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1990.042.003

Created:
Author: Jenn Williams
Location
2nd Floor Stacks - Library
Condition
Good
Display Value
Excellent
Cataloged By
Williams, Jenn
Cataloged On
Status
OK
Title
Ellis Island
Subtitle
A Pictorial History
Title (generic)
Book
Accession No.
Alt ID
LCCN: 84010154

This book tells the history of Ellis Island through text and images. It is broken down into eight chapters: Introduction; History; Construction; Processing; People; Decline; Restoration; and Epilogue. The book begins with a short history of the United States from the colonial period to the 1880s, and then focuses on the more specific history of Ellis Island. It discusses the history from its construction to its decline and then revitalization as a tourist site. The subjects of immigration, architecture, politics, and war run throughout the book. There are many images in the book associated with Ellis Island, including photographs, drawings, and paintings.

Collection
Lawrence History Center Library
Author
Benton, Barbara
Publisher
New York, NY : Facts on File
Date (created)
1985
Date (coverage)
1892-1985
Format
192 p. : ill. ; 18 x 26 cm.
Language
English
Rights
This book is owned by the Lawrence History Center, but copyright may be held by another business or organization. Please contact the Center for more information.

1990.042.003

Created:
Author: Jenn Williams
Location
2nd Floor Stacks - Library
Condition
Good
Display Value
Excellent
Cataloged By
Williams, Jenn
Cataloged On
Status
OK
Title
Ellis Island
Subtitle
A Pictorial History
Title (generic)
Book
Accession No.
Alt ID
LCCN: 84010154

This book tells the history of Ellis Island through text and images. It is broken down into eight chapters: Introduction; History; Construction; Processing; People; Decline; Restoration; and Epilogue. The book begins with a short history of the United States from the colonial period to the 1880s, and then focuses on the more specific history of Ellis Island. It discusses the history from its construction to its decline and then revitalization as a tourist site. The subjects of immigration, architecture, politics, and war run throughout the book. There are many images in the book associated with Ellis Island, including photographs, drawings, and paintings.

Collection
Lawrence History Center Library
Author
Benton, Barbara
Publisher
New York, NY : Facts on File
Date (created)
1985
Date (coverage)
1892-1985
Format
192 p. : ill. ; 18 x 26 cm.
Language
English
Rights
This book is owned by the Lawrence History Center, but copyright may be held by another business or organization. Please contact the Center for more information.

1992.065.001

Created:
Author: Louise Maloney
Location
2nd Floor Stacks - Library
Condition
Excellent
Display Value
Excellent
Cataloged By
Maloney, Louise
Cataloged On
Status
OK
Title
The Ellis Island Immigrant Cookbook
Subtitle
The Story of our Common Past Told through the Recipes and Reminiscences of our Immigrant Ancestors
Title (generic)
Book
Alt ID
91091932

This cookbook is an accumulation of recipes of immigrants from various countries who have come to America to settle. There is an introduction by the author and a poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson dedicated to the author's mother. The recipes are broken down by various countries and a story by an immigrant is told at the beginning of each segment. The cover of this publication is a hard vinyl with a spiral spine which makes it easy to read while the book can lie flat. On the back cover is a picture of of a husband and wife and their two small children sitting on a bench eating some food. Underneath the picture is a caption that reads: "Their First Thanksgiving Dinner - Castle Garden in Battery Park, 1884"

Collection
Lawrence History Center Library
Author
Bernardin, Tom
Publisher
Memphis: Wimmer Brothers
Date (created)
1991
Format
254 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
Rights
This book is owned by the Lawrence History Center, but copyright may be held by another business or organization. Please contact the Center for more information.

1992.065.001

Created:
Author: Louise Maloney
Location
2nd Floor Stacks - Library
Condition
Excellent
Display Value
Excellent
Cataloged By
Maloney, Louise
Cataloged On
Status
OK
Title
The Ellis Island Immigrant Cookbook
Subtitle
The Story of our Common Past Told through the Recipes and Reminiscences of our Immigrant Ancestors
Title (generic)
Book
Alt ID
91091932

This cookbook is an accumulation of recipes of immigrants from various countries who have come to America to settle. There is an introduction by the author and a poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson dedicated to the author's mother. The recipes are broken down by various countries and a story by an immigrant is told at the beginning of each segment. The cover of this publication is a hard vinyl with a spiral spine which makes it easy to read while the book can lie flat. On the back cover is a picture of of a husband and wife and their two small children sitting on a bench eating some food. Underneath the picture is a caption that reads: "Their First Thanksgiving Dinner - Castle Garden in Battery Park, 1884"

Collection
Lawrence History Center Library
Author
Bernardin, Tom
Publisher
Memphis: Wimmer Brothers
Date (created)
1991
Format
254 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
Rights
This book is owned by the Lawrence History Center, but copyright may be held by another business or organization. Please contact the Center for more information.