Finding Primary Sources

Series I: 1691-1820; Series II: 1821-1837; Series III: 1838-1852; Series IV: 1852-1865; Series V: 1866-1877. Collectively these five series provide access to more than 6,500 historical periodicals covering American intellectual, social, and material history. NOTE: For access to Series 2-5, select title above, go to Choose Databases link, change selected series, and choose OK.

[1740-1940] Digitized reproductions of more than 1,100 American newspapers and periodicals.

[late 17th - early 20th centuries] Offers access to the searchable full text of hundreds of periodicals with millions of high-resolution facsimile page images.

Offers integrated access to rare journals illuminating all aspects of eighteenth-century political, social, and intellectual life. Among the topics addressed: writings of Sir Isaac Newton; the French Revolution; reviews of European literature, theater, and fashion; the origins and rise of Romanticism; gender; religion; political debates; influence of the press; and coffee house gossip and discussion.

Covering world literature regarding gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender issues, offers indexing and abstracts for more than 80 LGBT-specific core periodicals, with full-text access to 50 of these titles. Along with current coverage, contains some deep backfiles of key publications, some going back to first published issues.

Offers full-text coverage of scholarly and popular performing arts periodicals covering a broad spectrum of the arts and entertainment industry (i.e., film, television, theater, stagecraft, dance, musical theater, opera, etc.). Includes interviews, biographical profiles, and, reviews.

"Makes the backfiles of scholarly periodicals in the arts, humanities and social sciences available electronically, providing access to the searchable full text of hundreds of titles. … spans more than two centuries of content, 37 key subject areas, and multiple languages."

Offers access to journal and primary-source resources from 1760 through the mid-1900s in the field of musical history and culture. Content includes articles, reviews, illustrations, and music.

Archive of rock music writing, including articles and reviews, from the 1960's to the present. Coverage includes all types of popular music, from Abba to Zappa. Searchable by artist, date, and genre.