Find more primary sources on these guides from research libraries with major collections in Black Studies and from archival collections.
Offers full-text access to English-language titles and editions published between 1701 and 1800 including books, pamphlets, almanacs, Bibles and treatises. Subjects covered include history, geography, fine arts, medicine, science, literature, language, religion, philosophy and law. Significant collections of women writers, collections on the French Revolution, and numerous eighteenth-century editions of the works of Shakespeare are also included.
Newspapers shed light on events, public opinion, and social mores. Some titles are available through Tripod including:
New York Times Use the link for Proquest Historical Newspapers to have the best search options
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America's Historical Newspapers link opens in a new wind
For a fuller list of titles in Tripod, see the page Historical Sources on the News Sources research guide.
The London Times often serves as a newspaper of record for historical events:
Times Digital Archive (London)
This guide United States: Historical Newspapers from Utica College provides State by State lists of available online newspaper collections.
For newspapers not in Tripod, use WorldCat as your guide.
Search in WorldCat by subject as well as title: chinese newspapers Limited to Years 1880-1920
Look for the icon Microfilm. You will be able to borrow specific years on interlibrary loan.