Oxford African American Studies Center A digital compendium of historical and cultural Africa, African American, and Africans in the Diaspora resources.
A group photograph of 21 African American "Sammies" taken August 1, 1918 in Galesburg, Illinois.
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Coverage of the African American experience from the earliest times to today.
More than 6,400 works for children, 1654-1819, featuring text and data analysis tools, and author biographies.
Nineteenth-Century American Drama: Popular Culture and Entertainment, 1820-1900
Collection of 4700 American plays published between 1820 and 1900.
American Science and Technology
More than 7,000 works about early American Science and Technology, 1663-1819. Available here: American Science and Technology, Series 1; American Science and Technology, Series 2; American Science and Technology, Series 3
Africa's Historical Newspapers
The world's most comprehensive collection of African historical newspapers.
African Newspapers: The British Library Collection
African Newspapers: The British Library Collection. Nearly 60 African historical newspapers from the nineteenth century.
Searchable edition of one of South Africa's most important newspapers, with deep coverage of the country during the Apartheid Era.
Territorial Papers of the United States
The official history of every American territory before it became an American state. Available here: Territorial Papers of the United States, Series 1; Territorial Papers of the United States, Series 2; Territorial Papers of the United States, Series 3; Territorial Papers of the United States, Series 4.
Apartheid: Global Perspectives, 1946-1996
Translated news broadcasts and publications of the international reaction to apartheid throughout the African Continent and around the world.
The Cold War: Global Perspectives on East-West Tensions, 1945-1991
Translated sources and analysis from around the world, providing comprehensive coverage of the conflict that drove global politics from the end of World War II to the early 1990s.
Immigrations, Migrations and Refugees: Global Perspectives, 1941-1996
Translated and English-language radio and television broadcasts, newspapers, periodicals, government documents and books providing global insight on immigration in the mid-to-late 20th century.
Twentieth-Century Global Perspectives: American Proxy Wars: Korea and Vietnam
Translated and English-language radio and television broadcasts, newspapers, periodicals, government documents, and books covering the Korean and Vietnamese conflicts.
Twentieth-Century Global Perspectives: Nuclear Arms and Weapons of Mass Destruction
Translated and English-language radio and television broadcasts, newspapers, periodicals, government documents, and books providing global reaction to the world Arms Race.
Public Health: Global Origins of Modern Health Policy and Management, 1957-1995
Journal articles and reports collected and translated by the CIA covering modern Public Health policy during the second half of the 20th century.
Twentieth-Century Global Perspectives: Propaganda and the Chinese Press
An archive of articles published by Xinhua or New China News, the major communist Chinese newspapers, from 1946 to 1996, collected and translated into English by the CIA.
Twentieth-Century Global Perspectives: Pravda Archive, 1959-1996
Articles published by Pravda during the Cold War and the years immediately following, from 1959 to 1996, collected and translated into English by the CIA.
American Race Relations: Global Perspectives, 1941-1996
Thousands of commentaries on African American, Hispanic American, Asian American and Native American history covering foreign reactions to America's struggles with racial justice from the Jim Crow era to the Civil Rights movements and beyond.
Civil Rights in America: From Reconstruction to the Great Society
Premier archive of official publications and primary source material related to civil rights in the United States from the 19th century through the 20th century.
Twentieth-Century Global Perspectives: World Protest and Reform Movements
Translated and English-language radio and television broadcasts, newspapers, periodicals, government documents, and books providing global reaction to major protest and reform movements.
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These historical collections contains books, pamphlets, broadsides, newspapers, government documents and ephemera printed in America over three centuries.
Searchable monographs, pamphlets, broadsides, government documents and ephemera enable researchers to explore America's distant and not so distant past. Available here: American Broadsides and Ephemera, Series I; Afro-Americana Imprints from the Library Company of Philadelphia, 1535-1922; American Pamphlets, Series 1, 1820-1922: From the New-York Historical Society; The American Slavery Collection, 1820-1922: From the American Antiquarian Society; Black Authors, 1556-1922: Imprints from the Library Company of Philadelphia; Caribbean History and Culture, 1535-1920: Imprints from the Library Company of Philadelphia; Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans, 1639-1800; Early American Imprints, Series I: Supplement from the Library Company of Philadelphia, 1670-1800; Early American Imprints, Series I: Supplement from the American Antiquarian Society, 1652-1800; Early American Imprints, Series II: Shaw-Shoemaker, 1801-1819; Early American Imprints, Series II: Supplement from the Library Company of Philadelphia, 1801-1819; Early American Imprints, Series II: Supplement 1 from the American Antiquarian Society, 1801-1819; Early American Imprints, Series II: Supplement 3 from the American Antiquarian Society, 1801-1819.
Searchable American newspapers enable users to explore America's past. Available here: Series 1; Series 10; Series 11; Series 12; Series 14; Series 1 (ETC); Series 2; 20th Century, Series 1; Series 2 (ETC); Series 3; Series 3 (ETC); Series 4; Series 5; Series 6; Series 6 (ETC); Series 7; Series 7 (ETC); Series 8; Series 9; African American Newspapers Series 1, 1827-1998; African American Newspapers Series 2, 1835-1956; American Business: Agricultural Newspapers; American Business: Mercantile Newspapers; American Gazettes: Newspapers of Record; American Politics: Campaign Newspapers; American Religion: Denominational Newspapers; Ethnic American Newspapers, 1799-1971; Caribbean Newspapers, 1718-1876; Hispanic American Newspapers, 1808-1980, and Selected Historical Newspapers.
Explore African American history, culture and daily life in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Explore African American history, culture and daily life in the 19th and 20th centuries.
More than 200 newspapers from every region of the U.S. published between 1788 and 1894.
More than 600 newspapers from 46 states published between 1783 and 1900.
More than 100 essential newspapers from 35 states published between 1796 and 1884.
More than 300 papers from over 30 states published between 1803 and 1876.
Over 320 newspapers from more than 30 states published between 1799 and 1900.
Contains more than 140 newspaper titles from 22 islands between 1718-1876.
Search or browse early American newspapers. Includes: Ethnic American Newspapers from the Balch Collection, 1799-1971.
Search or browse early American newspapers. Includes: Hispanic American Newspapers, 1808-1980.
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports
The United States' principal record of political and historical open source intelligence.
Joint Publications Research Service (JPRS) Reports
An English language archive of translations of foreign scientific, technical, and social science materials.
Published by Readex, a division of NewsBank, inc., in cooperation with the Center for Research Libraries.
A fully searchable collection of historical newspapers from around the globe. This online resource was created in partnership with the Center for Research Libraries.
Featuring nineteenth- and twentieth-century titles from Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe.
More than 50 nineteenth- and twentieth-century African newspapers.
Featuring nineteenth- and twentieth-century titles from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela and elsewhere.
Featuring 19th and 20th century titles from India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
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Quick, easy access to industry news, information, and archives. Features deep coverage of cannabis- and hemp-industry specialty publications.
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