Databases: History
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| America: History and Life | Citations and abstracts to scholarly articles, books, dissertations, and book reviews published world wide on the culture and history of United States and Canada. Coverage 1964-present. | » more info... | |
| Historical Abstracts | Citations with abstracts for scholarly articles, books, dissertations, and book reviews published worldwide on world history, covering 1450 CE to present. | » more info... | |
| L'Année philologique | Provides access to citations from all known scholarly work on ancient Greek and Latin-related subjects concerning the period from the second millennium B.C. to 500-800 A.D. Works best with Internet Explorer. | » more info... | |
| Dyabola | Citations of articles from publications covering archaeology and culture from "prehistory" to the early middle ages. | » more info... | |
| International Medieval Bibliography | Covers Europe, the Middle East and North Africa from 400-1500. Click "Enter databases," then the database "Go" button. Limit 3 users. | » more info... | |
| Iter: Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance | Major interdisciplinary source for scholarly materials about the Middle Ages and Renaissance. | » more info... | |
| Women and Social Movements in the United States | Brings together books, images, documents, scholarly essays, commentaries and bibliographies, documenting the multiplicity of women's reform activities. | » more info... | |
| Women's Studies International | Scholarly citations for books and articles on gender and women's studies. | » more info... | |
| HeinOnline | Provides comprehensive, historical access to such materials as law journals, international and US treaties, out-of-copyright legal classics, the federal register, and Supreme Court slip opinions. | » more info... | |
| Periodicals Index Online | Selected citations for articles from a wide range of American and European periodicals, with some full text available from Periodicals Archive Online | » more info... | |
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Manchester Medieval Sources | Medieval Sourcesonline is a web-based learning resource containing hundreds of original medieval history documents compiled for the teaching and study of history. | » more info... |
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| African-American Newspapers: The 19th Century | Full-text of articles from major African American newspapers published in the United States in the 19th century. Coverage 1827-1902. | » more info... | |
| American Periodical Series (APS) Online | Full text access to more than 150 years of American magazine journalism. | » more info... | |
| American West | Sources from the Everett D. Graff Collection of Western Americana at the Newberry Library, Chicago. Original manuscripts, ephemeral material (trade cards, wanted posters, photos, claim certificates, news-sheets etc), maps, and rare printed works. | » more info... | |
| AP Images | Contains more than 500,000 images from the Associated Press current collections and archives. | » more info... | |
| ARTFL (Project for Am. and Fr. Research on the Treasury of the French Lang) | Provides access to more than 2,900 French texts ranging from the 12th to 20th centuries | » more info... | |
| British and Irish Women's Letters and Diaries | Provides access to a full text collection of letters, diaries, and unpublished manuscripts written by women from 1500 to 1900. | » more info... | |
| Defining Gender, 1450 – 1910 | Five centuries of advice literature for men and women. | » more info... | |
| Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution | This landmark work in historical and legal scholarship draws upon thousands of sources to trace the Constitution's progress through each of the thirteen states' conventions | » more info... | |
| Dolley Madison Digital Edition | Complete correspondence of the most important First Lady of the nineteenth century. | » more info... | |
| Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans | Provides access to Early American Imprints, Series I. Evans (1639-1800). | » more info... | |
| Early American Imprints, Series II: Shaw-Shoemaker | Provides access to Early American Imprints, Series II: Shaw-Shoemaker (1801-1819). | » more info... | |
| Early American Newspapers, Series I (1690-1876) | Complete runs of approximately 171 newspapers from 24 states. Upon completion the series will have 1000-1200 newspapers. | » more info... | |
| Early English Books Online | More than 96,000 early printed works in English. | » more info... | |
| Economist Historical Archive | Contains the full-text of this magazine from 1843-2007. | » more info... | |
| Eighteenth Century Collections Online | Nearly 150,000 English-language titles and editions published between 1701-1800. | » more info... | |
| Eighteenth Century Journals | A collection of 17th and 18th century British newspapers and periodicals. Claremont has access to sources from the Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas. | » more info... | |
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English Short Title Catalogue (ESTC) | Describes works printed in England or its dependencies in any language as well as works printed in English anywhere in the world from 1473 to 1800. | » more info... |
| Ethnic Newswatch | Full text articles from newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic and minority press. | » more info... | |
| Gerritsen Collection - Women's History Online | Primary documents related to women's history, 1543-1945. | » more info... | |
| HarpWeek: 1857-1872, Civil War Years and Early Reconstruction | Full text of Harper's Weekly, one of the most important general news and culture magazines of mid to late 19th Century America. | » more info... | |
| HeinOnline | Provides comprehensive, historical access to such materials as law journals, international and US treaties, out-of-copyright legal classics, the federal register, and Supreme Court slip opinions. | » more info... | |
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History of Parliament | Full text with illustrations of the History of Parliament, a source that covers the workings of the British parliaments between 1386 and 1820. Available only in the Honnold/Mudd Search Center. | » more info... |
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Historical Chicago Defender | Provides full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue from 1910 to 1975. | » more info... |
| Historical Los Angeles Times | Provides full text access (pdf) from the beginning of the newspaper in 1881 to 1987. | » more info... | |
| Historical New York Times | Provides full page digital reproductions and article images from 1851 to 2008. For access to current material, see LexisNexis Academic. | » more info... | |
| Historical Statistics of the United States | Covers the entire history of the US in the form of statistics on virtually any topic relevant to the social and political fabric of the country. | » more info... | |
| Making of the Modern World | Access to the theories, practices, and consequences of economic and business activity in the West. Coverage: from the last half of the 15th century to the mid-19th century. | » more info... | |
| Medieval Travel Writing | Full-text access to a widely scattered collection of original medieval manuscripts that describe travel, real and imaginary, in the Middle Ages. | » more info... | |
| Nation Archive | Contains the full-text of the magazine from 1865 to the present. | » more info... | |
| National Review Archive | Contains the full-text of the magazine from the first issue in 1955 to the present. | » more info... | |
| New Republic Archive | Contains the full-text of the journal from the first issue in 1914 to the present. | » more info... | |
| Papers of George Washington Digital Edition | Digitized version of the first 52 volumes of the print volumes. | » more info... | |
| Past Masters | Full Text philosophy and theology classics online in scholarly editions (many of them complete). | » more info... | |
| Patrologia Latina | Electronic version of the first edition of Jacques-Paul Migne's Patrologia Latina. | » more info... | |
| Periodicals Index Online | Selected citations for articles from a wide range of American and European periodicals, with some full text available from Periodicals Archive Online | » more info... | |
| ProQuest Congressional | Formerly LexisNexis Congressional. Citations with abstracts to Congressional documents from 1769-present. Full-text is not available for every type of document. Click the i button for holdings information when in the database. | » more info... | |
| Slavery and Anti-Slavery | Part I: Debates over Slavery and Abolition contains 7,277 books and pamphlets, more than 80 newspaper and periodical titles, and 18 major manuscript collections for studying the history of slavery. | » more info... | |
| Thesaurus Linguae Graecae | Contains virtually all ancient Greek texts surviving from the period between Homer (8th century B.C.) and A.D. 600, and a large number of texts deriving from the period between A.D. 600 and 1453. | » more info... | |
| Times Digital Archive 1785–1985 (The Times of London) | Provides full page digital reproductions with article images (and PDFs) from the complete paper, with coverage from 1785-1985, including ads and graphics, with searchable full text back to the first issue. | » more info... | |
| Palmer's Index to the London Times | Citations for articles from The Times Newspaper of London. | » more info... | |
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U.S. Serial Set SEE ProQuest Congressional |
Provides full text access to a comprehensive collection of U.S Government publications compiled under the directive of Congress. To access it click on Advanced Search. | » more info... | |
| Women and Social Movements in the United States | Brings together books, images, documents, scholarly essays, commentaries and bibliographies, documenting the multiplicity of women's reform activities. | » more info... | |
Other Databases Useful to Historians | |||
| Academic Search Premier | Multi-disciplinary indexed database containing full text for nearly 4,700 publications, including more than 3,600 peer-reviewed publications. Coverage 1880s-present. | » more info... | |
| Art Full Text | Full-text articles from more than 300 periodicals from 1995, indexing and abstracting of over 600 periodicals from 1984. Art Index Retrospective is included and covers 1929 to the present. | » more info... | |
| ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials | Scholarly citations for books and articles on religion and religious studies. | » more info... | |
| Left Index | Citations from periodicals on the left, with primary emphasis on politically and culturally engaged scholarship. | » more info... | |
| MLA International Bibliography (Modern Language Association) | Citations for critical scholarship on all modern literatures and languages, linguistics and folklore. | » more info... | |
| OmniFile | Indexing, abstracts, and available full text in a range of subject areas: business, education, science, humanities, social sciences. | » more info... | |
| PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service) International | Selected citations for journal articles, books, government documents and reports and foreign language publications. | » more info... | |
| Philosopher's Index | Citations for scholarly books and journal articles in philosophy and related interdisciplinary fields. | » more info... | |
| Worldwide Political Science Abstracts | Citations for articles in more than 300 political science and government journals. | » more info... | |
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| Economist Historical Archive | Contains the full-text of this magazine from 1843-2007. | » more info... | |
| HarpWeek: 1857-1872, Civil War Years and Early Reconstruction | Full text of Harper's Weekly, one of the most important general news and culture magazines of mid to late 19th Century America. | » more info... | |
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Historical Chicago Defender | Provides full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue from 1910 to 1975. | » more info... |
| Historical Los Angeles Times | Provides full text access (pdf) from the beginning of the newspaper in 1881 to 1987. | » more info... | |
| Historical New York Times | Provides full page digital reproductions and article images from 1851 to 2008. For access to current material, see LexisNexis Academic. | » more info... | |
| LexisNexis Academic | Full text law journal articles, legal codes, judge's decisions, SEC filings, and news stories. | » more info... | |
| Los Angeles Times, The | Complete full-text content of local and regional news (1985-present). | » more info... | |
| Nation Archive | Contains the full-text of the magazine from 1865 to the present. | » more info... | |
| National Review Archive | Contains the full-text of the magazine from the first issue in 1955 to the present. | » more info... | |
| New Republic Archive | Contains the full-text of the journal from the first issue in 1914 to the present. | » more info... | |
| Readers Guide Retrospective | Citations for popular articles from over 250 major magazines and periodicals, 1890-present. | » more info... | |