ENGL 5343: Modernist Print Cultures and Book History:Databases

Eyewitness accounts of historical events, vivid descriptions of daily life, editorial observations, commerce as seen through advertisements, and genealogical records are available in a user-friendly online environment. Collections include World War I Military Camp Newspapers, American County Histories, Woman's Suffrage Collection, Civil War documents, and more.

1,100+ titles; topics include the events of the American Civil War, in addition to science, literature, medicine, agriculture, women’s fashion, family life, and religion.

American independence, general interest, children's publications, journal articles for women, Civil War - magazines and journal articles.
Subject Area(s): History, Historical Periodicals, Social Sciences, Literature & Language
Coverage: 1740-1940

Primary source materials on the American West including correspondence, diaries, directories, journals, pamphlets, periodicals, manuscripts, rare printed works, trade cards, photographs, claim certificates, news sheets, brand books, broadsides, and artworks. Full color. Searchable.

This family of historical collections contains books, pamphlets, broadsides, newspapers, government documents, and ephemera printed in America over three centuries. Includes: Early American Imprints, Series I Evans (1639-1800); Early American Imprints, Series II, Shaw-Shoemaker (1801-1819); America’s Historical Newspapers; American State Papers, 1789-1838; and U.S. Congressional Serial Set.

Civil War Primary Source Documents from The New-York Historical Society presents unique manuscript material chronicling all aspects of the American Civil War from warfare on land, at sea, in hospitals and prison camps, and reactions and impressions of the War from the home front. The collection, comprised of over 110,000 pages, focuses on the War as it was fought from 1861 to 1865 and represents both Northern and Southern perspectives. It also contains important contextual documents leading up to War and after its conclusion. Curated by experts at The New-York Historical Society, these historical documents represent decades of collection and preservation.

Access digital images of every page of 150,000 books published during the 18th Century. With full-text searching, the database allows researchers access to primary sources of information in the fields of history, literature, religion, law, fine arts, science and more.

Source for international women's history and the feminist movement. Materials spanning four centuries and fifteen languages. Delivers two million images exactly as they appeared in the original printed works. Users can trace the evolution of feminism within a country.
Two simultaneous users allowed.
Content is updated irregularly.

Digitized maps provide detailed property and land-use records depicting the architecture of Texas towns and cities throughout the past one hundred years. The maps enable researchers to trace the history, growth, and development of American cities, towns, neighborhoods and communities.