American Studies Websites
See the American Studies homepage for a description of Siena's program.
General
American Studies at University of Virginia - Includes popular culture, many ethnicities (African American, Native American, Arab American, Latino, Asian etc.), philosophy & religion, gender studies, literature
American Studies Web Projects - Popular culture, social movements, multicultural West; from Wash. State Univ.
Virtual Jamestown Rare (online) Map Collection - from University of Georgia Libraries
Core Documents of U.S. Democracy
WestWeb - About the American West; from City University of N.Y.
Women Working 1800-1930 - Women’s roles in the U.S. economy
Immigration
Ellis Island Immigration
Center for Immigration Studies
Immigration Policy Center
Native Americans
American Indian Studies (Metasite)
National Tribal Justice Resource Center
African Americans
Africans in America -- Background articles, primary documents including slave narratives
Chronology of American Slavery
From Slavery to Freedom: African American Pamphlet Collection --From the Library of Congress
North American Slave Narratives --From Documenting the American South
Slave Narratives --Collected by the WPA during the New Deal
Black History at Harpweek.com
Mexican Americans
Spanish Borderlands (from Westweb)
Spanish Heritage
Borderlands Primary Sources
Latin American Network Information Center
Other Ethnic
Chinese in California
Jewish Life in America
Rites of Passage in America (from Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies)--Folk customs from different cultures
New York
New York State Archives Digital Collections --Contains historical documents, postcard and photo collections from all over NY
New York History Net
New York City History Web Resources - Dozens of links including timelines, photos, Thomas Nast cartoons, song sheets, illustrators, Bronx African American interviews etc.
Adirondack History - Includes mining, logging, women, tuberculosis
Brooklyn Daily Eagle (newspaper) 1841-1902
Art, Music, Culture
See the Creative Arts web page
American Cultural History 20th Century
American Cultural History 19th Century
Roaring 20’s and Jazz
National Gallery of Art
Native American Art
Traditional Fine Arts Organization
Incredible Art Resources from Princeton University - Includes American art, African-American, Native American and world art
Historic American Sheet Music
FolkStreams - Documentary films about American Folk Culture, video streamed on Internet
Religion
See the Religious Studies web page
Professional Associations
American Studies Association
Pop & American Culture Association
List Servs
American Studies Listserv
Databases
A list of Siena College databases relevant to American Studies
American Studies Journals
Directory of Open Access Journals—History
Siena Print and Electronic JournalsList
Remember to check CYRIL, the Library's catalog, for other resources.
