Resources
on the History of El Paso
To
find BOOKS ABOUT EL PASO, search the ONLINE CATALOG.
Under
this heading, you will find general histories of the city, as well as more specialized
histories.
General
histories of El Paso. Examples:
-
El Paso: A Borderlands History / by W.H. Timmons ; foreword by David
J. Weber; illustrations by José Cisneros. 1990.
[MdP, NWC, VV Reserve, RG, TM, VV] F394.E4T45 1990 - Pass
of the North: Four Centuries on the Rio Grande / by C.L. Sonnichsen.
[RG,
TM, VV] F392.R5S55 -
El Paso Chronicles: A Record of Historical Events in El Paso, Texas
/ by Leon C. Metz. 1993.
[MdP,
NW, RG, TM, VV] F394.E4M479 1993
Specialized
histories of El Paso. Examples:
- Desert
Immigrants: The Mexicans of El Paso, 1880-1920 / by Mario T. García. c1981.
[MdP, NW, RG, TM, VV] F394.E4G36 - The
Chinese in El Paso / by Nancy Farrar. 1972.
[TM,
VV]. F394.E4F37
Some
other El Paso subject headings:
- BASKETBALL-TEXAS-EL
PASO
- EL PASO
(TEX.)-POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
- EL
PASO (TEX.)-SOCIAL CONDITIONS
- MEXICAN
AMERICANS-TEXAS-EL PASO
- PUBLIC SCHOOLS-TEXAS-EL
PASO
- VILLA,
PANCHO
If
you don't find what you want by using a subject heading, try searching the online
catalog under KEYWORDS. Examples:
-
el paso mexican revolution
- el
paso newspapers
- el
paso business
To
find ARTICLES ABOUT EL PASO in journals, magazines or newspapers, search the following
indexes:
-
Cumulative Index of Password
- El
Paso Times Index. [Index is kept in the Reference Area and covers from
1991 to 2000. Older issues dating from 1973 are kept in microfilm, but are not
indexed.] El Paso Times
Online covers
from 1999 to today.
-
Online Databases (Useful mainly for relatively recent information.)
Use
V.V. VERTICAL FILE
Examples of some headings:
- Armed
Forces
- Bilingual
Education
- Borderlands-History
-
Bridges
- Concordia
Cemetery
- Court
Cases
- Dia de
los Muertos
-
El Paso-Art
-
El Paso-City Council
-
El Paso Community College
- El
Paso-Downtown
-
El Paso-Historic Buildings
-
El Paso-History
- El
Paso-Economy
- Franklin
Mountains
- Holidays
and Celebrations
-
Immigration
- Missions
- North
American Free Trade Agreement
-
Performing Arts
- Rio
Grande
- Sun Bowl
- Tigua
Indians
- Water
- Writers
and Writing
- Youth
Information about El Paso subjects can also be found in Reference.
Example
of a Reference Book:
The
New Handbook of Texas. REF F384.N8 1996 http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/
Examples of headings:
- EL
PASO, CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF
- EL
PASO, TEXAS
- EL
PASO ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
- EL
PASO CENTENNIAL MUSEUM
- EL
PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE
- EL
PASO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
- EL
PASO COUNTY
- EL
PASO COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
- EL
PASO ELECTRIC
- EL
PASO MUSEUM OF ART
- EL
PASO NATURAL GAS COMPANY
- EL
PASO DEL NORTE
- EL
PASO AND NORTHEASTERN RAILROAD
- EL
PASO POLYCHROME POTTERY
- OÑATE
EXPEDITION
- TIGUA
INDIANS
- YSLETA,TEXAS
For in-depth
information on various aspects of El Paso history, visit these OTHER LOCAL LIBRARY
COLLECTIONS:
- Special
Collections, University of Texas at El Paso Library (6th floor). Telephone
747-5697.
- Border
Heritage Center, El Paso Public Library, 501 North Oregon Street. Telephone
543-5440.
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