Major African American Reference Works in the Helm Library
- Atlas of African-American History. Rev. ed. Facts on File. E 185 .C55 2007
- Black Women in America. 2nd ed. 3 vols. Oxford. E 185.86 .B542 2005
- Encyclopedia of African American History 1619-1895. 3 vols. Oxford. E 185 .E646 2006
- Encyclopedia of African American History 1896 to the Present. 5 vols. Oxford. E 185 .E5453 2009
- Encyclopedia of African American Education. 2 vols. Sage. (online access) & LC2771.E63 2010
Media
- Encyclopedia of African American Actresses in Film and Television. McFarland Press, 2010. PN 1995.9 .N4 M345 2010
- The Complexity and progression of black representation in film and television. Lexington Books, PN1995.9.N4 M66 2016