Research Guides: AASP 297: Research Methods in African American Studies: Resources

This page contains various types of resources relevant to this course- it includes web sources, print sources, and film sources that are useful.

African American Resources at Maryland State Archives
The gateway to information on the African American experience in the state of Maryland.
Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH)
The mission of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) is to promote, research, preserve, interpret and disseminate information about Black life, history and culture to the global community. Established on September 9, 1915 by Dr. Carter G. Woodson, we are the Founders of Black History Month and carry forth the work of our founder, the Father of Black History. This website is an excellent place to locate past, present, and future National Black History themes.
David C. Driskell Center for the Study of the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora
Located on the University of Maryland College Park campus, the Driskell Center collects, documents, and promotes African American culture and the visual arts, including the African diaspora.
Maryland Historical Society
With well over one million items hosted at MdHS, this database contains merely a fraction of what can be found in the combined collections. Information contained in the records of the Collections Online Database is subject to change as a result of ongoing research.
State of Maryland Collection
Special Collections and University Archives collect a variety of items to support the study of the state of Maryland. Whether interested in historical research or the current state of the state, you can find a multitude of resources to support your needs.
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
As part of the New York Public Library, the center is one of the leading institutions in collecting, preserving, and making accessible, materials documenting black life and promoting the study and interpretation of the history and culture of peoples of African descent.
Special Collections & University Archives
Strengths are on topics of nineteenth and twentieth century African-American history in the state of Maryland.
The Library of Congress African American Odyssey Collections
The Library of Congress makes accessible a vast number of African-American collections.
ICPSR (The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research)

African American History in the Press, 1851-1899 (MCKREF STACKS E185..A25 1996 Vols. 1-2 Noncirculating)
African-American Newspapers and Periodicals: A National Bibliography (MCKREF STACKS PN4882.5.A44 1998 Noncirculating)
Afro-American History: A Bibliography (MACREF STACKS E185.S59 Vols. 1-2 Noncirculating)
Antebellum Black Newspapers: Indices...[1827-1841] (MCKREF STACKS E185.5J33 Noncirculating)
Bibliographic Checklist of African American Newspapers (MCKREF STACKS PN4882.5.B53 1995 Noncirculating)
Bibliographic Index (MCKREF STACKS Z1002.B593 Noncirculating)
Black Americans in Autobiography...[Since the Civil War] (MCKREF STACKS E185.96.B76 1984 Noncirculating)
Blacks in Selected Newspapers, Censuses and Other Sources: An Index to Names and Subjects (MCKREF STACKS E185.96.A28 Vols. 1-3 Noncirculating)
Claude A. Barnett Papers Part One: Associated Negro Press News Releases, 1928-1964 (MCKREF STACKS PN 4882.5.C525 1984 Guide Folio & MCK PER M-FILM 4882.5.C525 1984)
Dictionary of Twentieth Century Culture: African American Culture (MCKREF STACKS E185.A2525 1996 Noncirculating)
In Black and White: A Guide to Magazine Articles, Newspaper Articles [Concerning Black Individuals and Groups] (MCKREF STACKS E185.96.S76 Vols. 1-2 Noncirculating)
Index to Black Periodicals, 1984- (MCKREF STACKS AI3.O411 Noncirculating)
Index to Periodical Articles By and About Negroes, 1960-1972 (MCKREF STACKS AI3.O4 Noncirculating)
Index to Selected Negro Periodicals, 1950-Winter 1954 (MCKREF STACKS AI3.O4 Noncirculating)
Kaiser Index to Black Resources, 1948-1986 (MCKREF STACKS E185.K25 1992 Vols. 1-5 Noncirculating)
New York Times Index, 1851- (MCKREF STACKS AI21.N44 Noncirculating)
Nineteenth Century Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature, 1890-1899 (MCKREF STACKS AI3.R496 Vols. 1-3, Noncirculating)
Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature, 1900- (MCKREF STACKS AI3.R48 Noncirculating)
Speech Index (MCKREF STACKS AI3.S85 Noncirculating)
Voices of the Spirit: Sources For Interpreting the African-American Experience (MCKREF STACKS E 185.G66 1995 Noncirculating)

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