- Accessible archives
Provides selected text from newspaper collections: Pennsylvania gazette (1728-1800); The Civil War: a newspaper perspective (Nov. 1860-Apr. 1865); African
American newspapers: the 19th century; The Liberator (1831-1865); The Virginia Gazette (1736-1780), and others. This is a growing collection.
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- ACLS Humanities E-Book
A collection of thousands of major scholarly works from all areas of the humanities, including online versions of printed works as well as original electronic
publications. Formerly known as the History E-Book Project.
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- Adams papers
"... John Adams's complete diaries, selected legal papers, and the ongoing series of family correspondence and state papers. This XML edition presents
in a searchable online environment all 30 volumes of The Adams Papers from the founding generation that have so far appeared in print."-- Home page.
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- Afghanistan and the U.S., 1945-1963
This collection comprises, in their entirety, the Scholarly Resources microfilm collections entitled Records of the Department of State relating to internal
affairs, Afghanistan, 1945-1949; Records of the Department of State relating to internal affairs, Afghanistan, 1960-1963; and, Records of the Department of State relating to political relations, U.S. and Afghanistan, 1930-1959. Part of Archives Unbound.
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- African American newspapers, 1827-1998
"online access to approximately 270 U.S. newspapers chronicling a century and a half of the African American experience... from more than 35 states ...
created from the most extensive African American newspaper archives in the United States--those of the Wisconsin Historical Society, Kansas State Historical Society and the Library of Congress."--Publisher's overview.
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- African American Newspapers: the 19th Century (see Accessible archives)
African American newspapers: the 19th century is a separately searchable part of Accessible archives.
- America's historical newspapers
A growing collection allows users to search more than 1,000 U.S. historical newspapers published between 1690 and 1998 [and beyond], including titles from
all 50 states. Created by Readex through partnerships with the American Antiquarian Society, Library of Congress, Wisconsin Historical Society and others.
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- America, history and life (EBSCO)
Coverage: 1910-
Provides abstracts of scholarly literature on the history and culture of the United States and Canada from prehistoric times to the present. Search can
be limited to book reviews. Usage info: Licensed for 6 simultaneous users.
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- American broadsides and ephemera. Series I
"Based on the American Antiquarian Society's landmark collection ... offers fully searchable facsimile images of approximately 15,000 broadsides printed
between 1820 and 1900 and 15,000 pieces of ephemera printed between 1760 and 1900."--Product description.
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- American Civil War research database
"Contains indexed, searchable information on over 4 million soldiers and thousands of battles, together with 15,000 photographs. ... In addition to 222
volumes of rosters published by the state Adjutants Generals, the database includes the military records for every soldier in the collection as well as Official Records, pension index records, 1860 census records, Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) records, Roll of Honor records, Medal of Honor records, and regimental histories. This information has been compiled from personal items, graveyards, and newspaper reports."--About page.
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- American history in video
"... provides the largest and richest collection of video available online for the study of American history, with 2,000 hours and more than 5,000 titles
on completion. The collection allows students and researchers to analyze historical events, and the presentation of historical events over time, through commercial and governmental newsreels, archival footage, public affairs footage, and important documentaries"--Provided by publisher.
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- American Indian correspondence
Collection of almost 14,000 letters written by Presbyterian missionaries to the American Indians during the years from 1833 to 1893. Part of Archives Unbound.
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- American Indian Movement and Native American radicalism
"Formed in 1968, the American Indian Movement (AIM) expanded from its roots in Minnesota and broadened its political agenda to include a searching analysis
of the nature of social injustice in America. These FBI files provide detailed information on the evolution of AIM as an organization of social protest and the development of Native American radicalism."--About this collection. Part of Archives Unbound.
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- American national biography
A standard biographical resource for more than 17,000 notable people in American history.
Online Teaching Guide
- American periodicals series online
Coverage: 1740-1900
Consists of searchable, digitized page images from more than 1,500 18th and 19th century American periodicals. Derived from the American periodicals series
microform collection I, II, and III.
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- American poetry
- American President
Provides a comprehensive collection of material about the U.S. Presidents and the history of the presidency. Features essays about each President and their
lives before, during, and after their presidential terms. Provides information about the First Lady and cabinet officials of each administration.
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- American state papers, 1789-1838
Coverage: 1789-1838
Search or browse U.S. congressional materials originating from 1789 and covering through 1838, including 1st Congress, 1st Session through 25th Congress,
2nd Session.
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- American Studies Collection Development Policy
Collection Development Policy for American Studies
- Ancestry library edition
Searchable genealogical information on billions of names across thousands of census and related collections.
- ArchiveGrid
Provides historical documents, personal papers, and family histories held in archives around the world. Thousands of libraries, museums, and archives have
contributed nearly a million collection descriptions.
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- Atlanta constitution (ProQuest historical newspapers)
Coverage: 1868-1945
Provides full-page and article images with searchable full text for The Constitution (1868-1869), The Atlanta constitution (1869-1875), The Atlanta daily
constitution (1875), The Constitution (1875-1876), The Daily constitution (1876-1881), and The Atlanta constitution (1881-1945). Includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.
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- Atlanta daily world (ProQuest historical newspapers)
Coverage: 1931-2003
Provides full-page and article images with searchable full text for the Atlanta world (1931-1932) and the Atlanta daily world (1932-2003). Includes digital
reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.
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- Avery index to architectural periodicals
Coverage: 1934-
Searchable database with listings of journal articles published worldwide on architecture and design, archaeology, city planning, interior design, and
historic preservation.
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- Biography and genealogy master index
Indexes hundreds of biographical sources covering individuals, living and dead, from every field of activity worldwide.
- Black abolitionist archive
Searchable database of digitized original source materials containing editorials, speeches, and news reports by and relating to African American abolitionists
from 1830-1865. Indexes available for people, organizations, subjects, keywords, newspapers, and dates.
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- Black thought and culture
"source for the published works of numerous historically important black leaders. Along with well-known works, the collection features approximately 5,000
pages of unique, fugitive, and never-before-published materials... intended for research in black studies, political science, American history, music, literature, and art."--'About the database' page.
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- Black women writers
Literature and essays written by black women from Africa and the African Diaspora. A tool for understanding the feminine perspective on the diversity and
development of black people in the Diaspora.
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- BlackPast.org
Provides reference materials on six centuries of African American history. Includes an online encyclopedia of hundreds of famous and lesser known figures
in African America, full text primary documents and major speeches of black activists and leaders from the 18th century to the present. Links to hundreds of websites covering the history of African Americans, including major black museums and archival research centers in the U.S. and Canada.
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- Boston globe (ProQuest historical newspapers)
Coverage: 1872-1981
Provides full-page and article images with searchable full text for Boston daily globe (1872-1960) and Boston globe (1960-1981). Includes digital reproductions
providing access to every page from every available issue.
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- British periodicals online
Coverage: 1680s to 1930s
Full-text searchable database of articles in more than 460 periodicals from the late seventeenth century to the early twentieth, covering a wide range
of topics. Based on the microfilm collections "Early British Periodicals," "English Literary Periodicals," and "British Periodicals in the Creative Arts."
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- Catalog of U.S. government publications
Coverage: 1976-
Finding tool for electronic and print publications from the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the U.S. government. Provides direct links
to publications that are available online. With more than 500,000 records generated since July 1976, the catalog will grow to include records for publications dating back to the late 1800s. Online counterpart of the Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications (printed version ceased with Dec. 2004). The Monthly Catalog should be consulted for pre-1976 indexing.
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- Chicago defender (ProQuest historical newspapers)
Coverage: 1910-1975
Provides full-page and article images with searchable full text for Chicago defender, Big weekend ed. (1910-1966); Chicago defender, National ed. (1921-1967);
Daily defender, Daily ed. (1956-1960); Chicago daily defender, Daily ed. (1960-1973); Chicago daily defender, Big weekend ed. (1966-1973); Chicago defender, Big weekend ed. (1973-1975); and Chicago defender , Daily ed. (1973-1975). Includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.
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- Chicago tribune
- Chicago tribune (ProQuest historical newspapers)
Coverage: 1849-1988
Provides full-page and article images with searchable full text for Chicago daily tribune (1849-1858), Chicago press and tribune (1858-1860), Chicago tribune
(1860-1872), Chicago daily tribune (1872-1963), and Chicago tribune (1963-1988). Includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.
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- Chicano database
Coverage: 1960s-
Comprehensive bibliographic index for information on Mexican-American topics. Records added since 1992 cover the broader Latino experience, including Puerto
Ricans, Cuban Americans, and Central American immigrants. Contains the Spanish Speaking Mental Health Database, covering psychological, sociological, and educational literature. Usage info: Licensed for 5 simultaneous users.
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- Christian Science monitor (ProQuest historical newspapers)
Coverage: 1908-1998
Provides full-page and article images with searchable full text from the Christian Science monitor (1908-1925); Christian Science monitor, Atlantic ed.
(1925-1960); Christian Science monitor, Eastern ed. (1960-1983); and Christian Science monitor (1983-1998). Includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.
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- Cincinnati enquirer (ProQuest historical newspapers)
Coverage: 1841-1922
Provides full-page and article images with searchable full text for Daily Cincinnati enquirer (1841-1843), Enquirer and message (1843-1844), Daily enquirer
and message (1844-1845), Cincinnati daily enquirer (1845-1849), Cincinnati enquirer (1849-1852), Cincinnati daily enquirer (1852-1872), and Cincinnati enquirer (1872-1922). Includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.
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- Civil War: a Newspaper perspective (see Accessible archives)
Civil War: a Newspaper perspective is a separately searchable part of Accessible archives.
- Contemporary authors (see Literature resource center)
Provides biographical, bibliographical, and critical content on literary figures from all time periods; draws on Gale Group's Contemporary Authors, Contemporary
Literary Criticism Select, and Dictionary of Literary Biography; selected full text from Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism, Literature Criticism from 1400 to 1800, Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism, and Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism; includes full text of numerous literary journals and periodicals.
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- CQ researcher
Coverage: Reports dating back to 1923
Covers the most current and controversial issues of the day with summaries, pros and cons, bibliographies and more, with a United States focus. Includes
news covered in print issues of: Editorial research reports (1924-1986), Congressional quarterly's editorial research reports (1987-1991) and CQ researcher (1991-).
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- Crossroads
Social networking software that enables scholars to create online communities for historical research.
- Detroit free press (ProQuest historical newspapers)
Coverage: 1831-1922
Provides full-page and article images with searchable full text for Democratic Free Press & Michigan Intelligencer (1831-1832), Democratic Free Press (1832-1842),
Semi Weekly Free Press (1837-1837), Detroit Free Press (1837-1841), Daily Free Press (1842-1842), Detroit Daily Free Press (1842-1842), Democratic Free Press (1842-1848), Detroit Free Press (1848-1851), Detroit Daily Free Press (1851-1858), and Detroit Free Press (1858-1922). Includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.
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- Dictionary of literary biography (see Literature resource center)
Provides biographical, bibliographical, and critical content on literary figures from all time periods; draws on Gale Group's Contemporary Authors, Contemporary
Literary Criticism Select, and Dictionary of Literary Biography; selected full text from Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism, Literature Criticism from 1400 to 1800, Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism, and Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism; includes full text of numerous literary journals and periodicals.
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- Digital Sanborn maps 1867-1970
Sanborn fire insurance maps are detailed property and land-use records covering more than 12,000 U.S. towns and cities. Founded in 1867 by D. A. Sanborn,
the Sanborn Map Company was the primary American publisher of fire maps for over 100 years, repeatedly mapping towns and cities as they changed.
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- Dissertations and theses, full text
Coverage: 1861- (Indexing); 1980- (Abstracting dissertations), 1988- (Abstracting theses), 1997- (Full-text dissertations, where available)
Provides information about doctoral dissertations and master's theses, with subject, title, and author access to almost all American dissertations accepted
at an accredited institution since 1861. Offers full text for most dissertations (Notre Dame and other) added since 1997. Access info: Access to full text (PDF) of Notre Dame dissertations since 1997, restricted to users with valid Notre Dame NetIDs.
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- Documentary history of the ratification of the Constitution
Database of thousands of sources to trace the U.S. Constitution's progress through each of the thirteen states' conventions in the period 1787 through
1791.
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- Dolley Madison
Searchable database of the correspondence of Dolley Payne Madison, seen as the most important First Lady of the nineteenth century. Will ultimately include
close to 2,500 letters. An important scholarly contribution to the literature of the early republic, women's history, and the institution of the First Lady.
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- Doris Duke Indian Oral History Collection
The Duke Collection of American Indian Oral History online provides access to typescripts of interviews (1967-1972) conducted with hundreds of Indians
in Oklahoma.
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- Early American imprints. Series I, Evans, 1639-1800
Covering American history and literature from the colonial period through the 18th century, this database of some 37,000 titles is a full-text digitization
of the microform set Early American Imprints, Series I (1639-1800), which was itself based on the American bibliography of Charles Evans and enhanced by Roger Bristol's Supplement to Evans' American bibliography.
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- Early American imprints. Series II, Shaw-Shoemaker, 1801-1819
Covering every aspect of American life during the early decades of the United States, this database provides full-text access to 36,000 American books,
pamphlets and broadsides published in the first nineteen years of the 19th century. Based on the authoritative bibliography by Ralph R. Shaw and Richard H. Shoemaker.
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- Early American newspapers (see America's historical newspapers)
"... allows users to search more than 1,000 U.S. historical newspapers published between 1690 and 1922, including titles from all 50 states. Created by
Readex through partnerships with the American Antiquarian Society, Library of Congress, Wisconsin Historical Society and others ..."--"About" page.
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- Encyclopedia of American foreign policy
Online version of the 3-volume Encyclopedia of American foreign policy, published by Scribner in 2002.
- Encyclopedia of Chicago
Detailed articles and maps on Chicago's industries, people, culture, sports, surrounding cities, towns, politics and more.
- Encyclopedia of Television
The Encyclopedia of Television includes more than 1,000 original essays. It examines specific programs and people, historic moments and trends. It also
includes histories of major television networks and is complemented by resource materials, photos and bibliographical information.
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- Ethnic newsWatch
Coverage: 1959-
Full text articles from newspapers and periodicals published by the ethnic, minority and native press in the U.S.
- First World War
Provides access to original documents related to the First World War, including diaries, letters, personal narratives, trench journals, scrapbooks, objects
and a wealth of visual resources, such as maps, from archives around the world.
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- HAPI: Hispanic American periodicals index
Coverage: 1970-
Provides citations to articles, book reviews, and documents on Hispanic American topics in over 400 social science and humanities journals.
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- Harvard Map Collection digital maps
This virtual collection includes maps and atlases currently available through HOLLIS, the Harvard Image Delivery Service and georeferenced maps available
through the Harvard Geospatial Library (HGL). Modes of searching include browsing the index or a keyword and guided search toolbar.
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- Historical index to the New York times, 1851-1922
Coverage: 1863-1905 and 1913-Sept. 1922
Fully searchable database of index entries to the New York times for the available date range; valuable reference material for students of nineteenth-
and twentieth-century history.
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- History E-book project (ACLS) (see ACLS Humanities E-Book)
A collection of major scholarly works from all areas of the humanities, including online versions of printed works as well as original electronic publications.
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- Humanities E-book project (ACLS) (see ACLS Humanities E-Book)
A collection of major scholarly works from all areas of the humanities, including online versions of printed works as well as original electronic publications.
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- Immigration to the United States, 1789-1930
Web-based collection of selected historical materials from Harvard's libraries, archives, and museums that documents voluntary immigration to the US from
the signing of the Constitution to the onset of the Great Depression.
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- In motion
A new interpretation of African American history over the last 400 years which includes essays, books, articles, manuscripts, illustrations, lesson plans,
maps and music.
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- In the first person
Provides in-depth indexing of more than 2,500 collections of oral history in English from around the world. With future releases, the index will broaden
to identify other first-person content, including letters, diaries, memoirs, and autobiographies, and other personal narratives.
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- Jack Kerouac romnibus
Mode of access: CD-ROM in Reserve Book Room. Software has been installed on the "Windows XP -- CD Station" computer.
Call Number: HESB RES Electronic PS 3521 .E735 Z633 1995
Multimedia presentation of the life and work of Jack Kerouac, Beat Generation author and poet, via text, photographs, graphics, sound, animation, and video;
complete works and excerpted writings of Kerouac, archival materials, biographical information, interviews, and bebop music.
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- James Madison papers, 1723-1836
Consists of approximately 12,000 items housed in the Library of Congress Manuscript Division, captured in some 72,000 digital images, including correspondence,
personal notes, drafts of letters and legislation, an autobiography, legal and financial documents, and miscellaneous manuscripts. Highlights include a copy of Thomas Jefferson's notes from the Continental Congress of 1776, including Jefferson's copy of the Declaration of Independence as amended by Congress. Among Madison's correspondents were Jefferson, Dolly Madison, James Monroe, Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, and Noah Webster.
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- JFK's foreign affairs and international crises, 1961-1963
This digital collection, originally microfilmed as JFK and Foreign Affairs, 1961-1963, consists of all three sections of the microfilm product: Subject
file, Regional security file, and Departments & agencies. Part of Archives Unbound.
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- Julian Samora Library and Archives Institute for Latino Studies
The Julian Samora Library at the Institute for Latino Studies at Notre Dame collects, preserves, and provides access to rare books, manuscripts, personal
papers, archives, and oral histories related to the Latino experience in the United States with a particular focus on the Midwest.
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- Left index (EBSCO)
Coverage: 1982-
Provides citations and abstracts, with some full text, to publications from leftist and radical media worldwide since 1982, covering topics such as the
labor movement, ecology and the environment, race and ethnicity, social and cultural theory, sociology, art and aesthetics, philosophy, history, education, law, and globalization. Usage info: Licensed for 1 simultaneous user.
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- Liberator (see Accessible archives)
Liberator is a separately searchable part of Accessible archives.
- LION, literature online
A virtual library containing more than 350,000 works of English and American poetry, drama and prose, 200+ full-text literature journals, and other key
criticism and reference resources. Usage info: Licensed for 4 simultaneous users
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- Literature resource center
Provides biographical, bibliographical, and critical content on literary figures from all time periods; draws on Gale Group's Contemporary Authors, Contemporary
Literary Criticism Select, and Dictionary of Literary Biography; selected full text from Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism, Literature Criticism from 1400 to 1800, Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism, and Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism; includes full text articles from numerous literary journals and periodicals.
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- Los Angeles sentinel (ProQuest historical newspapers)
Coverage: 1934-2005
Provides full-page and article images with searchable full text for Los Angeles sentinel (1934-2005). Includes digital reproductions providing access to
every page from every available issue.
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- Los Angeles times (ProQuest historical newspapers)
Coverage: 1881-1988
Provides full-page and article images with searchable full text for Los Angeles daily times (1881-1886) and The Los Angeles times (1886-1988). Includes
digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.
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- Manuscript women's letters and diaries
"... brings together 100,000 pages [when complete] of the personal writings of women of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries, displayed as high-quality images
of the original manuscripts, extensively indexed and online for the first time."--Home page.
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- McClatchy-Tribune collection (EBSCO)
Searchable, full-text resource "includes a 90-day archive of approximately 290 newspapers from the McClatchy-Tribune Information Services."--Choose Databases
page.
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- Military and government collection (EBSCO)
"Designed to offer current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government, this database offers ... periodicals, academic journals and
other content ... provides full text for nearly 300 journals and periodicals ... indexing and abstracts for more than 400 journals."--Provider's description.
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- National Security archive
Declassified U.S. documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act by the National Security Archive, an independent non-governmental research
institute and library at George Washington University. The Digital National Security Archive http://eresources.library.nd.edu/databases/natlsecurity provides enhanced access to a selected portion of the NSA collection.
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- Native American collection
Mode of access: CD-ROM in Reserve Book Room. Software has been installed on the "Windows XP -- CD Station" computer.
Call Number: HESB RES Electronic E 12 .N38 1998
Includes Dawes Final Rolls with names of citizens and freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes of Indian Territory, Chilocco Indian School Records, 1896 Dawes
enrollment applications, Dawes Rejected Names, microfilm catalog of Oklahoma Historical Society and National Archives Native American and Southwest Regional Archives in Fort Worth, scanned photographs of prominent tribal members and their families, directory of addresses of Native American tribes. The texts of D.C. Gideon's Indian Territory, H.F. and E.S. O'Beines' Indian Territory and Paul W.H. Dewitz's Notable Men of Indian Territory are also included.
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- New York Amsterdam news (ProQuest historical newspapers)
Coverage: 1922-1993
Provides full-page and article images with searchable full text for New York Amsterdam news (1922-1938), New York Amsterdam news (1938-1941 : City ed.),
New York Amsterdam news (1943-1961 : City ed.), New York Amsterdam news (1962-1993), New York Amsterdam star-news (1941-1943), and New York star & Amsterdam news (1941-1941). Includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.
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- New York times (ProQuest historical newspapers)
Coverage: 1851-three years before present
Provides full-page and article images with searchable full text for the New-York daily times (1851-1857) and the New York times (1857-2008). Includes digital
reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.
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- New York tribune (ProQuest historical newspapers)
Coverage: 1841-1962
Provides full-page and article images with searchable full text for New-York tribune (1841-1842), New-York daily tribune (1842-1866), New-York tribune
(1866-1924), New York herald, New York tribune (1924-1926), and New York herald tribune (1926-1962). Includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.
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- Nineteenth century literary criticism (see Literature resource center)
Provides biographical, bibliographical, and critical content on literary figures from all time periods; draws on Gale Group's Contemporary Authors, Contemporary
Literary Criticism Select, and Dictionary of Literary Biography; selected full text from Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism, Literature Criticism from 1400 to 1800, Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism, and Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism; includes full text of numerous literary journals and periodicals.
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- Nineteenth century U.S. newspapers
Searchable database containing digital facsimile images of newspapers; presented as full page layout as well as single articles; advertisements and illustrationsretained.
Includes newspapers from a range of urban and rural regions throughout the U.S. and encompasses the entire 19th century.
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- North American Indian drama
Full text of plays by American Indian and First Nation playwrights of the 20th century, information about the plays and their production, and biographical
data. The collection represents groups across the United States and Canada , including Cherokee, Métis, Creek, Choctaw, Pembina Chippewa, Ojibway, Hawaiian/Samoan, Comanche, Cree, Navajo, Rappahannock , and others. Also includes issues of the Native playwrights' newsletter.
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- North American women's drama
When complete, this collection will include more than 1,500 plays written by women, along with related biographical, production, and theatrical information
spanning from the 18th century to the present.
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- North American women's letters and diaries
Provides access to some 150,000 pages of letters and diaries of 1,300+ women writing from Colonial times to 1950. Writers reflect all age groups and life
stages, all ethnicities, and many geographical regions.
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- Oral history online
Provides indexing to English language oral histories held in repositories and collections; includes interview-level records (some with full text; some
with links to audio or video on external websites).
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- Overland journeys
"Comprised of selections from the microfilm collections Travels in the West and Southwest and the Plains & Rockies, this digital collection provides a
unique window on Western History. Selections are based on the bibliographies, The Plains and Rockies: A Critical Bibliography of Exploration, Adventure, and Travel in the American West, 1800-1865, and The Trail West: A Bibliography-Index to Western American Trails, 1841-1869."--Publisher's description. Part of Archives Unbound.
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- Oxford encyclopedia of African American history, 1619-1895
In nearly 700 entries, this set documents the full range of the African American experience during the period from the arrival of the first slave ship
to the death of Frederick Douglass, and shows how all aspects of American culture, history, and national identity have been profoundly influenced by the experience of African Americans.
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- Oxford Encyclopedia of African American history, 1896 to the present
Focusing on the making of African American society from the 1896 "separate but equal" ruling of Plessy v. Ferguson up to the contemporary period, this
encyclopedia traces the transition from the Reconstruction Era to the age of Jim Crow, the Harlem Renaissance, the Great Migration, the Brown ruling that overturned Plessy , the Civil Rights Movement, and the ascendant influence of African-American culture on the American cultural landscape. --Publisher description.
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- Paper of record
Searchable historical archive from PaperofRecord.com of full-page newspaper images created from newspaper collections on microfilm, preserving the original
format of the paper. Many titles from Canada and Mexico. Usage info: 3-5 seats
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- Papers of Alexander Hamilton
"... contains all twenty-seven volumes of the print edition -- all the writings by and to Hamilton known to exist, some 12,500 documents -- including all
editorial annotations." -- Home page
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- Papers of George Washington
A landmark in historical scholarship, The Papers of George Washington encompasses five separate series and the complete diaries. This digital edition offers
the complete Papers to date in one online publication. The search may be conducted on full text and by date, author, or recipient across all volumes and series. The exceptional indexing of the individual print volumes is combined here into a single master index, and all internal document cross-references are linked.
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- Papers of James Madison digital edition
Contains all content of the print edition and adds linked cross-references and more. As chief author of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, secretary
of state during the Louisiana Purchase, and the fourth president of the United States, Madison played a central role in the American founding and the growth of the early Republic.
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- Papers of the War Department, 1784 to 1800
A collection of more than 55,000 documents in a free, online format with extensive and searchable metadata linked to digitized images of each document,
thereby insuring free access for a wide range of users.
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- Papers of Thomas Jefferson
The collected papers of the third U.S. president, author of the Declaration of Independence, a chief figure of the Enlightenment. Brings together all 33
vols. published through 2006 into one searchable online resource.
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- PCI full text (see Periodicals archive online)
Full text searchable journal collection of 350+ periodicals in the arts, humanities, and social sciences (a subset of Periodicals index online). See Periodicals
index online for more extensive indexing and links to selected full text articles.
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- PCI index (see Periodicals index online)
Index to millions of articles in over 4,500 periodicals in the arts, humanities, and social sciences published beginning 1770 or subsequently; scope is
worldwide, covering major Western languages. Complete PCI Index, including links to selected full text articles. Only the index is searchable.
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- Pennsylvania Gazette (see Accessible archives)
Pennsylvania Gazette is a separately searchable part of Accessible archives.
- Periodicals archive online
Full text searchable journal collection of 350+ periodicals in the arts, humanities, and social sciences (a subset of Periodicals index online). See Periodicals
index online for more extensive indexing and links to selected full text articles.
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- Periodicals Archive Online e-journal collection page
Coverage: Beginning thru 1995.
Full text searchable journal collection of 350+ periodicals in the arts, humanities, and social sciences (a subset of Periodicals index online). See Periodicals
index online for more extensive indexing and links to selected full text articles.
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- Periodicals index online
Coverage: Beginning thru 1995
Index to millions of articles in over 4,500 periodicals in the arts, humanities, and social sciences published beginning 1770 or subsequently; scope is
worldwide, covering major Western languages. Complete PCI Index, including links to selected full text articles. Only the index is searchable.
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- Pittsburgh courier (ProQuest historical newspapers)
Coverage: 1911-2002
Provides full page and article images with searchable full text for Pittsburgh courier (1910-1950 : City ed.), Courier (1950-1954 : City ed.), Pittsburgh
courier (1955-1966 : City ed.), New Pittsburgh courier (1966-1981 : City ed.), and New Pittsburgh courier (1981-2002). Includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.
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- Polling the nations
More than 12,000 national, state, local and special surveys, conducted by 700 polling organizations in the United States and 70 other countries from 1986
through the present. Usage info: Licensed for 4 simultaneous users.
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- Popular culture in Britain and America, 1950-1975
Rock and roll, counterculture, peace and protest contains original archival materials about popular culture in the U.S. and U.K. from 1950 to 1975. Topics
include student protests, civil rights, consumerism, and the Vietnam War. The collection includes pamphlets, letters, government files, eye witness accounts, underground magazines, visual and video materials and ephemera and memorabilia.
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- ProQuest digital microfilm
Coverage: 2008:Jan.1-
Digitized newspapers based on microfilm. Full-text articles from the Chicago tribune, New York Times (East Coast, Late ed.), Wall Street journal (Eastern
ed.), and Washington post (Final ed.). Browse to specific newspaper, year, month, day, and page to view digitized images. Access info: Click the "Select" link to choose specific newspaper title
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- ProQuest Sanborn maps geo edition
"uses a selection of images from Digital Sanborn Maps... images are georeferenced, or assigned geographic coordinates, that enable individual map records
to be found via an address or GPS search. ... layer maps from different years on top of each other and over modern street, satellite, and hybrid layers."--Scope of the collection.
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- Readers' guide retrospective (EBSCO)
Coverage: 1890-1982
Provides comprehensive indexing of the most popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States, 1890-1982, including full coverage of
the original print volumes of Readers’ guide to periodical literature.
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- Records of the Persian Gulf War
"...contains materials related to the diplomatic and military response by the United States (as part of a multi-national force) to the Iraqi invasion of
Kuwait on August 2, 1990"--Home page. Date range of documents: 1990-1991. Part of Archives Unbound.
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- Richard O'Melia Collection on U.S. Congressional Investigation of Communism and Subversive Activities, 1918 - 1956
This site is intended to serve as a browsing index for the manuscript collection, which is located in the Hesburgh Library
- Rock and roll, counterculture, peace and protest (see Popular culture in Britain and America, 1950-1975)
- Sabin Americana, 1500-1926
"Based on Joseph Sabin's landmark bibliography [Bibliotheca Americana: A Dictionary of Books Relating to America from Its Discovery to the Present Time],
this [online] collection contains works about the Americas published throughout the world from 1500 to the early 1900's. Included are books, pamphlets, serials and other documents that provide original accounts of exploration, trade, colonialism, slavery and abolition, the western movement, Native Americans, military actions ..."--Gale databases description.
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- San Francisco chronicle (ProQuest historical newspapers)
Coverage: 1865-1922
Provides full-page and article images with searchable full text for Daily dramatic chronicle (1865-1868), Daily morning chronicle (1868-1869), and San
Francisco chronicle (1869-1922). Includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.
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- School Desegregation in Norfolk, Virginia
Search or browse materials on the activities of the Norfolk School Board, the Norfolk Committee on Public Schools, an attorney representing the plaintiffs
in the lawsuits initiated to reopen the schools and information on Virginia's reaction to the Supreme Court's decision.
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- Serial set maps, 1817-1980
Coverage: years 1855-1994, as of Sept. 2011.
Specialized search module for maps from U.S. Congressional Serial Set, allowing focused searches on geographic areas, subjects the maps represent, their
titles, and associated names. Serial Set Maps will eventually cover the full scope of the Readex U.S. Congressional Serial Set.
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- Social history of crime and punishment in America
Surveys the history and philosophy of crime, punishment, and criminal justice institutions in America from colonial times to the present. Covers the whole
criminal justice system, from crimes, law enforcement and policing, to courts, corrections and human services.
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- Social theory
Full-text searchable books and articles by major and minor social thinkers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
- Tiananmen Square and U.S.-China relations, 1989-1993
"This digital collection reviews U.S.-China relations in the post-Cold War Era, and analyzes the significance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square demonstrations,
China's human rights issues, and resumption of World Bank loans to China in July 1990"--Home page. Part of Archives Unbound.
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- Trans-atlantic slave trade
"Information on almost 35,000 slaving voyages that forcibly embarked over 10 million Africans for transport to the Americas between the sixteenth and nineteenth
centuries."
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- Twentieth century American newspapers (see America’s Historical Newspapers)
- Twentieth century literary criticism (see Literature resource center)
Provides biographical, bibliographical, and critical content on literary figures from all time periods; draws on Gale Group's Contemporary Authors, Contemporary
Literary Criticism Select, and Dictionary of Literary Biography; selected full text from Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism, Literature Criticism from 1400 to 1800, Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism, and Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism; includes full text of numerous literary journals and periodicals.
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- U.S. immigration and migration reference library
- U.S. Middle East peace policy and America's role in the Middle East peace process, 1989-1993
"This collection contains Bush Presidential Records from a variety of White House offices. These files consist of letters of correspondence, memoranda,
coversheets, notes, distribution lists, newspaper articles, informational papers, published articles, and reports from the public, the Congress, Bush administration officials, and other various federal agencies primarily regarding American Middle East peace policy and the United States' role in the many facets of the Middle East peace process"--Home page. Part of Archives Unbound.
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- United States congressional serial set
Coverage: years 1817-1994
- US Geologic Survey Photographic Library
View and download images from the entire USGS image collection
- Virginia Company archives
Documentation for the founding and economic development of Virginia as seen through the papers of the Virginia Company of London, 1606-1624. Includes the
Ferrar Papers which are in Magdalene College, Cambridge and four volumes of The Records of the Virginia Company of London (Washington, D.C., 1906-35), edited by Susan Myra Kingsbury.
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- Wall Street journal (ProQuest historical newspapers)
Coverage: 1889-1994
Provides full-page and article images with searchable full text for Wall Street journal (1889-1959) and Wall Street journal, Eastern ed. (1959-). Includes
digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.
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- Washington Irving
Call Number: HESB RES PS2052 .S458 2003
Fourteen books by Washington Irving, including the The Sketchbook of Goeffrey Crayon (with stories like Rip van Winkle) and the Adventures of Captain Bonneville,
plus one book about him.
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- Washington post
- Washington post (ProQuest historical newspapers)
Coverage: 1877-1996
Provides full-page and article images with searchable full text for Washington post (1877-1954), Washington post and Times herald (1954-1959), Washington
post, Times herald (1959-1973), and Washington post (1974- ). Includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.
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- Women working
Provide access to digitized books (over 2000), manuscripts (10,000 pages) and images (1,000) from the collections of Harvard University Libraries and Museums
on the topic of women in the U.S. economy from 1870-1930.
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- World Bank e-Library
Coverage: 1995-
Contains full-text cross-searchable books, reports, journals, and working papers on social, economic, and international development from the World Bank.
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- WorldCat
A worldwide union catalog created and maintained collectively by more than 9,000 OCLC member institutions. With millions of online records built from the
bibliographic and ownership information of contributing libraries, it is the largest and most comprehensive database of its kind.
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- 19th century literary criticism (see Literature resource center)
- 19th century U.S. newspapers (see Nineteenth century U.S. newspapers)
Searchable database containing digital facsimile images of newspapers; presented as full page layout as well as single articles; advertisements and illustrations
included. This collection includes numerous newspapers from a range of urban and rural regions throughout the U.S.; and it encompasses the entire 19th century.
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- 20th century American newspapers (see America’s historical newspapers)
- 20th century literary criticism (see Literature resource center)
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