LibGuides: UGS 302: The Contested Past- Walthall: Home

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Sample sources

Source 1 - Alternative Dispute Resolution and Insights on Cases of Greek Cultural Property: The J.P. Getty Case, the Leon Levy and Shelby White Case, and the Parthenon Marbles Case

To do on your own: Read the abstract of source 1, and scroll through the rest of it to notice important characteristics. Look at the information about the source on this page. Think about what kind of source this is, and what you could learn from it if your topic were the Parthenon Marbles. We'll chat about this one all together.

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Texas Tribune
Non-profit online only journalism focused on Texas.
Austin American Statesman - Post-1997
Newer Statesman articles - we have a couple of access options, but choose the Factiva link for the most up-to-date coverage.

Austin American Statesman (Historical) This link opens in a new window
1871 - 1980. Unlimited users.
Provides full text and full image articles with digital reproductions of every page, every article and every issue in PDF format. As the leading newspaper in the capital of Texas, the Historical Austin American Statesman provides researchers with unique insights into the political, economic, cultural, and social life of this important state, as well as the southwest U.S. from the late 19th through the 20th century. The paper has strong central Texas coverage, especially for political reporting.
More recent issues are available in LexisNexis Academic, Factiva and Library PressDisplay.

Austin Chronicle
This is our city's free weekly. It very apparently skews to the left of the political spectrum, but is a valuable resource for local issues.
Austin Monitor
Civic news from Austin and Central Texas.