{"id":10687,"date":"2006-05-19T14:19:20","date_gmt":"2006-05-19T14:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/libtest\/2006\/05\/19\/sources_for_the\/"},"modified":"2012-05-09T17:19:54","modified_gmt":"2012-05-09T17:19:54","slug":"sources_for_the","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/librarynews\/2006\/05\/19\/sources_for_the\/","title":{"rendered":"Sources for the Study of Early America"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over the past semester alone, the Libraries have acquired more than eighty databases. That’s an awful lot of new information to keep up with, even for the librarians! The rapid pace of change means that it can sometimes be difficult to pinpoint the most appropriate database for a specific research need. One way to keep pace is to consult a discipline-specific\u00a0subject guide<\/a>. Another, of course, is to frequently read this blog! And so, in the spirit of “keeping up,” I offer the following list of…<\/p>\n

Full-Text,\u00a0Primary Source<\/a>\u00a0Databases Relevant to the Study of Early America<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Books<\/strong><\/p>\n

Early American Imprints, Series 1: Evans (1639-1800)<\/a>
\nEarly American Imprints, Series 2: Shaw-Shoemaker (1801-1819)<\/a>
\nMaking of America Books<\/a>\u00a0(University of Michigan)
\nPennsylvania County Histories to 1900<\/a><\/p>\n

Google Books<\/a>
\nMany important, pre-1900 monographs are available.<\/p>\n

American Memory<\/a>
\nSeveral distinct monograph collections from the Library of Congress:\u00a0California, First-Person Narratives 1849-1900<\/a>;\u00a0The Capital and the Bay: Narratives of Washington and the Chesapeake Bay Region, ca. 1600-1925<\/a>;\u00a0Dance Manuals 1490-1900<\/a>;\u00a0Nineteenth-Century Books 1850-1877<\/a>\u00a0(see Making of America, above);Puerto Rico Books & Pamphlets 1831-1929<\/a>;\u00a0Sunday School Books 1815-1865<\/a>;Traveling in America 1750-1920<\/a>;\u00a0Upper Midwest Books 1820-1910<\/a>; and\u00a0Woman Suffrage Books & Pamphlets 1848-1921<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Newspapers<\/strong><\/p>\n

African American Newspapers: The 19th Century<\/a>
\nEarly American Newspapers, Series 1 (1690-1876)<\/a>
\nHarpWeek (1857-1877)<\/a>
\nNew York Times (1851-present)<\/a>
\nPennsylvania Gazette (1728-1800)<\/a>
\nWall Street Journal (1889-present)<\/a><\/p>\n

Journals \/ Magazines<\/strong><\/p>\n

American Periodical Series Online (1740-1900)<\/a>
\nMaking of America Journals<\/a>\u00a0(University of Michigan)<\/p>\n

Ephemera<\/strong><\/p>\n

American Civil War Letters & Diaries<\/a>
\nDigital Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970<\/a>
\nEarly Encounters in North America<\/a>
\nGerritsen Collection: Women’s History Online, 1543-1945<\/a>
\nLexisNexis Congressional with the U.S. Serials Set<\/a>
\nDocumenting the American South<\/a>\u00a0(University of North Carolina)
\nWomen and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000<\/a><\/p>\n

—David C. Murray<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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