Research Guides: HIST 391: The Stuff of Everyday Life: Historical Media

Historical Magazines

Find the physical magazines on the 2nd Floor, follow the links to access the digital versions.

Ebony
Monthly magazine focusing on news, culture, and entertainment within the African American community.
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2nd Floor: 1974-2012
Online: 1945-Present
Scientific American
Popular science magazine providing expert insights on important advances in science and technology.
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2nd Floor: 1950-2017
Online: 1845-Present
National Geographic
American magazine known for its photojournalism and focus on science, geography, history, and world culture.
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2nd Floor: 1888-2019
Online: 1888-Present
Historical Magazine Collection
Complete list of magazines highlighted in this collection.

Accessible Archives
Primary sources from 18th & 19th century American newspapers, magazines, and books. Includes eyewitness accounts of historical events, descriptions of daily life, editorial observations, advertisements, and genealogical records.
American Antiquarian Society Historical Periodicals
American periodicals published 1684-1912, covering US history, society, and culture
Specialized collections covering advertising, health, women's issues, science, African American studies, industry, religious issues, culture and the arts
American Periodicals (1740-1940)
American magazines, newspapers, and journals in digitized page image format, published between 1740 and 1940.

Making of America Journals (Cornell)
Primary sources covering American social history, primarily from the antebellum period through reconstruction. Includes many old and rare journals.
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Title List:
The American Missionary (1878 - 1901)
The American Whig Review (1845 - 1852)
The Atlantic Monthly (1857 - 1901)
The Bay State Monthly (1884 - 1886)
The Century (1881 - 1899)
The Continental Monthly (1862 - 1864)
The Galaxy (1866 - 1878)
Harper's New Monthly Magazine (1850 - 1899)
The International Monthly Magazine (1850)
The International Monthly Magazine (1850 - 1852)
The Living Age (1844 - 1900)
Manufacturer and Builder (1869 - 1894)
The New England Magazine (1886 - 1900)
The New-England Magazine (1831 - 1835)
New Englander (1843 - 1892)
The North American Review (1815 - 1900)
The Old Guard (1863 - 1867)
Punchinello (1870)
Putnam's Monthly (1853 - 1870)
Scientific American (1846 - 1869)
Scribner's Magazine (1887 - 1896)
Scribner's Monthly (1870 - 1881)
The United States Democratic Review (1837 - 1859)
Making of America Journals (Univ of Michigan)
Primary sources covering American social history, primarily from the antebellum period through reconstruction. Includes many old and rare journals.
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Title List:
American Jewess 1895-1899 (hosted on behalf of the Jewish Women's Archive)
Appleton's 1869-1881 (2 series)
Catholic World 1865-1901
DeBow's 1846-1869 (2 series)
Garden and Forest 1888-1897 (hosted on behalf of the Library of Congress)
Journal of the United States Association of Charcoal Iron Workers 1880-1891
Ladies Repository 1841-1876 (3 series)
The Old Guard 1864
Overland Monthly 1868-1900 (2 series)
Princeton Review 1831-1882 (3 series)
Southern Literary Messenger 1835-1864
Southern Quarterly Review 1842-1857 (3 series)
Vanity Fair 1860-1862
Life Magazine via Google
Magazine know for excellent photography. Digitized issues back to 1935
Online Serials Page at the University of Pennsylvania
Open access archive of serials, including magazines, journals, newspapers, and other periodicals. Provided by the University of Pennsylvania.

Readers' Guide Retrospective (1890-1982)
Index to popular periodicals published in the U.S. and Canada. Includes Time, Newsweek, US & World News Report, National Geographic, The Atlantic, Harpers, The New Yorker, and many more.

House Beautiful Archive (1896-Present)
Oldest still-published US interior design magazine, also demonstrates how broader social and cultural trends – e.g. women’s roles, family life, new technologies, and consumer behavior – have manifested themselves in domestic settings for over 125 years.
Disability in the Modern World
Interdisciplinary focus on disability scholarship, including primary sources, supporting materials, video, and archives. Mass media and activism are covered.
Education Magazine Archive (1910 - 2015)
Archive of magazines and professional publications in the field of education, from 1910 to 2015.
Detailed Guide to this resource.
Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive (1880 - 2000)
US and UK trade magazines covering the film and entertainment industries, from the era of vaudeville and silent movies through to 2000.
Detailed Guide to this resource.

Home Economics Archive: Research, Tradition and History (HEARTH)
Collection of home economics periodicals from 19th & 20th century.

LGBT Magazine Archive (1950-2015)
Archival runs of 26 of the most influential serial publications covering LGBT interests. 1954-2015
Includes The Advocate and Gay Times. Chronicles more than six decades of the history and culture of the LGBT community.
Music Periodicals of the 19th Century
Periodicals on American musical life from 1838 to the early 1900s; includes local and international news, reviews, editorials, sheet music, and advertisements.
National Geographic Magazine Archive (1888-1984)
Archives of the monthly American magazine primarily concerning science, geography, history, and world culture.
News, Policy & Politics Magazine Archive (incl. Newsweek) (1918 - 2015)
News magazines of the 20th century, covering political history, current events, public policy, international relations, and more.
Title List:
Americas; Washington; Mar 1949 (Vol. 1, no. 1) - Jun 2012 (Vol. 64, no. 3)
Church & State; Washington; May 15, 1948 - Dec 2015 (Vol. 68, no. 11)
Common Cause Magazine; Washington; Oct 1980 (Vol. 6, no. 4) - Mar 1, 1996 (Vol. 22, no. 1)
Dollars & Sense; Somerville; Sep 1977 (no. 29) - Nov 2015 (no. 321), some exceptions
Europe; Washington; Oct 1954 (no. 1) - Dec 2002 (no. 422)
Fellowship; New York; Apr 1935 (Vol. 1, no. 2) - Sep 1, 2016 (Vol. 80, no. 1-10), some exceptions
In These Times; Chicago; Nov 15, 1976 (Vol. 1, no. 1) - Dec 2015 (Vol. 39, no. 12)
NATO Review; Brussels; Nov 1953 (Vol. 1, no. 3) - Oct 2001 (Vol. 49)
New Internationalist; Oxford; Mar 1973 (no. 1) - Dec 2013 (no. 468)
Newsweek; New York; Feb 17, 1933 (Vol. 1, no. 1) - Dec 31, 2012 (Vol. 160, no. 27)
State Legislatures; Denver; Jun 1975 (Vol. 1, no. 1) - Dec 2015 (Vol. 41, no. 10)
UN Chronicle; New York; May 1964 (Vol. 1, no. 1) - Dec 2015 (Vol. 52, no. 3)
The Unesco Courier; Paris; Feb 1948 (Vol. 1, no. 1) - Dec 2001
Whole Earth; Sausalito; Jan 1974 (no. 4) - Oct 2002 (no. 109)
The World Tomorrow; New York; Jan 1918 (Vol. 1, no. 1) - Jul 26, 1934 (Vol. 17, no. 15)
Detailed Guide to this resource.
Religious Magazine Archive (1845 - 2015)
Archival collections of 18 historical magazines devoted to religious topics.
Detailed Guide to this resource.
Trench Journals and Unit Magazines of the First World War (1914 - 1919)
Digital archive of rare magazines by and for servicemen and women of all nations during the First World War. Over 1,500 periodicals written and illustrated by serving members of the armed forces and associated welfare organisations, published between 1914 and the end of 1919.
Detailed Guide to this resource.
Women's Magazine Archive
Complete archives of consumer magazines published for a female audience, including Good Housekeeping and Ladies Home Journal. These magazines cover family life, home economics, health, careers, fashion, and culture, and provide canonical records of evolving assumptions about gender roles and cultural mores. Publications are in high-resolution color.

Harper's Bazaar Archive (1867 - current)
America's first fashion magazine. Complete run of US edition; UK edition covers 1929-2015.
Detailed Guide to this resource.
Vogue Archive (1892 - current)
Digital Archive of the US edition of Vogue Magazine, from the first issue in 1892 to the current month.
Searchable archive of American Vogue, from the first issue in 1892 to the current month, reproduced in high-resolution color page images. Pages, advertisements, covers and fold-outs have been included, with rich indexing enabling researchers to find images by garment type, designer and brand names. The Vogue Archive preserves the work of the world's greatest fashion designers, stylists and photographers and is a unique record of American and international fashion, culture and society from the dawn of the modern era to the present day.
Vogue Italia Archive (1964 - current)
Digital archive of Vogue Italia magazine - all issues from its 1964 launch to the present.
Detailed Guide to this resource.
Women's Wear Daily Archive
Archive of Women's Wear Daily magazine, from its launch in 1910 up to six months ago, reproduced in high-resolution images. Documents the history of the fashion industry, as well as major designers, brands, retailers, and advertisers.
Detailed Guide to this resource.

Historical Newspapers

Historical Newspapers
Full-text content from U.S. & international newspapers from the 19th century to the late 20th century. In addition to news stories, includes editorials, cartoons, classifieds, and obituaries.
See title list of over 400 historical newspapers.
New York Times (1851 to 3 years ago)
Historical New York Times with articles in PDF format, including ads, cartoons, photos, maps, graphics, and more.

Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
Digitized American newspapers, 1789 - 1963. From the Library of Congress.

Accessible Archives
Primary sources from 18th & 19th century American newspapers, magazines, and books. Includes eyewitness accounts of historical events, descriptions of daily life, editorial observations, advertisements, and genealogical records.
American Antiquarian Society Historical Periodicals
American periodicals published 1684-1912, covering US history, society, and culture
Specialized collections covering advertising, health, women's issues, science, African American studies, industry, religious issues, culture and the arts

African American Digitized Newspapers
52 digitized African American Newspapers, with varying dates of coverage from 1850-1963. From the Library of Congress Chronicling America Collection.
Google News Archives
Historical newspaper archives that goes back to about 1880. Google creates a time-line of results from each decade. Includes free and fee-based content - check our library resources before paying for articles.

American Prison Newspapers, 1800-2020: Voices from the Inside
Digitized newspapers collection originally published by incarcerated persons in United States prisons, 1800-2020
The collection spans the years of 1800-2020, and includes newspapers from across the United States and from penal institutions of all kinds, including women's-only institutions. These newspapers give readers a firsthand perspective of life in U.S. prisons, revealing the news, issues, and commentary that mattered to prisoners.
Communist Historical Newspaper Collection (1919 - 2013)
Nine Communist Party newspapers with a focus on workers’ rights and organized labor; years covered: 1917-2013
The Daily Worker (1924-1958); New York
Daily World (1968-1986); New York
The Ohio Socialist (1917-1919); Cleveland
People's Daily World (1986-1990); New York
People's Weekly World (1990-2013); New York
Sunday Worker (1936-1958); New York
The Toiler (1919-1922); New York
The Worker (1922-1924); New York
The Worker (1958-1963); New York
Leftist Newspapers and Periodicals (1845-2015)
Publications in English covering Communist, Socialist and Marxist thought, theory and practice. Includes issues such as workers’ rights, organized labor, labor strikes, Nazi atrocities, McCarthyism after WWII, Civil Rights, and modern-day class struggles. Collection includes 145 titles.
Jewish Newspapers Collection (1857-2008)
Collection of English-language Jewish newspapers, most published in America.
American Israelite (1874 - 2000) ~from Cincinnati
Jerusalem Post (1932 - 2008) ~ based in Jerusalem
Jewish Advocate (1905 - 1990) ~from Boston
Jewish Exponent (1887 - 1990) ~from Philadelphia
The Palestine Post (1933 - 1950)
The Israelite (1854 - 1874)
The Boston Advocate (1905 - 1909)

The Empty Closet
One of the oldest continuously published LGBT newspapers in the United States. Full text of issues from 1971 - 2020.

Independent Voices
Collection of open access alternative press newspapers, magazines and journals. Publications produced by feminists, dissident GIs, campus radicals, Native Americans, anti-war activists, Black Power advocates, Hispanics, LGBT activists, the extreme right-wing press, and alternative literary magazines during the latter half of the 20th century.
African American Historical Serials Collection
African American religious life & organizations documented in newspapers and magazines, published 1829 -1922
Archive of periodicals documenting the history of African American religious life and culture between 1829 and 1922. Includes newspapers and magazines, plus reports and annuals from African American religious organizations, churches, and social service agencies.

Kalamazoo Gazette Collection (1837-1922, 2005-Present)
Search the local Kalamazoo newspaper.
Kalamazoo Gazette from 2005 through today, including full text, web-only content, and full-color image edition. Also includes historical content from 1837-1922.

Kalamazoo News
Weekly Independent Newspaper that ran from 1979 to 1987. Digitized by Central Michigan University.

Detroit News (1999-present)
Major newspaper for Detroit.

Michigan Historical Newspapers
19th and 20th century newspapers from around Michigan. Digitized by Central Michigan University.
New York State Historic Newspapers
Open access to significant runs of historic newspapers for every county in New York state, reflecting the state's unique history.

Chinese Newspapers Collection (1832 - 1953)
22 historical newspapers published in Beijing & Shanghai from 1832 to 1953. Most titles are in English.
Titles included are:
North China Herald (1850-1941)
Canton Times (1919-1920)
China Critic (1939-1946)
The China Press (1925-1938)
China Weekly Review (1917-1953)
Chinese Recorder (1868-1940)
Chinese Repository (1832-1851)
Peking Daily News (1914-1917)
Peking Gazette (1915-1917)
Peking Leader (1918-1919
Shanghai Gazette (1919-1921)
Shanghai Times (1914-1921)
Guardian and Observer (1791 - 2003)
Covers two major UK newspapers - The Guardian (1821-2003) & The Observer (1791-2003). Cover-to-cover contents for each issue, with full-page and article images in downloadable PDF format.
Illustrated London News Historical Archive (1842-2003)
London-based newspaper - includes every published issue, from the first in 1842 to the last in 2003. Full-text with high-quality digital imaging.
Korea Times‎ (1956 - 2016)
English language Korean newspaper published daily.
Detailed explanation of ProQuest Historical Newspapers. *We own most but not all of the titles listed on the Guide.*
Times of India (1838 - 2010)
Full text of the English language daily newspaper covering India.

Papers Past: National Library of New Zealand
New Zealand newspapers and periodicals published between 1839 and 2015.

Mexico

Hemeroteca Nacional Digital de México
Digital National Newspaper Archives of Mexico; includes over 600 newspapers from 1722 to 1978. In Spanish
Historic Mexican & Mexican American Press
Historic Mexican and Mexican American newspapers and news sources published in Tucson, El Paso, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Sonora, Mexico, from the mid-1800s to the 1970s.
El Informador
Newspaper covering Guadalajara and Jalisco, Mexico. In Spanish, 1917 to the present.
El Siglo de Torreón
Newspaper from Torreon, Mexico. The newspaper has been digitized from 1922 to 2000.

Historical News Films

American Newsreels in Video
US newsreel footage covering the years leading up to and during the Second World War, 1929-1946.
Over 35 hours of the American weekly newsreel produced by the U.S. Office of War Information from 1942 to 1946, complete with transcripts, from United Newsreel. Universal Newsreel provides over 200 hours of film with full transcripts from Universal Studios’ biweekly series that ran from 1929 to 1946.

American Archive of Public Broadcasting
Archive of historic programs of publicly funded radio and television across America. Also includes recorded interviews from programs such as Eyes on the Prize and others.
Vanderbilt Television News Archive
Extensive archive of television news, 1968-present. Useful to see what was in the news--video clips not available online.
Television News Archive
Internet Archive collection of television news programs dating back to 2009 for research and educational purposes such as fact checking.
Universal Newsreels at the Internet Archive
Universal Newsreels covering world events, politics, sports, and fashion, produced from 1929 to 1967.
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In the pre-TV era, people saw the news every week in their neighborhood movie theaters. Newsreels were shown before every feature film and in dedicated newsreel theaters located in large cities. Universal Newsreel, produced from 1929 to 1967, was released twice a week. Each issue contained six or seven short stories, usually one to two minutes in length, covering world events, politics, sports, fashion, and whatever else might entertain the movie audience.
Fox Movietone News Collection
Collection of motion picture film documenting national and global politics and culture from 1919 through 1934 and from September 1942 through August 1944.
Fox Movietone News The War Years
Over two hundred Fox Movietone News newsreels released in American theaters from September 1942 through August 1944.
Prelinger Archives
Thousands of "ephemeral" films (advertising, educational, industrial, and amateur) made from 1927 through the present.
British Pathé Newsreels on Youtube
Thousands of newsreels from the British Pathé and Reuters historical collection, 1910-1960

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