Searchable digital images of more than 6,500 historical periodical titles dating from 1693 to 1923. Covers the American Colonial era through World War I and the start of the Roaring Twenties. Sourced from the American Antiquarian Society.
Primary documents from the U.S. National Archives, a series of collections from the Chicago History Museum, plus selected first-hand accounts on Indian Wars and westward migration. The two major collections from the 20th Century are Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and records from the Major Council Meetings of American Indian Tribes.
Archival historical documents provide information about the indigenous peoples of the region, the Conquest (la Conquista), colonial rule, religion, struggles for independence, and political, economic, and social progress and issues in newly independent nations.
Digitized primary sources for the historical study of sex, sexuality, and gender. Includes five collections:
Community and Identity in North America;
International Perspectives on LGBTQ Activism and Culture;
LGBTQ History and Culture Since 1940, Parts I and II;
**Sex and Sexuality, Sixteenth to Twentieth Century. **Access funded by CSUSB Strategic Initiative resources.
Digitized archival sources documenting relations between Asian and Western countries in the nineteenth century. Includes records of U.S. and British government agencies, missionary letters and journals, and some secondary sources.
Access funded by CSUSB Strategic Initiative resources.
This primary source collection offers an expansive window into centuries of Asian American history and daily life – as well as the ways popular culture has portrayed and perceived people of Asian descent. Includes Series 1: 1704-1941, Early 18th century to U.S. entry into World War II. Series 2: 1942-2017, World War II to the 21st century. and Series 3: 2018-present, Asian Americans in the 21st century.
From Black-owned newspapers to mainstream news publications, BLIA offers a window into African American history, culture, and daily life—as well as the ways the dominant culture has portrayed and perceived people of African descent. Includes Series 1: 1704-1877, Arrival in America through Reconstruction. Series 2: 1878-1975, Jim Crow through the Civil Rights Movement. Series 3: 1976-present, Black History Month to Today.
Brings together digitized archival material from former colonies and Commonwealth nations across Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Australasia, and the Americas, to provide valuable primary source material created for local audiences by local actors during a period of enormous global change. Collections: Papers of African Trade Unions; Political Pamphlets from the Institute of Commonwealth Studies; The Trades Union Congress Archive.
One person in seven experiences disability, yet the story of this community and its contributions is largely absent from the scholarly record. This database includes 150,000 pages of primary sources, supporting materials, and archives, along with 125 hours of video.
This collection of primary documents offers a broad overview of the history of environmental conservation and policy in North America from a range of perspectives, from the large national government agencies dictating the direction of legislation and environmental policies, down to the concerns of enlightened individuals campaigning on behalf of causes close to their hearts.
Archival and primary documents covering the impact of European conquest on Africa throughout the nineteenth century. Topics include the partition of Africa and British imperial policy; classifying race; African responses to imperialism; transnational evangelicalism.
The experience and impact of Hispanic Americans as recorded by the news media. Includes Series 1, 1704-1942: Spanish colonialism through World War II. Series 2, 1943-2009: Immigration, labor rights and civil rights. Series 3, 2010-Today: Hispanic Americans in the 21st century.
Digitized archival sources demonstrating how society has interacted with and regarded individuals considered to have disabilities. Materials include personal memoirs, records of treatments, methods of education, and forms of remediation. Reports and proceedings of organisations and institutions that worked with people with disabilities are included, as well as records of policies and programs.
Access funded by CSUSB Strategic Initiative resources.
The experience and impact of Indigenous Americans as recorded by the news media. Includes Series 1, 1690-1945: European Colonization through World War II. Series 2, 1946-2016: Indigenous Identity after World War II. Series 3, 2017-present: Washington Monument Protests to the present.
Archival primary sources such as manuscripts, newspapers, images, and more illustrate the historical experiences, cultural traditions and innovations, and political status of indigenous peoples in the United States and Canada. Includes records of the Indian Rights Association, 1882-1986.
Archival records relating to the forced removal of Japanese American citizens and residents from their homes following Pearl Harbor. Documents the day-to-day running of the 10 concentration camps. Records include reports and correspondence on issues such as security, education, health, vocational training, agriculture, food, and family welfare.
Digital images of the Los Angeles Times newspaper from its beginning in 1881 up to 8 years ago. Includes advertisements, graphics, and text. Fully searchable by keyword.
Digital images of the New York Times newspaper from its beginning in 1851 up to 3 years ago. Includes advertisements, graphics, and text. Fully searchable by keyword.
Explore diverse content covering fringe political movements, including campaign materials, periodicals, propaganda, and more.
Archive of alternative press publications, primarily from the U.S. and U.K. Content includes posters, pamphlets, newsletters, magazines, and more produced by counterculture and grassroots activist groups. Coverage focuses on the 1960s-1970s, with some coverage at early as the 1930s.
Documents the rise of the twentieth-century public health system in the United States through correspondence, reports, pamphlets, ephemera, and other primary sources. Topics include the evolution of public health legislation, policies, and campaigns at local, national, and federal levels.
Digitized archival documents covering three pivotal decades (1943-1970) in the struggle for civil rights in America through the eyes and work of sociologists, activists, psychologists, teachers, ministers, students and housewives.
Primary documents including government files, refugee agency reports, and myriad other forms of documentation to capture the new challenges faced by those forced to flee their homelands and by the government and agency operations that sought to provide some form of relief through resettlement or repatriation during this period. Coverage is generally from 1942 to the 1980s.
The Times of London, England, is the oldest daily newspaper in continuous publication. More than 200 years of its content are available here as fully searchable digital images.
Over 700,000 of the most sensitive documents from all the presidential libraries and numerous executive agencies, providing a unique, behind-the-scenes view of the highest level of American policymaking on the most sensitive issues of national security and foreign policy. Coverage is generally from the 1940s to the 2000s.
Historical coverage of the most important business newspaper in the United States. Digital images available, fully searchable.
The purchase of this resource was generously funded by a donor.
Digitized historical primary sources such as manuscripts, newspapers, magazines, and more, focusing on materials produced by women, not just about women. Includes four collections: Issues and Identities; Voice and Vision; Rare Titles from the American Antiquarian Society, 1820-1922; and Female Forerunners Worldwide.