History 355 : American Environmental History

A number of resources and strategies may be helpful for your background research. These are just a few places to start your work. Be sure to ask a reference librarian for additional assistance; we're here to help!

Sources using the library's catalog LUCIA:

Federal and Wisconsin documents, materials from the Wisconsin collection, and honors projects housed in the Archives can be found in the catalog.

Archive of Americana
Provides access to American Broadsides and Ephemera, Early American Newspapers, and American State Papers 1789-1838.

JSTOR
Full-text archives of academic journals including the areas of American Studies, geography, and history. Being an archive, it does not contain current issues of the journals, but does contain the entire backfile for the journals.

Newspaper Archive
Operated by Badgerlink, the database contains millions of searchable newspaper pages dating back to the 1700s. The newspaper pages are presented in PDF format that preserves the original context and format of content.

Sources from other Appleton libraries and archives:

Appleton Public Library
Search the catalog for resources on the lower Fox River. The Status for most of the materials on the Fox River will say "LIB USE ONLY," meaning they can not be checked out and taken out of the library. These materials can be photocopied.

Appleton Post-Crescent Index is also available for searches on the APL's site. Searches can be done from 1853, when the newspaper was founded, to the present. With the exception of issues from the last 3 months, the newspaper is available for viewing on microfilm.

Wisconsin Files at the APL also provides information by topic and include materials on the Fox River.

Fox Valley Memory, Historic Photo Index, and Wisconsin Heritage Online are digital collections available through the APL's site that contain pictures and texts of Appleton and Wisconsin events, people, and places.

Outagamie County History Museum at the Castle

Sources from other Wisconsin libraries and archives:

Wisconsin Historical Society Library and Archives
The WHS is located in Madison. From their site you can search the Archives Catalog, ArCat that provides records on materials in Wisconsin Archives. The Area Research Center Network provides 13 Area Research Centers in Wisconsin, with each serving a specific geographic region. Records created in and focused on the region served by a particular ARC are housed permanently at the appropriate Center. The ARC for Winnebago County is located at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, and the ARC for Brown and Outagamie Counties is located at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.

Online collections through the WHS include articles from the Wisconsin Magazine of History, historical images, and newspapers from the local history online collection.

University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Library and Area Research Center
In addition to searching the library's catalog, the Archives and Area Research Center provide collections on the lower Fox River in Winnebago County.

University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Library and Area Research Center
In addition to searching the library's catalog, the Archives and Area Research Center provide collections on the lower Fox River in Brown and Outagamie Counties.

Menasha Public Library
Search the catalog and the and the local history digital collection for resources on the lower Fox River.

Neenah Public Library
Search the catalog and the local history digital collection for resources on the lower Fox River.

Oshkosh Public Library
Search the catalog and the local history digital collection for resources on the lower Fox River.

Sources on the environment and natural resources:

Ecology and Natural Resources Collection
The online collection is part of the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections and includes both primary and secondary publications.

Fox/Wolf Rivers Environmental History Project

Additional resources on Wisconsin state government
http://www.google.com/unclesam