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Explore the tabs above to discover local and SUNY-Geneseo history resources available in the Library, and beyond. Please contact the Special Collections Librarian for research assistance and to request access to physical materials held in our Special Collections. Materials not owned by the Library can usually be borrowed through Information Delivery Services (IDS).
Recommended Resources
- Advanced GLOCAT (some full-text)Search Milne Library holdings, and holdings of libraries from around the world (including all SUNY libraries), plus hundreds of databases for print and online content.
- New York Historic NewspapersThe New York Historic Newspapers project exists to digitize and make freely available for research significant runs of historic newspapers for every county in the state.
- Democrat & Chronicle (ProQuest Newspapers) This link opens in a new windowSearch and access Democrat & Chronicle newspaper issues from 1871 to the present! Articles are images of the original paper in PDF format. The most recent issue is 21 days behind the current date to allow time for digitization and hosting.
- Rochester Newspaper Index (index only)A project of Rochester Public Library, this index covers many early Rochester newspapers including the Rochester Daily Democrat, the Working Man's Advocate, and the Rochester Republican.
- New York State Newspaper ProjectList of microfilmed newspapers held by the New York State Library and other repositories throughout New York State, with detailed holdings and location information. Searchable by county, city and title of publication, and keyword.
- Geneseo and Livingston County: Local History Notes Taken from the Livingston Republican and Other Sources (print, index only)Highly selective subject index to Livingston County newspapers, especially the Livingston Republican. Compiled from extensive notes taken by SUNY Geneseo Professor Emeritus Bruce Klee for his local history column, ”Valley Chronicles,” which appeared in the weekly Livingston County Leader (later the Livingston County Leader/Republican).
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Other Non-Newspaper Serials/Journals
- Rochester HistoryThis database offers full-text articles written by the historian(s) of the city of Rochester. Although the articles themselves are secondary sources, they are based on primary sources. Articles cover all eras of Rochester and Western New York history.
- America: History & Life This link opens in a new windowAmerica: History and Life is the definitive index of literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present
