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African American Newspapers, 1827-1998This link opens in a new windowThis resource enables users to search more than 270 African American newspapers published in the 19th and 20th centuries. Created in partnership with the Wisconsin Historical Society, the Kansas State Historical Society and the Library of Congress, African American Newspapers chronicles a century and a half of the African American experience.
America: History and LifeThis link opens in a new windowAccess is limited to six (6) simultaneous users.
Covers United States and Canadian history from prehistory to the present providing indexing and bibliographic references for the contents of 1,700 journals.
Funded by statewide allocation.
America's Historical Newspapers, 1690-1900This link opens in a new windowEarly American newspapers including titles from all 50 present states. Includes: Early American Newspapers, Series I (1690-1876) and Series II (1758-1900).
American Civil War Collection, 1860-1922: From the American Antiquarian SocietyThis link opens in a new windowFrom the comprehensive holdings of the American Antiquarian Society, this collection offers printed items addressing all facets of the Civil War and its aftermath. These diverse materials, all filmed in full-resolution color, include broadsides, lithographs, maps, books, pamphlets, photographs, political cartoons, stereographs, and more.
American Civil War: Letters and DiariesThis link opens in a new windowThis resource knits together more than 400 sources of diaries, letters, and memoirs, to provide fast access to thousands of views on almost every aspect of the war.
American History in VideoThis link opens in a new windowAmerican History in Video provides the largest and richest collection of video available online for the study of American history. The collection allows students and researchers to analyze historical events, and the presentation of historical events over time, through commercial and governmental newsreels, archival footage, public affairs footage, and important documentaries.
American Slavery Collection, 1820-1922This link opens in a new windowThis digital edition of the American Antiquarian Society???s holdings of slavery and abolition materials includes works published over the course of more than 100 years. These diverse materials, all filmed in full-resolution color, include books, pamphlets, graphic materials, and ephemera; among them are a large number of invaluable Southern imprints.
Annual Register: A Record of World EventsThis link opens in a new windowThis reference work is an annual publication of British and world events, from 1758 to the Present Day. It provides historians and students with information on the major and minor events, with historical context, perspective, and biographical information. It provides insights into attitudes towards the events and issues of the time.
Arab-Israeli Relations, 1917-1970: The Middle East Online, Series 1This link opens in a new windowIncludes a wide range of original source material, from the 1917 Balfour Declaration through the Black September war of 1970-1. These materials - letters, minutes, reports, maps - are from primary source documents at the National Archives, London.
ArchiveGridThis link opens in a new windowOpen Access
Search through historical documents, personal papers, and family histories held in archives around the world. Thousands of libraries, museums, and archives have contributed nearly a million collection descriptions to ArchiveGrid. Researchers searching ArchiveGrid can learn about the many items in each of these collections, contact archives to arrange a visit to examine materials, and order copies.
Archives UnboundThis link opens in a new windowArchives Unbound presents topically-focused digital collections of historical documents that support the research and study needs of scholars and students at the college and university level. Subjects include 1960s radicalism, the Motion Picture Production Code, Jewish emigration, Arab-Israeli relations, resettlement in post-War Europe, the Rastafari Movement, and the Holocaust.
Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA)This link opens in a new windowOpen Access
The data available on the Getty Web site as of July 1, 2010, comprises two databases: BHA and Repertoire de la literature de l'art (RILA).
Black Freedom StruggleThis link opens in a new windowA ProQuest website featuring select primary source documents related to critical people and events in African American history. Focuses on historic and contemporary experiences and perspectives of African Americans, including the Black Lives Matter movement.
British and Irish Women's Letters and DiariesThis link opens in a new windowBritish and Irish Women's Letters and Diaries includes the immediate experiences of approximately 500 women, as revealed in over 100,000 pages of diaries and letters. The collection now includes primary materials spanning more than 300 years. The collection also includes biographies and an extensive annotated bibliography of the sources in the database.
Chronicling America: Historic American NewspapersThis link opens in a new windowOpen Access
This site allows you to search and read newspaper pages from 1900-1910 and find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress as part of the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
CQ AlmanacThis link opens in a new windowOff-campus access problems with Sage. Please follow these instructions for a temporary reroute:
After clicking the link above, click “Institution” in the top, right corner of the resulting webpage.
Then, click “Access via Your Institution”.
Type ‘Florida Atlantic University’ and hit ‘continue’.
Analysis on the major legislation and actions of congress since 1945. Data on the voting patterns of Congress members provides insight into the legislative process and history of the institution. Users can follow the history of a policy issue with the Policy Tracker tool which links reports on the same issue for almost 70 years.
CQ Press Historic DocumentsThis link opens in a new windowOff-campus access problems with Sage. Please follow these instructions for a temporary reroute:
After clicking the link above, click “Institution” in the top, right corner of the resulting webpage.
Then, click “Access via Your Institution”.
Type ‘Florida Atlantic University’ and hit ‘continue’. Choose the CQ Press Books module. 'Series' tab. 'Historic Documents' subtab.
In CQ Historic Documents Series Online Edition, you can find the entire collection of the acclaimed Historic Documents print editions. Each volume includes approximately one hundred documents covering the most significant events of the year. These documents range from presidential speeches, international agreements, and Supreme Court decisions to U.S. governmental reports, scientific findings, and cultural discussions.
Digital Collections from the Library of CongressThis link opens in a new windowOpen Access
This product includes the American history and cultural collections of the Library of Congress, now in one location. In addition there is international coverage relating to history and culture, as well as current international government, law, and politics.
Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans, 1639-1800This link opens in a new windowBased on the renowned American Bibliography by Charles Evans, this is the definitive resource for every aspect of life in 17th and 18th-century America, from agriculture and auctions through foreign affairs, diplomacy, literature, music, religion, the Revolutionary War, temperance, witchcraft, and just about any other topic imaginable.
Early Encounters in North AmericaThis link opens in a new windowContains 1,482 authors and over 100,000 pages of letters, diaries, memoirs and accounts of early encounters.
Early English Books Online (EEBO)This link opens in a new windowFrom the first book printed in English by William Caxton, through the age of Spenser and Shakespeare and the tumult of the English Civil War, Early English Books Online (EEBO) contains over 130,000 titles listed in Pollard & Redgrave's Short-Title Catalogue (1475-1640), Wing's Short-Title Catalogue (1641-1700), and the Thomason Tracts (1640-1661).
Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO)This link opens in a new windowTo search Eighteenth Century Collections Online and Nineteenth Century Collections Online simultaneously, please see Gale Primary Sources database.
Online access to the digital images of books published between 1701 and 1800. This collection includes ancient and contemporary history, accounts of voyages and discoveries, historical biographies and memoirs, genealogical collections, gazetteers, works on church antiquities and tourist guides of Britain. Topics include chronologies, recreation (travel, sports, parlor games), military history, maps, local history, and topography.
To search Eighteenth Century Collections Online and Nineteenth Century Collections Online simultaneously, see the Artemis Primary Sources database.
English Short Title CatalogueThis link opens in a new windowOpen Access
A catalog of materials printed from the beginning of print until 1800 in Great Britain, its territories, and in English from around the world.
European Views of the Americas: 1493 to 1750This link opens in a new windowOpen Access
This bibliographic database is a comprehensive guide to printed records about the Americas written in Europe before 1750. This database is based on European Americana: A Chronological Guide to Works Printed In Europe Relating to The Americas, 1493-1750, and contains more than 32,000 entries.
Evans Early American Imprint - Text Creation Partnership (Evans -TCP)This link opens in a new windowThe University of Michigan, NewsBank/Readex Co., and the American Antiquarian Society are cooperating in a Text Creation Partnership to create 6,000 accurately keyed and fully-searchable SGML/XML text editions from among the 40,000 titles available in the Evans Early American Imprints Collection. "Evans" is the most significant collection of titles relating to the history of seventeenth and eighteenth century America, and the Text creation partnership seeks to create enduring digital text editions of the most frequently studied works.
Everglades Digital Library: Reclaiming the EvergladesThis link opens in a new windowOpen Access
Nearly 10,000 page images of primary source materials relating to south Florida environmental history are accessible here. This digitized documentary evidence spans the years 1884 to present and covers topics such as the establishment of the Everglades National Park, Native American land rights, agriculture, urban development, endangered species, invasive plants, and the role of women in the modern conservation movement.
Federal Response to Radicalism in the 1960sThis link opens in a new windowFederal Response to Radicalism in the 1960s is a full-text database of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's previously classified files on prominent radicals and radical organizations from 1956 to 1971. It sheds light on internal organization, personnel, and activities of some of the most prominent American radical groups and their movements to change American government and society.
Florida Digital Newspaper LibraryThis link opens in a new windowOpen Access
The Florida Digital Newspaper Library exists to provide access to the news and history of Florida.
Florida Digital Newspaper LibraryThis link opens in a new windowOpen Access
The Florida Digital Newspaper Library exists to provide access to the news and history of Florida.
Florida Heritage Collection (FHC)This link opens in a new windowOpen Access
An ongoing cooperative project of the libraries of the state universities of Florida to digitize and provide online access to materials broadly representing Florida's history, culture, arts, literature, sciences and social sciences. Thematic areas in this growing collection include Native American and minority populations, exploration and development, tourism, the natural environment, and regional interests. Materials are taken from archives, special collections, and libraries of the eleven state universities.
Florida Memory ProjectThis link opens in a new windowOpen Access
The Florida Memory Project presents a selection of historical records that illustrate significant moments in Florida history, educational resources for students of all ages and archival collections for historical research. The Project utilizes selected original records, photographs and other materials from the collections of the State Library and Archives of Florida.
Florida Newspaper DatabaseThis link opens in a new windowIndexing to news resources from around the state. Includes some full text.
Gale Primary SourcesThis link opens in a new windowGale Primary Sources combines Eighteenth Century Collections Online, Nineteenth Century Collections Online (modules 1-4), The Times Digital Archive, and Times Literary Supplement Historical Archive, allowing users to search all databases simultaneously. These primary source collections include digitized monographs, personal diaries, manuscripts, photographs, and maps.
Gilded AgeThis link opens in a new windowThe Gilded Age brings primary documents and scholarly commentary together into a searchable collection that is the definitive electronic resource for students and scholars researching this important period in American history.