Research Guides: WRPR 174: Philadelphia Freedoms (HC): Relevant Books

Identifying Relevant Books

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

The following suggested subject searches are only a sampling of possibilities. To find materials on a topic not listed below, try doing a keyword search in the Tripod Library Catalog to find relevant titles and then using the subject headings assigned to those items to find more.

philadelphia (ethnic* OR race OR racial) history [Keyword Search]
immigration (italy OR italian) "united states" [Keyword Search]

african americans pennsylvania philadelphia [Subject Search with newest titles first]
architecture pennsylvania philadelphia [Subject Search with newest titles first]

(protest OR protests OR protester* OR resistan* OR popular)- Keyword Search AND philadelphia- Subject Search [Combination Keyword and Subject Search ]

Beyond the Tri-College Collections

While the Tri-College libraries have a great deal of material for students to use in reading and research, you will often encounter titles which are not available. Take advantage of the services below to have the scholarship you need sent to Haverford for your use.

WorldCat
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WorldCat is an important place to look for many kinds of materials not owned by the Tri-College Libraries. This combined library catalog contains more than 300 million records describing items owned by libraries around the world. Many of these titles are available to you though interlibrary loan.

Borrowing Beyond the Tri-Co
Request items that are not available in Tripod through E-ZBorrow or Interlibrary Loan. Note that E-Z Borrow is the first place to look for books not in Tripod. It usually takes just three days for E-Z Borrow books to arrive. Books not in E-Z Borrow can come from Interlibrary Loan (ILL) which may take as little as four or five days to arrive.

For journal articles not available in the three colleges, use the Article Delivery form. In as little as 2 days you will receive a digital copy of the requested articles in your email.

African American Organizations in Philadelphia

Photograph taken in Philadelphia promoting membership in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1944 (Source: Temple University Libraries, Urban Archives, NAACP Collection)