Anti-Suffrage Poster, c. 1917
This Anti-Suffrage poster, c. 1917, is from the University of Minnesota Library's "War Poster" collection. It typifies the type of rhetoric used to undermine the suffrage movement and the paternalistic attitudes which prevailed in the United States until much later in the 20th century. Image is from the online resource Artstor, an excellent source of art, posters, images, photographs, etc. that add to our historical understanding of a culture.
Scholarly Articles:United States History
Listed below are the essential sources for finding scholarly journal articles in the field of American history.
- America : history and life This link opens in a new windowThe most important source for locating what has been published by scholars in all areas of the history of NORTH America and Canada.
- Bibliography of Native North AmericansCovers research on Native North American culture, history, and life from the 16th century to the present.
Journal Articles and Collections: American History
In addition to the primary scholarly finding aid, America History and Life, listed above, the following resources are very useful for locating both primary source items and/or scholarly studies on various aspects of American history, society, and culture.
- HarpWeek This link opens in a new windowHarper's Weekly was a major publication of 19th century America which covered the issues of the day and included literature, art, cartoons, and news. Major source for the study of the 19th century. Coverage begins in 1857. Please click the "I Accept" button on the Web Access Agreement page that will display first.
- American periodicals This link opens in a new windowAmerican Periodical Series (APS) indexes and reproduces in full-text complete runs of major American periodicals from colonial days to the start of the 20th century. Excellent resource for culture and lifestyle as well as history.
- ProQuest historical newspapers. The New York times This link opens in a new windowFull-text coverage of the New York Times from it's first issues in 1851. Don't overlook the advertisements as an indication of social status and developments.
