THE DEATH PENALTY
HIS 3931
Dr. Courtwright
Spring 2007

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Books in the Reference Collection

Library Catalog
Find items in the library (books, journals, videos, etc.)

Here is a list of subject headings (for the online catalog) you can use to find books in the UNF Library or any library using the Library of Congress Classification. Public libraries typically use the Dewey Decimal System.

capital punishment
capital punishment--moral and ethical aspects--united states
capital punishment--social aspects--united states--history
capital punishment--united states--history
capital punishment--united states--history--sources
executions and executioners--united states

Articles in Journals and Newspapers

History Journals - America: History and Life indexes back to the 1960s.
Newspapers -- most online just go back to the 1990s, some to the 1980s.
See this list of print indexes for articles in older journals and magazines.
You'll need to use print indexes to find articles in old newspapers in microfilm. Here's a timeline of papers available in the UNF library.

New York Times Examples for Historical Executions

Find the New York Times Index in the Index/Abstract collection located on the 3rd floor. Call number AI21 .N44. Use the following subject headings.

Click on the links below to see examples from the print index. Make sure you enlarge the image.

New York Times Archives on the Web

You can use the online Archives as an index and then find the full article in microfilm in the library. Just be sure to get all the information -- date, page number, column, etc.

http://www.nytimes.com -- select NYT Archives (and the time period you want) from the top of the page.

List of Reference Books for Bibliographies, Quick Facts, Web Sites, etc.

Capital Punishment

Capital Punishment: A Reference Handbook - REF HV8699 .U5 K76 2001

a chronology of the death penalty beginning in the 18th century B.C.
descriptions of different kinds of executions
list of countries that have abolished the death penalty
number of worldwide executions by year, 1980-1999
many primary documents, including Charles Dickens' description of an execution by guillotine that he witnessed in 1845
extensive bibliographies of other sources

Dictionary of Culprits and Criminals - REF HV6245 .K64 1986

" ...contains lists of known and proven assassins, murderers, spies, traitors, prostitutes, procurers, con artists, swindlers, impostors, forgers, counterfeiters, pirates, smugglers, thieves, burglars, robbers, gunfighters, Western outlaws, conspirators, highwaymen, megalomaniacs, war criminals, and others. "
covers the last four or five centuries

Encyclopedia of Capital Punishment in the United States - REF HV 8694 .P35 2001

an entry for virtually every capital punishment opinion issued by the United States Supreme Court, from its inception through 1999
list of each jurisdiction which has (or does not have) capital punishment
almost 200 entries on the status of capital punishment in the nations of the world
list of organizations for and against capital punishment
statistical data

Encyclopedia of Serial Killers - REF HV 6245 .N49 2000