Library Catalog (Books)
Book Catalog
Books on your topic OR primary source collections
Primary Sources
Click "History" to find primary source collecitons.
Recommended Websites
Library of Congress - Try adding site:loc.gov to any regular Google search.
Primary Source Timeline - Click your time period to explore primary source documents
Chronicling America - Historic Newspapers from the Library of Congress
National Archives - Try adding site:archives.gov to any regular Google search.
National Park Service - Try adding site:nps.gov to any regular Google search.
Smithsonian Museum - Try adding site:si.edu to any regular Google search.
Digital Public Library of America - Great for primary sources. Try adding site:dp.la to any regular Google search.
Fordham Modern History Sourcebook - Navigate by finding your time-period or topic on the left.
History & Social Studies Databases
Articles from books, primary sources, journals, news, etc. covering topics in U.S. history
Primary/secondary sources, biographies, journals, images & more covering a broad range of topics in African American history and culture
Primary/secondary sources, biographies, journals, images & more covering a broad range of topics in Asian American history and culture
Primary/secondary sources, biographies, journals, images & more covering a broad range of topics in American Indian history and culture
Primary/secondary sources, biographies, journals, images & more covering a broad range of topics in Latinx American history and culture
Primary/secondary sources, biographies, journals, images & more covering a broad range of topics in American pop culture
Newspapers, magazines, graphs, charts, maps, primary sources, covering major scientific, economic, historical, and political issues around the world
Academic
Peer-reviewed articles from scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences
In-depth, peer-reviewed summaries on an ever-growing range of topics - Includes literature reviews (historiography) and primary source lists
Current & Historical Periodicals
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
primary source materials covering a vast range of topics during the civil war
Chicago Tribune 1849-1994
Wall Street Journal 1889-2000
Washington Post 1877-2001