Encyclopedia of American Social History . This encyclopedia uses the scholarship of historians, sociologists, geographers and anthropologists to present a different view of American history. The 3-volume set is divided into 14 sections focusing on various aspects of American social history, including periods of social change, patterns of everyday life, family history and science, medicine and technology. Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History . A comprehensive five volume encyclopedia covering African-American people, events, historical periods, places, cultural achievements, political activities, social movements, legal cases, from the 17th century to the present.
Bibliographical references accompany each article.
Illustrations and historical photographs augment the text. A comprehensive index, a list of biographees by profession, and several statistical appendices appear in volume 5. Statistics on economic, social, and political topics are included, and date coverage varies. A detailed table provides figures on church membership and on participation in associations and organizations. The Cornell Library Catalog currently includes all items from all Cornell libraries cataloged since 1973, some pre-1973 items, and items on order or in process.