History

Features cover-to-cover reproductions of hundreds of historic newspapers, providing more than one million pages as fully text-searchable facsimile images. For students and scholars of early America, this unique collection -- based largely on Clarence Brigham's "History and Bibliography of American Newspapers 1690-1820" -- Offers an unprecedented look back into the history of the United States. Newsbank/Readex

Digitizes and provides indexing for newspapers from 24 states and the District of Columbia published between 1860 - 1922. Simple keyword search may be limited by state, year(s), specific newspaper, ethnicity, or language. Part of an effort by the Library of Congress and the National Endowment of the Humanities to identify and find all newspapers published in America and preserve them for future research. Continually being developed and added to. Also includes the "U.S. Newspaper Directory" (see separate entry for details). Primary Source. Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Presents a diverse and robust collection of print journalism from Indigenous peoples of the US and Canada over more than 9,000 individual editions from 1828-2016. The newspapers include national periodicals as well as local community news and student publications. This digital collection provides research opportunities into a range of subjects from an Indigenous perspective, including the civil rights era and American Indian Movement (AIM), education, environmentalism, land rights and cultural representation. Adam Matthew Digital

Provides indexing and full-text access to 8 major newspapers published by and for African Americans between 1827 - 1902. Articles include coverage of major issues, biographies of individuals, poetry, prose, and cultural concerns for the African American community. Three of the 8 titles were published in New York (including Frederick Douglass' 3 newspapers and The Colored American and Freedom's Journal), one from western Canada (Provincial Freedom), one from D.C. (The National Era), and the newspaper of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in the U.S. (The Christian Recorder) from Philadelphia, PA. Vendor provides one interface for all its products, so choose as source "African American Newspapers" to search only these titles. Accessible Archives.

Search the full-text of nine major African American newspapers - Chicago Defender, The Baltimore Afro-American, New York Amsterdam News, Pittsburgh Courier, Los Angeles Sentinel, Atlanta Daily World, The Norfolk Journal and Guide, The Philadelphia Tribune, and Cleveland Call and Post. Dates available vary for each newspaper based on their individual histories but collectively cover from 1893 - 2005. Track local, regional, national, and international events, arts, history, military issues, civil rights, social news, popular culture and more. Search by keyword (including personal names and titles of works or groups and movements), words in title or full-text. Limit search by dates of publication, article type (including ads), and specific newspaper within the collection. Primary Source. ProQuest.

Contains more than 320 historical religious and denominational newspapers from 33 U.S. states, including many major denominations. Articles reflect American religion as a dominant cultural and social force, shaping views on slavery, politics, women’s suffrage, Prohibition, westward expansion and other great issues of the day.

Newspaper titles from most countries of the world and every state in the U.S. including U.S. ethnic titles and some of the earliest African American newspapers. Newspaper holdings include over 12 000 titles, more than 10 000 of which are published outside the U.S. CRL endeavors to collect extensive and, whenever possible, complete runs of newspaper titles, and its holdings of some titles are the most complete in existence. Advanced search provides limits by Year, Language, and Place of Publication (country). Browsing is available by country or U.S. State, or by ethnicity. CRL.

Contains PDF images of newspapers from Britain, Scotland, Ireland and Wales from 1721 - 1950 (formerly 19th Century British Library Newspapers). Coverage of urban, provincial, and small town newspapers in these areas. Search all 5 collections of over 170 newspaper titles simultaneously, in any combination, or a single collection. Collections I & II cover the 19th century and include representative titles from all regions of England, Scotland, and Wales. Parts III-V extend the time period (1721 - 1950), and increase representation of titles from the central and northern counties of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales. Topics covered include news, politics, religion, literature, crime, and business. Coverage excludes the Times (London) which is available in the "Times Digital Archive" database. Keyword and advanced search features with limits to specific collection(s), date/date range, place of publication, publication section, and language (English/Welsh). Gale.

This full-color online archive contains every issue of the world’s first illustrated weekly newspaper providing perspective on British life. Includes all Special Numbers and Reports - reproduced in high-quality color facsimile images.

Search early newspapers, pamphlets, and "newsbooks" from the 1603 Hampton Court Conference of 1603 (published a year later in 1604) through items published in 1804. Materials are digitized and represent the private but extensive collection of the Reverend Charles Burney (1757 - 1817). Many of the pamphlets and broadsides Burney collected are the only samples of these specific materials surviving. Collection content is a bit eclectic - largely focusing on materials published in London, but Scotland and Ireland are represented, as are publications from Europe, India, Barbados, Jamaica, and the United States. Keyword searching may be combined with Basic and Advanced search features which provide limits by date, place of publication, title of publication, language, and section of the news publication. Also searchable in Gale's 19th Century British Libraries Newspapers database to get a more comprehensive view of British news industry and news publishing. Gale Cengage.

Portal to newspapers and periodicals c1685-1815 offers integrated access to the Hope Collection at the Bodleian Library, Oxford (Eighteenth Century Journals I), the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center University of Texas (Eighteenth Century Journals II) and the British Newspaper Library at Colindale, London and the Cambridge University Library (Eighteenth Century Journals III) and Chetham's Library, Manchester and Brotherton Library, University of Leeds (Eighteenth Century Journals IV), and more.

Developed as the medium for reproducing broadcasts, The Listener (1929-1991) was the weekly newspaper published by the BBC. The complete archive of this landmark publication is an essential witness to the intellectual and cultural history of the twentieth century, and also to the golden years of radio and television.

Searches multiple historical newspaper and periodical collections, including the 17th-18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers, 19th Century British Library Newspapers: Part 1 & 2, the Illustrated London News Historical Archive, the Listener Historical Archive, the Times Digital Archive, and the Times Literary Supplement Historical Archive. Gale.

Provides online access to 4,000+ historical newspapers, dating from the early 1700s into the 2000s and containing full runs and portions of runs of well-known, regional and state titles to small local newspapers in the United States and other countries. It provides opportunities for longitudinal and comparative analysis of historical events and people, and is a source of information for genealogists. ProQuest

Provides critical perspectives on the ending of more than 2,000 years of imperial rule in China, the Taiping Rebellion, the Opium Wars with Great Britain, the Boxer Rebellion and the events leading up to the1911 Xinhai Revolution, and the subsequent founding of the Republic of China. In addition to the article content, searchable content includes: advertisements, editorials, cartoons, and classified ads that illuminate history. ProQuest

Archives original, accurate and objective articles providing a digestible but detailed summary of world events, drawn from a wide range of press and other sources in a variety of languages. Indexes every volume, but only those articles from the current and previous year are available in full text.

Provides searching and digital access to the New York Times newspaper from its beginnings in 1851 to three years short of the current year. Basic and advanced searching features, limiters include date and document type (articles, birth notices, obituaries, display ads, real estate, etc.). Primary Source. ProQuest.;This database offers full-page-images and article images from the New York Times dating back to 1851 (called New York daily times, 1851-1857). Digital reproductions of every page from every issue, cover to cover, in downloadable PDF files. It provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.

This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.

One of the most important newspapers in England during the late Victorian era and into the 20th century, The Telegraph reached educated, mostly conservative readers in Great Britain. Know for a number of "firsts" in journalism (the first female war correspondent, Clare Hollingworth, the first crossword puzzle, the first television column, and the first British paper to launch a website). Keyword and advanced search options, limits to article type, newspaper section, and illustration. Simple term frequency searches also available.

Supplies English language translations of official Chinese documents, edicts, and reports from the Qing Dynasty (1793-1912). Documents the changes and conflicts as China struggles through imperial decline to engage with the world beyond its borders. Browse by year or search by keyword from the home page, advanced search includes limits for all words, some words, and exact phrase, year of publication.

Contains an extensive range of both rare and well-known wartime publications for soldiers serving in major theatres around the world. Includes publications from many nations involved in the conflict, such as the US, Canada, New Zealand, India, and the countries of Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Both Allied and Axis publications are presented, offering a broad view of the war and the experiences of those on its front lines. Adam Matthew

Contains full text coverage of eight communist newspapers from the United States and Britain.

Indexes the table of contents of journals going as far back as 1665 and as recent as 1995. It covers 37 key subject areas in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences and indexes over 15 million articles. Periodicals Index Online covers not only journals published by academic presses but also those journals published as popular reading which now provide valuable research materials for scholars. ProQuest/Chadwyck-Healey

Portal to newspapers and periodicals c1685-1815 offers integrated access to the Hope Collection at the Bodleian Library, Oxford (Eighteenth Century Journals I), the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center University of Texas (Eighteenth Century Journals II) and the British Newspaper Library at Colindale, London and the Cambridge University Library (Eighteenth Century Journals III) and Chetham's Library, Manchester and Brotherton Library, University of Leeds (Eighteenth Century Journals IV), and more.

Provides indexing to the most popular magazines for the general public from 1890 - 1982. Areas covered include children and teen magazines, television guides, news and opinion magazines, art journals, women's and men's magazines, etc. Sample titles indexed: National Geographic, Ms. Motor Trends, Parent's Magazine, People, Scientific American, and Audubon. Includes book reviews. H.W. Wilson.

Provides full text access to several prominent consumer magazines aimed at a female readership: Better Homes & Gardens, Chatelaine (Canada), Cosmopolitan, Essence, Good Housekeeping, Ladies’ Home Journal, Parents, Redbook, Seventeen, Town & Country, Woman's Day, and Women's International Network News.

Full text access to one of the most important and widely-circulated weekly news periodicals in the United States. Search by simple keyword or by proximity keyword (how close one word is to another) or search the indexes or the summaries of the literary works published by Harper's Weekly. Harper's Weekly was important in promoting or ridiculing politicians, authors, movements, and social concerns. Its cartoonists and illustrators are famous among the ranks of artists and journalists. Covered national and international news. Library has access to issues from 1857 - 1877. Primary Source. HarpWeek.

Includes almost every issue Variety has ever published, including articles, ads, front pages and back covers. Contents include the history of the entertainment business, information on film and television companies and their key players, and box office returns.

A complete searchable archive of Vogue (U.S. edition), from the first issue in 1892 to the current month. Every article, cover, photo shoot, illustration and advertisement has been digitized to the highest standard, with rich indexing enabling you to find images by designer and brand names. ProQuest

Indexes art journals published in the U.S. during the 19th century. Entire contents of each issue are indexed. Includes information on artists and illustrators, painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, architecture and design, exhibitions and sales, decoration, and collecting. Includes citation, abstract, and BU Infolinks. EBSCOhost.

Provides access to the searchable full text of hundreds of British periodicals from the late seventeenth century to the early twentieth, with high-resolution facsimile page images. Content comes from the UMI microfilm collections: Early British Periodicals, English Literary Periodicals, British Periodicals in the Creative Arts, and additional titles. Topics covered include literature, philosophy, history, science, the fine arts, the social science, music, art, drama, archaeology, and architecture.

Provides access to full-text of British and Commonwealth magazines from the 19th century. Two series: Part I: New Readerships, explores the growing and varied magazines devoted to audiences of women, children, sports enthusiasts, and other popular audiences. Part II: Empire, charts the growing expansion of British publishing and interests across its growing empire with magazines from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, India, and South Africa. Also includes the publication Waterloo Directory of English Newspapers and Periodicals, which details periodical prices, publishers, editors, printers, circulation, size, allowing for research into the extent of readership and publishing history of British journals. Gale. Primary source.

Access the complete collection of the quintessential British magazine of satire, wit, and social commentary. Known for its political cartoons, this database includes all the prose, commentary, and other illustrations, including special issues.

Essays and reviews from the Times literary supplement. Containing every page of every copy of the TLS published from 1902 to 2005. Also includes identification of the anonymous contributors, reviewers, essayists, and writers of letters and poems, allowing students, researchers, critics and authors to explore in greater depth the literary activity and critical opinion makers of the 20th and early 21st centuries.