LibGuides: HIS430 U.S. History, Late 20th/Early 21st Century, 1975-: Newspapers, Magazines, Journals

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Magazines vs. Journals

Magazines: Articles in magazines are usually short in length and are written in a popular style. Examples of magazines that have articles on American history topics are American Heritage and Smithsonian.

Journals: Articles in journals are usually lengthy and are written by scholars and experts in the field. They often have bibliographies and extensive footnotes (which can provide leads to other sources). Examples of journals that have articles on American history topics are Journal of American History and Journal of Southern History.

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Sample ProQuest Historical Newspapers search

To find primary-source articles about a topic in ProQuest Historical Newspapers, make sure you set the dates to a specific year or range of years. You may also want to limit your search to a specific document type such as an editorial or a front-page article.

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Databases

African American Newspapers, 1827 - 1998
Explore African American history, culture and daily life in the 19th and 20th centuries.
America's Historical Newspapers, 1690 - 2000
This collection is comprised of newspapers from around the country, containing articles as they appeared in print, as well as political cartoons, advertisements and obituaries.
This collection is comprised of newspapers from around the country, containing articles as they appeared in print, as well as political cartoons, advertisements and obituaries
America: History and Life
Covers the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from pre-history to present. Indexing for more than 1,700 journals published from 1964 to present. Full text coverage of more than 230 journals.
Full-text coverage of more than 230 journals
and nearly 100 books. Selective indexing for more than
1,700 journals from 1964 to present.
Asian Life in America
The experience and impact of Asian Americans as recorded by the news media
Black Life in America, the experience and impact of African Americans as seen through the news media, 1704 - today
A collection of international news articles from 1704 to the present covering all aspects of black life in America.
Ethnic American Newspapers
Explore African American history, culture and daily life in the 19th and 20th centuries.
African-American, Hispanic and European-American Ethnic Newspapers from the 19th and 20th centuries.
Ethnic NewsWatch
Over 30 full-text titles, focusing on African American, Hispanic American, and Native American presses from 1959-Present.
Over 30 full-text titles, focusing on African American, Hispanic American, and Native American presses from 1959-Present.
Foreign Broadcast Information Service
An archive of 20th Century news from around the world.
Global views on United States foreign and domestic policy after World War II.
Covers the Cold War, China, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, the Soviet Union, and more
GenderWatch
Diverse publications dating back to 1970 that focus on how gender impacts a broad spectrum of subject areas.
Diverse publications dating back to 1970 that focus on how gender impacts a broad spectrum of subject areas.
Hispanic American Newspapers
Hispanic Life in America
Indigenous Life in America
Primary sources from the late 17th century to the early 21st century—from Bacon’s Rebellion to the dissolution of the Cherokee Nation to the Land Back Movement and beyond.
JSTOR
Full text of more than 1000 scholarly journals.
Full text of more than 1,000 scholarly journals.
Nation Archive
The Nation magazine, 1865 on.
The Nation magazine, 1865 on.
Project MUSE
Online, not-for-profit scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences published by Johns Hopkins University Press.
Online, not-for-profit scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences published by Johns Hopkins University Press.
Proquest Central Student
Includes: Biology Database, Canadian Newsstream,Computing Database
Education Database, Global Breaking Newswires,Psychology Database, Religion Database, Research Library, Science Database,
Social Science Database, and
US Newsstream
ProQuest Historical Newspapers
Search the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Atlanta Daily World, and Pittsburgh Courier.
New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta Daily World, Pittsburgh Courier, Boston Globe, New York Tribune, and Chicago Defender.
Readers' Guide Retrospective
Indexing only (no full-text) for 370 magazines, 1890-1982.
Indexing only (no full text) for 370 magazines, 1890-1982
Times of London Digital Archive
Full text coverage from 1785-1985.
Full-text searching across more than 7 million articles dating from 1785 through 1985.