Library Guides: Civil Rights, Student Movements and Campus Protest: Other Useful Resources On This Topic

OneSearch

Western Libraries' Catalog: OneSearch

Western Libraries' catalog, OneSearch, provides searchable information about holdings at Western Libraries and other research libraries in the region, including those found in other archives and special collections.

To learn more about how to use Western Libraries' Catalog, check out the OneSearch Library Guide and this short video tutorial from the Hacherl Reading & Writing Studio. And visit SPOT for more helpful online library tutorials!

You may find it useful to search OneSearch using some of the following search terms:

Antinuclear movement
Black power
Civil rights movements
College students--Political activity
Conscientious Objectors
Feminism
New Left
Peace movements
Protest movements
Student movements
Student protesters
Vietnam War, 1961-1974
Women's rights

You can narrow results by adding a geographic location, e.g. Antinuclear movement--Washington (State) OR Antinuclear movement--Washington (State)--Bellingham.

For titles relating to the history of Western, try searching the Libraries' catalog using the subject heading "Western Washington University -- History."

Other Suggested Resources

Pacific Northwest Antiwar and Radical History Project
Based at the University of Washington in Seattle. Website includes links to online oral histories and other resources about student activism and draft resistance.
Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project
A rich variety of online resources and links relating to civil rights issues. Includes a special section on the Black Student Union at the University of Washington.
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Major collection documenting peace movement activities in the US and beyond from the 19th century through the present.

Databases

Western Libraries Databases

Western Libraries provides access to a wide variety of article and research databases (a WWU log-in is required). In addition to the examples listed below, make sure to visit the Library Guide to Databases A-Z. To learn more about how to use Western Libraries' databases, check out this short video tutorial from the Hacherl Research and Writing Studio, and/or ask staff at the Libraries' Reference Desk for assistance.

EBSCO Multi-Database Search
Search all EBSCO databases at once, or click "choose databases" to customize the databases included in your search.
JSTOR [ITHAKA]
A multi-disciplinary full-text database of articles from many scholarly journals. Content available is usually 1-5 years behind the most recently published journal article. Also contains some current journals and books.
Historical Abstracts [EBSCO]
A database of citations and abstracts from more than 2,300 journals in over 40 languages on world history (excluding the United States and Canada).
Focuses on the period from the 1400s to the present, with database entries dating back to 1953 or earlier. Topics include all categories of history, from the political and cultural to the technological and scientific.
Academic Search Complete [EBSCO]
A multi-disciplinary database of full-text access to approximately 6,600 journals and magazines and nearly 6,000 full-text peer-reviewed journals.
Topics including anthropology, ethnic and multicultural studies, geography, law, religion and philosophy, and women’s studies.

Hacherl Studio

Hacherl Research & Writing Studio

The Hacherl Research & Writing Studio provides support for research, reading, and writing across all subjects. They can help with...

Brainstorming
Thesis statements
Reading and analyzing academic texts
Finding and using sources
Citations
Proofreading tips
Organization and flow
Cover letters, resumes, and applications
Creative writing
And more!