Databases for History
Reference
American National BiographyPortraits of more than 17,400 men and women -- from all eras and walks of life -- whose lives have shaped the nation.
History Database Center
Includes biographies, subject entries, chronologies, primary sources, maps and charts, images, and primary sources for American History, World History, American Women's History, African American History and Culture, American Indian History and Culture, and Ancient History and Culture.
LexisNexis - Legal Research
US Supreme court cases, 1789 on. More than 450 law reviews.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Online version of 60 volume set. 56,000 biographies of people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond, from the earliest times to the year 2003.
Magazines and Newspapers
Academic Search PremierMore than 4400 full-text magazines and scholarly journals.
American Periodicals Series Online More than 1,100 American magazines and newspapers published between 1741 and 1940.
JSTORFull-text of more than 700 scholarly journals (current publication year not included).
The Nation ArchiveThe Nation magazine, 1865 on.
ProQuest Historical NewspapersNew York Times,
Wall Street Journal,
Christian Science Monitor,
Washington Post,
Chicago Tribune,
Los Angeles Times,
Atlanta Constitution,
Boston Globe, and
Chicago Defender.
ProQuest Platinum 2000 magazines, 1986 on. Also the
New York Times (1980 on),
Wall Street Journal (1984 on). More than 40 other newspapers and news services.
Readers' Guide RetrospectiveIndexing only (no full-text) for 370 magazines, 1890-1982.
