Library Guides: CMST 21404: The Hollywood Western in Context : Books

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Searchable full-text of film scripts by American author. Also includes detailed citations with information on the scenes, characters and people related to the scripts.

Finding Books & Videos

Examples of subject searches in the Library Catalog:

Western films -- United States--History and criticism
Indians in motion pictures
Spaghetti Westerns
National characteristics, American, in motion pictures
Ford, John

Retrieve a complete list of films held by the Library (format:Video)

Subject Guide

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Bibliographer for Art and Cinema
Bibliographer for History
Regenstein Library Room 463

773-702-5193

Subjects: African-American Studies, Art, Architecture, and Photography, Arts, Cinema and Media Studies, History, Humanities, Medieval and Byzantine Studies, Social Sciences

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Library staff will search for the missing item and contact you via email with the results of the search. If located, we will hold the item for you at the Circulation Desk for that location.