These are just a selection of microfilm sets relevant to 20th century American history. They are housed in the Microforms and Newspapers section on the first floor of Suzzallo Library. Printed guides, if available, are also located in the section arranged by microfilm number. Some of the collections have online guides available through History Universe, others have been included in the UW Libraries Catalog.

Immigration & Ethnicity

• Immigration
  • The Immigrant in America - A9697, 3 printed guides
    • Unit 1: Norwegians: reels 1-28, Danes: reels 29-37
    • Unit 2: Finns: reels 38-56
    • Unit 6: Swedes: reels 198-207
  • Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service - A8555, 4 printed guides and History Universe
    • Part 1: Asian Immigration and Exclusion, 1906-1913
    • Part 2: Mexican Immigration, 1906-1930
    • Part 3: Ellis Island, 1900-1933
    • Part 5: Prostitution and "white slavery," 1902-1933

• African Americans
  • Blacks in the United States Armed Forces: basic documents - A9833, printed guide
  • Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) Papers - A8104, printed guide
  • East St. Louis Race Riot of 1917 - A9922, printed guide and History Universe
  • Papers of the NAACP - A8473, printed guides, History Universe and UW Libraries Catalog (We do not have the complete set)
  • Records of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, 1895-1992 - A9702, 3 printed guides and History Universe
  • Records of the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, 1895-1992 - A9701, 2 printed guides and History Universe

• Native Americans
  • John Collier Papers, 1922-1968 - A6833, printed guide
  • Papers of John Peabody Harrington in the Smithsonian Institution, 1907-1957 - A6952, printed guide
  • Papers of the Society of American Indians, 1906-1946< - A8210, printed guide
  • Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Central Classified Files, 1907-1939 - A9601, printed guide or History Universe
  • Records of the Indian Shaker Church of Washington and the Northwest, 1892-1945 - A4547, no guide

Labor

• American Federation of Labor and the Unions: National and International Union Records from the Samuel Gompers Era, 1877-1937 - A6683, printed guide
• American Labor Unions Constitutions and Proceedings: Part I, 1836-1974 - A5081, printed guide
• The Green Rising, 1910-1977 - A6612, printed guide
• Guide to the Alaska Packers Association Records, 1891-1970 - M1327, printed guide
• Papers of Eugene Debs, 1834-1945 - A7132, printed guide
• Records of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, 1895-1992 - A9702, 3 printed guides and History Universe
• Southern Tenant Farmers Union Papers, 1934-1970 - A6612, printed guide

Women

• American Women's Diaries - A8137, 3 printed guides and UW Libraries Catalog
  • 1. New England Women
  • 2. Southern Women
  • 3. Western Women
• Margaret Sanger Papers, 1879-1966 - A9492, printed guide
• Papers of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony - A8589, printed guide
• Papers of Margaret Sanger - A9572, printed guide
• Papers of the League of Women Voters - A9667, 3 printed guides
• Records of the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, 1895-1992 - A9701, 2 printed guides and History Universe
• Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, 1919-1959 - A8464, printed guide
• Women's Studies Manuscript Collections from the Schlesinger Libraries, Radcliffe College - A8637, 5 printed guides
  • pt. A. National leaders
  • pt. B. New York
  • pt. C. The South
  • pt. D. New England
  • pt. E. The Midwest and Far West

Other Interesting Collections

• Committee of Fifteen - A9760, printed guide
• Gay Rights Movement: Gay Activists Alliance, 1969-1981 - A9675, printed guide
• Gay Rights Movement: Mattachine Society of New York, Inc. 1955-1987 - A9664, printed guide
• D.W. Griffith Papers, 1897-1954 - A9794, printed guide
• Papers of the Nixon White House - M2771, printed guides
• Papers of the U.S. Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians - A7378, printed guide
• The Peers Inquiry of the Massacre at My Lai - A9612, printed guide and History Universe
• Records of the War Relocation Authority, 1942-1946 - A9912, no guide
• The Will Hays Papers, 1879-1954 - A9793, printed guides

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