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Margaret Schaus, Reference Librarian and Bibliographer (HC)
Margaret Brink, Serials & Access Specialist (SC)

Sections:

Finding Background Information
Locating Books
Identifying Journal and Newspaper Articles
Using Government Documents

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Wr Pr /Anth 130 : Themes in the Anthropology of Religion: Bitburg (HC)

Finding Background Information:

Editorial research reports.

Publisher: Washington : Congressional Quarterly, inc.

See the report "German Reconciliation," pages 293-312 and "Reagan's Travels," April 22 and 23, 1985 in the Dailies section at the back of the volume for 1985.
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The Holocaust encyclopedia

Publisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, c2001.

Relevant articles in this encyclopedia include:
"Bergen-Belsen," "Memorials," and "SS and the Police"

Locating Books:

Use the Tripod Catalog to look for relevant books owned by Bryn Mawr, Haverford, and Swarthmore.

The following subject searches are a sampling of possibilities. To find materials on a topic, try doing a keyword search in the Tripod Catalog to find relevant materials and then using the subject headings assigned to those titles to find more material.

           Holocaust Jewish 1939 1945 Public Opinion [Subject Search]

          reagan ronald [Subject Search]

    bitburg [keyword search]

Tripod - For locating books, journals, and other materials held in the Tri-College libraries. Deliveries within the Trico usually arrive in one or two days. Use the "Request" button. You can mark and then email or print records for multiple items.

WorldCat - An important place to look for many materials not owned by the Tri-College Libraries. This combined library catalog contains more than 62 million records describing items owned by libraries around the world. Many of these items are available to you though interlibrary loan.

Interlibrary Loan and E-ZBorrow - Request items that are not available in Tripod on this page. Note that PALCI E-Z Borrow provides books in 3 to 5 days. For books not in E-Z Borrow, request though Interlibrary Loan (ILL). Again materials may arrive in as little as 3 days. For journal articles not in Tripod, request through Article Delivery. Most are delivered to you electronically.

Identifying Journal and Newspaper Articles:

Journal articles and other periodical publications provide scholarly information on specific aspects of anthropology, the social sciences, and other fields related to the issues around the Bitburg visit. Since articles are generally shorter than books, they can be more focused. The following indexes are the best ways to identify journal articles:

Indexes for Journal and Magazine Articles

GENERAL:   Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature   (for articles from 1985)
                 JSTOR
                 Proquest Research Library

HISTORY:   America History and Life

POLITICS:    Worldwide Political Science Abstracts

RELIGION:     ATLA Religion Database

Indexes for Newspapers

NATIONAL: New York Times Online (Proquest)
Lexis Nexis Academic

INTERNATIONAL: Access World News
Lexis Nexis Academic (World News search)

Using Government Documents:

Congressional Publications

Congressional Record
This publication documents what is said on the floors of the Senate and the House of Representatives. There were many comments, letters read into the record, and other strong expressions opposed to and in support of Reagan's visit. Access online through LexisNexis Congressional below.

LexisNexis Congressional

Provides daily updated information on the U.S. legislature, including the Congressional Record starting in 1985.

President Reagan's Papers

American Presidency Project

A keyword search of Bitburg yields 10 items including Reagan's interviews with journalists prio to the trip, his remarks at the ceremony at Bitburg, and his reflections three years later on the visit.
Note also that the web site allows you to search by month and year, so that you can see Reagan's comments at Bergen-Belsen, Bonn, and other places during his European visit.

Public Papers of President Ronald W. Reagan

This web site contains Reagan's statements, papers, and speeches during his presidency.

Hearings before House and Senate Committees

Expert witnesses, including administration officials, testify before Congressional committees on situations, problems, and proposed new legislation. A hearing related to the Bitburg visit is:

Developments in Europe, May 1985. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East. May 22, 1985.
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