The Trexler Library: Muhlenberg College

Documentary Research

Need help with your research? Contact:

Jen Jarson
Social Sciences Reference Librarian
phone: x3552
email: jarson [at] muhlenberg [dot] edu
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Need help after hours?
IM the Library at TalkToTrexler (for Google Talk, AIM and Yahoo; add @hotmail.com for MSN)
Online Sunday-Thursday 2pm-10pm.
See Ask a Librarian for more information and other ways to get help.

Finding Newspaper Articles

To access these and other article databases, go to the Library Homepage -- Databases A to Z (in the Quick Links box).

The Morning Call
Online full-text of the Allentown-based newspaper that covers the news for the city of Allentown, the cities of Bethlehem and Easton, and the greater Lehigh Valley. Covers 1984 to the present.
NOTE: The library also has the most recent seven months of The Morning Call in paper, located in the Newspapers section on Level A.

LexisNexis Academic
Indexes and provides full-text of major newspapers, nationally and internationally. Also includes newswires, transcripts of TV and radio broadcasts, and a very limited selection of blogs. Updated daily. Coverage from as early as 1980 to the present, but varies by publication.

Selected Statistical Resources

GENERAL DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

American Factfinder (U.S. Census) -- national and local
http://factfinder2.census.gov/

Lehigh Valley Research Consortium -- local
http://lehighvalleyresearch.org/

Pennsylvania County Data Book: Lehigh County (2005, 2009) -- local
LOCATION: 317.48 P415L

Pennsylvania County Data Book: Northampton County (2005, 2009) -- local
LOCATION: 317.48 P415n

Pennsylvania State Data Center -- state and local
http://pasdc.hbg.psu.edu/

SCHOOL INFORMATION

Public School Search (National Center for Education Statistics)
http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/

Private School Search (National Center for Education Statistics)
http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/

NOTE: Check school, district, and state department websites, too.

Selected Books

Trexler Library may also have other works related to Allentown and/or your particular place. To find them, search the catalog or ask for help.

Adams, A. (2000). Hidden from history ; the Latino community of Allentown, Pennsylvania. Allentown, PA: Lehigh County Historical Society.
LOCATION: 974.827 A211h and Muhlenberg Room M A211h

Allentown Bicentennial Committee. (1962). Allentown bicentennial, 1762-1962: Lehigh county sesquicentennial, 1812-1962. Allentown, PA: s. n..
LOCATION: 974.827 A4331a

Bartholomew, A., & Front, C. M. (2002). Allentown. Charleston, SC: Arcadia.
LOCATION: 974.827 B284a

Bloom, K., & Wolbers, M. (1984). Allentown, a pictorial history. Virginia Beach, VA: Donning Co.
LOCATION: 974.827 B655a

Hellerich, M. H. (Ed.). (1987). Allentown 1762-1987: A 225-year history. Allentown, PA: Lehigh County Historical Society.
LOCATION: 974.827 A433se v.1-2

Lehigh County Historical Society. (1908-2004). Proceedings of the Lehigh County Historical Society. Allentown, PA: Author.
LOCATION: 974.827 L522p

Storch, P. H. (1950). Allentown, 1950; Marking 200 years of growth. Allentown, PA: Printed by Miers-Bachman Lithographing Co.
LOCATION: 917.4827 A4335

Selected Websites

GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS

Allentown Economic Development Corporation
http://www.allentownedc.com/

Allentown, PA -- City's Official Site
http://www.allentownpa.gov/

Allentown, PA (Wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allentown,_Pennsylvania
NOTE: The Landmarks and Popular Locations section may be of particular use in finding areas of interest.

City and Town Official Sites
http://www.citytown.info/Pennsylvania.htm

Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce
http://www.lehighvalleychamber.org/

Lehigh County -- Official Site
http://www.lehighcounty.org/

Lehigh County Assessment Record Search
http://www.lehighcounty.org/Departments/Assessment/SearchRecords/tabid/315/Default.aspx

Lehigh County Historical Society
http://www.lchs.museum/

Lehigh Valley Planning Commission
http://www.lvpc.org/

National Association of Counties
http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=About_Counties

Northampton County
http://www.northamptoncounty.org/

Northampton County Public Access Website
http://www.ncpub.org/Main/Home.aspx
"This site provides read access to tax record information from Northampton County, Pennsylvania. To access this information, start by performing a search of the property records data."

Pennyslvania -- Official Government Site
http://www.pa.gov/

Pennyslvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations
http://www.pano.org/
PANO is the statewide membership organization serving and advancing the charitable nonprofit sector through leadership, advocacy, education and services in order to improve the quality of life in Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Visitor's Network
http://www.pavisnet.com/

State and Local Government on the Net
http://www.statelocalgov.net/

Finding Images

See http://www.muhlenberg.edu/library/guides/libinst/art/open_access_art.html for tips on finding public domain and non-exclusively licensed images, in compliance with copyright restrictions.

Citing Your Sources

For help using APA Style, consult the following resources:

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed., 2010)
Location: Trexler Library Reference Desk Reserve 808.06615 P976m 2010 (Level A, at Reference Desk)

Concise Rules of APA Style (6th ed., 2010)
Location: Trexler Library Reference Desk Reserve 808.06615 C744r 2010 (Level A, at Reference Desk)

Trexler Library handout on using APA style
http://www.muhlenberg.edu/library/reshelp/apa_example.pdf

Writer's Handbook (University of Wisconsin--Madison)
http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/DocAPA.html