Pittsburgh History

Selected Books

O'Neill, Brian
The Paris of Appalachia: Pittsburgh in the Twenty-First Century
Written by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette columnist Brian O'Neill and published by Carnegie Mellon University Press, Paris of Appalachia explores the problems and charms of our city.

Toker, Franklin
Pittsburgh: A New Portrait
F159.P64 T65 2009
Franklin Toker has updated his Pittsburgh: An Urban Portrait. Read the Wall Street Journal review A City At the Summit.

These are sites external to the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

Historic Pittsburgh
Historic Pittsburgh is a comprehensive collection of local resources that supports personal and scholarly research of the western Pennsylvania area. From the University of Pittsburgh Digital Library.
Life in Western Pennsylvania 1840-1970
This website was developed to create greater access to and awareness of the photographic collection of the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania. It consists of 300 photographs and related newspaper articles.
National Council of Jewish Women, Pittsburgh, Oral History Project
Over a span of 32 years, between 1968 and 2001, the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pittsburgh Section, conducted more than 500 oral history interviews focused on the Jewish community – the history, the traditions, the contributions – of its members.
Pittsburgh Stamp Album
A special stamp album created by the American Philatelic Society for the 2009 Stamp Show in Pittsburgh.
Public Transit in Pittsburgh
A Brief History from PGHWiki
WQED: Western Pennsylvania History
Part of the Pittsburgh History Series Teachers' Guide, this website provides information on important periods of Western Pennsylvania History including video clips.