BIOGRAPHY OF A SOCIAL REFORMER
Social Work Specific
Encyclopedia of social work [R.R HV35.S6]
Vol. 3 includes biographies of deceased persons who have contributed significantly to general social welfare in the U.S. Entries include list of sources. Earlier editions in the stacks.
Biographical dictionary of social welfare in America. [R.R. HV27.B57 1986]
Biographies of 300 deceased activists. Gives overview of individual's life, career, and significance for American social welfare from colonial times to 20th century. Includes index & chronology.
General Biographical Dictionaries
American national biography. [RRCT213.A68 1999]
17,500 biographies of persons deceased prior to 1996. Articles covers professional achievements, relevant historical context, perspective on subject 's place in history, and descriptive bibliography. See Vol. 24 for index of subjects and occupations.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography [R.R. DA28.O95 2004]
The authoritative British biographical encyclopedia.
The McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of world biography; an international reference work . [R.R. CT103 .E56 1998]
Multi-volume work with indexes in volumes 12 & 16 (See “Social scientists, American - Social workers). Note the supplements for biographies of 20th c. figures.
American reform and reformers : a biographical dictionary. [R.R. CT215 .A66 1996]
Offers biographies of major American reformers along with historical analysis of particular reforms and their context. Includes bibliographical references & index.
American reformers : an H.W. Wilson biographical dictionary [R.R. CT215 .A67 1985]
“Biographies of 508 men and women who were the principal architects of reform in America from the 17th c. to modern times." Reformers are listed by category . See p. 925 for “Social Work.” Includes bibliographies.
Notable American women, 1607-1950; a biographical dictionary . [R.R. CT3260 .N57]
Excellent resource for biographies of American women dating from 1607 to 1950. Includes classified list by occupation (see vol. 3 p. 725) and bibl. references.
Notable American women : the modern period : a biographical dictionary. [R.R. CT3260 .N57]
Companion vol. updating the above set.
Current biography. 1944-. [R.R. CT100 .C97]
Issues new volume annually, containing biographical sketches of well-known, living people i.e. covers people alive since the 1940s. Volume at beginning decade (e.g. 1970) contains index to previous decade. Bibliographies usually from popular press.
Women in sociology : a bio-bibliographical sourcebook . [R.R. HM22.U5 W66 1991]
Includes bibliographic essays concerning writing by and about leading sociologists.
American social leaders. [R.R HN65 .M38 1993]
350 profiles of American men & women from colonial times to the present.
Handbook of American women's history. [R.R. HQ1410 .H36 1990]
Introductory summaries of concepts, events, organizations, and lives of historical persons. Includes bibliographies.
Notable Black American women. [R.R. E185.96 .N68 1992]
Biographies of 800 Black women both living and deceased. Includes occupation list (see p. xxxv)
Black Women in America. [RR E185.86. B542 1993]
"Heightens awareness about individuals, contributors, and struggles that have made African-American survival & progress possible."
Bridge: St. Olaf and Carleton Materials
Bridge searches for books and periodicals, but not chapters within books or articles within periodicals.
To search materials written by a social worker, use an Author search
To search for materials about a social worker, use a subject search. Once you have found a key reference, check the subject headings.
WorldCat [May be accessed online via Shortcuts or via Books: Library Catalogs]
A catalog that provides records for materials owned by numerous libraries across the country.
Social Work Abstracts 1977 –
Use Advanced Search. Omit comma between last & first names. Focuses on social work, welfare, planning/policy, & development.
Social Services Abstracts
Excellent coverage of Social Work Journals
America: History and Life . 1964-
Major index to articles concerning American history. Indexes literature published from 1964 to the present.
Sociological Abstracts 1963 -
Academic Search Premier
Indexes wide-ranging collection of academic journals and popular magazines. St. Olaf and Carleton combined have many of these journals; full text available for some articles. Begins in mid to late 1980s.
Women Studies International
A new index covering scholarly articles in depth.
Gender Watch
Full-text collection of international journals, magazines, newsletters, regional publications, special reports and conference proceedings devoted to women's and gender issues. Includes archival material back to mid 1970s
Online indexes frequently cover only the last 20-30 years. To conduct historical research you will want to consult print indexes in Rolvaag Library Reference Room and collections of historical periodicals as well:
American Periodicals Series Online 1740-1900
A collection of digitized magazines and journals published in the United States between 1741 and 1900. May be helpful in finding writings by a 19th century social worker.
Early American Newspapers, 1750-1839
Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature. R.R. AI 3 .R48, 1890 to date]
Index to popular magazines from the years stated.
Nineteenth Century Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature, 1890-1899. [ RR AI3 .R48 1890-99]
International Index to Periodicals, 1905-1965. [RR A13 .R47]
Social sciences & humanities index , 1966-1974. [R.R. AI3 .R47]
Social Sciences Index. 1974-. [R.R. H1 .A1 S65]
Context by Time Periods
America eras: 1783-1815, 1850-1877, 1878-1899. [R.R. E 164 .A44 1997]
American decades: 1900-1999. [R.R. E 169.12 .A419 1994]
Victorian America, 1876-1913 [R.R. E 168 .S55 1996]
Gay Nineties in America: A Cultural Dictionary of the 1890s. [R.R. E 169.1 .G34 1992]
Context by Topical Description
Dictionary of American History [R.R. E 174 .D62 2003]
Encyclopedia of American Political History [R.R. E 183 .E5]
Encyclopedia of American Social History. [R.R. HN 57 .E58 1993]
Encyclopedia of American Cultural and Intellectual History. [R.R. E 169.1 .E625 2001
Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History [R.R. HC 102 .G35 1999]
Working Americans, 1880-1999. [R.R. HD 8066 .D47 2000]
St. James' Encyclopedia of Popular Culture. [R.R. E 169.1 .S764 2000]
Afro-American Culture and History. [R.R. E 185 .E54 1996]
Encyclopedia of Womens' History in America. [R.R. HQ 1410 .C78 2000]
Timelines
The timetables of American history. Laurence Urdang, ed. c1981. [R.R. E18.5 .U75]
What happened when : a chronology of life and events in America : abridged edition of The encyclopedia of American facts & dates. 1989. [R.R. E174.5 .C32 1989]
The timetables of African-American history : a chronology of the most important people and events in African-American history. Harley. Sharon. c1995. [R.R. E185 .H32 1995]
The timetables of women's history : a chronology of the most important people and events in women's history . Greenspan, Karen. c1994. [R.R. HQ1121 .G74 1994]
Women's world : a timeline of women in history by Irene Franck & David Brownstone. c1995. [R.R. HQ1122 .F69]
Biographical dictionary of social welfare in America. Walter I. Trattner, ed. 1986. [R.R. HV27 .B57 1986]
Brief chronology of significant events in American social welfare history on pp. 823-825.
Social Work History Station
Offers a historical overview of The Settlements (1880-1900), The Progressives (1900-1920), The Professionals (1920s), & The Crisis (1930s).
Hull House Museum
Offers a biography and chronology of Jane Addams. Also provides bibliographies of works about Jane Addams and Hull House.
American Memory Collection Library of Congress.
Great collection of primary materials in digital form
Other Web Catalogs and Review Sources
Infomine:Scholarly Internet Resources Collections http://infomine.ucr.edu/
Selected and described links to scholarly resources on the Internet. Searchable within each major topic. Maintained by librarians from various California universities.
Librarians' Index to the Internet http://www.lii.org/
The Scout Report Archives http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/archives
Publication manual of the American Psychological Association. 5th ed. APA, c2001. [R.R. BF76.7 .P83 2001 ]
See Chapter 4 (Pages 215-281.).
Assembling a List of Works Cited in Your Paper . Created by the Duke University Libraries.
This source offers citation examples from four different style manuals, including APA, for a variety of resources
American Psychological Association. APAStyle.org: Electronic References
"The material provided covers commonly asked questions regarding how to cite electronic media. in APA format."
Kris MacPherson for Mary Carlsen
22 Sept 2006
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