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Resources on Immigration in America

On-Campus and local, but also digital and global, resources for those needing to know about the history and contemporary issues surrounding Immigration in America

Lewis Library Print Collections

Our physical items are divided into several distinct collections based on features like how recently they joined our collection or what format they are in. Below are these collections, and what might exist in them pertaining to immigration in America.

First Floor

  • The Discover & Lasallian Collections 
  • The Government Documents and Reference Collections 
  • The Graphic Novel Collection 
  • The New Books 
  • The Videos 

Second Floor

  • The Bound Periodicals 
  • The Curriculum Collection
  • The Local History Collection 
  • The Main Collection
  • The University Archives 

Feel free to browse these collections in-person, or you can do so through our library catalog too. The function is called "Virtual Browse," and it appears at the bottom of each results window, like this:

Example of how virtual browse looks for books on immigration

Call Number Ranges

The call number ranges listed below seem to be where the majority of our physical holdings on immigration live.

E 184 -- Populations groups from throughout US history

JV 6000s, 6100s -- Emigration, in general

JV 6200s, 6300s -- Immigration, in general

JV 6400s, 6500s, 6600s, 6700s, 6800s, 6900s, 7000s, 7100s -- American emigration and immigration

Browsing these ranges of our bookshelves can sometimes make you aware of titles your search results might have missed.