Primary Sources
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New York Times Historical Newspaper & IndexFull-text (with illustrations and graphics) since 1851, with additional years added as they are digitized.
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19th Century U.S. NewspapersCollections of 19th century newspapers, with an emphasis on such topics as the American Civil War, African-American culture and history, Western migration and Antebellum-era life, among other subjects.
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Times Digital Archives, 1785-2012Complete archive in facsimile of the Times of London newspaper covering general news, culture, fine arts, politics, history, and more.
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19th Century UK PeriodicalsPeriodicals published in Great Britain giving insight into many aspects of the 19th century lifeliterature and culture, empire, feminism, the history of the book, the creative and performing arts, sport and leisure, science and medicine, the professions.
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19th Century British Library NewspapersComprehensive collection of national and regional newspapers of Victorian Britain carefully selected by an editorial board from the British Library and providing a broad yet detailed view of British life in the 19th century.
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19th Century British Pamphlets CollectionContains the most significant British pamphlets held in UK research libraries, providing researchers with an immensely rich and coherent corpus of primary sources with which to study the socio-political and economic landscape of 19th century Britain.
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Historical Newspapers (ProQuest)Full-text archives of six national papers of record and five historically Black papers.
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Early American Imprints, Series II: Shaw-Shoemaker (1801-1819)Books from 1801-1819 published in America on the topics of history, culture, religion, commerce, education, literature, poetry, music, politics, travel, etc. Includes the supplemental material from the the Library Company of Philadelphia.
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Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans (1639-1800)Books on history, culture, religion, commerce, education, literature, poetry, music, politics, travel etc. from the Colonial period through the early 19th century. Includes the supplemental material from the the Library Company of Philadelphia.
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18th Century Collections OnlineDigital texts of books published in England in several languages between 1701-1800. Coverage from a variety of materials -- including books and broadsides, Bibles, tract books and sermons to printed ephemera -- with works by many well-known and lesser-known authors, women, and collections from the French Revolution.
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Early American Newspapers [Gift of Edwin S. Snead III, Class of 1951]Newspaper articles on history, culture, religion, commerce, education, politics, and more from the Colonial Period through the Reconstruction Period. [more information about this gift]
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Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000Documents relating to the role of women in movements throughout American history
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International Women's Periodicals, 1786-1933: Social and Political IssuesProvides an important resource to scholars interested in the lives of women, the role of women in society and, in particular, the development of the public lives of women as the push for womens rights grew in the United States and England.
Journal Articles
These databases are useful for finding articles, essays, and book chapters on topics in the social sciences. If the full text is not in the database you are searching, click the Locate It button or use the Journal Titles search in the red box on the main page to determine whether we have access to a journal. If we do not have access to a journal article or book, you can request it from our Interlibrary Loan service.
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ABI-InformScholarly, popular and trade journal articles and reports across a range of company, industry and market sources, with a focus on business and economics.
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Academic Search CompleteComprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary resource containing a large number of peer-reviewed journals.
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Agricultural & Environmental Science DatabaseEncompasses all aspects of the impact of people and technology on the environment and the effectiveness of remedial policies and technologies.
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America: History & LifeComprehensive index to journal articles and book reviews for United States and Canada history.
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Education Research CompleteBroad and current coverage of scholarly research and information related to all levels and areas of education.
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Environment CompleteExtensive coverage in the areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, and affiliated areas of study.
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Historical AbstractsIndex to journal articles, dissertations, and reviews of historical literature on world history, from 1450 to the present.
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Index to Legal Periodicals and Books (Current and Retrospective)Includes international coverage and access to scholarly articles, symposia, jurisdictional surveys, court decisions, legislation, books, book reviews, and more.
Electronic Encyclopedias
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The Dictionary of the History of Ideas,Earlier edition of The New Dictionary of the History of Ideas, but this one is online.
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Cambridge Companions OnlineAccessible introductions to major writers, artists, philosophers, topics and periods. Specially commissioned essays enhance the content of over 500 Companions titles, covering literature, philosophy, classics, religion, cultural studies and music.
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Gale eBooksCollection of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
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Literature Resource CenterBiographies, overviews, and critical analysis of literary topics, authors, and their works
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Oxford Research EncyclopediasProvides long-form overview articles written, peer-reviewed, and edited by leading scholars, covering both foundational and cutting-edge topics in order to develop, over time, an anchoring knowledge base for major areas of research across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
