Subject Guides

Social Sciences: Resources in Microform

Cornell University Collection of Women's Rights Pamphlets on Microfiche. 124 fiche. (MICROFICHE HQ1423.C6 1974) Collection of 117 pamphlets published between 1814-1912. Finding aid: Guide (REFERENCE HQ1423.C6 1974).

Ed Psych Collection. 524 reels. Titles in the Educational Psychology Microfilm collection were acquired by the UO Library prior to 1980, and include works published between 1950 and 1977. Most reels contain single dissertations. The inventory is arranged by entry number, 1-524. Entries include author, title, publisher, date, and (in some instances) the subject headings that were assigned when the work was cataloged. No records for these works appear in the UO Library's online catalog.

ERIC Documents (Educational Research Information Clearinghouse). Full text microfiche of most ERIC Documents titles, (400,000 plus) indexed as "ED"; for "EJ" (Journal) titles, consult the UO Library Catalog. ERIC titles are indexed on the ERIC database, accessible via the UO Library's home page. There are also indexes on microfiche, kept with the collection.

European Official Statistical Serials on Microfiche. (MICROFICHE HA 1171.A76 to HA 1641. A2) Compiled statistics of (in this order) Austria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Russia, USSR, Finland, Poland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Romania. Available date ranges vary.

Gerritsen Collection of Women's History, 1543-1945. 86 reels and 1649 microfiche (MICROFILM HQ1121.G47 1975). International source documents in the history of feminism. A small number of the titles within the collection, primarily periodicals, are supplied on microfilm rather than microfiche due to the physical size of the original materials involved. Knight Library currently has the subset "American English Periodicals. " Finding aid: The Gerritsen Collection of Women's History, 1543-1945: A Bibliographic Guide to the Microform Collection, Duane R. Bogenschneider (KNIGHT HQ1121.G47 1983).

Glastonbury Abbey Documents. 30 reels (MICROFILM DA 690 A2 1982).

Herstory. [Women's History Library.] 90 reels (MICROFILM HQ 1426.H4). Documents in United States women's history. Finding aid: Guide to the Microfilm Edition of Herstory, Women's History Research Center, 1976 (REFERENCE HQ1426.H4).

History of Women. Series I, 995 reels, and Series II, 253 reels (MICROFILM HQ1111.H5). Primarily books, pamphlets, tracts, periodicals,and manuscripts and other records on women in civil rights, education, humanities, fine arts, birth control, government, law and medicine before 1920. Finding aid: History of Women (Guide) (REFERENCE HQ1111.H5). Individual titles may now be found in the UO Library's catalog.

Human Relations Area Files (HRAF). This set contains over 4,000,000 pages of scholarly ethnographic texts on world societies, including such topics as sex roles, child care, and treatment of the elderly in various cultures. Indexes and other finding aids, as well as assistance in using HRAF, may be found in the Reference Department of the Knight Library.

Les Femmes: Rare Works from France on Microfiche from the Bibliotheque Nationale. 481 fiche. (MICROFICHE HQ1613 .F46 1975 ) "In this collection of 129 titles dating from the 17th to the 20th century, every aspect of women's lives is subjected to scrutiny and is rigorously defined." Finding aid: Guide (REFERENCE HQ1613 .F46 1975).

Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs (California), 1824-81. 23 reels. (MICROFILM E93 .L57 1959). Finding aid: Guide, published in 1966, covers base set (reels 1-962), includes indexes (REFERENCE E93 .L57 1959).

National Inventory of Documentary Sources in the United States. 1911 microfiches (MICROFICHE Z 1236 .N37 1984). Microfiche editions of over 1,500 finding aids in the National Archives, seven Presidential Libraries and Smithsonian Institution Archives. 1984-1988 update (136 fiches + replacement index, 7 fiches) interfiled with base set. Finding aids: indexes on microfiche, filed with set.

Microcard Publications of Primary Records in Culture and Personality. Microcards (MC 159.1).

National Woman's Party Papers: The Suffrage Years, 1913- 1920. 97 reels (MICROFILM JK 2391.N37N3). Ser. 1: Correspondence, 1891-1940, Reels 1-86. Ser. 2: Administrative files, 1913-1921, Reels 87-90. Ser. 3: Printed matter, 1889-1936, Reels 91-96. Ser. 4: Photographs, 1913-1921, Reel 97. Finding aid: Guide (REFERENCE JK 2391.N37N3).

Newsbank. Tens of thousands of microfiche collecting articles by topic from over 400 US Newspapers. Finding aids: Indexes in Reference ( REFERENCE AI3.N559) and also with the microfiche collection.

The Oregon Province Archives of the Society of Jesus Indian Language Collection: The Pacific Northwest Tribes. 21 reels (MICROFILM PM481 .O74 1976). Assiniboine, Crow, Blackfeet, Gros Ventres, Nez Perce, Yakima, Chelan, Coeur d'Alene, Columbia, Colville, Kalispel, and Kootenai. Finding aid: Guide (REFERENCE PM481.O74 1976 Guide).

Pacific Northwest Tribes. 34 reels (MICROFILM E78.N77 J47 1987). Missions Collection of Oregon Province Archives of the Society of Jesus. Finding aid: Guide to the Microfilm Edition of the Oregon Province Archives of the Society of Jesus Alaska Mission Collection, Robert C. Carriker ... [et al.] (OR. COLL. Z1209.2.U52A373).

The Papers of John Peabody Harrington in the Smithsonian Institution, 1907-1957. Alaska/Northwest Coast. 30 reels ( MICROFILM E78.P2 H38 1981). A collection on Native American history and languages. Prepared in the National Anthropological Archives, Department of Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C. Finding aid available: The Papers of John Peabody Harrington in the Smithsonian Institution, 1907-1957, edited by Elaine L. Mills ( KNIGHT Z1209.H33 1981, 3 vols.).

The Radical Right and Patriotic Movements in Britain. 129 fiche. (MICROFICHE JA84.G7R3) Finding aid: "The Radical Right and Patriotic Movements in Britain; a Bibliographical Guide, compiled by William Pidduck" on sheets 1a and 1b.

Records of the Washington Superintendency of Indian Affairs, 1853-74. 26 reels (MICROFILM E93 .U48 1945). Northwest Native American records, government relations.

Right Wing Collection. 177 reels (SOC SCI MICROFILM 566). Composed mainly of right wing serials held by the University of Iowa Libraries, but also includes materials from Tulane University Library, Northern Arizona University, Kenneth Spencer Research Library of the University of Kansas, California State University at Fullerton, and Harvard College Library. Finding aid: The Right Wing Collection of the University of Iowa Libraries: A Guide to the Microfilm Collection (REFERENCE HS 2303.P54 1978).

Social Science Microfilm. Titles in the Social Science Microfilm collection were acquired by the UO Library prior to 1980, and include works published between 1950 and 1977. Most reels contain single dissertations, chiefly in the fields of history, economics, anthropology, and sociology. There are, however, a small number of large multi-reel sets. Among these you may find the 177 reel Right Wing Collection (SOC 566). The inventory is arranged by entry number, 1-615. Entries include author, title, publisher, date, and (in some instances) the subject headings that were assigned when the work was cataloged. Entries for major sets may also include references to finding aids. No records for these works appear in the UO Library's online catalog.

Tests in Microfiche (TIM) . (MICROFICHE LB3051.T44). Begun in 1975, Tests in Microfiche is an annual series of unpublished research instruments that have been cited in the educational and psychological literature and which the authors have agreed to make available in microfiche format through the Test Collection at Educational Testing Service. Each set consists of approximately 20-25 instruments. Older sets contain more than 100 titles. Each set covers a wide variety of topics and subjects, including such areas as self concept, attitudes, personality traits. Sets include instruments appropriate for diverse populations, such as infants, adults, Spanish speakers, and physically challenged people. Finding aid: Cumulative Index to Tests in Microfiche 1975-1987 (Sets A-M) (REFERENCE LB 3051 .T453 1975/87) and The ETS Test Collection Catalog (REFERENCE LB 3051 .E79 1986). The Test Collection Catalog is not a finding aid to the microfiche collection alone but to many resources; check the "availability" field for each entry before going to the microfiche set to seek the item.

William S. Gray Research Collection in Reading. 19,819 fiches (MICROFICHE LB 1050.W438). Microfiche on literacy studies. Finding aid: Index (REFERENCE LB 1050.W438 Index). Located in a separate cabinet in the Microforms department.

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Last Modified: 09/25/2006