This database contains bibliographic records detailing 18th–early 20th century imprints in the German language printed in North America, as well as monographs, articles, papers, genealogical histories, pamphlets, and book chapters in English and German relating to the experiences or contributions of German-speaking immigrants and their descendants in North America and dealing significantly with political, cultural, and religious aspects of the German-American experience. The database includes more than 8355 records, 3867 of them with abstracts.
Please note that items do not circulate from the Max Kade Institute library.
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Notes: 1. Umlauts are not supported in this database. Please use the following: ae for ä, oe for ö, and ue for ü. Please use ss in place of ß. 2. If multiple terms are entered, they are searched as a phrase. 3. For a subject approach to the database the file Keywords Used in the MKI Collections provides an overview of subject headings and is meant to help formulate searches by keyword. The list is organized by broad subject area under such headings as religion, history, folklore, etc. 4. Entries for German-language publications that were printed in the United States from the 18th century to the early 20th century all have the keyword PIA (Published in America). 5. Please note that items do not circulate from the Max Kade Institute library.
Last updated: July 2004 Many thanks to Gottlieb Marmet and Kirk Martinson for designing and coding this searchable database.
Questions, comments, corrections please contact Kevin Kurdylo: kkurdylo@wisc.edu
