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United States History, 1864-Present, Dr. Miguda

Focusing specifically on primary sources, this guide is to help students in Dr. Miguda's US History 1864-Present course find the resources they need for their assignments.

Industrialization and the Rise of Big Business

General Sources

Cornell University Library: The Ladies Garment Worker (periodical issues, 1910-1919, became Justice see below)

Cornell University Library: Justice (periodical issues from 1919--1995, orginally The Ladies Garment Worker)

Library of Congress:  American Federation of Labor Records

Library of Congress: Child Labor & Lewis Hine Photography Collection, 1908--1924

Library of Congress: Rise of Industrial America, 1876--1900L

Library of Congress: Work in the Late 19th Century

University of Washington, University Libraries: Industrial Workers of the World Photograph Collection

Unions and Worker Strikes

Digital Public Library of America:  The Homestead Strike

Digital Public Library of America:  When Miners Strike: West Virginia Coal Mining and Labor History

Technology and Scientific Advancement

Digital Library of America:  Electrifying America

Digital Library of America:  The Invention of the Telephone