Finding Newspaper Articles
The Library subscribes to the full text of several historic newspapers online. These are a treasure trove of primary source material for various events.
- Historical Newspapers (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Many popular newspapers, dating back as far as the 19th century. Includes Black Historical Newspapers. Access for each paper begins with the first issue published, end dates are varied and evolving.
- Times Digital Archive 1785-2014 This link opens in a new window
The entire newspaper is captured with all articles, advertisements and illustrations/photos divided into categories for easier searching. 1785-2014.
Bibliography Mining
If someone has already done research on a topic you are investigating you are encouraged to seek out the same sources. Sometimes you may find an abundant amount of material that wasn't important to them, but is perfect for you. Other times you may find you disagree with their interpretation, which will give you something to write about from a fresh perspective.
Theses and dissertations are a great place to find bibliographies (sometimes called literature reviews) Many can be found in this database-
- Dissertations & Theses Global This link opens in a new windowWorld's largest collection of full-text theses and dissertations. 1861 to present.
Finding journal articles and documents online
The library has many databases dealing with historical topics. A full list of those database is available here
A subset of the above list contains those databases with large amounts of primary source material. That list is here
The databases listed below are some good starting points for your research-
- Confidential Print: Latin America, 1833-1969 This link opens in a new window
Primary source documents covering events in South and Central America and the Caribbean, from the perspective of the British Foreign and Colonial Offices. Topics include slave trade, territorial disputes, construction of Panama Canal, and the rise to power of populist rulers in Argentina and Brazil. 1833-1969.
- HathiTrust Digital Library This link opens in a new window
A digital collective of books and journals from numerous academic and research libraries around the world.
- Historical Abstracts with Full Text This link opens in a new windowWorld history database (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present, with coverage extending to related disciplines such as archeology, anthropology and sociology. 1953 to present.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Scholarly journals and books. Access begins with the first volume for many journal titles, but usually does not have the newest volumes of each journal. To try out AI tools in JSTOR, login using your personal JSTOR account and visit the FAQs to learn more.
- Periodicals Archive OnlineInternational, scholarly literature in the humanities and social sciences disciplines.
E-journal backfiles, over 250 journals
Coverage 1802-2002
- Oxford Bibliographies This link opens in a new window
Authoritative guide to current scholarship in a variety of subjects with recommendations on the best works available whether it be a book chapter, journal article, website, or data set.
- Project Muse This link opens in a new window
Journals and ebooks from major university presses on literature and criticism, history, performing arts, cultural studies, education, philosophy, political science, gender studies, and more.
- Hispanic American Periodical Index (HAPI Online)Original literary works, political, economic, social issues, social science, arts & letters and the humanities concerning Central & South America, Mexico, Caribbean basin, United States-Mexico border region, & Hispanics in the US.
Coverage 1970 to present
Format Many linked full text articles & book reviews. Citations to documents.
- Historical Abstracts with Full Text This link opens in a new windowWorld history database (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present, with coverage extending to related disciplines such as archeology, anthropology and sociology. 1953 to present.
- Latin American Pamphlet Digital Collection This link opens in a new window
Latin American primary resources on cultural life, boundary disputes, religion, and politics. 19th and early 20th century
- Latin American & Caribbean Digital Primary SourcesThis site provides links to open access digitized collections of primary sources that relate to Latin America and the Caribbean. The materials listed are freely available to the public and were created or are hosted at an academic institution associated with SALALM (Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials), either through institutional membership or through the personal membership of a staff member. The sources linked below range from collections of Mexican incunabula (1559-1600), to Latin American posters. The site is organized by format “Historical Texts by Country“, “Historical Texts General“, “Statistics“, “Visual Material by Country“, “Visual Material General“, and “Miscellaneous.”
Questions about the collections or links should be directed to the host library or archive. Please note that content is being continuously added to this site. You are encouraged to revisit it for updates and for added content to existing collections.
- Portal to Texas History This link opens in a new window
An index to unique collections of Texas history materials in Texas libraries, museums, archives, historical societies, genealogical societies, and private family collections.
- Slavery and Anti-Slavery: A Transnational Archive This link opens in a new window
Primary sources on slavery in four parts: Debates over Slavery and Abolition, Slave Trade in the Atlantic World, Institution of Slavery, and Age of Emancipation. 1490-1896.
- Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture & Law This link opens in a new window
Legal and non-legal material on slavery. It includes every statute passed by every colony and state on slavery, every federal statute dealing with slavery, and all reported state and federal cases on slavery. 1694-2006
