HIST492: Travel and Pilgrimage to the Holy Land from Late Antiquity to Mark Twain
Primary Source Databases via CSU Libraries
- Archives of Sexuality and Gender: LGBTQ History and Culture Since 1940Made possible through the generosity of the College of Liberal Arts. Information on LGBTQ life in the second half of the twentieth century and beyond. Experiences of the LGBTQ community as a whole and individuals of different races, ethnicities, ages, religions, political orientations, and geographical locations. Historical records of political and social organizations founded by LGBTQ individuals, publications by and for lesbians and gays, and extensive coverage of governmental responses to the AIDS crisis. Personal correspondence and interviews. Gay and lesbian newspapers, and much more.
- Archives UnboundCoverage: Varies
U.S. foreign policy; U.S. civil rights; global affairs and colonial studies; and modern history. Broad topic clusters include: African American studies; American Indian studies; Asian studies; British history; Holocaust studies; LGBT studies; Latin American and Caribbean studies; Middle East studies; political science; religious studies; and women’s studies - Black Freedom Struggle in the United StatesCoverage: 1790-2000
Features approximately 1,600 primary source documents related to critical people and events in Black or African American history, particularly regarding the struggle against racial injustice in the United States. - Black Thought and CultureCoverage: Varies
Contains the non-fiction published works of leading African Americans, including interviews, journal articles, letters and other fugitive material. - Black Women in AmericaCoverage: Varies
Describes the achievements of black women throughout history and highlights their ongoing contributions in America today.
For contemorary topics (2000-present) these databases will allow the searchng of newspapers from around the United States:
- Nexis UniCoverage: Varies
Nexis Uni is a comprehensive database with access to over 17,000 news, business and legal sources. It provides full-text of local, regional, national and international newspapers, as well as access to scholarly journals, trade publications, television and radio broadcasts, newswires and blogs. Its extensive legal sources include federal and state cases and statutes, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions since 1790. With business information on more than 80 million U.S. and international companies and more than 75 million executives, it is a robust resource for in-depth business research. - Access World NewsCoverage: Varies
Access World News from NewsBank provides full-text information and perspectives from over 600 U.S. and over 700 international sources, each with its own distinctive focus offering diverse viewpoints on local, regional and world issues. Date coverage varies with individual newspaper.
Searching Newspapers by Title
- New York Times Historical Newspapers (1851-2008)Coverage: 1851-2008
This is the paper of record in the U.S., best known for its analysis of news, issues and social changes. Navigate by title, date, and page number. Photos, graphs, and tables are replicated providing cover-to-cover full image content. - New York Times (1980-present)Coverage: 1980 to present
This is the paper of record in the U.S., best known for its analysis of news, issues and social changes. Content is full-text but does not include photos, graphs, or tables. - Los Angeles Times (1985-1996)Coverage: 1985-1996
Full text of the Los Angeles Times via ProQuest U.S. Major Dailies. - Los Angeles Times (1996-present)Coverage: 1996 to present
Full text of the Los Angeles Times via ProQuest U.S. Major Dailies. - Washington Post (1877-2000) (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)Coverage: 1877-2000
This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time. - ColoradoanCoverage: 1999-Present
Provides searchable, full text access to local news from the Fort Collins newspaper. - Colorado Historic Newspapers CollectionCoverage: 1859 to 1923
Provides full-page images of newspapers published in Colorado from 1859-1922, and others post-1922 as copyright clearance permits. Newspapers within the collection come from throughout the state and include papers published in English, German, Spanish, or Swedish.
- Congressional Publications (ProQuest)Coverage: 1789- Present
This is a database of hearings, committee prints, reports, documents and other Congressional resources. Provides full text of hearings and citations and selected full text for other publication types. Primary source content on subjects ranging from war and military incursions to nuclear energy, space exploration, terrorism, and human rights - Historical Statistics of the United StatesCoverage: 1790 to present
Historical statistics of the United States, colonial times to 1970. Topics ranging from migration and health to crime and the Confederate States of America. - Serial SetCoverage: 1817-1994
All the reports, documents, and journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives from 1817-1994. Covers subjects ranging from slavery in Antebellum America and the expansion of the American West and the impeachment of presidents to the founding of the United Nations, public and private legislation, and more.
If you are searching for a contemporary topic (1980-present) Academic Search Premier can be used to find magazine articles froma varietyof sources.
- Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new windowCoverage: Varies
Multi-disciplinary database of scholarly and popular articles. Includes full text, peer-reviewed journals, PDF backfiles to 1975, and searchable cited references.
Magazine Archives
- Time Magazine Archive (1923-2000)Time magazine 2000-present can be found in Academic Search Premier
National and international news, behavior, books, business, cinema, law, education, environment, modern living, music, nation, press, religion, theater, video and world.
- Ebony Magazine ArchiveCoverage: 1945-2014
Originally published by John H. Johnson beginning in November 1945, Ebony has served as an influential African-American magazine promoting stories important to the black community and focusing on the achievements of African-American leaders. Spanning 70 years of content, from 1945 through 2014, this searchable full-text archive provides an in-depth look at African-American business, history, politics, entertainment, fashion, and culture.
- ForbesA global media company, focusing on business, investing, technology, entrepreneurship, leadership, and lifestyle.
- FortuneAn American multinational business magazine headquartered in New York City
- Life MagazineAn American magazine published weekly from 1883 to 1972, as an intermittent "special" until 1978, and as a monthly from 1978 until 2000.
- BusinessWeekAn American weekly business magazine, published 50 times a year.
- U.S. News & World ReportAn American media company that publishes news, opinion, consumer advice, rankings, and analysis.
Search Engines
Search engines can be useful for locating specific primary source documents. If you use Google, enter the names of specific documents in quotation marks.
- "Works Progress Administration"
- "New Deal"
For broader searches, add primary source keyword terms, such as documents, primary sources, or papers to your search.
- "Great Depression" "primary sources"
- "Franklin D. Roosevelt" "speeches"
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