Required Reading
Early Encounters with Native Peoples
Primary Sources - American Newspapers
-
Early American Newspapers, 1690-1876Search and browse thousands of American newspapers published from 1690 to 1876 that chronicle the evolution of American culture and daily life.
-
New York Times, Historical (1851-2016)Full text coverage of the entire New York Times Newspaper from 1851-2013.
Primary Sources - British Newspapers
-
The Times (London) Archive (1785-1985)Search the Times of London to retrieve full images of either a specific article or a complete page; articles, advertisements, and illustrations/photos are all searchable.
-
The Guardian (1821-2003) and The Observer (1791-2003)This database includes the complete full text coverage of The Guardian from 1821-2003 and The Observer from 1791-2003.
Primary Sources - Books
-
Early English Books Online (EEBO)Early English Books Online collects early printed works in English and works printed in England. It covers the years 1400 to 1700.
Secondary Sources
-
Academic Search PremierThis database covers many topics, including history, with information about a large number of articles and the full text available for many of them.
-
JSTORJSTOR provides access to the full images (including photos, tables, and graphs) of articles from back issues of a variety of scholarly journals. Coverage extends back to the 19th century for some journals. Recent years' issues are generally not accessible.
Other Sources
-
Voyages: Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade DatabaseContains information on more than 35,000 slave voyages to the Americas between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries, including estimates of the volume of slaves traded
Subject Librarian
Sherry Mahnken
Contact:
400 W. 14th Street
Rolla, MO 65409-0060
Rolla, MO 65409-0060
(573) 341-7843