Books on the Pioneer Valley
- Working people of Holyoke: class and ethnicity in a Massachusetts mill town, 1850-1960 - William F. Hartford
Call Number: F74.H73.H37 1990 - Starting over : the formation of the Jewish community of Springfield, Massachusetts, 1840-1905 - James A. Gelin
Call Number: F74.S89J54 1984
While the STCC library does not have the following books, they can be obtained from other libraries: - Immigrant and native families : the impact of immigration on the demographic transformation of western Massachusetts, 1850-1900 - Hilda H. Golden
- Springfield's ethnic heritage: the Polish community - Barry Schatz
- The Polish community of Chicopee - Stephen R. Jendrysik
- Town into city; Springfield, Massachusetts, and the meaning of community, 1840-1880 - Michael H. Frisch
Videos on Springfield
- Local Roots Stories
Call Number: F74.S8.L811 1979 AV
Profiles five prominent Afro-American families in Springfield, MA. (DVD or VHS) - Main Street: Springfield, MA
Call Number: F74.S8.M34 1981 AV
Discusses the arrival of various ethnic groups in Springfield and the role of family owned businesses on Main Street's development. (DVD or VHS) - St. John's Church of Springfield: 150 years of community service
Call Number: F74.S143 AV
Story of St. John's Congregational Church of Springfield, Massachusetts. (DVD or VHS) - The Springfield Armory: making an American City
Call Number: UA42.S769 1994 AV
History of the first U.S. arsenal in Springfield, Massachusetts (1777-1967) and the concomitant growth of the city. (VHS) - We came north to Springfield
Call Number: F74.S8.W361 1993 AV
Brief history of African-American migration to Springfield, Massachusetts. (DVD or VHS)
Web Sites of Interest
- Immigration to the United States, 1789-1930 The site presents a web-based collection of selected historical materials from Harvard's libraries, archives, and museums that documents voluntary immigration to the US from the signing of the Constitution to the onset of the Great Depression.
- Springfield Armory - National Historic Site Overlooking the Connecticut River in western Massachusetts, Springfield Armory National Historic Site offers the story of our Nation’s first armory.
Immigration on a national scale
- Coming to America : a history of immigration and ethnicity in American life - Roger Daniels
Call Number: E184.A1D26 1990 - Encyclopedia of American immigration - James Ciment
Call Number: JV6465.E53 2000 REF
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