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U.S. History - 20th Century Social Movements Final

History Databases (Closed Web Sources)

This database contains:

  • Tier 4: reference (encyclopedias)
  • Tier 3: news, magazines, radio
  • Tier 1: primary sources & academic journals. 

Be intentional when selecting source type.

These databases focus on the experiences of the groups listed below. 

These databases contains:

  • Tier 4: reference (encyclopedias)
  • Tier 1: primary sources

Includes:  African American Experience, American Indian Experience, Asian American Experience, Latin American Experience, & Women's History in the U.S.

This database contains:

  • Tier 4: reference (encyclopedias)
  • Tier 3: news and magazines
  • Tier 1: primary sources (some are within reference books and some are stand-alone) & academic journals

Be intentional when selecting source type.

 

Academic Databases (Closed Web Sources)

This database contains:

  • Tier 1: peer-reviewed academic journal articles 

This database contains:

  • Tier 4: reference (encyclopedias) that are lengthy & in-depth.  There are sections in each entry that provide a list of tier 1 primary sources.

Current (tier 3) & Historical (tier 1) Periodical Databases (Closed Web Sources)

1851 - present; TimesMachine 1851-2002

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magazine with daily coverage of politics, education, science/tech, & culture

Current U.S. Major Dailies
Today's paper available by 8AM every day

highly influential Black newspaper 
Access to articles from 1905-1975

Chicago Tribune 1849-1994
Wall Street Journal 1889-2000
Washington Post 1877-2001

 

Recommended Open Web Sources

Chronicling America - Great for tier 1 primary sources historic newspapers from the Library of Congress

Digital Public Library of America - Great for tier 1 primary sources.  For site-specific search add site:dp.la to your Google search.

Fordham Modern History Sourcebook - Great for tier 1 primary sources.  Navigate by finding your time-period or topic on the left.

HathiTrust - Great for tier 1 primary sources.  Navigate by keyword searching the digital collection.  For site-specific search add site:hathitrust.org to your Google search.

Library of Congress - Great for tier 1 primary and tier 3/4 secondary sources.  For site-specific search add site:loc.gov to your Google search.

National Archives - Great for tier 1 primary and some tier 3/4 secondary sources.  For site-specific search add site:archives.gov to any regular Google search.

National Park Service - Great for tier 1 primary and tier 3/4 secondary sources. For site-specific search add site:nps.gov to any regular Google search.

Primary Source Timeline - Click your time period to explore tier 1 primary source documents.

Presidential Library Sites - Great for tier 1 primary and tier 3/4 secondary sources.  For site-specific search add site:archives.gov along with a president's name to your Google search.

PBS - Great for tier 3/4 secondary sources.  For site-specific search add site:pbs.org to any regular Google search.

Smithsonian Museum - Great for tier 1 primary and tier 3/4 secondary sources.  For site-specific search add site:si.edu to your Google search.

Wikimedia Commons - Great for tier 1 primary sources like photos, documents, & political cartoons. For site-specific search add site:wikimedia.org to your Google search.

Wilson Center Digital Archive - Great for tier 1 primary sources and tier 3/4 secondary sources.  For site-specific search add site:wilsoncenter.org to your Google search.

YouTube - Great for tier 1 primary sources like famous speeches and news reels/broadcasts.  For site-specific search add site:youtube.com to your Google search.