Databases by Type

Found 8 Primary Sources databases

America's Historical Newspapers

Provides full text to over 700 historical newspapers. Hatfield Library has series 1, which covers newspapers that began publishing in the colonial period, with some titles providing coverage into the later 1800s.

American Periodical Series Online

full text dates: 1740-1900

Provides indexing and full text to over 1,100 periodicals that first began publishing between 1740 and 1900. Included are special interest and general magazines, literary and professional journals, children's and women's magazines, and other historically-significant periodicals.

American Prison Newspapers, 1800-2020

full text dates: 1800-2020

In the past 200 years, over 450 prison newspapers have been published from U.S. prisons. American Prison Newspapers brings together hundreds of these periodicals from across the country into one collection that represents penal institutions of all kinds, with special attention paid to women's-only institutions.

Chronicling America

full text dates: 1836-1922

Provides access to information about historic newspapers and select digitized newspaper pages. Produced by the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) a partnership between the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Library of Congress (LC). Eventually, it is hoped that it will contain newspapers from all U.S. states and territories.

Early English Books Online

full text dates: 1475 - 1700

Provides indexing, citations and full text of Early English publications from 1475 to 1800. Included are titles listed in the Short Title Catalogue of Early English Books, 1475-1640 (Pollard and Redgrave), Short Title Catalogue of Early English Books, 1641-1700 (Wing), and the Thomason Tracts, 1640-1660. Included are texts covering English literature, languages, music, religion, science, travel and exploration and politics.

Evans Digital Edition

full text dates: 1639 - 1800

The definitive resource for information about every aspect of life in 17th- and 18th-century America. Upon completion, the Evans Digital Edition will consist of more than 36,000 works and 2,400,000 images.

New York Times Historical (1851-2010)

full text dates: 1851-2009

Provides full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. Includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.

Political Extremism and Radicalism

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A compilation of rare and unique archival collections covering a wide range of fringe political movements. This archive is one of the first digital archives covering such a broad assortment of both far-right and radical left political groups. It offers a diverse mixture of materials, including periodicals, campaign propaganda, government records, oral histories, and various ephemera.