African American Communities
Pamphlets, letters, newspapers, and oral histories documenting life in major African American communities since the early 19th century.
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African American Newspapers (Accessible Archives)
Digitized historical newspapers originally published by and for African Americans in the 19th century.
About African American Newspapers (Accessible Archives)African American Newspapers in the South
Digitized historical newspapers originally published by and for African Americans in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the Southern U.S.
About African American Newspapers in the SouthAfrican American Newspapers, Series 1 (Readex)
Digitized newspapers from over 35 U.S. states published by and for African Americans.
About African American Newspapers, Series 1 (Readex)AM Explorer
Searches across all of Rutgers' primary source collections from Adam Matthew.
About AM ExplorerAmerica in World War Two
Digitized primary sources illustrating United States military and civilian involvement in WWII.
About America in World War TwoAmerica: History & Life
*Best Bet for SubjectScholarship on United States and Canadian history from prehistoric times to the present.
About America: History & LifeAmerican Civil War: Letters and Diaries
Memoirs, diaries, and collections of letters written by private soldiers, generals, politicians, and civilians.
About American Civil War: Letters and DiariesAmerican County Histories: New Jersey
Searchable collection of New Jersey county histories published in the late 19th century but covering history from the 1600s onward.
About American County Histories: New JerseyAmerican History in Video
Commercial and governmental newsreels, archival footage, public affairs footage, and important documentaries.
About American History in VideoAmerican History, 1493-1945
Digitized primary sources depicting the history of the United States of America from the earliest settlers to World War II.
About American History, 1493-1945American Indian Histories and Cultures
Digitized primary sources from the 17th to mid-20th century depicting American Indian history in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
About American Indian Histories and CulturesAmerican Indian Newspapers
Digitized American Indian newspapers from the United States and Canada dating from 1828 to 2016.
About American Indian NewspapersAmerican Periodicals
*Best Bet for SubjectCollection of over 1,100 digitized American magazines and journals originally published between 1741 and 1940.
About American PeriodicalsAmerican Prison Newspapers, 1800-2020: Voices from the Inside
(Open Access) Collection of digitized newspapers originally published in United States prisons.
About American Prison Newspapers, 1800-2020: Voices from the InsideAmerican State Papers, 1789-1838
Every legislative and executive document of the first 14 U.S. Congresses, 1789-1838, plus additional materials such as speeches and messages of Presidents.
About American State Papers, 1789-1838American West
Digitized primary sources depicting the history of westward expansion in the United States from the early 18th to the mid-20th centuries.
About American WestAmerica's Historical Newspapers: Early American Newspapers, Series 2-7, 1741-1922
*Best Bet for SubjectDigitized collection of over 1,500 American newspapers published between 1741 and 1922.
About America's Historical Newspapers: Early American Newspapers, Series 2-7, 1741-1922APA PsycInfo (including PsycArticles)
Abstracts and citations to scholarly literature in the behavioral sciences, psychology, and mental health, primarily dating from 1880s to present.
About APA PsycInfo (including PsycArticles)ArchiveGrid
(Open Access) A centralized tool for discovering archival materials held by over 1,000 libraries, museums, archives, and historical societies worldwide.
About ArchiveGridArchives Unbound: Federal Response to Radicalism in the 1960s
The Federal Bureau of Investigation's previously classified files on prominent radicals and radical organizations from 1956 to 1971.
About Archives Unbound: Federal Response to Radicalism in the 1960sArchives Unbound: Federal Surveillance of African Americans, 1920-1984
The Federal Bureau of Investigation's previously classified files on prominent African Americans and African-American organizations.
About Archives Unbound: Federal Surveillance of African Americans, 1920-1984Art Index Retrospective (H.W. Wilson)
Indexes articles in the fields of art history, architectural history, and the visual arts from 1929 through 1984.
About Art Index Retrospective (H.W. Wilson)Atla Religion Database
Index to journal articles, book reviews, and collections of essays in all fields of religion written from the 19th century to the present.
About Atla Religion DatabaseB
Behind the Scenes of the Civil Rights Movements
(Open Access) Digitized primary sources focusing on civil rights activism.
About Behind the Scenes of the Civil Rights MovementsBlack Thought and Culture
Non-fiction writing by leading figures in African American life and culture, including Frederick Douglas, W.E.B. Du Bois, Ida Wells, A. Phillip Randolph, Martin Luther King, Jr., Jesse Jackson, and hundreds of others.
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C19: The Nineteenth Century Index
The most comprehensive index of English language books, periodical and newspaper articles, government publications, and archival materials printed in the 19th century.
About C19: The Nineteenth Century IndexCamdenBase
(Open Access) Selected citations to journal articles, books, and newspaper articles about the city of Camden, New Jersey.
About CamdenBaseChicago Defender (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
Digitized collection of every issue of the Chicago Defender published from 1910 to 1975. The Chicago Defender was the most influential African-American newspaper of the 20th century.
About Chicago Defender (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
(Open Access) Digitized collection of historical U.S. newspapers from 1789 to 1963.
About Chronicling America: Historic American NewspapersColonial America
Digitized collection of the materials on North American colonies held in the Colonial Office files at The National Archives of the United Kingdom in London.
About Colonial AmericaColonial Caribbean
Digitized files from the British Colonial Office regarding the Caribbean.
About Colonial CaribbeanCommunication & Mass Media Complete
Articles in the fields of communication and mass media dating from 1900 to the present.
About Communication & Mass Media CompleteConfidential Print: North America, 1824-1961
Digitized collection of formerly confidential British government documents about North America. The original documents were produced by the Foreign and Colonial Offices.
About Confidential Print: North America, 1824-1961Courier Post (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
Digitized collection of the Courier Post from 1881 to present (with some gaps). The Courier Post covers Camden and South Jersey.
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Digital Sanborn Maps: New Jersey
Collection of 1237 large-scale maps of 265 New Jersey cities dating from 1884 through the early 1950s.
About Digital Sanborn Maps: New JerseyDocumenting White Supremacy and Its Opponents in the 1920s
Digitized collection of Ku Klux Klan newspapers published during the 1920s documenting white nationalism in America. Also includes anti-Klan newspapers, which exposed the Klan's violence and bigotry.
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Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans, 1639-1800
Digitized collection of nearly every book, pamphlet, and broadside published in the American colonies or the United States between 1639 and 1800.
About Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans, 1639-1800Early English Books Online
Digitized collection that includes virtually every work printed in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and British North America from 1473-1700.
About Early English Books OnlineEighteenth Century Collections Online
A nearly comprehensive collection of the works published in the English language during the eighteenth century.
About Eighteenth Century Collections OnlineEighteenth Century Journals
A collection of digitized unique and rare periodicals representing the wide thematic and geographic range of English language print culture in the 18th century.
About Eighteenth Century JournalsElectronic Enlightenment
Over 70,000 letters and documents of British, American, French, German, and other Enlightenment figures.
About Electronic EnlightenmentEmpire Online
Digitized primary sources on the history of empires and empire building in the modern era, with primary emphasis on the British Empire. There are also materials on American imperialism.
About Empire OnlineEntertainment Industry Magazine Archive
Digitized magazines focused on 20th and 21st century music genres such as rock, folk, hip-hop, and rap.
About Entertainment Industry Magazine ArchiveEthnic NewsWatch
Newspapers, magazines, and journals published by ethnic, minority, and native presses. Includes publications in English and Spanish.
About Ethnic NewsWatchEveryday Life and Women in America
Digitized primary sources depicting women's roles in American social, cultural, and political history in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
About Everyday Life and Women in AmericaExploring Race in Society
Undergraduate-focused database on race, ethnicity, diversity, and inclusiveness in U.S. society in the 20th and 21st centuries.
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The First World War
Digitized primary sources produced by soldiers, civilians, and governments on both sides of the conflict and in multiple theatres of war.
About The First World WarFirstSearch
A shared catalog of library collections worldwide.
About FirstSearchFood and Drink in History
Digitized primary sources documenting food and drink in global history.
About Food and Drink in HistoryFrontier Life: Borderlands, Settlement & Colonial Encounters
Digitized primary sources documenting European migration to and colonization of Africa, Australasia, and North America.
About Frontier Life: Borderlands, Settlement & Colonial EncountersG
Gender: Identity and Social Change
Digitized primary sources depicting gender history, women’s suffrage, the feminist movement, and the men’s movement.
About Gender: Identity and Social ChangeGerritsen Women's History Collection of Aletta H. Jacobs
A digitized collection of materials documenting feminist thought and women’s rights movements around the world.
About Gerritsen Women's History Collection of Aletta H. JacobsThe Gilded Age and Progressive Era
Digitized primary sources documenting United States culture, industry, and politics during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
About The Gilded Age and Progressive EraGlobal Commodities: Trade, Exploration & Cultural Exchange
Collection of primary source materials exploring the history of key global commodities and ways they have changed the world.
About Global Commodities: Trade, Exploration & Cultural ExchangeH
HathiTrust Digital Library
(Open Access) A collection of books, consisting mostly of works in the public domain, digitized by libraries around the world.
About HathiTrust Digital LibraryHealth Poll Database
Health-related U.S. survey questions from the 1930s to the present.
About Health Poll DatabaseHeinOnline
Legal research collection featuring laws and regulations, case law, treaties and agreements, scholarly legal and criminal justice periodicals, and related materials.
About HeinOnlineHistoric American Newspapers
(Open Access) Digitized collection of historical U.S. newspapers from 1789 to 1963.
About Historic American NewspapersHistorical Abstracts
*Best Bet for SubjectCovers the history of the world from 1450 to the present, excluding the United States and Canada.
About Historical AbstractsHistorical Statistics of the United States: Millennial Edition
Data on all aspects of American history through the year 2000, including population, labor, economics, governance, and international relations.
About Historical Statistics of the United States: Millennial EditionHistory of Science, Technology, and Medicine
An index of scholarship on the history of a wide range of scientific disciplines, including biological science, computer and information sciences, engineering, geography, mathematics, medicine, neurosciences, pharmacy, physics, psychiatry, public health, and technology.
About History of Science, Technology, and MedicineHistoryMakers
A collection of video oral history interviews with African Americans who have made significant contributions in a wide variety of fields.
About HistoryMakersHumanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective: 1907-1984 (H.W. Wilson)
Citations to articles covering a wide range of humanities, social sciences, and interdisciplinary fields.
About Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective: 1907-1984 (H.W. Wilson)I
Independent Voices
(Open Access) Alternative press newspapers, magazines, and journals published in the United States in the latter half of the 20th century, mostly the 1960s and 1970s.
About Independent VoicesInterwar Culture
Digitized periodicals published in the United States and Britain between the World Wars.
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J. Walter Thompson: Advertising America
Digitized advertisements, client files, and other primary sources originally produced by J. Walter Thompson, a major American advertising agency.
About J. Walter Thompson: Advertising AmericaJewish Life in America, c.1654-1954
Digitized primary sources documenting the history of Jewish communities in America from the 17th-20th centuries.
About Jewish Life in America, c.1654-1954JSTOR
Journals, books, and primary sources in a wide variety of subject areas in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
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Law Library Microform Consortium Digital
A wide range of archival material from state, federal, and territorial governments, as well as from various Anglo-American collections and foreign and international jurisdictions.
About Law Library Microform Consortium DigitalLeft Index
News and information from leftist and radical media covering topics such as politics, labor, civil rights, globalization, and the environment.
About Left IndexLeisure, Travel and Mass Culture: The History of Mass Tourism
Digitized primary sources depicting the development of mass tourism from the mid-19th through the 20th century.
About Leisure, Travel and Mass Culture: The History of Mass TourismLife at Sea
Digitized primary sources documenting Anglo-American sea travel from 1600-1900.
About Life at SeaLLMC Digital
A wide range of archival material from state, federal, and territorial governments, as well as from various Anglo-American collections and foreign and international jurisdictions.
About LLMC DigitalM
Making of Modern Law: Legal Treatises, 1800-1926
Collection of digitized legal monographs published in Great Britain and the United States from 1800-1926.
About Making of Modern Law: Legal Treatises, 1800-1926Making of Modern Law: Primary Sources, 1620-1970
Collection of digitized primary sources in U.S. legal history from 1620-1970.
About Making of Modern Law: Primary Sources, 1620-1970Making of Modern Law: U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs, 1832-1978
Collection of digitized U.S. Supreme Court legal records and briefs from 1832-1978.
About Making of Modern Law: U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs, 1832-1978Manuscript Women's Letters and Diaries
Letters, diaries, and personal writings of American women from the 19th and early 20th centuries.
About Manuscript Women's Letters and DiariesMarket Research and American Business Reports, 1935-1965
Digitized reports of Ernest Dichter, whose market research firm was employed by major American companies across a variety of industries.
About Market Research and American Business Reports, 1935-1965Medical Services and Warfare
Digitized primary sources documenting medical history during times of armed conflict dating from the mid-19th to the mid-20th century.
About Medical Services and WarfareMEDLINE (EBSCOhost)
The premier source for literature in the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, and allied health, dating from 1946 to present with some earlier content. EBSCOhost version.
About MEDLINE (EBSCOhost)MEDLINE (Ovid)
The premier source for literature in the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, and allied health, dating from 1946 to present with some earlier content.. Ovid version.
About MEDLINE (Ovid)Mergent Archives
Digitized archive of Corporate and Municipal Mergent (formerly Moody's) Manuals dating back to 1909.
About Mergent ArchivesMigration to New Worlds
Digitized primary sources documenting migration from Great Britain, Ireland, mainland Europe, and Asia to North America and Australasia.
About Migration to New WorldsMonumenta Germaniae Historica (eMGH)
Electronic version of the critical edition Monumenta Germaniae Historica.
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New Jersey Digital Highway (NJDH)
(Open Access) Portal to digital collections of New Jersey libraries, museums, archives, and historical societies.
About New Jersey Digital Highway (NJDH)New York Academy of Sciences
The complete digitized archives of the New York Academy of Sciences including administrative records, correspondence, pamphlets, publications, proceedings, and reports.
About New York Academy of SciencesNew York Times (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
Digitized collection of every issue of the New York Times from 1851 to 3 years ago.
About New York Times (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)Nineteenth Century Collections Online
Primary source materials related to 19th century (primarily British and American) history.
About Nineteenth Century Collections OnlineNineteenth Century Index
The most comprehensive index of English language books, periodical and newspaper articles, government publications, and archival materials printed in the 19th century.
About Nineteenth Century IndexNineteenth Century U.S. Newspapers
*Best Bet for SubjectCollection of digitized American newspapers originally published between 1800 and 1900.
About Nineteenth Century U.S. NewspapersThe Nixon Years, 1969-1974
The complete digitized files of the U.K. Foreign & Commonwealth Office regarding Richard Nixon’s presidency of the United States.
About The Nixon Years, 1969-1974North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries, and Oral Histories
Documents the personal experience of immigrants to Canada and the United States over more than two centuries.
About North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries, and Oral HistoriesNorth American Women's Letters and Diaries
Letters, diaries, and personal writings of American women from colonial times to 1950.
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Oral History Online
Oral histories of English-speaking men and women from all walks of life.
About Oral History OnlineP
PAIS Index
Research on public affairs, public and social policies, and international relations.
About PAIS IndexPeriodicals Index Online
Multidisciplinary index of articles published in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.
About Periodicals Index OnlinePhiladelphia Inquirer (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
Digitized collection of every issue of the Philadelphia Inquirer from 1860 to 2001.
About Philadelphia Inquirer (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
Digitized collection of every issue of the Pittsburgh Gazette from 1786 to 2003.
About Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)Politics Collection (ProQuest)
Scholarship and research in political science, public policy, and international relations from 1914 to present.
About Politics Collection (ProQuest)Popular Culture in Britain and America, 1950-1975
Digitized primary sources representing mass culture in midcentury Britain and the United States.
About Popular Culture in Britain and America, 1950-1975Popular Medicine in America, 1800-1900
Digitized primary sources documenting the advertising and use of health treatments marketed directly to the American public.
About Popular Medicine in America, 1800-1900ProQuest Congressional
Collection of historical and current Congressional information and publications, including Congressional Committee Prints, House and Senate Documents and Reports (Congressional Serial Set), Hearings, and Legislative Histories.
About ProQuest CongressionalProQuest Historical Newspapers: Chicago Defender
Digitized collection of every issue of the Chicago Defender published from 1910 to 1975. The Chicago Defender was the most influential African-American newspaper of the 20th century.
About ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Chicago DefenderProQuest Historical Newspapers: Combined Search
*Best Bet for SubjectThe Advanced Search page on the ProQuest platform with all of Rutgers' ProQuest Historical Newspapers collections preselected.
About ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Combined SearchProQuest Historical Newspapers: Courier Post
Digitized collection of the Courier Post from 1881 to present (with some gaps). The Courier Post covers Camden and South Jersey.
About ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Courier PostProQuest Historical Newspapers: New Jersey Collection
Digitized collection of New Jersey newspapers from 1876 - 1 week ago.
About ProQuest Historical Newspapers: New Jersey CollectionProQuest Historical Newspapers: New York Times
Digitized collection of every issue of the New York Times from 1851 to 3 years ago.
About ProQuest Historical Newspapers: New York TimesProQuest Historical Newspapers: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Digitized collection of every issue of the Pittsburgh Gazette from 1786 to 2003.
About ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Pittsburgh Post-GazetteProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Philadelphia Inquirer
Digitized collection of every issue of the Philadelphia Inquirer from 1860 to 2001.
About ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Philadelphia InquirerProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post
Digitized collection of every issue of The Washington Post from 1877 to 16 years prior to the current year.
About ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington PostPsycInfo (including PsycArticles)
Abstracts and citations to scholarly literature in the behavioral sciences, psychology, and mental health, primarily dating from 1880s to present.
About PsycInfo (including PsycArticles)R
Race Relations in America
Digitized primary sources originally produced by the Race Relations Department at Fisk University from 1943-1970.
About Race Relations in AmericaReaders' Guide Retrospective: 1890-1982 (H.W. Wilson)
*Best Bet for SubjectIndex of popular magazines and periodicals published in the United States.
About Readers' Guide Retrospective: 1890-1982 (H.W. Wilson)Roper iPoll
Database of questions from public opinion polls on a broad range of topics.
About Roper iPollS
Service Newspapers of World War II
Digitized newspapers originally produced by members of various services branches on both sides of the conflict.
About Service Newspapers of World War IISex & Sexuality
Digitized primary sources, including materials from the Kinsey Institute, documenting attitudes toward sexuality, gender, and sexual behavior in the United States, Great Britain, and Australia from the 19th-21st centuries.
About Sex & SexualitySilent Film Online
Digital library of streaming online silent feature films, documentaries, serials, and shorts from the 1890s to the 1930s.
About Silent Film OnlineSlavery, Abolition & Social Justice
Digitized primary sources from archives around the world documenting the history of slavery, slaves' experiences and testimonies, and abolitionist and social justice movements.
About Slavery, Abolition & Social JusticeSmithsonian Global Sound
Audio recordings of American folk, blues, bluegrass, jazz, spoken word, and world music.
About Smithsonian Global SoundSocial and Cultural History: Letters and Diaries Online
A cross-searching tool for 6 Alexander Street primary source collections, which include correspondence, autobiographies, interviews, and diaries dating from the 16th through the 21st centuries.
About Social and Cultural History: Letters and Diaries OnlineSocial Explorer
Interactive data maps and reports based on major sources of demographic data from 1790 to the present.
About Social ExplorerSocial Sciences Index Retrospective: 1907-1983 (H.W. Wilson)
Citations to articles covering a wide range of social sciences and interdisciplinary fields published from 1907 to 1983.
About Social Sciences Index Retrospective: 1907-1983 (H.W. Wilson)Sociological Abstracts
Covers the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences, dating from 1952 to present.
About Sociological AbstractsSociology Collection (ProQuest)
Scholarship in sociology, social work, and related social sciences fields.
About Sociology Collection (ProQuest)T
Trade Catalogues and the American Home
Digitized catalogues, pamphlets, trade cards, and other marketing materials originally directed toward the American consumer.
About Trade Catalogues and the American HomeTravel Writing, Spectacle and World History
Collection of manuscripts, diaries, travel journals, correspondence, photographs, postcards and ephemera created by women travelers.
About Travel Writing, Spectacle and World HistoryU
U.S. Congressional Serial Set, 1817-1980
Key publications of the United States Congress, documenting the official activities of the committees of the House and the Senate.
About U.S. Congressional Serial Set, 1817-1980U.S. Constitutional Law
Current and historical state and federal constitutions with accompanying commentary.
About U.S. Constitutional LawU.S. Declassified Documents Online
Digitized collection of previously classified documents that have been declassified by the U.S. federal government.
About U.S. Declassified Documents OnlineV
Vanderbilt Television News Archive
An index of news broadcasts by national television networks, including ABC, CBS, Fox News, and NBC, with streaming video for NBC and CNN broadcasts.
About Vanderbilt Television News ArchiveVictorian Popular Culture
Digitized primary sources depicting popular entertainment in Britain, the United States, and Europe in the long 19th century.
About Victorian Popular CultureVirginia Company Archives
Digitized archives of the Virginia Company of London, an English joint-stock company chartered to establish colonial settlements in North America.
About Virginia Company ArchivesThe Vogue Archive
Digitized collection of every issue of Vogue from 1892 to the previous month.
About The Vogue ArchiveW
The Wall Street Journal
Current digital edition of the Wall Street journal, a national daily newspaper publishing news, commentary, and analysis with an emphasis on business and financial news.
About The Wall Street JournalWashington Post (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
Digitized collection of every issue of The Washington Post from 1877 to 16 years prior to the current year.
About Washington Post (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000
Digitized primary sources documenting women's activism in United States public life.
About Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000Women's Studies International
An index of scholarship in women's studies and feminist research.
About Women's Studies InternationalWorldCat
A shared catalog of library collections worldwide.
About WorldCatWorldwide Political Science Abstracts
An index of international scholarship in political science, international law, and public administration/policy.
About Worldwide Political Science AbstractsWorld’s Fairs: A Global History of Expositions
Digitized primary sources documenting global expositions.
About World’s Fairs: A Global History of Expositions