Use keyword searching to find books about an individual American author or topic in American literature. In the OneSearch box, type in the name of an author OR use keywords to search for a literary topic (for example -- Walt Whitman, Alice Walker, "stream of consciousness", transcendentalism in literature, etc.).
Use author searching when you want to find a list of works written by a certain author in OneSearch. Click on the "Author" option below the search box and type the author's name in this format: Last name, First name (for example -- Whitman, Walt / Walker, Alice).
Use the following call numbers to browse books on our shelves.
PS 1-3576 American literature
- PS 126-138 Biography, memoirs, letters, etc.
- PS 147-152 Women authors
- PS 163-173 Treatment of special subjects, classes
- PS 185-231 By period
- PS 185-195 17th-18th centuries
- PS 201-217 19th century
- PS 221-228 20th century
- PS 229-231 21st century
- PS 241-286 Special regions, states, etc.
- PS 241-255 North
- PS 261-267 South
- PS 271-285 West and Central
- PS 301-326 Poetry
- PS 330-353 Drama
- PS 360-380 Prose
- PS 370-380 Prose fiction
- PS 400-408.2 Oratory
- PS 409 Diaries
- PS 410-419 Letters
- PS 420-429 Essays
- PS 430-439 Wit and humor. Satire
- PS 451-478 Folk literature
- PS 490 Juvenile literature (General)
- PS 501-689 Collections of American literature
- PS 580-619 Poetry
- PS 623-635 Drama
- PS 642-659.5 Prose (General)
- PS 660-668.2 Oratory
- PS 669 Diaries
- PS 670-678.2 Letters
- PS 680-689 Essays
- PS 700-3576 Individual authors
- PS 700-893 Colonial period (17th and 18th centuries)
- PS 991-3390 19th century
- PS 3500-3549 1900-1960
- PS 3550-3576 1961-2000
- PS 3600-3626 2001-
Section PS is located on the 2nd floor.