Post 10: Hard Copy Resources

Some hard copy resources that I found that I think would be the most useful in Sam Houston State University's Newton Grisham Libary are...

1. Title: Spellbound Women and Witchcraft in America
    Author: Elizabeth Reis
    LOC call number: BF 1576. S64
    Date: 1998

This book is a secoundary source that contains information on witch craft in the early american and the economic statistics of those who were convicted of witchery from 1620-1725.

The reason I think that this book would be vital to the production team because the play is based on a real event that happend in American History, I think that knowing how many women, children, and men were effected by the mass witch hysteria.

2. Title: The Salem Witch Trials Reader
    Author: Frances Hill
    LOC and callnumber: BF 1576. H 55
    Date: 2000

This book is a secondary source that has some primary souce information inside of it. The book contains numerous letters from the major players such as Reverend Parris, Judge Hawthorn, and other prominent figures in the Salem Witch Trials. It also contains the dates of persons hanged for witchcraft, and also a detailed list of those persons accused of withcraft who died in jail.

I think that this book would be vital to the production team because it is so important to know when everything actually took place during the events that occured in Salem. The letters are also historical accounts of the language that these people used and when they were sent. It is just really a great resource to revert back to and you can actually show the team the letters.

3. Title: Opening Scripture Bible Reading and Interpetive Authority in Puritian New England.
    Author: Lisa M. Gordis
    LOC and callnumber: BS 500. G 67 2003
    Date: 2003

This book is a secondary source that explores the biblical interpretationor New England's literature and history.

I think that this book would be a fantastic source that the production team could use to dissect the Puritian beliefs and be able to put the knowledge into the producation of the play.

4. The Geneva Bible
     LOC and callnumber: BS 170 1599
     Date: 1599
This is the Bible that the Puritians would have used it contains all that the Puritians believe.

This would be a good source to use to show the production team so they could actually get thier hands on a Puritan Bible and discuss if there are any element of the Bible that they would want to put in the show.

5. Title: Perspectives on American Religion and Culture
    Author: Peter W. Williams
    LOC and callnumber: BL 65. C8 P46
    Date: 1999

This book contains information on religous diversity and the different perspecives in the diverse religion in America.

This would be a good source to show the production team so that we do not make any judgements about religion before putting something into our production. We want to have the correct historical information.