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Historical Research

Historical Research. Nathan Myers. Starting Off. D id p eople leave the cities of 19 th Century America? Why? Who? Concerned with the poor Wealthy visitors. Articles/Books/Primary Sources. Model Tenements in New York 1912 Early Tourism 1840 Jacob Riis 1890. Visual Sources.

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Historical Research

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  1. Historical Research Nathan Myers

  2. Starting Off • Did people leave the cities of 19th Century America? • Why? • Who? • Concerned with the poor • Wealthy visitors

  3. Articles/Books/Primary Sources • Model Tenements in New York 1912 • Early Tourism 1840 • Jacob Riis 1890

  4. Visual Sources • Parmelian Prints of the High Sierra • Harpers Weekly • Nuclear War

  5. Favorite Databases • Oskicat • Using acquired search terms “(and) tricks*” • Google Ngrams • OAC • Bancroft • Tag in person • Microfilm

  6. Less Useful Databases • Google • Google Scholar • News Article Search on lib.berkeley.edu • Unless you know what your looking for • Hard to read (sometimes)

  7. New Research Topic • American Exceptionalism • Spanish American War • Why did American’s think their colonies were different than the European colonies? • What is the root of this? • Where can I find out?

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