With the recent 100th anniversary of the First World War, cultural heritage institutions all around the world went to great effort to digitize their archival holdings related to the war, and a wealth of primary sources are now available online unlike ever before.
Historical periodicals (e.g. news, magazines, and journals). Titles include Benjamin Franklin's General Magazine and America's first scientific journal, Medical Repository; magazines such as Vanity Fair and Ladies' Home; and more.
Every issue of each title includes the complete paper, cover-to-cover, with full-page and article images in easily downloadable PDF format.
Equally important are the papers of lesser known state and local leaders like Catharine Waugh McCulloch of Illinois, Olympia Brown of Wisconsin, and Nellie Nugent Somerville of Mississippi. In addition to the Voting Rights papers, this module also includes records on women involved in national politics, like Mary Dewson and Jeannette B. Rankin. Finally, the last piece of this module is records from the Schlesinger Library’s family planning oral history project and records of Mary Ware Dennett and the Voluntary Parenthood League.
Historical documents and other primary sources including personal writings of women of the 1700s-1900s from around the U.S., drawn from the collections of the American Antiquarian Society. The letters and diaries reveal, in each woman’s own handwriting, the details of the authors’ daily lives, their activities and concerns, and their attitudes towards the people and world around them.
Historical periodicals (e.g. news, magazines, & journals) that document the history of African American religious life and culture between 1829 and 1922. It includes newspapers and magazines, plus reports and annuals from African American religious organizations, including churches and social service agencies.
Historical newspapers chronicling a century and a half of the African American experience. This primary source collection includes historically significant papers from more than 35 states and features many rare 19th-century titles.
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Historical periodicals (e.g. news, magazines, & journals) by and about African Americans. Published in 26 states, the publications include academic and political journals, commercial magazines, institutional newsletters, organization's bulletins, annual reports, and other genres.
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Historical documents and other primary sources focusing on the history, culture, and politics of African Americans, from 1900 to the present day. Covers events ranging from U.S. nation-building in Liberia to Freedom Riders, the Rastafari movement, and FBI surveillance.
This historical Black newspaper was the most widely circulated Black newspaper on the Atlantic coast during its time. It was the first Black newspaper to have correspondents reporting on World War II, foreign correspondents, and female sports correspondents.
Historical American and global news sources that record the experience and impact of African Americans from 1704-1975.
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Historical non-fiction writings by notable Black American leaders—teachers, artists, politicians, religious leaders, athletes, war veterans, entertainers, and other figures—covering 250 years of history.
A historical Black newspaper, with more than two-thirds of its readership outside Chicago.
Historical newspapers from Indigenous peoples of the U.S. and Canada from 1828-2016. Includes bi-lingual and Indigenous-language editions, such as Hawaiian, Cherokee, and Navajo languages.
Historical documents and other primary sources focusing on American Indians. Collections include Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Records from the Major Council Meetings of American Indian Tribes.
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Historical documents and other primary sources focusing exclusively on U.S. Hispanic history, literature, and culture from colonial times until 1960. Series 1 focuses on the creative life of U.S. Latinos and Hispanics. Content is written and searchable in Spanish and English.
Historical documents and other primary sources focusing exclusively on U.S. Hispanic history, literature, and culture from colonial times until 1960. Series 2 focuses on Hispanic American civil rights, religion and women’s rights from the 18th through the 20th century. Content is written and searchable in Spanish and English.