Periodical Indexes/Databases

Use the library databases to search for journal articles. Use the FindText@UT links to locate articles that are available full-text online or to find the call number within the library's catalog.

Biography and Genealogy Master Index
Online database. Index of biographical sources like "Who's Who."

Black Drama
Contains the full-text of 1,200 plays written by more than 100 playwrights, together with information on related productions, theaters, production companies, and more

Database of African American Poetry
Full-text poetry for writers 1760 - 1900.

Ethnic NewsWatch
Full-text national and international news articles of special interest to the ethnic or minority populations of the United States from 1991 to the present.

Gale's Literary Index
A master index to volumes in the literary series published by Gale Research, such as Dictionary of Literary Biography or Short Story Criticism. Check the online catalog for call numbers for individual sets located in Reference, Hodges Library.

JSTOR
Back issues of selected scholarly journals in ecology, economics, history, mathematics, music, political science, statistics, and other humanities and social sciences.

Because African and African-American Studies covers so many areas, be sure to check other databases under the History, Education, Sociology, and Literture sections. -- See Other UT Databases

Microform Sets

The UT Library holds several microform sets with primary source materials that could be valuable in your research. While titles of microform sets are searchable in the online catalog, only the contents for some sets have been analyzed for catalog searching. Many sets have printed guides and finding aids that specify content locations within the set. These guides to microform sets are located in Hodges Periodicals/DocMic, first floor, 120 Hodges Libary, (865) 974-6870.

Black Biographical Dictionaries, 1790-1950. Hodges Periodicals/DocMic Microfiche: E185.96.B523 1987

Black Workers in the Age of the Great Migration, 1916-1929. Closed Stacks/Microfilm: E185.8.B5628

Langston Hughes Collection, Closed Stacks/Microfilm: PS3515.U274

Centers of the Southern Struggle: FBI Files on Montgomery, Albany, St. Augustine, Selma, and Memphis, Hodges Periodicals/DocMic Microfilm: E185.61.C4

Papers of the Congress of Racial Equlity, 1941-1967. Hodges Periodicals/DocMic Microfilm: E185.61.C79

The Paul L. Dunbar papers: at the Ohio Historical Society, Closed Stacks/Microfilm: PS1556.A4

Manuscripts and Rare Books

The University's collection of manuscripts and rare books is housed in the Special Collections Library, Hoskins Library Building, 1400 Cumberland Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37996 (865) 974-4480

Search the Manuscripts, which include the Alex Haley papers and the Civil Rights Collection

Subject Guides

African and African American Studies is not limited to one subject area. Here is a list of related Subject Guides that may help in your research.

Business Education English Government Documents History Journalism and Mass Communication Languages

Maps and Geography Medicine and Health Sciences Music Political Science Social Work Women's Studies

UT Campus Resources

Knoxville Community Resources

Beck Cultural Exchange Center, Avon Rollins, Executive Director, 1927 Dandridge Avenue 37915, (865) 524-8461

CND: Center for Neighborhood Development, Robert J. Booker, Interim Executive Director, 1306 N. Broadway 37917,(865) 522-5935 Fax (865) 522-5085, cnd@korrnet.org

Knoxville Area Urban League, Phyllis Y. Nichols, Executive Director & CEO, 1514 E. Fifth Avenue 37917 (865) 524-5511 Fax: (865) 525-5154

NAACP: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 3023 Selma Avenue 37914, (865) 522-8930

National Conference for Community and Justice,1515 E. Magnolia Avenue Suite 302, 37917, (865) 588-8911

Cansler YMCA (East Side), 616 Jessamine Street, 37914, (865) 637-9622

Lindsay Young YMCA (Downtown), 605 West Clinch Avenue, 37902, (865) 522-9622

Bob Temple YMCA (North Side), 7609 Maynardville Hwy 37938, (865) 922-9622

West Side YMCA, 400 N. Winston Road (37909), (865) 690-9622

Knoxville College, 901 College Drive, NW (37921), (865) 524-6511 Alumni Library, Knoxville College, (865) 524-6553

YWCA Central Office , 420 Clinch Avenue, 37902, (865) 523-6126

Phyllis Wheatley Branch YWCA, 124 Cruze Street 37915, Kelvin Cash, Executive Director, (865) 546-0651

Internet Sources

The following pages list internet sources that may be of interest. Remember that you are leaving the UT Library Web pages.

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