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Immigration

This guide offers resources for those interested in both current and past Immigration to the United States.

Search in fUSIon

Search for books, ebooks, images, and articles from scholarly, trade, or news periodicals with the Rice Library's fUSIon tool.

FUSION SEARCH

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Browse the Stacks

Use the following call number ranges to browse the Library's shelves.
"E" call numbers are located on the 2nd floor while "J" call numbers are located on the 3rd floor. 
 
E184-185.98 Elements in the population
 
JV6001-9480 Emigration and immigration. International migration
JV6001-6006 Periodicals. Serials.
JV 6021-6033 History
JV 6091-6124 Emigration
JV62016347 Immigration
JV6403-7127 United States
JV7200-7539 Canada, Latin America, etc.
JV7590-8339.7 Europe
JV8490-8758 Asia
JV8760 Arab countries
JV8762 Islamic countries
JV8790-9024.5 Africa
JV9029-9036 Atlantic Ocean islands
JV9040-9047Indian Ocean islands
JV9100-9269 Australia. New Zealand
JV9290-9470 Pacific Ocean islands

Suggested Search Terms

Try the following terms/phrases in the catalog's Subject Search.

Immigrants--United States.
United States--Emigration and immigration
 
In the Advanced Search try the following search:
  
Type immigr? in the first box
 
In the next boxes type any additional terms such as specific countries or disciplines like literature or economics.

WorldCat and ILL!

Since Rice Library may not have books on particular Immigrant groups, use Interlibrary Loan and the WorldCat database to request items.
 
Please allow ample time for items to arrive, 1-3 weeks for books and 3-5 days for articles.

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