Primary Source Databases
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Southern LifeFull-text of a select group of southern newspapers and periodicals, primarily popular and business-oriented.
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Mountain People: Life and Culture in AppalachiaThis collection consists of the diaries, journals, and narratives of explorers, emigrants, military men, Native Americans, and travelers. In addition, there are accounts on the development of farming and mining communities, family histories, and folklore. Go to browse beside "Your collections" then select Mountain People from the list.
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Knoxville News-Sentinel, 1922-currentAccess through Newsbank the primary newspaper for Knoxville. Content from 1922 through 1990 is digitized microfilm image. Content from 1990 through current is text only.
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Library of Congress Chronicling AmericaFull-text of newspapers from 1836-1922 from across the United States, including several titles from Tennessee and other states in the Appalachian region. Sponsored by the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Open access.
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Research Guide: U.S. History: Colonial through 1800See this guide for more resources on Appalachian history through 1800.
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Research Guide: U.S. History: The Nineteenth Century and the Civil WarSee this guide for more resources on Appalachian history from 1801 to 1900.
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Research Guide: U.S. History: The Twentieth CenturySee this guide for more resources on Appalachian history from 1901 to 2000.
Primary Source Indexes
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Humanities & Social Sciences Index RetrospectiveIndexes a wide range of important journals in the humanities and social sciences from 1907 to 1984.
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Readers' Guide Retrospective: 1890-1982Indexes the most popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States from 1890-1982.
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