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Finding Articles
Newspaper & Magazine Articles (19th, 20th, & 21st century)
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window Scholarly, multidisciplinary database containing more than 6,100 full-text journals, and indexing/abstracts for more than 10,100 journals.
- Readers' Guide Retrospective This link opens in a new window Comprehensive indexing of the most popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States from 1890 - 1982. Reflects the history of 20th century America.
- Alternative Press Index This link opens in a new window Indexes 300 alternative, radical and left periodicals that report and analyze the practices and theories of cultural, economic, political and social change. Covers 1991 to present.
- Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers This link opens in a new window This site allows you to search and view newspaper pages from 1880-1910 and find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present.
- 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.
- Making of America Making of America (MoA) is a digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction. The collection contains books and journal articles across the subject areas of education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion, and science and technology.
- The Guardian and The ObserverThe Guardian/Observer Digital Archive can be used as an index if the articles are not full text. Just note the article title, date, and page numbers, and request it via IDS.
- London GazetteSelected full text articles from 1666 to the present. Official Newspaper of Record in recording and disseminating official, regulatory and legal information in the United Kingdom.
Finding Political Cartoons/Images
- ARTstor This link opens in a new window Access over a million images covering the fine and decorative arts from around the world as well as architecture and commercial design. ARTstor also includes many images which document cultural events and news stories.
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- Readers' Guide Retrospective This link opens in a new window Comprehensive indexing of the most popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States from 1890 - 1982. Reflects the history of 20th century America.
- Herblock's HistoryHerblock! includes eighty-two original cartoon drawings, primarily selected from the Library’s extensive Herbert L. Block Collection. These cartoons represent Block’s ability to wield his pen effectively and artfully, using it to condemn corruption and expose injustice, inequality, and immorality.
- New York Public Library Digital CollectionsFree and open access to over 700,000 images digitized from the The New York Public Library's vast collections, including illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints, photographs and more.
- Punch CartoonsPunch, a magazine of humour and satire, ran from 1841-2002. This website contains 30,000 of the best Punch cartoons, digitized to the highest standards, keyworded for precise searches, and provided at high resolution for unsurpassed reproduction.
- Tom Toles' Cartoons via The Washington PostTom Toles is an editorial cartoonist covering government and social policy; particular interest in issues of equality and environment.
Journal Articles
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window Scholarly, multidisciplinary database containing more than 6,100 full-text journals, and indexing/abstracts for more than 10,100 journals.
- America: History & Life This link opens in a new window America: 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
- Historical Abstracts This link opens in a new window Best database for world history. Lists scholarly articles from history journals. Allows you to search by journal name. Each article is summarized. Covers the history of civilization (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present.
- MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window MLA International Bibliography offers a detailed bibliography of journal articles, books and dissertations. Produced by the Modern Language Association, the electronic version of the bibliography dates back to the 1920s and contains over 2.2 million citations from more than 4,400 journals & series and 1,000 book publishers. The indexed materials coverage is international and includes almost 60 titles from J-STOR’s language and literature collection as well as links to full text.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new window Contains almost 1,000 full-text journals spanning multiple disciplines. Some journals go to back to the mid-1800's. There is a gap, typically from 1 to 5 years, between the most recently published journal issues and the issues available in JSTOR.
Other Primary Sources
- Avalon Project at Yale This link opens in a new window Primary source materials in the fields of law, history, economics, politics, diplomacy and government.
- Library of Congress Digital Collections This link opens in a new window Browse the full array of digitized collections at the Library of Congress.
- Internet Modern History SourcebookThis web page organized by Fordham University provides links to web pages with primary sources from modern European, American, and Latin American history, as well as a significant amount of material pertinent to world cultures and global studies.
- Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000 This link opens in a new window Brings together articles, books, images, documents, scholarly essays, commentaries, and bibliographies, documenting the multiplicity of women’s reform activities. ”Teaching Tools” has 21 comprehensive lesson plans with over 100 lesson ideas and six Document-Based Question units.
- Digital Public Library of AmericaDPLA includes millions of materials from libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural institutions across the country available to all in a one-stop discovery experience.
- 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.
Web Pages with Historical Speeches
- History and Politics Out Loud A searchable archive of politically significant audio materials for scholars, teachers, and students. HPOL is a component of 'Historical Voices' funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities in partnership with Michigan State University.
