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JSTOR
A full-text database of archived issues of academic journals. Coverage: Varies. articles scholarly journals multi-subject databases primary sources

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African American Communities
Focusing predominantly on Atlanta, Chicago, New York, and towns and cities in North Carolina, this resource presents multiple aspects of the African American community through a range of primary sources. Coverage: 1863-1986. primary sources primary sources historical newspapers periodicals reports
American History, 1493-1945
This collection traces the progress of American History and covers the major themes of the period from colonization and settlement through the revolution, expansion, politics, slavery, the Civil War and reconstruction, to World War II. Coverage: 1493-1945. primary sources primary sources historical newspapers periodicals
American Indian Histories and Cultures
Explore manuscripts, artwork and rare printed books dating from the earliest contact with European settlers right up to photographs and newspapers from the mid-twentieth century. Browse through a wide range of rare and original documents from treaties, speeches and diaries, to historic maps and travel journals. artwork images primary sources primary sources documents manuscripts primary sources historical newspapers periodicals
American West
Comprised of original manuscripts, rare printed books, maps and ephemeral material from the Everett D.Graff Collection of Western Americana at the Newberry Library, Chicago, American West covers topics including tales of frontier life, Indigenous Peoples, vigilantes and outlaws. artwork images primary sources primary sources documents manuscripts primary sources historical newspapers periodicals

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Chronicling America
Search America’s historic newspaper pages from 1836-1922 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress. Coverage: 1690-present. articles newspapers magazines articles scholarly journals primary sources
Colonial America
Colonial America includes Modules I-V . Sourced from The National Archives UK, Colonial America offers access to thousands of documents on North America from the 1600s and 1700’s. primary sources primary sources documents manuscripts primary sources historical newspapers periodicals
Confidential Print: North America, 1824-1961
This collection consists of the Confidential Print for the United States, Canada and the English-speaking Caribbean, with some coverage of Central and South America, and covers such topics as slavery, Prohibition, the First and Second World Wars, racial segregation, territorial disputes, the League of Nations, McCarthyism and the nuclear bomb. Coverage: 1834-1961. primary sources reports

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Early English Books Online – EEBO
Full text of books, pamphlets and broadsides published in England or in English between 1475 and 1700. Includes many of the items indexed in the English Short Title Catalogue. Corresponds to the Pollard and Redgrave, and Wing Short-Title Catalogues, as well as Thomason Tracts. Coverage: 1473-1700. literary criticism reference primary sources primary sources documents manuscripts
Ebony Magazine Archive
Ebony Magazine Archive covers civil rights, education, entrepreneurship and other social topics with an African-American focus. It includes more than 800 issues providing a broad view of African-American culture from its first issue in 1945 through 2014. Coverage: 1945-2014. primary sources
Eighteenth Century Collections Online – ECCO
Full text–including page images–of books, pamphlets and broadsides published in England or in English between 1701 and 1800. Includes many of the items indexed in the English Short Title Catalogue. Includes ECCO parts I and II. Coverage: 1701-1800. literary criticism reference primary sources
European Views of the Americas: 1493 to 1750
Bibliography only, no full text. This database is derived from the seminal reference work "European Americana: A Chronological Guide to Works Printed in Europe Relating to the Americas, 1493-1750," commonly known as the Alden-Landis bibliography (after the co-editors John Alden and Dennis Landis). Features works produced in Europe that make some mention of the discovery and emerging awareness of the Americas. A wide range of subject areas are covered, from natural disasters to disease outbreaks and slavery. encyclopedias reference primary sources
Everyday Life and Women in America, c1800-1920
Comprises thousands of fully searchable images of rare books, pamphlets, periodicals and broadsides addressing political, social and gender issues, religion, race, education, employment, marriage, sexuality, home and family life, health, and pastimes. primary sources primary sources historical newspapers periodicals

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Frontier Life
This multi-archive collection captures the lives, experiences and colonial encounters of people living at the edges of the Anglophone world from 1650-1920. Coverage: 1650-1920. artwork images primary sources primary sources documents manuscripts

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New HeinOnline Labor and Employment Database
This database covers US labor history and current labor issues in the US. It combines legislative histories, Supreme Court case briefs, accounts of historical labor riots, current reports on working conditions, and scholarly book and journal content. primary sources

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JSTOR
A full-text database of archived issues of academic journals. Since JSTOR is a backfiles project, a typical coverage range is the beginning of a journal until three or five years ago. Supported in part by the Dail Endowment Fund. Coverage: Varies. articles scholarly journals multi-subject databases primary sources

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Nineteenth Century U.S. Newspapers
Includes hundreds of 19th century U.S. newspapers. For each issue, the newspaper is captured from cover-to-cover, providing access to every article, advertisement and illustration. Coverage: 1801-1899. news current events primary sources
Nixon Years, 1969-1974
Nixon’s handling of numerous Cold War crises, his administration’s notable achievements, as well as his increasingly controversial activities and unorthodox use of executive powers culminating in Watergate and resignation, from a British, European and Commonwealth perspective. Coverage: 1969-1974. primary sources primary sources documents manuscripts
North Carolina Newspapers (DigitalNC)
This collection includes a selection of student and community newspapers, as well as African-American newspapers, from schools and towns around North Carolina. articles newspapers magazines primary sources primary sources historical newspapers periodicals

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Popular Medicine in America, 1800-1900
Uncover the history of ‘popular’ remedies and treatments in nineteenth century America, through primary source materials from the extensive collections at the Library Company of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Coverage: 1800-1900. primary sources
ProQuest Historical Newspapers
Contains ten newspapers back to their first issues: New York Times (1851-three years ago), Chicago Tribune (1849-1985), Wall Street Journal (1889-1989), Christian Science Monitor (1908-2002), Pittsburgh Courier (1950-2002), Washington Post (1877-1997), New York Amsterdam News (1922-2010), The Korea Times (1956-2016), The Irish Times and The Weekly Irish Times (1859-2020). More recent issues are available through other databases, such as ProQuest. Includes advertisements, illustrations, etc. as they were laid out on the original page. Coverage: 1849-three years ago. articles newspapers magazines news current events primary sources primary sources historical newspapers periodicals

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Queer Pasts
Queer Pasts is a digital queer history project consisting of primary source document collections and curatorial essays. The digital exhibits on this platform are designed for students, teachers, and scholars of queer history. primary sources

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Readers’ Guide Retrospective
Indexes general interest magazines covering most of the 20th century. Coverage: 1890-1982. articles newspapers magazines articles scholarly journals multi-subject databases primary sources
Rotunda
Rotunda was created for the publication of original digital scholarship along with newly digitized critical and documentary editions in the humanities and social sciences. primary sources

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Slavery, Abolition and Social Justice
The resource offers in-depth case studies in America, the Caribbean, Brazil and Cuba along with important material examining European, Islamic and African involvement in the slave trade. Coverage: 1490-2007. primary sources primary sources documents manuscripts primary sources historical newspapers periodicals reports

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Virginia Company Archives
This resource documents the founding and economic development of Virginia as seen through the papers of the Virginia Company of London, 1606-1624. Coverage: 1590-1790. primary sources primary sources documents manuscripts

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New Winston-Salem Journal Current and Historical Archive (1898-present)
Full text, searchable access to the Winston-Salem Journal (1898-present) and Twin City Sentinel (1906-1985). articles newspapers magazines news current events primary sources primary sources historical newspapers periodicals
World’s Fairs
This resource digitizes primary source material from hundreds of international fairs and expositions spanning 1829-2015. Coverage: 1851-2015. artwork images primary sources primary sources documents manuscripts primary sources historical newspapers periodicals

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