Secondary sources
- America : History and Life with Full Text
Indexes scholarly literature on the history of the United States and Canada. Some access to full-text articles is available.
News Databases
- African American Newspapers. Series 1, 1827-1998Full-text of several African American newspapers. Be sure to limit by date.
- Black Studies CenterIncludes Chicago Defender, 1912-75, and Daily Defender, 1958-75, major African American newspapers.
- The March of TimeNewsreels offered in movie theaters and on television.
- Atlanta Daily World, 1931-2003African American newspaper. Proquest Historical Newspaper that can be searched in combination with other titles from Proquest.
- The Baltimore SunProquest Historical Newspaper that can be searched in combination with other titles from Proquest.
- Boston GlobeProquest Historical Newspaper that can be searched in combination with other titles from Proquest.
- Chicago Defender (1910-1975)African American newspaper. Proquest Historical Newspaper that can be searched in combination with other titles from Proquest.
- Chicago Tribune, 1849 - 1989Proquest Historical Newspaper that can be searched in combination with other titles from Proquest.
- Christian Science MonitorProquest Historical Newspaper that can be searched in combination with other titles from Proquest.
- Hartford CourantProquest Historical Newspaper that can be searched in combination with other titles from Proquest.
- Los Angeles Times, 1881-1997Proquest Historical Newspaper that can be searched in combination with other titles from Proquest.
- The Nashville Tennessean, 1812-2009Proquest Historical Newspaper that can be searched in combination with other titles from Proquest.
- New York Amsterdam News, 1922-1993African American newspaper. Proquest Historical Newspaper that can be searched in combination with other titles from Proquest.
- New York Times, 1851-2009Proquest Historical Newspaper that can be searched in combination with other titles from Proquest.
- Wall Street Journal, 1889-2013Proquest Historical Newspaper that can be searched in combination with other titles from Proquest.
- Washington Post, 1877-2006Proquest Historical Newspaper that can be searched in combination with other titles from Proquest.
Periodicals
- Readers' Guide Retrospective: 1890-1982Indexing for popular magazines. Some full-text links.
- Humanities & Social Sciences Index RetrospectiveIndexing for academic journals in the humanities and social sciences. Some full-text is included.
- Index to Legal Periodicals RetrospectiveIndexing for legal periodicals.
- PAIS Index
Covers public affairs, public and social policies, and international relations, and includes journal articles, books, government documents, reports, and more.
- The Nation Archive Premium EditionFull-text of prominent Liberal-leaning magazine.
- Vogue ArchiveContains the entire run of Vogue magazine (US edition) from 1892 to current, reproduced in high-resolution color page images.
Digitized Manuscript Collections
- Archives UnboundIncludes archival collections on the civil rights movement.
- Popular Culture in Britain and America, 1950-1975 : Rock and Roll, Counterculture, Peace and ProtestArchival text and video documenting music and social movements from the 1960s.
- ProQuest History VaultArchival full-text of documents on the social issues of the 1960s including civil rights, women's movements, and aspects of the vietnam war.
- The Sixties : Primary Sources and Personal Narratives 1960-1974.Includes diaries, letters, autobiographies and other memoirs, written and oral histories, manifestos, government documents, memorabilia, and scholarly commentary on the 1960s.
- Twentieth Century Advice Literature : North American Guides on Race, Gender, Sex, and the FamilyIncludes full-text of handbooks, manuals, textbooks, etiquette guides, self-help books, instructional pamphlets, and how-to books that illustrate both how Americans actually behaved and how they felt they ought to behave. Be sure to limit by date.
- Women and Social Movements in the United States 1600-2000Full-text of archival material on social movements. Be sure to limit by date.
- Digital Public Library of AmericaOpen access website with digital collections from across the United States.
Visual Primary Sources
- American History in VideoVideo collection that includes PBS and History Channel documentaries as well as contemporary footage of events.
- Associated Press Images CollectionImages created by the Associated Press for publication in news sources.
- Films On Demand
A collection of thousands of educational streaming videos in the Humanities and Sciences. Browse by topic and popular producers.
