The full text of letters and diary entries, often from works that have been previously published as books containing collections of letters or diaries. Use the Browse indexes to find works about specific historical or life events.
Good for: Learning about World War II from personal perspectives.
Contains: Oral histories, government documents, correspondence, photos, and digitized artifacts.
Dates covered: 1937-1950.
Good for: Exploring women’s letters and diaries to learn about historical events and details of daily life in the past.
Contains: Handwritten letters and diaries with a detailed index
Dates covered: 1770s-1970s
Good for: Exploring personal narratives of immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
Contains: Letters, diaries, pamphlets, autobiographies, and oral histories.
Dates covered: 1840-present.
Good for: Exploring the lives and experiences of North American women.
Contains: Diaries, journals, and letters.
Dates covered: 1770-1950.
Use the date range limit inside each collection to narrow your search to a relevant time period.
Good for: Finding newspaper articles from around the world, including Nevada.
Contains: Newspaper articles from global news outlets, both print and web-only.
Good for: Accounts of life, culture and historical events reported in newspapers from every U.S. state.
Contains: Historical newspapers.
Dates covered: 1690-1923.
Good for: Global newspaper coverage of the African American experience.
Contains: Newspapers, with an emphasis on those serving African American communities.
Dates covered: 1704-current.
Good for: Finding national periodicals, local community news and student publications from an Indigenous perspective.
Contains: Newspaper pages.
Dates covered: 1828-2016.
Good for: Searching newspaper articles by and for the African American communities in Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Cleveland, Los Angeles, New York, Norfolk VA., Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh.
Contains: Newspaper articles.
Dates covered: 1893-2010.
Good for: Finding newspaper articles about African American life and culture in Chicago.
Contains: Newspaper articles.
Dates covered: 1909-2010.
Good for: Finding newspaper articles about news and events in Chicago and the world.
Contains: Newspaper articles.
Dates covered: 1849-2015.
Good for: Finding newspaper articles about news and events from a newspaper known for covering world events.
Contains: Newspaper articles.
Dates covered: 1908-2007.
Good for: Researching historical events through American newspapers, including Nevada newspapers.
Contains: Historical newspapers.
Dates covered: 1789-1963.
Good for: News and commentary by and for Hispanic American communities in Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas and New York.
Contains: Newspapers.
Dates covered: 1808-1980.
Good for: Finding newspaper articles in 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.
Contains: Newspaper pages.
Dates covered: 1876-2010.
Good for: Researching historical news in Las Vegas.
Contains: Page images of the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Dates covered: 1929-1996.
Good for: Finding newspaper articles about news and events in California, particularly the entertainment industry.
Contains: Newspaper articles.
Dates covered: 1881-2016.
Good for: Finding newspaper articles about national and international news and events.
Contains: Newspaper pages.
Dates covered: 1851-2021.
Good for: Finding newspaper articles about historical events before 1922.
Contains: Newspaper pages.
Dates covered: 1841-1922.
Good for: Finding newspaper articles about news and events in Washington, D.C. and beyond.
Contents: Newspaper pages.
Dates covered: 1877-2007.
Good for: Searching for articles in the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper.
Contains: Newspaper articles.
Dates covered: Page images for 1865-1984; article text only for 1985-present.
Good for: Exploring the story of World War II through newspapers for members of the armed forces.
Contains: Newspapers.
Dates covered: 1939-1948.
Search for articles published in popular magazines and journals from different times in history.
Good for: Searching periodicals published by African American churches, educational and service institutions.
Contains: Newspapers and magazines.
Dates covered: 1816-1922.
Good for: Searching articles published in popular 19th century magazines, newspapers, and journals in the United States.
Contains: Periodicals.
Dates covered: 1684-1912.
Good for: Searching American magazines and journals published mostly before 1900.
Contains: Magazines and journals.
Dates covered: 1740-1940.
Good for: Studying Hispanic culture in the United States.
Contains: Publications in Spanish and English.
Dates covered: 1750-present.
Good for: Studying the music, film, broadcasting, and theater industries.
Contains: Trade publications including Variety, Billboard, and The Hollywood Reporter.
Dates covered: 1880-2015.
Good for: Studying changes in American fashion, culture, and society.
Contains: Harper's Bazaar magazine.
Dates covered: 1867-present.
Good for: Magazine articles about 20th century celebrities and the popular music and film industries.
Contains: Film industry and fan publications.
Dates covered: 1903-1995.
Good for: Researching fashion and culture.
Contains: Images and text from Vogue Magazine.
Dates covered: 1892-present.
Good for: Searching North American women's magazines and their historical context.
Contains: Women's magazines including Better Homes and Gardens, Chatelaine, Good Housekeeping, Ladies' Home Journal, Parents Magazine, Seventeen, Cosmopolitan and Essence.
Dates covered: 1887-2005.
Good for: Studying fashion industry history and trends.
Contains: Trade publication Women’s Wear Daily.
Dates covered: 1910-present.
Collections of several types of primary sources curated around a topic or theme.
Good for: Evidence about the lives of African Americans in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Contains: Government records of individuals including military service records, court documents, and emancipation and manumission papers.
Dates covered: 1792-1941.
Good for: Studying African American communities in Atlanta, Chicago, New York, and North Carolina.
Contains: Primary sources.
Dates covered: 1860s-1980s.
Good for: Learning about World War II from personal perspectives.
Contains: Oral histories, government documents, correspondence, photos, and digitized artifacts.
Dates covered: 1937-1950.
Good for: Searching multiple American history primary source collections.
Contains: Archival collections from Adam Matthew Publishers.
Dates covered: 1493-1975.
Good for: Searching historical product catalogs and exploring advertising and marketing campaigns.
Contains: Archival records of ad agencies, marketing campaigns and catalogs.
Dates covered: 1850-1990s.
Good for: Exploring primary sources related to American history from the earliest settlers to the mid-twentieth century.
Contains: Archival collections of correspondence, diaries, government documents, business records, books, pamphlets, newspapers, broadsides, photographs, artwork, and maps.
Dates covered: 1493-1945.
Good for: Examining primary sources collected to document the history of the American West.
Contains: Pamphlets, maps, books, ephemeral material, and rare printed sources.
Dates covered: 1830-1939.
Good for: Researching LGBTQ activism and the HIV/AIDS crisis.
Contains: Primary sources.
Dates covered: 1940-present.
Good for: Primary sources from the civil rights movement in the United States.
Contains: Official publications and primary source material including records of the NAACP, papers from presidential administrations, and relevant records from the FBI and other federal agencies.
Dates covered: 1901-2000.
Good for: Scholarly articles, reference and historical sources for Black Studies.
Contains: Journal articles, historical newspapers, and essays.
Good for: Reading firsthand accounts of African American life and culture.
Contains: Non-fiction writing, interviews, correspondence and oral histories.
Dates covered: 1840-2006.
Good for: Exploring the socio-cultural history of the United States in the 19th century through children's literature.
Contains: Rare books, games, ephemera, and artwork.
Dates covered: 1790s-1930s.
Good for: Primary sources generated by the British Foreign and Colonial Offices about events in the United States, Canada, and the English-speaking Caribbean.
Contains: Government and agency records.
Dates covered: 1824-1961.
Good for: Evidence of changing views about gender, themed around conduct, domesticity, consumption and leisure, education, and the body.
Contains: Primary sources like correspondence, advice literature, periodicals, ephemera and government documents.
Dates covered: 1500s-1920.
Good for: Learning the history of disability rights and disability studies around the world.
Contains: Primary and secondary sources, including videos, diaries, brochures, advertisements, and more.
Good for: Exploring the history of the environment, public policy and social activism aimed at conservation.
Contains: Primary sources in manuscript collections from activists and advocacy organizations, plus records from government agencies.
Dates Covered: 1870-early 1990s.
Good for: Studying American social, cultural, and popular history in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Contains: Primary sources like periodicals, pamphlets and books.
Dates covered: 1800-1920.
Good for: Studying personal experiences, propaganda, visual perspectives, and narratives of the First World War.
Contains: Archival collections, films, and oral histories.
Dates covered: 1900-1950.
Good for: Exploring the evolution of food and drink.
Contains: Cookbooks, advertising ephemera, government reports, films, and other primary sources.
Dates covered: 9th century-2015.
Good for: Understanding the history of food and culture.
Contains: Archival materials, images, secondary works, documentaries, series, and visual ephemera.
Dates covered: 1900-present.
Good for: Studying European colonization in North America, Africa, and Australasia.
Contains: Primary sources like expedition records, letters, diaries, and government records.
Dates covered: 1650-1920.
Good for: Studying the changing representations and lived experiences of gender roles and relations, like women's suffrage, the feminist movement, the men’s movement, employment, education, family and the body.
Contains: Primary sources like personal papers, diaries, and organizational records.
Dates covered: 1800-present.
Good for: Researching the Gilded Age and Progressive Era in America through collections from key industrial corporations, charities, influential families, and cultural institutions.
Contains: Archival collections.
Dates covered: 1870-1920.
Good for: Examining primary sources that tell the story of global trade in chocolate, coffee, cotton, fur, opium, oil, porcelain, silver and gold, spices, sugar, tea, timber, tobacco, wheat, and wine and spirits.
Contains: Archival collections.
Dates covered: 1500-present.
Good for: Analyzing historical corporate performance.
Contains: Corporate annual reports.
Dates covered: 1884-2008.
Good for: Finding primary source records of Native American and indigenous groups in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Contains: Manuscripts, artwork, and rare printed books.
Dates covered: 1400-1950s.
Good for: Studying 20th-century American advertising through the archives of a prominent ad agency.
Contains: Primary sources like brand case studies and account files.
Dates covered: 1880s-1990s.
Good for: Exploring American Jewish history through organizational records and archival collections.
Contains: Archival collections from the American Jewish Historical Society in New York.
Dates covered: 1654-1954.
Good for: Studying the works of Hispanic-American writers and activists.
Contains: Primary sources.
Dates covered: 1800-1960.
Good for: Studying the history of tourism.
Contains: Archival material from Thomas Cook travel agency.
Dates covered: 1850-1980.
Good for: Exploring key works and archival documentation of LGBT political and social movements.
Contains: Published texts, letters, periodicals, speeches, interviews, and ephemera.
Dates covered: 20th century - present.
Good for: Studying the American consumer boom of the mid-20th century.
Contains: Market Research reports and other primary sources from the archives of Ernest Dichter and the Institute for Motivational Research.
Dates covered: 1935-1965.
Good for: Studying historical medical advances during warfare.
Contains: Primary sources.
Dates covered: 1850s-1930s.
Good for: Studying migration from Great Britain, Ireland, mainland Europe, and Asia to the New World and Australasia.
Contains: Personal accounts, correspondence, maps, plans, and photos.
Dates covered: 1800-1924.
Good for: Studying the history of the NAACP, discrimination against African Americans, and the civil rights movement.
Contains: Selected primary source documents from the NAACP archives.
Dates covered: 1913-1965.
Good for: Evidence of the relationship between the U.S. government and Native American individuals and communities.
Contains: Treaties, correspondence, photos, census rolls, Dawes packets, and enrollment cards.
Dates covered: 1792-1940.
Good for: Researching the Nixon presidency and impeachment from the perspective of the British Foreign Office.
Contains: Archival collection of British government records.
Dates covered: 1969-1974.
Good for: Primary sources representing aspects of the history of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Canadian First Peoples, as told by the individuals who lived through them.
Contains: Biographies, oral histories, personal papers, images, and audio files.
Dates covered: 1784-2006.
Good for: Studying fringe political movements.
Contains: Campaign materials, periodicals, propaganda, government records, oral histories, and ephemera.
Dates covered: 1900-2000.
Good for: Studying popular culture in the US and Britain through music and alternative publications.
Contains: Primary sources.
Dates covered: 1950-1975.
Good for: Examining records of humanitarian aid for displaced persons and refugees after World War II.
Contains: Records from the National Archives of the UK.
Dates covered: 1945-1950.
Good for: Studying the fight for civil rights.
Contains: Speeches, reports, surveys, and analyses.
Dates covered: 1943-1970.
Good for: Exploring the story of World War II through newspapers for members of the armed forces.
Contains: Newspapers.
Dates covered: 1939-1948.
Good for: Exploring changing attitudes towards human sexuality, gender identities, and sexual behaviors.
Contains: Archival research collections.
Dates covered: 1800s-2010s.
Good for: Studying consumer advertising, marketing, and life in America.
Contains: Catalogs, price lists, and brochures.
Dates covered: 1850-1950.
Good for: Examining primary sources about the history of department stores in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Contains: Company archives, union records, trade journals, advertisements, catalogs.
Dates covered: 1830-1994
Good for: Exploring travel writing and its history.
Contains: Manuscripts, diaries, correspondence, drawings, guidebooks, and photographs.
Dates covered: 1818-1974.
Good for: Finding primary sources related to popular entertainment in America, Britain, and Europe.
Contains: Books, posters, scrapbooks, and optical toys.
Dates covered: 1779-1930.
Good for: Gaining an in-depth look at the women's suffrage movement in the US.
Contains: Newspaper collections.
Dates covered: 1849-1913.
Good for: Documents recording the experiences of colonized women.
Contains: Primary sources.
Dates covered: 1820-present.
Good for: Studying women's reform activities.
Contains: Books, images, historical documents, scholarly essays, commentaries, and bibliographies.
Dates covered: 1600-2000.
Good for: Primary sources collected from world's fairs, exhibitions, and expos.
Contains: Official records, monographs, publicity, artwork, and artifacts.
Dates covered: 1851-2000s.
Digitized collections of books published during different time periods.
Good for: Accessing historical books, pamphlets, and broadsides published in North America.
Contains: PDFs of monographs, pamphlets, broadsides, government documents, and ephemera.
Dates covered: 1639-1923.
Good for: Exploring 19th-century controversies through published advice and opinions.
Contains: Pamphlets.
Dates covered: 1820-1922.
Good for: Reading primary sources that document the evolution of feminist consciousness and the women's rights movement.
Contains: Books and periodicals.
Dates covered: 1543-1945.
Good for: Access to nearly any public domain (pre-1929) book owned and scanned by a library.
Contains: Digitized books.
Good for: Researching historical legal materials.
Contains: Treatises, primary sources, trials, and foreign, comparative, and international law.
Dates covered: 1600-1926.
Good for: Finding primary source materials on exploration, trade, colonialism, slavery and abolition, the western movement, Native Americans, military actions, and more.
Contains: Historical books, pamphlets, serials and other documents about North America, South America, Central America and the Caribbean.
Dates covered: 1500-1926.
Official government publications, including laws, treaties, and records of legislative proceedings.
United States
Good for: Researching U.S. legislative information.
Contains: Congressional publications, bills, laws, regulations, committee information, and more.
Dates covered: 1789-present.
Good for: Researching U.S. legislative history.
Contains: Searchable full text of U.S. bills and resolutions.
Dates covered: 1789-present.
Good for: Researching legal topics.
Contains: Law journals and federal legal materials.
Good for: Searching a range of sources about government administration of the armed forces along with issues confronting the military on and off the battlefield.
Contains: Government reports, laws, legislative histories, ebooks, and scholarly articles.
Dates covered: 1751-present.
Good for: Primary sources recording the history of U.S. territories before statehood.
Contains: Archival records.
Dates covered: 1764-1953.
FBI files
National Archives
Digitized photos and art images.
Good for: Texts on the invention and early history of photography, collections of photographs, photograph albums, and early books illustrated with photos.
Contains: Books, photographs.
Dates covered: 1800s-early 1900s.
Good for: Finding and using digital images for research and teaching.
Contains: Art digital images and related data.
Good for: Finding images held by the Library of Congress.
Contains: Images.
Video and documentary film
(Documentary films or television news reports may include footage that can be considered as a primary source, though the narrative and film's point of view make it a secondary source)
Good for: Learning about various subjects through educational videos.
Contains: Documentaries, interviews, feature films, performances, and other videos spanning a wide range of subject areas.
Good for: Studying the history of displaced people, refugees, and undocumented or unauthorized migrants.
Contains: Primary source documents, archival collections, documentary films, and ephemera.
Dates covered: 1800-present.
Good for: Viewing television news coverage of events in American and world history
Contains: Video clips from CBS news programming
Dates covered: 1950s - 2010s
Good for: Understanding key human rights issues and atrocities of the twentieth century.
Contains: Primary and secondary sources, including television footage, photographs, presidential archives, government documents, NGO and court documentation, maps, and reference entries.
Good for: Streaming videos including documentaries, features and independent films.
Contains: Films.
Good for: Viewing or searching documentary films and video series on a wide range of topics in science, history, art, business and many more.
Contains: Streaming video
Dates covered: 1979-current
Good for: Viewing documentaries on films, television, fashion, comics, and gaming.
Contains: Streaming video about popular culture
Dates covered: 1980 - current
These links allow you to search across multiple databases at the same time.
Good for: Searching all ProQuest U.S. historical newspaper collections simultaneously.
Contains: Newspapers.
Dates covered: 1841-2014.
Good for: Searching historical periodicals.
Contains: Magazine and journal articles.
Dates covered: 1740-1940 with some more recent.
Good for: Searching across all primary source collections from Adam Matthew Publishers.
Contains: Archival collections.
Good for: Searching across historical newspapers and books for primary sources about American life and culture.
Contains: American historical newspapers, printed books, pamphlets, and ephemera.
Dates covered: 1639-1922.
