Finding Primary Sources in History

Definitions
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Unpublished
Other Types
By Period

Twentieth Century

Index Readers Guide Retrospective 1890-1982
Times (London) Index Index to newspaper, (AI21 .T46, King Index, older on second floor), some indexed in 19Century Masterfile 1785 -
Alternative Press Index Radical Press, 1969 -
Left Index 1982-
PAIS International 1915 - Public Affairs and politics
Humanities Social Sciences Retrospective 1907-1984, Intellectual thought, journals
GK Hall Index to Black Periodicals 1950 - Print only
Index with Full Text Ethnic Newswatch Full text Ethnic press, 1960 -
Full Text Searching New York Times Historical Index to newspaper, 1851- 3 years from present
Women and Social Movements Online collection, 1600-2000, highly selective
British and Irish Women's Letters and Diaries Online collection, 1500-1925, highly selective
North American Women's Letters and Diaries Online collection, 1675-1950, highly selective
Visual Televison News Archive Major nightly news broadcasts Aug 5, 1968 -. Index. Must order tapes.
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps Block by block maps detailing use of buildings in US cities, 1867-1970
AP Multimedia Archive Associated Press' Photo Archive, primarily 20th century, some 19th
American Memory Project http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/
Ohio Memory http://www.ohiomemory.org/
Greater Cincinnati Memory Project http://memory.gclc-lib.org/
David Rumsey Maps http://davidrumsey.com/ excellent maps