The American Settlement Movement: A Bibliography

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The American Settlement Movement was an influential part of the social welfare reforms of the Progressive Era. In an era when America became an urban industrialized nation, the development of the settlement house was interwoven with that of the American city, and settlement workers, living and working among the poor in the city, were in the vanguard of a wide range of social welfare reform initiatives. This selective bibliography covers titles providing an introduction and overview of the American Settlement Movement. Arranged in six categories, the titles include materials pertaining to the influence of the English Settlement Movement on the United States, general surveys discussing the American Settlement Movement within the context of larger reform efforts, studies focused on the Settlement Movement, biographical titles, settlement workers' research and case studies, and reference works. The bibliography provides easy access to the literature of the American Settlement Movement.

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.,."useful to...scholars seeking an introduction to the literature of this important topic in social welfare history."-Choice
...useful to...scholars seeking an introduction to the literature of this important topic in social welfare history.-Choice
[u]seful in public or academic libraries with strong collections inlate nineteenth and early twentieth century history and social sciences.-Reference & User Services Quarterly
Barbuto's book is a valuable contribution to the analysis of the American Settlement Movement. The titles she has provide a solid overview of this part of the U.S. history and it would be a fine addition to any library or historical collection.-American Reference Books Annual
"useful in public or academic libraries with strong collections inlate nineteenth and early twentieth century history and social sciences."-Reference & User Services Quarterly
..."useful to...scholars seeking an introduction to the literature of this important topic in social welfare history."-Choice
"[u]seful in public or academic libraries with strong collections inlate nineteenth and early twentieth century history and social sciences."-Reference & User Services Quarterly
"Barbuto's book is a valuable contribution to the analysis of the American Settlement Movement. The titles she has provide a solid overview of this part of the U.S. history and it would be a fine addition to any library or historical collection."-American Reference Books Annual

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DOMENICA M. BARBUTO is Associate Professor of Library Services at Hofstra University, where she is responsible for business-related reference services and the library's information literacy program. She is the author of Guide to Civil War Books: An Annotated Selection of Modern Works on the War Between the States (1995) and Progressive Urban, Social, and Industrial Reform: An Encyclopedia of the American Settlement Movement (1999).