Databases in History
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Database details America: History & Life

Coverage: 1964 to present
Scope: The definitive index of literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present. Provides indexing for 1,700 journals.
Notes: Scholarly.
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Database details Congressional Universe

Coverage: 1789 to present
Scope: Includes full-text of many congressional publications (hearings, committee prints) as well as public laws. Provides a bill tracking service for recent legislation.
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Database details Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans 1639-1800

Scope: This full-text historical collection contains books, pamphlets, broadsides, newspapers, government documents and ephemera printed in America over three centuries. Take a look at our guide to EAI for an introduction on searching or browsing the imprints.
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Database details Encyclopedia of American Studies

Scope: This source brings together a wide range of disciplines related to the history and cultures of the United States, from pre-colonial days to the present. It features broad, synthetic articles covering areas such as history, literature, art, photography, film, architecture, urban studies, ethnicity, race, gender, economics, politics, wars, consumer culture, and global America.
Notes: Scholarly.
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Database details Google Scholar

Scope: You can check the availability of article full text from within Google Scholar - see how!.
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Database details Harper's Weekly

Coverage: 1857-1889
Scope: Directly experience the richness and historical significance of Harper’s Weekly, America's leading 19th century illustrated newspaper
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Database details Heritage of the Printed Book

Coverage: ca. 1455-1830
Scope: Union catalog of European printing from the 15th century to the 1830s. Useful for research in intellectual history, social history, transmission of thought, and the history of printing and the history of the book.
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Database details Historical Abstracts

Coverage: 1955 to present
Scope: Covers the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present, including world history, military history, women's history, the history of education, and more. Provides indexing of more than 1700 academic historical journals in over 40 languages
Notes: Scholarly.
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Database details History Cooperative

Scope: Full-text articles from 22 leading history journals, including "The Michigan Historical Review"
Notes: Scholarly.
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Database details Humanities Abstracts

Coverage: 1984 to present
Scope: Abstracts covering diverse subject areas of the humanities. Includes feature articles, book reviews, interviews, obituaries, bibliographies, original works of fiction (including dramas and poems), and reviews of plays and television and radio programs.
Notes: Scholarly.
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Database details JSTOR

Coverage: 1665 to present
Scope: Full text of core scholarly journals from their beginning to approximately one year ago. Disciplines include botany, business, ecology, general science, humanities, mathematics, social sciences, and statistics. Browsable by discipline and full-text searchable across all disciplines. Especially good for historic or classic articles in most fields.
Notes: Scholarly.
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Database details New York Times Historical

Scope: Offers full-text, full-image articles from1851 – 2003 of The New York Times. The database can be used to search national and international news, editorials, obituaries, birth and marriage announcements, plus historical photos and advertisements. The documents are downloadable in PDF format
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Database details Nineteenth Century British Pamphlets

Coverage: 19th century
Scope: Online access to the most significant British pamphlets from the 19th century held in UK research libraries. Focus is on the political, economic and social issues of the time.
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Database details Project Muse

Notes: Scholarly.
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