LibGuides: Databases by Subject: History

History Databases

African-American Periodicals 1825 - 1995 This link opens in a new window
Search more than 170 African American Periodicals published between 1825 and 1995. African American Periodicals enables researchers to explore African American culture, thought and opinion ranging over more than 150 years of African American life.

Alabama Department of Archives & History
A collection of books, records and artifacts that document the history of Alabama.
Alabama Mosaic
AlabamaMosaic is a repository of digital materials on Alabama's history, culture, places, and people. Its purpose is to make unique historical treasures from Alabama's archives, libraries, museums, and other repositories electronically accessible to Alabama residents and to students, researchers, and the general public in other states and countries.

America's Historical Newspapers (formerly Early American Newspapers) This link opens in a new window
Full-image content from over 1,000 U.S. newspapers published between 1690 and 1876.
America: History and Life This link opens in a new window
Database covering the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present.
American State Papers, 1789-1838 This link opens in a new window
U.S. congressional materials originating from 1789 and covering through 1838.
Eighteenth Century Collection Online This link opens in a new window
Based on the English Short Title Catalog, the 18th Century Collection Online contains over 180,000 titles in full text published in the UK in the 18th century
English Short Title Catalogue (ESTC) This link opens in a new window
A catalogue of holdings in more than 2000 libraries world-wide, including the British Library.
Evans Digital Edition This link opens in a new window
Resource for information about life in 17th- and 18th-century America, including agriculture, auctions, foreign affairs, diplomacy, literature, music, religion, the Revolutionary War, temperance, witchcraft, and many other topics.

Feminae (Medieval Women & Gender Index)
Covers journal articles, book reviews, and essays in books about women, sexuality, and gender during the Middle Ages.

Harpweek - The Civil War Era: 1857-1865 This link opens in a new window
Harper's Weekly, scanned as images together with controlled-vocabulary indexing. HarpWeek provides access to this primary source for learning about 19th century events, people and culture.
Historical Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Database the history of the world from 1450 to the present (excluding the United States and Canada, which are covered in America: History and Life).
History Reference Center This link opens in a new window
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Access to historical encyclopedias, non-fiction books, history periodicals, historical documents, biographies, photos, maps, and video.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Backfiles of scholarly publications including the full runs of each journal which allows viewing of the articles exactly as they appear in print.
Project MUSE This link opens in a new window
Backfiles of scholarly publications including the full runs of each journal which allows viewing of the articles exactly as they appear in print.
Shaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition This link opens in a new window
Full-text access to 36,000 American books, pamphlets and broadsides published in the first nineteen years of the nineteenth century including state papers and government materials; presidential letters and messages; and congressional, state and territorial resolutions.