History 497/697: History of Popular Science
primary and secondary sources for a historical study of popular science
subject librarian
Sharon Domier
Contact:
room 2249 (22nd floor)
W.E.B. Du Bois Library
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA
01275
W.E.B. Du Bois Library
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA
01275
413-577-2633
Website
Digital Newspapers
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Historical Newspaper: New York Times This link opens in a new windowFull-text of The New York Times, with coverage from 1851 to three years ago.
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Historical Newspaper: Boston Globe This link opens in a new window
Massachusetts' newspaper of record, 1872-2007. Additional content is added yearly.
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Wall Street Journal This link opens in a new windowFull-text and full-image of every Wall Street Journal article from 1984 to today.
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African American Newspapers This link opens in a new windowSeven nineteenth-century African American newspapers in full text, including advertising, 1827-1902.
Digital Documents
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American Antiquarian Society (AAS) Historical Periodicals Collection This link opens in a new windowAmerican periodicals published between 1684 and 1912, includes: advertising, health, women's issues, science, the history of slavery, industry and professions, religious issues, culture and the arts, and more.
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Center for Research Libraries This link opens in a new windowCatalog of CRL's large collections of primary source material in the humanities and social sciences, some in full text. Emphasis on non-U.S. materials. Available through ILL.
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Early English Books Online This link opens in a new windowThe 125,000 earliest books published in English, as listed in Short Title Catalogs of Pollard & Redgrave (Ref Z 2002 P77) and Wing (Ref Z 2002 U587), 1475-1700.
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Eighteenth Century Collections Online This link opens in a new windowEvery significant book or pamphlet printed in the UK, and English-language titles printed in America, between 1701 and 1800.
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European Views of the Americas: 1493-1750 This link opens in a new windowComprehensive bibliography of books, pamphlets and other records written in European countries on the Americas. A companion to Sabin's Bibliotheca Americana.
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North American Women's Letters and Diaries This link opens in a new windowPrimary source material for life as it was lived by 1,325 women in North America, 1675-1950.
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Women and Social Movements in the United States 1600-2000 This link opens in a new windowPrimary and secondary sources on women's involvement in historical events in the United States. Includes books, pamphlets, papers, and articles.
Visual Images
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ARTstor This link opens in a new window
ARTstor is now a part of JSTOR. It has more than two million digital images of works of fine art, architecture and design.
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American Memory This link opens in a new windowLarge collection of reproductions of primary source material from U.S. Library of Congress: pictures, pamphlets and recordings. Earliest dates from 1400s.
