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Ready Reference (READY REF) materials are held at the Reference Desk. Reference (REF) materials are shelved alphabetically by call number in the Reference Room. Maag Stacks materials are shelved alphabetically by call number on floors 3-6A. To determine on which floor an item is shelved, use the building guides posted in the Reference Room and by the elevators or ONLINE. Oversize materials are located on the first bank(s) of shelves on each floor.

Youngstown Area History Resources on the Web

  • The Center for Working Class Studies at Youngstown State University
    The Center for Working-Class Studies (CWCS) at Youngstown State University (YSU) was the first academic program in the U.S. to focus on issues of work and class. CWCS members have been at the forefront of “new working-class studies,” an international movement that brings together academics, artists, activists, students, and others who are interested in the history, experiences, stories, and politics of the working class. Started in 1996, the CWCS is housed in YSU’s College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences and closely affiliated with the American Studies Program. The Center offers courses in American Studies, English, History, and Labor Studies, including a four-course graduate certificate and a focus area within the American Studies MA program.
  • Maag Library: Digital.Maag
    Digital.Maag is Youngstown State University’s Institution Repository, an electronic archive collection. It is powered by DSpace. Departments and programs at YSU may publish and/or store their works in Digital.Maag, improving publication and open access to valuable intellectual content.
  • Maag Library: Oral History Digital Collection
    The Youngstown State University Oral History Collection, begun in 1974, collects and preserves first-person narratives of northeastern Ohioans who have participated in, or closely observed events which have significantly affected both the state and nation. The Oral History Collection houses over eleven hundred interviews including personal narratives focusing on World War II, Vietnam, Youngstown College (University), Greek, Puerto Rican, Romanian, Russian and Italian culture, industry (steel, pottery, brick, labor relations, coal, and railroads), politics, the Holocaust, and religion.
  • Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor
    The Youngstown Historical Center of Industry & Labor provides a dramatic overview of the impact of the iron and steel industry on Youngstown and other Mahoning Valley communities. The building, designed by renowned architect Michael Graves in 1986, houses the museum’s permanent exhibit, By the Sweat of Their Brow: Forging the Steel Valley, explores labor, immigration and urban history, using videos, artifacts, photographs, and reconstructed scenes.

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