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Primary source material from 18th and 19th century including historical periodicals and books; eyewitness accounts of historical events, descriptions of daily life, business advertisements, and genealogical records.

Series I offers more than 700 historical American newspapers from 23 states and the District of Columbia printed between 1690 and 1876

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Discover historic programs of publicly funded radio and television across America.

Includes detailed firsthand descriptions of historical characters, glimpses of daily life in the army and at home, anecdotes about key events and personages.

Covers over 140,000 living scientists, providing birthdate; birthplace; field of specialty; education; honorary degrees; current position; professional and career information; awards; memberships; research information; and addresses.

Access to portraits of more than 18,700 men and women, updated quarterly, features hyperlinked articles from The Oxford Companion to United States History.

Over 450 prison newspapers from across the country in one collection representing penal institutions of all kinds, with special attention paid to women's-only institutions.

Access to selected newspaper pages from 1836 to 1922. Use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information on newspapers published between 1690-present.

Access to more than 700 historical American newspapers from 23 states and the District of Columbia printed between 1690 and 1876.

Primary source documents on leading social issues of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries.

From historic pressings to contemporary periodicals, explore nearly 200 years of Indigenous print journalism from the US and Canada. Trial ends May 31, 2024. Provide trial feedback.

Includes full-text of the Los Angeles Sentinel newspaper from 1934 to 2010.

Select compiled U.S. Congressional legislative histories.

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American Studies Subject Specialist

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