Collections
Developed by dedicated instructors and students of American history, our databases contain the rich, comprehensive material found in leading historic periodicals and books.
Eyewitness accounts of historical events, vivid descriptions of daily life, editorial observations, commerce as seen through advertisements, and genealogical records are available in a user-friendly online environment.
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Collection List
- African American Newspapers
- The Christian Recorder (1851–1902)
- The Colored American (1837–1841)
- Frederick Douglass’ Paper (1851–1855; 1859–1863)
- Freedom’s Journal (1827–1829)
- The National Era (1847–1860)
- The North Star (1847–1851)
- Provincial Freeman (1854–1857)
- Weekly Advocate (1837–1837)
- The Freedmen’s Record (1865-1874)
- The Negro Business League Herald (1909)
- America and World War I: American Military Camp Newspapers
- America and World War I: American Military Camp Newspapers, Part II
- American County Histories
- Central
- Mid-Atlantic – Parts 1 and 2
- Midwest
- New England – Parts 1 and 2
- The Southeast
- The Southwest
- The West
- Complete County List by State
- Frank Leslie’s Weekly
- Godey’s Lady’s Book
- The Liberator
- History of Woman Suffrage
- National Anti-Slavery Standard
- The Pennsylvania Gazette
- The Pennsylvania Genealogical Catalogue
- The Pennsylvania Newspaper Record: Delaware County
- Quarantine and Disease Control in America Series – Parts I and II
- Reconstruction of Southern States: Pamphlets
- Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman
- South Carolina Newspapers
- Twelve Years A Slave
- The Virginia Gazette
- The Woman’s Tribune
- Women’s Suffrage Collection
- PART I:The Lily. 1849-1856
- PART II: National Citizen and Ballot Box. 1878-1881
- PART III: The Revolution. 1868-1872
- PART IV: The New Citizen. 1909-1912 and The Western Woman Voter. 1911-1913
- PART V: The Remonstrance. 1890-1913
- PART VI:The National Standard 1870-1872
- PART VII: The 19th Amendment Victory: A Newspaper History, 1762-1922
- PART VIII: The 19th Amendment Victory: Books 1812-1923
