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HIST 470 (Dr. Stephan)
This guide lists resources that will be useful to students researching Civil War topics for Professor Scott Stephan's HIST 470 course during the Fall 2019 semester.
Databases for finding historical newspaper, magazine, and periodical articles published during the Civil War
New York Times (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)Search the complete text of the New York Times from 1857 to 2016 for PDF images of original articles which include photographs and drawings, obituaries, birth and marriage announcements, historical photos, stock photos, and advertisements.
Description: Search the complete text of the New York Times from 1857 to 2016 for PDF images of original articles which include photographs and drawings, obituaries, birth and marriage announcements, historical photos, stock photos, and advertisements. Time Period: 1857 to 2016 Sources: 1 Subject Headings: General, History, News (News) Scholarly or Popular: Popular Primary Materials: Archival Material, News, Reviews Information Included: Full Text
<MultiLink Included: No Print Equivalent: Older issues of the New York Times (1857-2005) are on microfilm in the Periodicals and Microforms Collection, Bracken 1 East. Current issues of the paper are in the Current Periodicals collection, also in Bracken 1 East. Publisher: ProQuest Information & Learning Updates: NA Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
Hoosier State ChroniclesHoosier State Chronicles provides access to more than 260 digitized Indiana newspaper titles and is operated by the Indiana State Library in partnership with the Indiana Historical Society. The database contains high quality images of many of Indiana's historical newspapers with issues as early as 1804.
Description:Hoosier State Chronicles provides access to more than 260 digitized Indiana newspaper titles and is operated by the Indiana State Library in partnership with the Indiana Historical Society. The database contains high quality images of many of Indiana's historical newspapers with issues as early as 1804. Time Period: 1800's to the 1970's Sources: Contains approximately 120,000 newspaper issues. Subject Headings: History, News, Social Sciences Scholarly or Popular: Popular Primary Materials: Archival Material, News Information Included: Full Text,Citations MultiLink: Print Equivalent: None Publisher: Indiana State library Updates: NA Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
Description: Cross search or browse the content of nearly 300 Indiana and U.S. historical newspapers. You will find articles, eyewitness reporting, editorials, letters, advertisements, obituaries, and more. Time Period: 1817 to 1922 Sources: Contains the full text of nearly 300 historical U.S. newspapers. Subject Headings: History, News, Social Sciences Scholarly or Popular: Popular Primary Materials: Archival Material, Citations, Legal Materials, Maps, News, Other Information Included: Full Text,Citations Print Equivalent: None Publisher: NewsBank Updates: NA Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
American Antiquarian Society Historical Periodicals CollectionThe American Antiquarian Society Historical Periodicals Collection database provides full text access to thousands of historical periodical publications. This database, which is made up of 50 collections, contains scans of each page of all publications, including illustrations. The results list takes you to the article level and allows you to browse the entire issue of the publication.
Description: The American Antiquarian Society Historical Periodicals Collection database provides full text access to thousands of historical periodical publications. This database, which is made up of 50 collections, contains scans of each page of all publications, including illustrations. The results list takes you to the article level and allows you to browse the entire issue of the publication. Time Period: 1684 to 1912 Sources: Provides the complete text of articles from thousands of magazines. Subject Headings: English & Linguistics, General, History, Humanities, Mobile, Philosophy & Religion, Science, Social Sciences Scholarly or Popular: Semi-scholarly Primary Materials: Magazine Articles Information Included: Full Text, Citations MultiLink: No Print Equivalent: None Publisher: EBSCO Updates: NA Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
Chronicling AmericaChronicling America is a digitization project which provides access to historical newspapers and is a collaborative effort of the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress. It is produced by the National Digital Newspaper Program. The database also includes a directory of newspaper titles from 1690 to the present which provides basic information about the title such as dates of publication and what libraries have print or microfilm copies of the title.
Description:Chronicling America is a digitization project which provides access to historical newspapers and is a collaborative effort of the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress. It is produced by the National Digital Newspaper Program. The database also includes a directory of newspaper titles from 1690 to the present which provides basic information about the title such as dates of publication and what libraries have print or microfilm copies of the title. Time Period: 1690 to present Sources: Provides full text for 2,528 newspapers from 1789 to 1963. Subject Headings: History, News, Social Sciences Scholarly or Popular: Popular Primary Materials: Newspaper Articles Information Included: Full Text MultiLink: No Print Equivalent: None Publisher: National Digital Newspaper Program Updates: Daily Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited