Library Resources
Finding Primary Materials
Historical Newspapers
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Chicago Tribune (1849-1990)
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers: New York Times (1895-1998)
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Wall Street Journal (1889-1995)
Scholarly Databases
- Academic Search Ultimate (for popular magazines)
- America: History & Life
- Communication Source (Comm/Media)
- GenderWatch (gender studies)
- Historical Abstracts
- JSTOR
- PAIS Index
- Pop Culture Universe
- How to Evaluate Sources (with examples)
Citation Assistance
- Online Style Guides (University Library LibGuide)
Books
- Online Catalog (books at UIUC)
- I-Share Catalog (books at other institutions)
- Encyclopedia of American Social History (via HathiTrust)
- Who Built America? (via HathiTrust)
- Out of Many: A History of the American People (Via Internet Archive-create a free account to borrow ebooks- info on loan periods here)