History
American Civil War: Letters and Diaries
Provides access to 2,009 authors and approximately 100,000 pages of diaries, letters and memoirs from the civil war era.[has primary sources].
APS: American Periodicals Series
Search a selection of periodicals that first began publishing between 1740 and 1900, including special interest and general magazines, literary and professional journals, children's and women's magazines, and many other historically-significant periodicals.
Group of historical collections containing books, pamphlets, broadsides, newspapers, government documents and ephemera printed in America over three centuries. Published by Readex, a division of NewsBank, inc.
Biography and Genealogy Master Index
Indexes major print products that include biographical information on multiple persons, such as "Who's Who". Acts as an index to other indexes.
Eighteenth Century Collections Online
Access the digital images of every page of books published during the 18th Century. With full-text searching of millions of pages, the product allows researchers new methods of access to critical information in the fields of history, literature, religion, law, fine arts, science and more.
Access to page images and corresponding indexes for the entire federal census, 1790-1930. Access to over 25,000 family and local history books. Includes records from Freedman's Bank (1865-1874).
Making of the Modern World 1450-1850
Provides digital facsimile images of unique primary sources that track the development of the modern, western world through the lens of trade and wealth. Full-text searching across millions of pages of works from the period 1450-1850. Provides researchers unparalleled access to this vast collection of material for research in the areas of history, political science, social conditions, technology and industry, economics, area studies and more.
Featuring billions of articles from historical newspapers around the U.S. and the world. Discover fascinating news in archived newspapers hundreds of years old - including obituaries, birth announcements, sports articles, comics, and more – to fill in the life stories you are interested in. All of our historical newspapers are full-page and fully searchable - try exploring above and discover your history today!
Newspapers, Historical: Chicago Tribune
Full-image archive that brings you the entire historical run of the Chicago Tribune from 1890 through 1958. As part of the ProQuest Historical Newspapers program, the database delivers every page of every issue from cover to cover, with full-page and article images in downloadable PDF.
Newspapers, Historical: Christian Science Monitor
Full-image archive that provides the full historical run of The Christian Science Monitor, with complete coverage from 1908-1991. As part of the ProQuest Historical Newspapers program, the database delivers every page of every issue from cover to cover, with full-page and article images in downloadable PDF.
Newspapers, Historical: Los Angeles Times
Full-image archive that provides the entire historical run of the Los Angeles Times from 1881 through 1969. As part of the ProQuest Historical Newspapers program, the database delivers every page of every issue from cover to cover, with full-page and article images in downloadable PDF.
Newspapers, Historical: New York Times
Full-image archive that provides the entire historical run of The New York Times from 1851 through 4 years ago. As part of the ProQuest Historical Newspapers program, the database delivers every page of every issue from cover to cover, with full-page and article images in downloadable PDF.
Newspapers, Historical: The Washington Post
Full-image archive that provides the entire historical run of The Washington Post from 1877 through 1988. As part of the ProQuest Historical Newspapers program, the database delivers every page of every issue from cover to cover, with full-page and article images in downloadable PDF.
Newspapers, Historical: Wall Street Journal
Full-image archive that provides the entire historical run of the Wall Street Journal from 1889 to 1987. As part of the ProQuest Historical Newspapers program, the database delivers every page of every issue from cover to cover, with full-page and article images in downloadable PDF.
Gale historical newspapers.
Oral History Online provides in-depth indexing to more than 2,700 collections of Oral History in English from around the world.
Indexes over 3,000 academic and popular periodicals published from as early as 1770 to the present in the humanities and social sciences.
Based on Joseph Sabin's landmark bibliography, this collection contains works about the Americas published throughout the world from 1500 to the early 1900's. Included are 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 much more. With over 6 million pages from 29,000 works, this collection is a cornerstone in the study of the western hemisphere.
Texas Reference Center includes more than 80 full text journals and books about Texas history, ethnic & cultural diversity, gender studies, literature, public health, business as well as home & garden and sports & leisure. Includess biographies portraying famous historical and contemporary Texans as well as the Spanish-language newspaper El Sol de Texas with Texas and national news coverage. Updated weekly.
Times of London Digital Archive
First published in 1785, The Times of London is widely considered to be the world's 'newspaper of record'. The Times Digital Archive allows users to search over 200 years of this invaluable historical source.
U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs 1832-1978
Contains nearly 11 million pages of records and briefs brought before the U.S. Supreme Court in the period 1832-1978,
Provides an opportunity to access over 51,000 digitized interviews taken with survivors and witnesses of the Holocaust.
Offers a global look at history with content from Africa, Asia, North and South America, Europe and the Middle East.
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