Historic Newspapers & Periodicals
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Periodicals Archive Online (PAO)700 full text journals.
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American Periodical Series, 1740-1900Digitized reproductions of more than 1,100 eighteenth and nineteenth century newspapers and periodicals in the original microfilm reproduction series, American periodical series, I, II, and III
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American Periodicals from the Center for Research Libraries379 titles from the nineteenth century through the dawn of the twentieth century, containing labor, trade, literary, scientific, and photographic periodicals, as well as other historically-significant titles.
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America's Historical Newspapers1,650 U.S. historical newspapers published between 1690 and 1922, including titles from all 50 states.
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19th Century US NewspapersFull text of 300 papers.
Statistics
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FedstatsOfficial statistical resources from 70+ federal agencies.
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Historical Statistics of the United StatesCompendium of statistics from more than 1,000 sources and includes more than 37,000 data series about American history. Tables may be graphed, customized, and downloaded.
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StatistaStatista integrates data on over 60,000 topics from over 18,000 sources onto a single professional platform. Categorized into 21 market sectors, it provides direct access to quantitative data on media, business, finance, politics, and a wide variety of other areas of interest or markets. Data sources include market research reports, trade publications, scientific journals, and government databases. For each statistic, we provide available meta data including but not limited to source, release date, number of respondents, and any other relevant details to facilitate verification of all statistical information available on Statista.
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Statistical Abstract of the United States (ProQuest)Coverage from 1878 to present. In print, the Statistical Abstract of the United States is a one-volume, comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Online it is 1400+ individually indexed tables (with attached spreadsheets), both searchable and browsable. Use the Abstract as a convenient volume for statistical reference, and as a guide to sources of more information both in print and on the Web.
American Studies Databases
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America: History & LifeIncludes bibliographic citations and abstracts covering the historical literature of the United States and Canada from prehistoric times to the present. Sources include journals, books, dissertations, and book reviews from 1964 to present.
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American Broadsides and EphemeraFully searchable facsimile images of approximately 15,000 broadsides printed between 1820 and 1900 and 15,000 pieces of ephemera printed between 1760 and 1900. The remarkably diverse subjects of these broadsides range from contemporary accounts of the Civil War, unusual occurrences and natural disasters to official government proclamations, tax bills and town meeting reports. Featuring many rare items, the pieces of ephemera include clipper ship sailing cards, early trade cards, bill heads, theater and music programs, stock certificates, menus and invitations documenting civic, political and private celebrations.
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America's Historical Imprints72,000 books printed between 1639 and 1819 and 30,000 broadsides and ephemera printed between 1760 and 1900.
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Declassified Documents Reference SystemA multi-disciplinary, comprehensive source containing facts and insights in connection with the political, economic, and social conditions of the domestic U.S. and foreign countries. From many perspectives DDRS illuminates such events and developments as the recognition of the economic and strategic importance of the Middle East, the development of the Cold War and Soviet expansionism, the problem of refugees and displaced persons, the various faces and responses to the end of colonialism in Africa, the economic and social stratification of Latin America, the “miracle” of Western Europe following the devastation and economic collapse of the immediate postwar period, and the application of the “domino theory” in Asia.
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Digital National Security ArchiveThe most comprehensive set of declassified government documents available. The resource now includes 38 collections consisting of over 94,000 meticulously indexed documents, with more than 650,000 total pages. Each of these collections, compiled by top scholars and experts, exhaustively covers the most critical world events, countries, and U.S. policy decisions from post World War II through the 21st century. Glossaries, chronologies, bibliographies, overviews, and photographs are included.
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European Views of the AmericasBibliography of 32,000 entries about the Americas written in Europe before 1750. Created by EBSCO Publishing, in cooperation with the John Carter Brown Library, from the bibliography “European Americana: A Chronological Guide to Works Printed In Europe Relating to The Americas, 1493-1750.”
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Historic DocumentsU.S. documents from 1972-present. Annual compilation of approximately one hundred documents covering the most significant events of the year. These documents range from presidential speeches, international agreements, and Supreme Court decisions to U.S. governmental reports, scientific findings, and cultural discussions.
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Historical AbstractsIndexes 2,300 journals from 1955 to present. Indexes and abstracts scholarly literature on the history of the world, except the United States and Canada, from 1450 to the present.
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Native American ArchivesMarketed for tracing heritage or learning about Native American history, this database includes original records totaling over 1.5 million images and including the following collections: Indian Census Rolls, Dawes Packets, Dawes Enrollment Cards, Eastern Cherokee Applications, Guion Miller Roll, Native American Photos, Cherokee Indian Agency TN, and Ratified Indian Treaties.
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ProQuest History VaultIncludes access to 11 separate collections of primary source materials including: Black Freedom Struggle in the 20th Century (2 separate collections of government records and organizational papers), Immigration: Records of the INS, NAACP Papers (4 separate collections), Slavery and the Law, Struggle for Women's Rights (organizational records), Vietnam War and American Foreign Policy, and Women's Studies Manuscript Collections.
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Sabin Americana29,000 works about the Americas published from 1500 to 1926 including books, pamphlets, serials and other documents that provide original accounts of exploration, trade, colonialism, slavery and abolition, the western movement, Native Americans, military actions and more.
General & Related Databases and Indexes
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Academic Search CompleteA comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full text database designed specifically for academic institutions. This resource contains more than 8,500 full-text periodicals, including 7,300 peer-reviewed journals. In addition, Academic Search Complete offers indexing and abstracts for more than 12,500 journals and a total of 13,200 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. The database features PDF content going back as far as 1887, with the majority of full text titles in native (searchable) PDF format.
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Arts and Humanities Citation IndexIndexes 1,100 journals, 1975-present. Subjects include: Archaeology. Architecture. Art. Asian Studies. Classics. Dance. Film, Radio, Television. Folklore. History. Language. Linguistics. Literary Reviews. Literature. Music. Philosophy. Poetry. Religion. Theater.
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GenderWatchFull text database of unique and diverse publications that focus on how gender impacts a broad spectrum of subject areas. This database provides an important historical perspective on the evolution of the women's movement and the changes in gender roles. Publications include scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, regional publications, books, and NGO, government and special reports.
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Humanities International CompleteIndexes 2,300 journals with full text from 1,200. This database provides citation information for articles, essays and reviews, as well as original creative works including poems and fiction. Photographs, paintings and illustrations are also referenced.
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JSTOROver 1,800 full text journals. Register for a MyJSTOR account in order to:
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Nexis UniFull text news, legal, business and reference sources. Full text news, legal, business and reference sources.
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MLA International BibliographyIndexes 4,400 journals in literature and linguistics. Folklore, literary theory & criticism, dramatic arts, the historical aspects of printing and publishing, rhetoric and composition, and the history, theory and practice of teaching language and literature are also included.
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Project MuseDigital collection of humanities and social science books and journals.
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World Digital LibraryWith the support of The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the World Digital Library makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world.
