3. Indexes (the contents of periodicals)* Primary Sources Secondary Sources Primary Sources Access SML, Reference, Index Case AI3 A23 Indexes magazines not presently indexed in Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature, including city and regional magazines. Covers 1977 to present. Alt-Press Watch College Park: Alternative Press Centre. v. 1- July/Dec. 1969- SML, Reference, Index Case AI3 +A48 An index to the alternative press in North America. Citations are drawn from roughly 250 alternative, radical, and left publications, that report and analyze the practices and theories of cultural, economic, political, and social change. American Periodical Series This full-text-/full-image resource contains 1000 magazines published between 1741 and 1900. The Nation* Digital Archive Includes every issue of The Nation magazine, America's oldest continuously published weekly journal, founded in 1865. The collection currently includes every issue from 1865 to June 2002. Nineteenth Century Masterfile Poole's Plus/19th Century Masterfile offers a single electronic search across a merged file of various 19th-century indexes including, Poole's Index to Periodical Literature (1802-1907), Jones and Chipman's Index to Legal Periodicals (1786-1922), and A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents (1789-1897). Periodicals Index Online (PCI Web) PCI Web is an electronic index to periodicals in the humanities and social sciences, from their first issues to 1995. Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS) New York: Public Affairs Information Service, 1915- SML, Reference, Index Case Z7163 P83 Also in SSL Reference PAIS International covers the literature of public affairs including political, economic and social issues. It contains references to articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, research reports, conference reports and publications of international agencies. Publications from more than 60 countries are included. Materials indexed are in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. Online coverage begins in 1974. Reader's Guide Retrospective New York: H. W. Wilson, 1890- SML, Reference, Index Case AI1 R43 An author and subject index to articles, literary works, and book and live and recorded performance reviews published in popular English language periodicals with broad subject coverage. The online version begins with 1890. TOP Secondary Sources* Academic Search Full-text coverage of nearly 1,200 journals and abstracts/indexing of nearly 3,000 journals in most academic disciplines. America: History and Life v.0 (1954/63)?10(1973). Santa Barbara: ABC?CLIO, 1964?. SML, Reference, Index Case Z1236 +A43 The primary index to the scholarly literature of American and Canadian History, covering over 2,000 journals in 45 languages. Also, includes dissertations and selected book, film and video reviews. The online version covers 1964 to the present. Art Index Indexes and abstracts articles from periodicals published throughout the world covering art, art history archaeology, architecture and architectural history. Arts and Humanities Citation Index SML, Reference, Index Case Z5937 +A795 AHCI fully indexes articles from over 1,000 of the world's leading arts and humanities journals, plus relevant articles from an additional 5,100 social science and science journals. The database covers 1975 to the present and is updated weekly. ATLA Religion Database ATLA contains citations from international titles and 13,000 multi-author works in and related to the field of religion. It also includes a full range of index citations to journal articles, essays in multi-author works, book reviews, and Doctor of Ministry projects. Coverage is from 1949 to the present. ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) ERIC is a national information system designed to provide users with ready access education-related literature ERIC documents are available on microfiche in the Sterling Memorial Library Microtext Center. Statistical Universe Includes U.S. Federal Government, state government and private published sources (comparable to the print versions of the American Statistics Index and the Statistical Reference Index); and international intergovernmental sources (Index to International Statistics). Abstracts and index may be searched by subject, title, issuing agency or publisher, author, and a variety of numeric numbers (SUDOC, ASI fiche, etc.). TOP 4. Newspapers* Guides Full Text Guides African-American Newspapers and Periodicals: A National Bibliography. Ed. James P. Danky. Cambridge: Harvard UP, 1998. SML, Reference Z6944 N39 +A37X 1998 American Newspapers, 1821-1936: A Union List of Files Available in the United States and Canada. Ed. Winifred Gregory. New York: H. W. Wilson, 1967. SML, Card Catalogue Reference Shelf Z6945 A48 1967 Also in SML, Andrews Study Newspapers in Microform: United States, 1948-1983. Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1984. SML, Card Catalog Reference Shelf Z6951 U469 Also in SML, Andrews History Study (214-215) and SML, Microtext Desk Newspapers on Microfilm at Yale University Library Divided into two files: U. S. Newspapers and Foreign Newspapers. Both databases also include oversize hard copies of newspapers (Deltas). Materials are located in the Microform Reading Room in Sterling Memorial Library and the remote Library Shelving Facility. New Haven Register* Bienecke: 1840-1870 SML Microfilm collection: 1871-1960, 1961-2001, 2001-2003 Film An N41 New Haven Free Public Library: 1921-present (Indexed: 1965-1992) TOP Full Text Newspapers Hartford Courant Full text available from 1991 to present New York Times (Historical) Full page and article and images of the NYT. Divided into three files: 1999-present; Backfile (1986-1999); and Deep Backfile 1851-1986. Washington Post (Historical) Full page and article and images of the WP, 1877-1987. TOP 5. Archival Materials and Materials Outside of Yale* Archival Finding Aid Project Contains online finding aids to many collections in the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Divinity Library Special Collections, and Manuscripts and Archives, Sterling Memorial Library. Borrow Direct A service of the libraries of Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Penn, Princeton, and Yale. Through Borrow Direct, you can search a combined catalog of these seven libraries and request books not currently available at Yale. Most books will be available for pickup within four business days, and you can designate one of six Yale libraries as the pickup location. You must provide a Yale e-mail address to utilize the Borrow Direct system and you will receive automatic e-mail notices to track the status of each request. Borrow Direct books are loaned for 30 days with NO RENEWALS. TOP 6. Selected Local Resources (compiled by Alexandra Reeve) \| Miscellaneous Primary Documents \| Municipal Documents \| City Planning \| Ethnic Groups \| Social Services, Health, and Education \| Manufacturing and Industry \| Miscellaneous Primary Documents New Haven Free Public Library Vertical files have clippings, pamphlets, circulars etc. on wide Histories of New Haven and New Haven County New Haven Vital Records, Families of Ancient New Haven (and other books linked to genealogy) SML Manuscripts and Archives Personal papers of many New Haven figures, including Richard E. Lee, Rotival, Logue and the Yale Presidents. Papers such as the diary of James Hadley, professor at Yale 1845-1872, fraternity scrapbooks etc. Documents such as Records of the president's office concerning the 1970 May Day rally. Search collection via Orbis. Seeley-Mudd 3rd Floor Art and Architecture collection has many documents related to urban planning and New Haven Urban Renewal, including Olmsted's 1910 Report to the Civic Commission of New Haven, report on Ideas for the Hill model neighborhood program etc. Search collection via Orbis. Bienecke Early Yale docs (five boxes, finding aid ) Municipal Documents New Haven Free Public Library Town Records 1638-1769 Journal of the Board of Aldermen (1887-present) City Yearbook (1862-1952) Vital Statistics (1962-1979, 1983-1999) City Directories New Haven Oral History Project Historical New Haven Digital Collection New Haven Town Clerk's Office (200 Orange St., 946-8346) Records of land transfers dating back to 1640. Computer searches available by grantor and grantee. Atlases for City Engineer. Mudd Census books. Search collection via Orbis. TOP \| Selected Resources City Planning New Haven Free Public Library Nomination forms for the National Register of Historic Places - Volumes cover a specific neighborhood or historic district, and will include information on historical development, physical and geographical description, significance, architectural significance and a picture of each structure. Volumes available for sites such as Dwight Street, Farmington Canal, Edgewood Historic District, Winchester Repeating Arms Co. Historic District etc. Neighborhood Meetings of the Board of Aldermen, 1983 - Seven reports summarizing plans for neighborhood projects. Each report includes demographic overview of the neighborhood, development plans and policies, overview of education, social services and crime. Covers Dixwell/Newhallville, Dwight, East Rock/Wooster Square, Fair Haven, Hill, East Shore and Westville. R328.74611 N456n N H Documents New Haven Historic Resources Inventory, 1982. A comprehensive survey of the architectural resources of New Haven by neighborhood. R917.461 N456n Redevelopment proposals, 1950s-1960s by neighborhood/area, including: - Redevelopment and Renewal Plan for the Church Street Project area, 1957 R352.07461 N21 - Redevelopment and Renewal Plan for the Dwight area, 1963 R352.07461 N456 - The Middle Ground: A Program for New Haven's Middle-Aged Neighborhoods, 1959 R352.07641 N19 - Many more of these; most have R352.07461 N codes Vertical files have clippings on City Planning by neighborhood and time period. Mudd, 3rd Floor Art and Architecture collection Urban Renewal reports such as "Ideas for the Hill model neighborhood program" Olmsted Report to the New Haven Civic Commission, 1910 Search collection via Orbis. SML Map Collection Sanborne Insurance Maps (1887, 1901, 1924, 1970) have building make up for every city block. Search collection via Orbis. SML Manuscripts and Archives Lee's personal papers; personal papers of urban planner Rotival, much more. Search collection via Orbis. TOP \| Selected Resources Ethnic Groups Ethnic Historical Archives Center (SCSU, 392-6126) Connecticut Irish Historical Society Italian-American Historical Society of Greater New Haven Jewish Historical Society of Greater New Haven Connecticut Afro-American Historical Society (197 Dixwell, 772-2665 ext.20555) Ukranian-American Historical Society Non-profit umbrella group that aims to cultivate ethnic pride. Microfilm records of St Patrick's Church, personal papers. Papers of the Amity Club and other orgs., personal papers of Vincent Impelletieri (former Mayor of New York City). Information on Oak Street. Also: institutions, synagogues, organizations, education and business. Focuses on families, businesses and organizations. Primary info on Af-Am in Civil War, the Old West, Amistad. Photographs dating back to first Ukrainian Parish in 1909. Cultural artifacts, ethnic costumes, programs and letters. Social Services, Health and Education The Yale Library has spreadsheets with info about 20th century hospitals and schools, listed by address and ethnic make-up of schools. The city directories have information on facilities and organizations. New Haven Health has health statistics and histories of the local hospitals. New Haven Free Public Library has yearbooks for New Haven Schools (Code 371.8 onwards) The census has statistics for quality of housing, years of schooling etc. by census tract. (Scanned pages can be found at www.library.yale.edu/newhavenhistory) Manufacturing and Industry The census has manufacturing statistics for Connecticut and New Haven, as well as listings of New Haven manufacturers by address, CEO, product, employees and average salary. (Scanned pages can be found at www.library.yale.edu/newhavenhistory). New Have Free Public Library has vertical clippings files for Industries by company name (e.g. "Industries, Winchester Repeating Arms Co.) TOP

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				Beginning Research \| Self Help Tutorials \| Finding Primary Sources \| Off-Campus Access
				Databases \| Journals \| Online Books \| Microfilm

				Selected Resources for New Haven and the Problem of Change in the American City Dictionaries, Encyclopedias and Guides Bibliographies Indexes Newspapers Archival Materials and Materials Outside of Yale Selected Local Resources (compiled by Alexandra Reeve) Search Orbis by Subject Heading: Architecture Connecticut New Haven History City planning Connecticut New Haven History Historic buildings Connecticut New Haven Jews Connecticut New Haven Local history Connecticut New-Haven Colony Periodicals Manufacturing industries Connecticut New Haven History New Haven (Conn.) Antiquities New Haven (Conn.) Guidebooks New-Haven Colony history Streets Connecticut New Haven Urbanization Connecticut New Haven History Urban renewal Connecticut New Haven Women Education Connecticut New Haven 1. Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, and Guides (check the facts) American National Biography. Eds. John A. Garraty and Mark C. Carnes. New York: Oxford UP, 1999. SML, Reference CT213 A68X 1999 Connecticut Biographical Dictionary: People Of All Times And Places Who Have Been Important To The History And Life Of The State. 2nd ed. New York: Somerset Publishers, 1994. 2v. SML, Reference Room CT226.5 C66 2000 Connecticut Place Names. Arthur H. Hughes and Morse S. Allen. Hartford: Connecticut Historical Society, 1976. SML, Reference F92 H83 Dictionary of American History. Third Edition. Kutler, Stanley I., Scribner, Gale Group, 2003. Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History. Ed. Jack Salzman, David Lionel Smith, and Cornel West. New York: Macmillan Library Reference, 1996. SML, Reference E185 +E54X 1996 Encyclopedia of American History. Ed. Richard B. Morris, Jeffrey B. Morris. 7th ed. New York: Harper & Row, 1996. SML, Reference E174.5 E52 1996 Encyclopedia of American Social History. Ed. Mary Kupiec Cayton, Elliott J. Gorn, and Peter W. Williams. New York: Scribner, 1993. SML, Reference HN57 +E58X 1993. Also in Bass, Reference Encyclopedia of Connecticut. 2nd ed. Clair Shores: Somerset Publishers, 1997. SML, Reference F92 E53 1997 The Italian American Experience: An Encyclopedia. Eds. Salvatore J. LaGumina, et al. New York: Garland, 2000. SML, Reference Room E184 I8 I673X 2000 The Streets Of New Haven: The Origin Of Their Names. Doris B. Townshend. New Haven: New Haven Colony Historical Society, 1984. SML, Reference F104 N675 T68 1984 TOP 2. Bibliographies (lists of various resources by topic) The American Historical Association's Guide to Historical Literature. Ed. Mary Beth Norton, Pamela Gerardi. 3rd ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 1995. 2 v. SML, Reference Z6201 A55 1995 Also at the SML, Reference Desk and in Bass, Reference Contains nearly 27,000 annotated citations arranged in 48 chapters. Each chapter includes a brief introductory essay summarizing the history and development of that area of historical inquiry. With author and subject indexes and a list of journals. Connecticut, A Bibliography of Its History. Prepared by the Committee for a New England Bibliography; edited by Roger Parks. Hanover: University Press of New England, 1986. SML, Reference Z1265 C66 1986 Supplements: SML, Reference Z1251 E1 N454X 1989 and Z1251 E1 N454X 1995 A Guide to the Manuscripts and Archives in the Whitney Library of the New Haven Colony Historical Society. Compiled by Ottilia Koel. New Haven: New Haven Colony Historical Society, 1988. SML, Reference 1266 N42 N49 The Literature Of Connecticut History. Christopher Collier with Bonnie B. Collier. Middletown: Connecticut Humanities Council, 1983. SML, Reference AP2 Z9 C66 6 TOP 3. Indexes (the contents of periodicals)* Primary Sources Secondary Sources Primary Sources Access SML, Reference, Index Case AI3 A23 Indexes magazines not presently indexed in Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature, including city and regional magazines. Covers 1977 to present. Alt-Press Watch College Park: Alternative Press Centre. v. 1- July/Dec. 1969- SML, Reference, Index Case AI3 +A48 An index to the alternative press in North America. Citations are drawn from roughly 250 alternative, radical, and left publications, that report and analyze the practices and theories of cultural, economic, political, and social change. American Periodical Series This full-text-/full-image resource contains 1000 magazines published between 1741 and 1900. The Nation* Digital Archive Includes every issue of The Nation magazine, America's oldest continuously published weekly journal, founded in 1865. The collection currently includes every issue from 1865 to June 2002. Nineteenth Century Masterfile Poole's Plus/19th Century Masterfile offers a single electronic search across a merged file of various 19th-century indexes including, Poole's Index to Periodical Literature (1802-1907), Jones and Chipman's Index to Legal Periodicals (1786-1922), and A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents (1789-1897). Periodicals Index Online (PCI Web) PCI Web is an electronic index to periodicals in the humanities and social sciences, from their first issues to 1995. Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS) New York: Public Affairs Information Service, 1915- SML, Reference, Index Case Z7163 P83 Also in SSL Reference PAIS International covers the literature of public affairs including political, economic and social issues. It contains references to articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, research reports, conference reports and publications of international agencies. Publications from more than 60 countries are included. Materials indexed are in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. Online coverage begins in 1974. Reader's Guide Retrospective New York: H. W. Wilson, 1890- SML, Reference, Index Case AI1 R43 An author and subject index to articles, literary works, and book and live and recorded performance reviews published in popular English language periodicals with broad subject coverage. The online version begins with 1890. TOP Secondary Sources* Academic Search Full-text coverage of nearly 1,200 journals and abstracts/indexing of nearly 3,000 journals in most academic disciplines. America: History and Life v.0 (1954/63)?10(1973). Santa Barbara: ABC?CLIO, 1964?. SML, Reference, Index Case Z1236 +A43 The primary index to the scholarly literature of American and Canadian History, covering over 2,000 journals in 45 languages. Also, includes dissertations and selected book, film and video reviews. The online version covers 1964 to the present. Art Index Indexes and abstracts articles from periodicals published throughout the world covering art, art history archaeology, architecture and architectural history. Arts and Humanities Citation Index SML, Reference, Index Case Z5937 +A795 AHCI fully indexes articles from over 1,000 of the world's leading arts and humanities journals, plus relevant articles from an additional 5,100 social science and science journals. The database covers 1975 to the present and is updated weekly. ATLA Religion Database ATLA contains citations from international titles and 13,000 multi-author works in and related to the field of religion. It also includes a full range of index citations to journal articles, essays in multi-author works, book reviews, and Doctor of Ministry projects. Coverage is from 1949 to the present. ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) ERIC is a national information system designed to provide users with ready access education-related literature ERIC documents are available on microfiche in the Sterling Memorial Library Microtext Center. Statistical Universe Includes U.S. Federal Government, state government and private published sources (comparable to the print versions of the American Statistics Index and the Statistical Reference Index); and international intergovernmental sources (Index to International Statistics). Abstracts and index may be searched by subject, title, issuing agency or publisher, author, and a variety of numeric numbers (SUDOC, ASI fiche, etc.). TOP 4. Newspapers* Guides Full Text Guides African-American Newspapers and Periodicals: A National Bibliography. Ed. James P. Danky. Cambridge: Harvard UP, 1998. SML, Reference Z6944 N39 +A37X 1998 American Newspapers, 1821-1936: A Union List of Files Available in the United States and Canada. Ed. Winifred Gregory. New York: H. W. Wilson, 1967. SML, Card Catalogue Reference Shelf Z6945 A48 1967 Also in SML, Andrews Study Newspapers in Microform: United States, 1948-1983. Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1984. SML, Card Catalog Reference Shelf Z6951 U469 Also in SML, Andrews History Study (214-215) and SML, Microtext Desk Newspapers on Microfilm at Yale University Library Divided into two files: U. S. Newspapers and Foreign Newspapers. Both databases also include oversize hard copies of newspapers (Deltas). Materials are located in the Microform Reading Room in Sterling Memorial Library and the remote Library Shelving Facility. New Haven Register* Bienecke: 1840-1870 SML Microfilm collection: 1871-1960, 1961-2001, 2001-2003 Film An N41 New Haven Free Public Library: 1921-present (Indexed: 1965-1992) TOP Full Text Newspapers Hartford Courant Full text available from 1991 to present New York Times (Historical) Full page and article and images of the NYT. Divided into three files: 1999-present; Backfile (1986-1999); and Deep Backfile 1851-1986. Washington Post (Historical) Full page and article and images of the WP, 1877-1987. TOP 5. Archival Materials and Materials Outside of Yale* Archival Finding Aid Project Contains online finding aids to many collections in the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Divinity Library Special Collections, and Manuscripts and Archives, Sterling Memorial Library. Borrow Direct A service of the libraries of Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Penn, Princeton, and Yale. Through Borrow Direct, you can search a combined catalog of these seven libraries and request books not currently available at Yale. Most books will be available for pickup within four business days, and you can designate one of six Yale libraries as the pickup location. You must provide a Yale e-mail address to utilize the Borrow Direct system and you will receive automatic e-mail notices to track the status of each request. Borrow Direct books are loaned for 30 days with NO RENEWALS. TOP 6. Selected Local Resources (compiled by Alexandra Reeve) \| Miscellaneous Primary Documents \| Municipal Documents \| City Planning \| Ethnic Groups \| Social Services, Health, and Education \| Manufacturing and Industry \| Miscellaneous Primary Documents New Haven Free Public Library Vertical files have clippings, pamphlets, circulars etc. on wide Histories of New Haven and New Haven County New Haven Vital Records, Families of Ancient New Haven (and other books linked to genealogy) SML Manuscripts and Archives Personal papers of many New Haven figures, including Richard E. Lee, Rotival, Logue and the Yale Presidents. Papers such as the diary of James Hadley, professor at Yale 1845-1872, fraternity scrapbooks etc. Documents such as Records of the president's office concerning the 1970 May Day rally. Search collection via Orbis. Seeley-Mudd 3rd Floor Art and Architecture collection has many documents related to urban planning and New Haven Urban Renewal, including Olmsted's 1910 Report to the Civic Commission of New Haven, report on Ideas for the Hill model neighborhood program etc. Search collection via Orbis. Bienecke Early Yale docs (five boxes, finding aid ) Municipal Documents New Haven Free Public Library Town Records 1638-1769 Journal of the Board of Aldermen (1887-present) City Yearbook (1862-1952) Vital Statistics (1962-1979, 1983-1999) City Directories New Haven Oral History Project Historical New Haven Digital Collection New Haven Town Clerk's Office (200 Orange St., 946-8346) Records of land transfers dating back to 1640. Computer searches available by grantor and grantee. Atlases for City Engineer. Mudd Census books. Search collection via Orbis. TOP \| Selected Resources City Planning New Haven Free Public Library Nomination forms for the National Register of Historic Places - Volumes cover a specific neighborhood or historic district, and will include information on historical development, physical and geographical description, significance, architectural significance and a picture of each structure. Volumes available for sites such as Dwight Street, Farmington Canal, Edgewood Historic District, Winchester Repeating Arms Co. Historic District etc. Neighborhood Meetings of the Board of Aldermen, 1983 - Seven reports summarizing plans for neighborhood projects. Each report includes demographic overview of the neighborhood, development plans and policies, overview of education, social services and crime. Covers Dixwell/Newhallville, Dwight, East Rock/Wooster Square, Fair Haven, Hill, East Shore and Westville. R328.74611 N456n N H Documents New Haven Historic Resources Inventory, 1982. A comprehensive survey of the architectural resources of New Haven by neighborhood. R917.461 N456n Redevelopment proposals, 1950s-1960s by neighborhood/area, including: - Redevelopment and Renewal Plan for the Church Street Project area, 1957 R352.07461 N21 - Redevelopment and Renewal Plan for the Dwight area, 1963 R352.07461 N456 - The Middle Ground: A Program for New Haven's Middle-Aged Neighborhoods, 1959 R352.07641 N19 - Many more of these; most have R352.07461 N codes Vertical files have clippings on City Planning by neighborhood and time period. Mudd, 3rd Floor Art and Architecture collection Urban Renewal reports such as "Ideas for the Hill model neighborhood program" Olmsted Report to the New Haven Civic Commission, 1910 Search collection via Orbis. SML Map Collection Sanborne Insurance Maps (1887, 1901, 1924, 1970) have building make up for every city block. Search collection via Orbis. SML Manuscripts and Archives Lee's personal papers; personal papers of urban planner Rotival, much more. Search collection via Orbis. TOP \| Selected Resources Ethnic Groups Ethnic Historical Archives Center (SCSU, 392-6126) Connecticut Irish Historical Society Italian-American Historical Society of Greater New Haven Jewish Historical Society of Greater New Haven Connecticut Afro-American Historical Society (197 Dixwell, 772-2665 ext.20555) Ukranian-American Historical Society Non-profit umbrella group that aims to cultivate ethnic pride. Microfilm records of St Patrick's Church, personal papers. Papers of the Amity Club and other orgs., personal papers of Vincent Impelletieri (former Mayor of New York City). Information on Oak Street. Also: institutions, synagogues, organizations, education and business. Focuses on families, businesses and organizations. Primary info on Af-Am in Civil War, the Old West, Amistad. Photographs dating back to first Ukrainian Parish in 1909. Cultural artifacts, ethnic costumes, programs and letters. Social Services, Health and Education The Yale Library has spreadsheets with info about 20th century hospitals and schools, listed by address and ethnic make-up of schools. The city directories have information on facilities and organizations. New Haven Health has health statistics and histories of the local hospitals. New Haven Free Public Library has yearbooks for New Haven Schools (Code 371.8 onwards) The census has statistics for quality of housing, years of schooling etc. by census tract. (Scanned pages can be found at www.library.yale.edu/newhavenhistory) Manufacturing and Industry The census has manufacturing statistics for Connecticut and New Haven, as well as listings of New Haven manufacturers by address, CEO, product, employees and average salary. (Scanned pages can be found at www.library.yale.edu/newhavenhistory). New Have Free Public Library has vertical clippings files for Industries by company name (e.g. "Industries, Winchester Repeating Arms Co.) TOP

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				© 2008 Yale University Library Contact Gregory Eow, Kaplanoff Librarian for American History and American Studies, Research Services and Collections, Sterling Memorial Library. Updated February 25, 2008