Collection of English news media from these two centuries.
Nineteenth Century Collections Online (NCCO) I from:
Primary sources on the nineteenth century.
19th Century British Library Newspapers from:
National, regional, and local newspapers in Britain in the 19th century.
19th Century British Library Newspapers II from:
National, regional, and local newspapers in Britain in the 19th century.
19th Century U.K. Periodicals: Empire from:
Collection of British magazines, journals, and specialty newspapers providing an in-depth view of British life in the Victorian age.
19th Century U.K. Periodicals: New Readerships from:
Collection of British magazines, journals, and specialty newspapers providing an in-depth view of British life in the Victorian age.
19th Century U.S. Newspapers from:
Primary source newspaper content from the 19th century.
Eighteenth Century Collections Online: I and II Complete from:
English-language and foreign-language titles printed in the United Kingdom during the 18th Century along with works from the Americas.
Making of Modern Law: Legal Primary Sources from:
Information for researchers of American legal history.
Making of Modern Law: Legal Primary Sources II from:
Information for researchers of American legal history.
Slavery Anti Slavery IV from:
Range of rare documents related to emancipation in the United States, as well as Latin America, the Caribbean, and other areas of the world.
Science, Technology and Medicine, 1780-1925 from:
Helps researchers place science, along with medicine and technology, in the mainstream of historical study.
Making of the Modern World from:
Documents the dynamics of Western trade and wealth that shaped the world from the last half of the 15th century to the mid-19th century.
Making of the Modern World II from:
International coverage of social, economic and business history, as well as political science, technology, industrialization and the birth of the modern corporation.
Sabin Backfile from:
Collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s.
Sabin Cumulative Update from:
Collection of books, serials, and other works about the Americas from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s.
Slavery Anti Slavery from:
The abolitionist movement, the conflicts within it, the anti- and pro-slavery arguments of the period, and the debates on the subject of colonization.
Slavery Anti Slavery II from:
Resource for transnational and transatlantic research.
Slavery Anti Slavery III from:
Examines the institution of slavery through legal documents, plantation records, personal accounts, newspapers, and government documents.
South Carolina Newspapers from:
This collection contains a wealth of information on colonial and early American History and genealogy, and provides an accurate glimpse of life in South Carolina and America, with additional coverage of events in Europe, during the early days of this country.
The Liberator from:
The Liberator was a weekly newspaper published by William Lloyd Garrison in Boston, Massachusetts. Garrison was a journalistic crusader who advocated the immediate emancipation of all slaves and gained a national reputation for being one of the most radical of American abolitionists.
The Pennsylvania Gazette from:
The Pennsylvania Gazette was one of the United States’ most prominent newspapers from 1728—before the time period of the American Revolution—until 1800. Published in Philadelphia from 1728 through 1800, it provides the reader with a first-hand view of colonial America, the American Revolution and the New Republic, and offers important social, political and cultural perspectives of each of the periods.
The Freedmen's Record (The Freedmen’s Journal) from:
The Freedmen’s Record provides a unique look at the issues faced by freed slaves and the efforts to provide opportunities for Freedmen entering American society.
The Pennsylvania Genealogical Catalog from:
This database primarily is a listing of marriages, deaths and obituaries from The Village Record, published in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Subscribers will also find information about emigration patterns, customs and traditions, important events, medical history, biographical data, and more within this collection.
The Pennsylvania Newspaper Record from:
This database documents the move to industrialization from a predominantly agrarian culture established by Quaker farmers in the 18th century. The collection contains full-text transcriptions of articles, advertisements and vital statistics, providing insight into technology, business activity and material culture in a down-river milling and manufacturing community at the height of the Industrial Revolution.
The Virginia Gazette from:
The Virginia Gazette was the first newspaper published in Virginia and the first to be published in the area south of the Potomac River in the colonial period of the United States. Issues have the following subtitle: “Containing the freshest advices, foreign and domestick”. Published weekly in Williamsburg, Virginia between 1736 and 1780, it contained news covering all of Virginia and also included information from other colonies, Scotland, England and additional countries.
Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman from:
A biography of the life of the African-American abolitionist, humanitarian, and Union spy from before the American Civil War until her death in 1913.
Twelve Years a Slave from:
First-hand account of how fugitive slave laws that allowed African Americans who could not prove their free status to be taken into slavery affected one man’s life.
African American Newspapers from:
This enormous collection of African American newspapers contains a wealth of information about cultural life and history during the 1800s and is rich with first-hand reports of the major events and issues of the day, including the Mexican War, Presidential and Congressional addresses, Congressional abstracts, business and commodity markets, the humanities, world travel and religion. The collection also provides a great number of early biographies, vital statistics, essays and editorials, poetry and prose, and advertisements all of which embody the African-American experience.
Frank Leslie's Weekly from:
Frank Leslie’s Weekly, later often known as Leslie’s Weekly, actually began life as Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper. Founded in 1855 and continued until 1922, it was an American illustrated literary and news publication, combining elements of war, politics, art, science, travel and exploration, literature and the fine arts in each weekly issue.
Godey’s Lady’s Book from:
In Philadelphia in 1830 Louis Antoine Godey (1804-1878) commenced the publication of Godey’s Lady’s Book which he designed specifically to attract the growing audience of American women. The magazine was intended to entertain, inform and educate the women of America. In addition to extensive fashion descriptions and plates, the early issues included biographical sketches, articles about mineralogy, handcrafts, female costume, the dance, equestrienne procedures, health and hygiene, recipes and remedies and the like.
National Anti-Slavery Standard from:
National Anti-Slavery Standard was the official weekly newspaper of the American Anti-Slavery Society, an abolitionist society founded in 1833 by William Lloyd Garrison and Arthur Tappan to spread their movement across the nation with printed materials. Frederick Douglass was a key leader of this society and often addressed meetings at its New York City headquarters.
American County Histories from:
American County Histories have long formed the cornerstone of local historical and genealogical research. They include chapters with detailed coverage of local history, geology, geography, weather, transportation, lists of all local participants in the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, government, the medical and legal professions, churches and ministers, industry and manufacturing, banking and insurance, schools and teachers, noted celebrations, fire departments and associations, cemeteries, family histories, health and vital statistics, roads and bridges, public officials and legislators, and many additional subject areas.
PapersFirst from:
OCLC index of papers presented at conferences worldwide
Electronic Books from:
OCLC catalog of online electronic books available through libraries worldwide
Electronic Collections Online from:
An OCLC collection of scholarly journals
ArchiveGrid from:
Detailed archival collection descriptions of historical documents, personal papers and family histories
ProceedingsFirst from:
An OCLC index of worldwide conference proceedings
ERIC from:
Journal articles and reports in education
Catalog of Art Museum Images Online from:
Art images from contributing museums
WorldCat Dissertations and Theses from:
A database of all dissertations and theses available in WorldCat
WorldCat.org from:
OCLC catalog of books, articles, and other materials in libraries worldwide
OAIster from:
Union catalog of digital resources
ArticleFirst from:
OCLC index of articles from the contents pages of journals
Eighteenth Century Journals IV from:
Rare literary, politics, religious and social journals for the long 18th century
Eighteenth Century Journals I from:
Rare literary, politics, religious and social journals for the long 18th century
American History, 1493 - 1945 from:
From the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, New York.
Eighteenth Century Journals II from:
Rare literary, politics, religious and social journals for the long 18th century
Virginia Company Archives from:
An essential source for the study of the Atlantic World and Early Colonial Period
Colonial America from:
Complete CO 5 files from The National Archives.
Eighteenth Century Journals III from:
Rare literary, politics, religious and social journals for the long 18th century
Slavery, Abolition and Social Justice from:
An essential resources, covering the variety, legacy and continued existence of slavery
Eighteenth Century Journals IV from:
Rare literary, politics, religious and social journals for the long 18th century
JSTOR Arts & Sciences XII Collection from:
JSTOR offers high-quality, interdisciplinary content to support scholarship and teaching. It includes over one thousand leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences
JSTOR Business IV Collection from:
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JSTOR Current Scholarship Journals from:
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JSTOR Hebrew Journals Collection from:
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JSTOR Ecology & Botany II Collection from:
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JSTOR Arts & Sciences XV Collection from:
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JSTOR Jewish Studies Collection from:
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JSTOR Music Legacy Collection from:
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JSTOR Arts & Sciences II Collection from:
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JSTOR Arts & Sciences III Collection from:
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JSTOR Arts & Sciences XIII Collection from:
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JSTOR Arts & Sciences IV Collection from:
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JSTOR Arts & Sciences V Collection from:
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JSTOR Arts & Sciences VI Collection from:
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JSTOR Arts & Sciences VII Collection from:
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JSTOR Arts & Sciences XI Collection from:
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JSTOR Arts & Sciences VIII Collection from:
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JSTOR Arts & Sciences IX Collection from:
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JSTOR Business I Collection from:
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JSTOR Business II Collection from:
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JSTOR Business III Collection from:
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JSTOR Biological Sciences Collection from:
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JSTOR Ecology & Botany Collection from:
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JSTOR Health & General Sciences Collection from:
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JSTOR Ireland Collection from:
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JSTOR Language & Literature Collection from:
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JSTOR Arts & Sciences XIV Collection from:
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JSTOR Life Sciences Collection from:
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JSTOR Mathematics & Statistics Collection from:
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JSTOR Music Collection from:
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JSTOR 19th Century British Pamphlets from:
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JSTOR Arts & Sciences X Collection from:
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JSTOR Iberoamérica Collection from:
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JSTOR Asia Collection from:
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JSTOR Open Access Journals Collection from:
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JSTOR offers high-quality, interdisciplinary content to support scholarship and teaching. It includes over one thousand leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences
JSTOR Business & Economics Collection from:
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JSTOR Religion & Theology Collection from:
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JSTOR Open Access Books from:
JSTOR offers high-quality, interdisciplinary content to support scholarship and teaching. It includes over one thousand leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences
JSTOR Arts & Sciences I Collection from:
JSTOR offers high-quality, interdisciplinary content to support scholarship and teaching. It includes over one thousand leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences
American History, 1493 - 1945 from:
From the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, New York.
WorldCat.org from:
OCLC catalog of books, articles, and other materials in libraries worldwide
Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans, 1639 - 1800 from:
Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans, 1639 - 1800 has been hailed as the definitive resource for researching every aspect of 17th- and 18th-century America.
Early American Imprints, Series II: Shaw-Shoemaker, 1801-1819 from:
Early American Imprints, Series II: Shaw-Shoemaker, 1801-1819 provides a comprehensive set of American books, pamphlets and broadsides published in the early part of the 19th century.
American Broadsides and Ephemera, Series I, 1760 - 1900 from:
American Broadsides and Ephemera, Series I, 1760 - 1900 offers full-color digital facsimile images of broadsides printed between 1820 and 1900 and ephemera printed between 1749 and 1900.
Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans, 1670 - 1800 Supplement from:
Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans, 1639-1800 Supplement has been hailed as the definitive resource for researching every aspect of 17th- and 18th-century America.
Early American Imprints, Series II: Shaw-Shoemaker, 1800-1819 Supplement from:
Early American Imprints, Series II: Shaw-Shoemaker, 1801-1819 Supplement provides a comprehensive set of American books, pamphlets and broadsides published in the early part of the 19th century.
American Pamphlets, Series 1, 1820-1922: From New-York Historical Society from:
American Pamphlets, Series 1, 1820-1922: From New-York Historical Society offers rare items capturing a century of controversies, from slavery to suffrage.
Eighteenth Century Journals IV from:
Rare literary, politics, religious and social journals for the long 18th century
17th and 18th Century Burney Collection from:
Collection of English news media from these two centuries.
South Carolina Newspapers from:
This collection contains a wealth of information on colonial and early American History and genealogy, and provides an accurate glimpse of life in South Carolina and America, with additional coverage of events in Europe, during the early days of this country.
19th Century British Library Newspapers from:
National, regional, and local newspapers in Britain in the 19th century.
The Liberator from:
The Liberator was a weekly newspaper published by William Lloyd Garrison in Boston, Massachusetts. Garrison was a journalistic crusader who advocated the immediate emancipation of all slaves and gained a national reputation for being one of the most radical of American abolitionists.
19th Century British Library Newspapers II from:
National, regional, and local newspapers in Britain in the 19th century.
19th Century U.K. Periodicals: Empire from:
Collection of British magazines, journals, and specialty newspapers providing an in-depth view of British life in the Victorian age.
19th Century U.K. Periodicals: New Readerships from:
Collection of British magazines, journals, and specialty newspapers providing an in-depth view of British life in the Victorian age.
19th Century U.S. Newspapers from:
Primary source newspaper content from the 19th century.
The Pennsylvania Gazette from:
The Pennsylvania Gazette was one of the United States’ most prominent newspapers from 1728—before the time period of the American Revolution—until 1800. Published in Philadelphia from 1728 through 1800, it provides the reader with a first-hand view of colonial America, the American Revolution and the New Republic, and offers important social, political and cultural perspectives of each of the periods.
The Freedmen's Record (The Freedmen’s Journal) from:
The Freedmen’s Record provides a unique look at the issues faced by freed slaves and the efforts to provide opportunities for Freedmen entering American society.
The Pennsylvania Newspaper Record from:
This database documents the move to industrialization from a predominantly agrarian culture established by Quaker farmers in the 18th century. The collection contains full-text transcriptions of articles, advertisements and vital statistics, providing insight into technology, business activity and material culture in a down-river milling and manufacturing community at the height of the Industrial Revolution.
The Virginia Gazette from:
The Virginia Gazette was the first newspaper published in Virginia and the first to be published in the area south of the Potomac River in the colonial period of the United States. Issues have the following subtitle: “Containing the freshest advices, foreign and domestick”. Published weekly in Williamsburg, Virginia between 1736 and 1780, it contained news covering all of Virginia and also included information from other colonies, Scotland, England and additional countries.
African American Newspapers from:
This enormous collection of African American newspapers contains a wealth of information about cultural life and history during the 1800s and is rich with first-hand reports of the major events and issues of the day, including the Mexican War, Presidential and Congressional addresses, Congressional abstracts, business and commodity markets, the humanities, world travel and religion. The collection also provides a great number of early biographies, vital statistics, essays and editorials, poetry and prose, and advertisements all of which embody the African-American experience.
Eighteenth Century Journals I from:
Rare literary, politics, religious and social journals for the long 18th century
Frank Leslie's Weekly from:
Frank Leslie’s Weekly, later often known as Leslie’s Weekly, actually began life as Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper. Founded in 1855 and continued until 1922, it was an American illustrated literary and news publication, combining elements of war, politics, art, science, travel and exploration, literature and the fine arts in each weekly issue.
Eighteenth Century Journals II from:
Rare literary, politics, religious and social journals for the long 18th century
Godey’s Lady’s Book from:
In Philadelphia in 1830 Louis Antoine Godey (1804-1878) commenced the publication of Godey’s Lady’s Book which he designed specifically to attract the growing audience of American women. The magazine was intended to entertain, inform and educate the women of America. In addition to extensive fashion descriptions and plates, the early issues included biographical sketches, articles about mineralogy, handcrafts, female costume, the dance, equestrienne procedures, health and hygiene, recipes and remedies and the like.
Eighteenth Century Journals III from:
Rare literary, politics, religious and social journals for the long 18th century
National Anti-Slavery Standard from:
National Anti-Slavery Standard was the official weekly newspaper of the American Anti-Slavery Society, an abolitionist society founded in 1833 by William Lloyd Garrison and Arthur Tappan to spread their movement across the nation with printed materials. Frederick Douglass was a key leader of this society and often addressed meetings at its New York City headquarters.
Eighteenth Century Journals IV from:
Rare literary, politics, religious and social journals for the long 18th century
Eighteenth Century Journals IV from:
Rare literary, politics, religious and social journals for the long 18th century
Eighteenth Century Journals I from:
Rare literary, politics, religious and social journals for the long 18th century
Eighteenth Century Journals II from:
Rare literary, politics, religious and social journals for the long 18th century
Eighteenth Century Journals III from:
Rare literary, politics, religious and social journals for the long 18th century
Eighteenth Century Journals IV from:
Rare literary, politics, religious and social journals for the long 18th century
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Online from:
Covers individuals who have shaped all aspects of British history, from the Romans to the 21st Century.
American National Biography Online from:
The premier source of information on over 19,000 people from all eras who have influenced and shaped American history and culture.
North American Women's Letters and Diaries from:
The database is a collection of women’s diaries and correspondence, spanning more than 300 years from Colonial times to 1950.
American County Histories from:
American County Histories have long formed the cornerstone of local historical and genealogical research. They include chapters with detailed coverage of local history, geology, geography, weather, transportation, lists of all local participants in the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, government, the medical and legal professions, churches and ministers, industry and manufacturing, banking and insurance, schools and teachers, noted celebrations, fire departments and associations, cemeteries, family histories, health and vital statistics, roads and bridges, public officials and legislators, and many additional subject areas.
Project Muse from:
Digital Humanities and social sciences content
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17th and 18th Century Burney Collection from:
Collection of English news media from these two centuries.
19th Century British Library Newspapers from:
National, regional, and local newspapers in Britain in the 19th century.
19th Century British Library Newspapers II from:
National, regional, and local newspapers in Britain in the 19th century.
19th Century U.K. Periodicals: Empire from:
Collection of British magazines, journals, and specialty newspapers providing an in-depth view of British life in the Victorian age.
19th Century U.K. Periodicals: New Readerships from:
Collection of British magazines, journals, and specialty newspapers providing an in-depth view of British life in the Victorian age.
19th Century U.S. Newspapers from:
Primary source newspaper content from the 19th century.
African American Newspapers from:
This enormous collection of African American newspapers contains a wealth of information about cultural life and history during the 1800s and is rich with first-hand reports of the major events and issues of the day, including the Mexican War, Presidential and Congressional addresses, Congressional abstracts, business and commodity markets, the humanities, world travel and religion. The collection also provides a great number of early biographies, vital statistics, essays and editorials, poetry and prose, and advertisements all of which embody the African-American experience.
American Broadsides and Ephemera, Series I, 1760 - 1900 from:
American Broadsides and Ephemera, Series I, 1760 - 1900 offers full-color digital facsimile images of broadsides printed between 1820 and 1900 and ephemera printed between 1749 and 1900.
American County Histories from:
American County Histories have long formed the cornerstone of local historical and genealogical research. They include chapters with detailed coverage of local history, geology, geography, weather, transportation, lists of all local participants in the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, government, the medical and legal professions, churches and ministers, industry and manufacturing, banking and insurance, schools and teachers, noted celebrations, fire departments and associations, cemeteries, family histories, health and vital statistics, roads and bridges, public officials and legislators, and many additional subject areas.
American History, 1493 - 1945 from:
From the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, New York.
American National Biography Online from:
The premier source of information on over 19,000 people from all eras who have influenced and shaped American history and culture.
American Pamphlets, Series 1, 1820-1922: From New-York Historical Society from:
American Pamphlets, Series 1, 1820-1922: From New-York Historical Society offers rare items capturing a century of controversies, from slavery to suffrage.
ArchiveGrid from:
Detailed archival collection descriptions of historical documents, personal papers and family histories
ArticleFirst from:
OCLC index of articles from the contents pages of journals
Catalog of Art Museum Images Online from:
Art images from contributing museums
Colonial America from:
Complete CO 5 files from The National Archives.
Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans, 1639 - 1800 from:
Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans, 1639 - 1800 has been hailed as the definitive resource for researching every aspect of 17th- and 18th-century America.
Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans, 1670 - 1800 Supplement from:
Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans, 1639-1800 Supplement has been hailed as the definitive resource for researching every aspect of 17th- and 18th-century America.
Early American Imprints, Series II: Shaw-Shoemaker, 1800-1819 Supplement from:
Early American Imprints, Series II: Shaw-Shoemaker, 1801-1819 Supplement provides a comprehensive set of American books, pamphlets and broadsides published in the early part of the 19th century.
Early American Imprints, Series II: Shaw-Shoemaker, 1801-1819 from:
Early American Imprints, Series II: Shaw-Shoemaker, 1801-1819 provides a comprehensive set of American books, pamphlets and broadsides published in the early part of the 19th century.
Early English Books Online MARC Records (Digital only) from:
Digital facsimiles of works printed in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and British North America om 1473-1700
EBSCO America: History and Life with Full Text from:
The definitive index of literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present.
Eighteenth Century Collections Online: I and II Complete from:
English-language and foreign-language titles printed in the United Kingdom during the 18th Century along with works from the Americas.
Eighteenth Century Journals I from:
Rare literary, politics, religious and social journals for the long 18th century
Eighteenth Century Journals II from:
Rare literary, politics, religious and social journals for the long 18th century
Eighteenth Century Journals III from:
Rare literary, politics, religious and social journals for the long 18th century
Eighteenth Century Journals IV from:
Rare literary, politics, religious and social journals for the long 18th century
Eighteenth Century Journals IV from:
Rare literary, politics, religious and social journals for the long 18th century
Electronic Books from:
OCLC catalog of online electronic books available through libraries worldwide
Electronic Collections Online from:
An OCLC collection of scholarly journals
ERIC from:
Journal articles and reports in education
Frank Leslie's Weekly from:
Frank Leslie’s Weekly, later often known as Leslie’s Weekly, actually began life as Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper. Founded in 1855 and continued until 1922, it was an American illustrated literary and news publication, combining elements of war, politics, art, science, travel and exploration, literature and the fine arts in each weekly issue.
Godey’s Lady’s Book from:
In Philadelphia in 1830 Louis Antoine Godey (1804-1878) commenced the publication of Godey’s Lady’s Book which he designed specifically to attract the growing audience of American women. The magazine was intended to entertain, inform and educate the women of America. In addition to extensive fashion descriptions and plates, the early issues included biographical sketches, articles about mineralogy, handcrafts, female costume, the dance, equestrienne procedures, health and hygiene, recipes and remedies and the like.
JSTOR 19th Century British Pamphlets from:
JSTOR offers high-quality, interdisciplinary content to support scholarship and teaching. It includes over one thousand leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences
JSTOR Arts & Sciences I Collection from:
JSTOR offers high-quality, interdisciplinary content to support scholarship and teaching. It includes over one thousand leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences
JSTOR Arts & Sciences II Collection from:
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JSTOR Arts & Sciences III Collection from:
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JSTOR Arts & Sciences IX Collection from:
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JSTOR Arts & Sciences VI Collection from:
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JSTOR Arts & Sciences VII Collection from:
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JSTOR Arts & Sciences VIII Collection from:
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JSTOR Arts & Sciences X Collection from:
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JSTOR Arts & Sciences XI Collection from:
JSTOR offers high-quality, interdisciplinary content to support scholarship and teaching. It includes over one thousand leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences
JSTOR Arts & Sciences XII Collection from:
JSTOR offers high-quality, interdisciplinary content to support scholarship and teaching. It includes over one thousand leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences
JSTOR Arts & Sciences XIII Collection from:
JSTOR offers high-quality, interdisciplinary content to support scholarship and teaching. It includes over one thousand leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences
JSTOR Arts & Sciences XIV Collection from:
JSTOR offers high-quality, interdisciplinary content to support scholarship and teaching. It includes over one thousand leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences
JSTOR Arts & Sciences XV Collection from:
JSTOR offers high-quality, interdisciplinary content to support scholarship and teaching. It includes over one thousand leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences
JSTOR Asia Collection from:
JSTOR offers high-quality, interdisciplinary content to support scholarship and teaching. It includes over one thousand leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences
JSTOR Biological Sciences Collection from:
JSTOR offers high-quality, interdisciplinary content to support scholarship and teaching. It includes over one thousand leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences
JSTOR Business & Economics Collection from:
JSTOR offers high-quality, interdisciplinary content to support scholarship and teaching. It includes over one thousand leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences
JSTOR Business I Collection from:
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JSTOR Business II Collection from:
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JSTOR Business III Collection from:
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JSTOR Business IV Collection from:
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JSTOR Current Scholarship Journals from:
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JSTOR Ecology & Botany Collection from:
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JSTOR Ecology & Botany II Collection from:
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JSTOR Health & General Sciences Collection from:
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JSTOR Hebrew Journals Collection from:
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JSTOR Iberoamérica Collection from:
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JSTOR Ireland Collection from:
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JSTOR Jewish Studies Collection from:
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JSTOR Language & Literature Collection from:
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JSTOR Life Sciences Collection from:
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JSTOR Mathematics & Statistics Collection from:
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JSTOR Music Collection from:
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JSTOR Music Legacy Collection from:
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JSTOR Open Access Books from:
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JSTOR Open Access Journals Collection from:
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JSTOR Religion & Theology Collection from:
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Making of Modern Law: Legal Primary Sources from:
Information for researchers of American legal history.
Making of Modern Law: Legal Primary Sources II from:
Information for researchers of American legal history.
Making of the Modern World from:
Documents the dynamics of Western trade and wealth that shaped the world from the last half of the 15th century to the mid-19th century.
Making of the Modern World II from:
International coverage of social, economic and business history, as well as political science, technology, industrialization and the birth of the modern corporation.
National Anti-Slavery Standard from:
National Anti-Slavery Standard was the official weekly newspaper of the American Anti-Slavery Society, an abolitionist society founded in 1833 by William Lloyd Garrison and Arthur Tappan to spread their movement across the nation with printed materials. Frederick Douglass was a key leader of this society and often addressed meetings at its New York City headquarters.
Nineteenth Century Collections Online (NCCO) I from:
Primary sources on the nineteenth century.
North American Women's Letters and Diaries from:
The database is a collection of women’s diaries and correspondence, spanning more than 300 years from Colonial times to 1950.
OAIster from:
Union catalog of digital resources
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Online from:
Covers individuals who have shaped all aspects of British history, from the Romans to the 21st Century.
PapersFirst from:
OCLC index of papers presented at conferences worldwide
ProceedingsFirst from:
An OCLC index of worldwide conference proceedings
Project Muse from:
Digital Humanities and social sciences content
Sabin Backfile from:
Collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s.
Sabin Cumulative Update from:
Collection of books, serials, and other works about the Americas from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s.
Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman from:
A biography of the life of the African-American abolitionist, humanitarian, and Union spy from before the American Civil War until her death in 1913.
Science, Technology and Medicine, 1780-1925 from:
Helps researchers place science, along with medicine and technology, in the mainstream of historical study.
Slavery Anti Slavery from:
The abolitionist movement, the conflicts within it, the anti- and pro-slavery arguments of the period, and the debates on the subject of colonization.
Slavery Anti Slavery II from:
Resource for transnational and transatlantic research.
Slavery Anti Slavery III from:
Examines the institution of slavery through legal documents, plantation records, personal accounts, newspapers, and government documents.
Slavery Anti Slavery IV from:
Range of rare documents related to emancipation in the United States, as well as Latin America, the Caribbean, and other areas of the world.
Slavery, Abolition and Social Justice from:
An essential resources, covering the variety, legacy and continued existence of slavery
South Carolina Newspapers from:
This collection contains a wealth of information on colonial and early American History and genealogy, and provides an accurate glimpse of life in South Carolina and America, with additional coverage of events in Europe, during the early days of this country.
The Freedmen's Record (The Freedmen’s Journal) from:
The Freedmen’s Record provides a unique look at the issues faced by freed slaves and the efforts to provide opportunities for Freedmen entering American society.
The Liberator from:
The Liberator was a weekly newspaper published by William Lloyd Garrison in Boston, Massachusetts. Garrison was a journalistic crusader who advocated the immediate emancipation of all slaves and gained a national reputation for being one of the most radical of American abolitionists.
The Pennsylvania Gazette from:
The Pennsylvania Gazette was one of the United States’ most prominent newspapers from 1728—before the time period of the American Revolution—until 1800. Published in Philadelphia from 1728 through 1800, it provides the reader with a first-hand view of colonial America, the American Revolution and the New Republic, and offers important social, political and cultural perspectives of each of the periods.
The Pennsylvania Genealogical Catalog from:
This database primarily is a listing of marriages, deaths and obituaries from The Village Record, published in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Subscribers will also find information about emigration patterns, customs and traditions, important events, medical history, biographical data, and more within this collection.
The Pennsylvania Newspaper Record from:
This database documents the move to industrialization from a predominantly agrarian culture established by Quaker farmers in the 18th century. The collection contains full-text transcriptions of articles, advertisements and vital statistics, providing insight into technology, business activity and material culture in a down-river milling and manufacturing community at the height of the Industrial Revolution.
The Virginia Gazette from:
The Virginia Gazette was the first newspaper published in Virginia and the first to be published in the area south of the Potomac River in the colonial period of the United States. Issues have the following subtitle: “Containing the freshest advices, foreign and domestick”. Published weekly in Williamsburg, Virginia between 1736 and 1780, it contained news covering all of Virginia and also included information from other colonies, Scotland, England and additional countries.
Twelve Years a Slave from:
First-hand account of how fugitive slave laws that allowed African Americans who could not prove their free status to be taken into slavery affected one man’s life.
U.S. Executive Branch Documents, 1910-1932 from:
Congressional committee documents on social and economic public policy providing full transcripts of the proceedings, including all oral statements, committee questions, and discussion as well as the objectives and actions of Congress.
Virginia Company Archives from:
An essential source for the study of the Atlantic World and Early Colonial Period
WorldCat Dissertations and Theses from:
A database of all dissertations and theses available in WorldCat
WorldCat.org from:
OCLC catalog of books, articles, and other materials in libraries worldwide
