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| ARTICLES | | |  Help Finding Articles | | |  Journal Locator - Help
Search by journal title or citation, not by subject, for online and print journals. | | | Scholarly Articles | | | ABELL (Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature) - 1920 to present - Full Text
Extensive index to books, articles, critical editions of literary works, book reviews, essays and dissertations; 61 journals. | | | America: History & Life [EBSCO] - 1953 to present
Extensive index to 1,700 journals, books, and dissertations on American and Canadian history, popular culture, anthropology, sociology, economics, education, and politics. | | | Historical Abstracts [EBSCO] - 1956 to present
Covers history after 1450, excluding U.S. and Canada; lists articles, books, collections, and dissertations. | | | Humanities International Index [EBSCO]
Citations and abstracts for articles, essays, and original works (poems, fiction, photographs, paintings and illustrations) from books and journals. | | | International Index to Black Periodicals - 1900 to present - Full Text
Scholarly & news articles from American, African & Caribbean publications. International and multi-disciplinary coverage of culture, history, multidisciplinary politics, religion, and social issues. | | | Social Sciences Abstracts [EBSCO] - 1983 to present
Abstracts and some full text of articles from 550+ sources in anthropology, political science, economics, psychology, geography, and sociology; with interviews, obituaries, and book reviews. | | | Periodicals Archive Online (PAO) - 1802 to 1995 - Full Text
Full text archive of hundreds of periodicals in the arts, humanities and social sciences from their first issues to 1995. For complete indexing use the Periodicals Index Online. | | | Periodicals Index Online (PIO) - 1665-1995
Index to thousands of periodicals in the arts, humanities and social sciences from their first issues to 1995. Full text of selected titles can be found in Periodicals Archive Online database. | | | Popular Articles | | | Readers' Guide Retrospective - 1890-1983
Comprehensive index to popular general-interest periodicals, reflecting the history of 20th century America. | | | American Periodical Series (APS) - 1740 - 1900 - Full Text
Over 1,100 titles including Benjamin Franklin's General Magazine, early professional journals, and popular magazines such as Vanity Fair, Harper's, and Ladies' Home Journal. | | | Periodicals Archive Online (PAO) - 1802 to 1995 - Full Text
Full text archive of hundreds of periodicals in the arts, humanities and social sciences from their first issues to 1995. For complete indexing use the Periodicals Index Online. | | | Periodicals Index Online (PIO) - 1665-1995
Index to thousands of periodicals in the arts, humanities and social sciences from their first issues to 1995. Full text of selected titles can be found in Periodicals Archive Online database. | |
| BOOKS AND MEDIA | | | Help Finding Books | | | African American Song
Steaming audio for jazz, blues, gospel, ragtime, folk songs, narratives, sacred music, etc. Up to the 1970s. | | | American Song - 1700s - 1960
Streaming audio; songs by and about miners, native Americans, immigrants, slaves, children, pioneers & cowboys. Genres include country, folk, bluegrass, Western, old time, blues, gospel & shape note singing. With liner notes. | | | Moodle/E-Reserves
Login to course websites to access course readings, syllabi, discussions and more. | | | Library Catalogs | | | Five College Library Catalog - Help
Search all Five College libraries at once, or limit to Smith, Amherst, Mount Holyoke, Hampshire, or UMass/Amherst. | | | WorldCat - all dates
Extensive catalog (OCLC) of books, serials, media, web resources, and more worldwide. | | | Archive Finder - Help
Directory of primary source materials in U.S., U.K., and Irish repositories. | | | Book Purchases and Reviews | | | Book Review Digest Retrospective - 1905-1982
Excerpts from reviews of adult and juvenile fiction and non-fiction. | | | Book Review Digest [EBSCO] - 1983 to present
Reviews of English-language fiction and nonfiction books from U. S., Canadian, and British periodicals.
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Information on all books (scholarly, popular, adult, juvenile, reprint, etc.) on all subjects currently published and distributed in the U.S. With out-of-print titles from 1979 to the present. | |
| NEWS | | | US Newspapers | | | America's Historical Newspapers - 1690 - 1922 - Full Text
Cover-to-cover reproductions of hundreds of historic newspapers, based on the Brigham's History and Bibliography of American Newspapers series. | | | Boston Globe Historical - 1872 - 1926 - Full Text
Full text newspaper, with images. | | | Chicago Defender Historical - 1905 - 1975 - Full Text
Online archive of articles, editorial cartoons, photographs, advertisements, etc. from this important African-American newspaper. | | | Chicago Tribune Historical - 1849 - 1986 - Full Text
Full text newspaper, with images. | | | Chronicling America - 1880 - 1910 - Full Text
Newspapers from California, District of Columbia, Florida, Kentucky, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, Texas, Utah, and Virginia. | | | Los Angeles Times Historical - 1881-1986 - Full Text - Help
Full text, including images of the Los Angeles Daily Times (1881-1886) and the Los Angeles Times (1886-1986). | | | New York Times Historical - 1851 - 2006 - Full Text
Full text, including images, of the New York Times up to 2006. | | | Washington Post Historical - 1877 - 1993 - Full Text
Full text including images. | |
| REFERENCE TOOLS | | | Biographical Sources | | | American National Biography - Full Text
Reliable scholarly biographies of major figures in American history. | | | Encyclopedias | | | Blackwell Reference Online - Full Text
350+ titles in the humanities and social sciences, including the Blackwell companions and handbooks. Strengths are psychology, sociology, history, literature, philosophy, and religion. | | | Statistics | | | American Factfinder
Population, housing, economic and geographic data from the 1990 and 2000 U.S. Decennial Censuses, the latest Economic Census, and reference maps. | | | Historical Statistics of the United States - 1531 - 2000 - Full Text
Covers population, work & welfare, the economy, and government. Data may be downloaded and custom tables created. Includes essays, data reliability and references to secondary literature. | | | Style Manuals | | | Citation Guides & Style Manuals | |
| INTERNET RESOURCES | | | American Memory
Primary source materials relating to U.S. history and culture; includes 7 million digitized items from over 100 historical collections. | | | Early American Imprints (Evans Digital) - 1639 - 1800 - Full Text
Early American books, pamphlets, and broadsides on agriculture, foreign affairs, diplomacy, literature, music, and religion. From Charles Evans' bibliography. | | | Early American Imprints (Shaw-Shoemaker) - 1801 - 1819 - Full Text
Books, pamphlets, and broadsides on every aspect of American life from 1801-1819. Shaw-Shoemaker's continuation of Charles Evans' American bibliography. | | | Gerritsen Collection - 1543 -1945 - Full Text
An international collection of books, pamphlets and periodicals on feminism & the women’s rights movement worldwide. | | | Women and Social Movements - Basic Edition - Full Text
Primary source documents on women's social movements from 1600 to 2000. | | | Women Working: 1870-1930 (Harvard University Library)
Fully-digitized versions of books, manuscripts, pamphlets, consumer trade catalogs and photographs exploring women's roles in the US economy between the Civil War and the Great Depression. | | | American Broadsides and Ephemera - 1760 - 1900 - Full Text
Facsimile broadsides & ephemera, from 1760-1900, with Civil War accounts, town meeting reports, trade cards, theater & music programs, menus, and more. | | | Discovering American Women's History Online - Help
Access to digital collections of primary sources (photos, letters, diaries, artifacts, etc.) that document the history of women in the U.S. | | | Documenting the American South (University of North Carolina)
A collection of sources on Southern history, literature and culture from the colonial period through the first decades of the 20th century. | | | Hypertexts at the University of Virginia | | | In The First Person
Indexes thousands of oral histories, letters, diaries, memoirs, autobiographies, etc.; some materials are full text. | | | Making of America (University of Michigan)
A digital library of primary sources in 19th century American social history; includes books as well as articles from 19th century magazines and reveiws. | |
| RELATED SMITH WEB SITES | | | American Studies Program | | | Sophia Smith Collection
Women's and family papers, archives of organizations, women's periodicals, photographs, posters, other one-of-a-kind documents related to women; especially strong in 19th & 20th century US reform movements and feminism.
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