LibGuides: Hist 102 (Clemente) spring 2024: Library Guides

What is a Primary Source video

PBS Stories of Service

WWI: Wilson & the Selective Service Act
2 minute video clip - listen for potential search terms to use when searching 1917 newspapers

Library of Congress

WWI timeline - the draft
Selected articles from 1917 about the draft
These articles from newspapers around the country can be found on the Library of Congress's Chronicling America newspaper site.

Historical Newspapers available from UNLV Libraries

Historical Newspapers: Baltimore Afro-American, 1893-2010 This link opens in a new window
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1893-2010
Black newspaper from Maryland that was the first to have correspondents reporting on World War II, foreign correspondents, and female sports correspondents.
Historical Newspapers: Chicago Defender, 1909-2010 This link opens in a new window
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1909-2010
African American newspaper from Chicago, Illinois.
Historical Newspapers: Chicago Tribune, 1849-1998 This link opens in a new window
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1849-1998
Cover to cover digital reproductions of the Chicago Tribune with searchable full text.
Historical Newspapers: Christian Science Monitor, 1908-2007 This link opens in a new window
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1908-2007
Articles and images from The Christian Science Monitor newspaper.
Historical Newspapers: Los Angeles Times, 1881-2014 This link opens in a new window
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1881-2014
Historical California newspaper.
Historical Newspapers: New York Times, 1851-2017 This link opens in a new window
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1851-2017
Historical New York newspaper.
Historical Newspapers: New York Tribune, 1841-1922 This link opens in a new window
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1841-1922
Full text of New York Tribune, 1841-1922.
Historical Newspapers: Norfolk Journal and Guide, 1916-2010 This link opens in a new window
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1916-2010
Black newspaper from Virginia known for in depth research.
Historical Newspapers: Philadelphia Tribune, 1912-2010 This link opens in a new window
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1912-2010
Black newspaper from Pennsylvania that is the oldest continuously published Black newspaper in the US.
Historical Newspapers: Pittsburgh Courier, 1911-2010 This link opens in a new window
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1911-2010
Black newspaper from Pennsylvania that had a circulation of over 250,000 subscribers.
Historical Newspapers: Washington Post, 1877-2004 This link opens in a new window
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1877-2004
Text and images from The Washington Post
Historical Newspapers: West Regional Collection This link opens in a new window
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Newspapers including Reno Gazette-Journal (1876-2008), San Francisco Examiner (1889-2007), and Spokane Statesman-Review (1894-2009); also includes selected 20th century newspapers from St. George, UT, and Tulare County and Salinas, CA.

newspapers on other platforms

These collections can be searched using the same principles but the search forms will look different.

Indigenous Newspapers in North America This link opens in a new window
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1828-2016
Includes national periodicals as well as local community news and student publications from an Indigenous perspective.
Hispanic American Newspapers, 1808-1980 This link opens in a new window
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1808-1980
Newspapers published by Hispanic-American communities primarily in Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas and New York.
San Francisco Chronicle, 1865-current This link opens in a new window
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1865-1984, 1985-current
Full page images of the daily San Francisco Chronicle, Northern California's largest circulation newspaper, through 1984. Text of articles only after 1985.
America's Historical Newspapers This link opens in a new window
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1690-1923
Historical newspapers from every state in the U.S.

Other types of primary source

First World War Portal This link opens in a new window
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1900-1950
Primary sources including documents, films and oral histories themed around personal experiences, propaganda and recruitment, visual perspectives and narratives, and the global conflict.
Women's Magazine Archive This link opens in a new window
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1887-2005
North American women's magazines including Better Homes and Gardens, Chatelaine, Good Housekeeping, Ladies' Home Journal, Parents Magazine, Seventeen, Cosmopolitan and Essence.
American Periodicals Series This link opens in a new window
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1740-1940
Magazines and journals published in the U.S. mostly before 1900.