Introduction
This guide contains a timeline that visually shows the timeframes covered by Dickinson's primary source databases, as well as the regions covered. The first list, Periodicals, features databases with historical periodical content, such as newspapers. The second list, Documents and Texts, features a wide range of primary source content, including images and written documents.
Click on a title to go to that database. For detailed information on a database, please see our full Databases list.
Primary Source Timeline
| TITLE & PRIMARY COVERAGE AREA | pre-1600 | 1600s | 1700s | 1800s | 1900-1950 | 1950-1999 | 2000s | |
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| Early Encounters in North America: Peoples, Cultures, and the Environment Personal accounts documenting the relationships among peoples in North America. |
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1534-1850 | ||||||
| Historical Digital Archives Topics include Hispanic- and African-American history, theology, and Revolutionary War. |
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Pre-1600s-1950 | ||||||
| Early American Newspapers, 1690-1928 | |
1690-1928 | ||||||
| American Periodicals Series Online 1740-1900 Special interest and general magazines, literary and professional journals, children's and women's magazines. |
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1740-1900 | ||||||
| International Women’s Periodicals, 1786-1933: Social and Political Issues | |
1786-1933 | ||||||
| London Times |  |
1790-1905 | ||||||
| Congressional Universe Congressional publications, committee prints, hearings, House and Senate documents and reports, legislative histories, bill tracking, and full-text public law. |
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1789-Present | ||||||
| Guardian & Observer Historical Newspapers | |
1791-2003 | ||||||
| Times (London) Digital Archive | |
1785-2006 | ||||||
| 19th Century British Library Newspapers | |
1800-1900 | ||||||
| 19th Century U.S. Newspapers | |
1800-1900 | ||||||
| Accessible Archives American 19th-century journals and newspapers including African-American, Civil War and Pennsylvania coverage. |
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1800-1900 | ||||||
| Civil War Era Regional U.S. newspapers and pamphlets. |
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1840-1865 | ||||||
| Confederate Newspapers: A Collection from Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia & Alabama | |
1861-1865 | ||||||
| Illustrated Civil War Newspapers and Magazines | |
1860-1865 | ||||||
| Southern Literary Messenger: Literature of the Old South An influential literary magazine. |
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1834-1864 | ||||||
| African American Historical Serials Collection | |
1816-1922 | ||||||
| Latin American Newspapers | |
1805-1922 | ||||||
| Historical Chinese Newspapers | |
1832-1953 | ||||||
| National Geographic Magazine Archive | |
1888-1994 | ||||||
| Wall Street Journal | |
1889-1998 | ||||||
| American Jewish Historical Newspapers | |
1854-2000 | ||||||
| Economist Historical Archive | |
1843-2015 | ||||||
| Historical Newspapers Cities include Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Washington DC with coverage of Jewish and African-American newspapers. |
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1849-2005 | ||||||
| Koseisha Japanese Magazine Index Database | |
1868-Present | ||||||
| New York Times | |
1851-2008 | ||||||
| Sunday Times | |
1822-2006 | ||||||
| Telegraph Historical Archive, 1855-2000 London newspaper. |
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1855-2000 | ||||||
| Yomidas Rekishikan (Yomiuri Shimbun) Japan's major newspaper. |
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1874-Present | ||||||
| Franklin D. Roosevelt & Race Relations, 1933-1945 | |
1933-1945 | ||||||
| Liberty Magazine 1924-50 General interest magazine. |
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1924-1950 | ||||||
| Modernist Journals Project Resources regarding modernism in the English-speaking world, includes The Crisis and The Little Review. |
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1900-1950 | ||||||
| SUR Journal Archives, 1931-1992 Latin American literary magazine. |
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1931-1992 | ||||||
| African American Historical Newspapers | |
1910-2003 | ||||||
| Associated Press Collections | |
1930-2010 | ||||||
| New Yorker Magazine Archive | |
1925-Present | ||||||
| People's Daily of China | |
1946-Present | ||||||
| Women's Magazine Archive Includes Cosmopolitan, Essence, Seventeen, WIN News, and Woman's Day. |
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1937-2005 | ||||||
| Foreign Policy Journal Archive (foreignpolicy.com) | |
1970-Present | ||||||
| Independent Voices Alternative and underground press archives. |
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1950-2016 | ||||||
| World News Connection Archive Foreign-language new articles translated into English. |
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1995-2013 | ||||||
Inspiration for this website comes from Colgate University Libraries.
| TITLE & PRIMARY COVERAGE AREA | pre-1600 | 1600s | 1700s | 1800s | 1900-1950 | 1950-1999 | 2000s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Loeb Classical Library Classical Greek and Latin literature. |
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Pre-1600s | ||||||
| eHRAF Archaeology Cross-cultural database containing information on world prehistory. |
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Pre-1600s | ||||||
| Index of Medieval Art | |
33-1400 | ||||||
| Medieval Travel Writing Focus is on journeys to central Asia and the Far East. |
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1200-1599 | ||||||
| Early English Books Online (EEBO) | |
1475-1700 | ||||||
| American History, 1493-1945 | |
1493-1945 | ||||||
| The Bridgeman Art Library Images covering the visual arts from around the world. |
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1200-1950 | ||||||
| North American Women's Letters and Diaries | |
1400-1950 | ||||||
| American Indian Histories and Cultures | |
1500-1960 | ||||||
| Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection Materials pertaining to US Hispanic history, literature, and culture. The content is 80% Spanish, 20% English. |
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1500-1960 | ||||||
| Gallica (French) Books, pamphlets, images, and sound resources in French. |
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476-1999 | ||||||
| ARTstor Images covering the visual arts. |
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Pre-1600s-Present | ||||||
| Berg Fashion Library | |
Pre-1600s-Present | ||||||
| eHRAF World Cultures Cultural and social life. |
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Pre-1600s-Present | ||||||
| EuroDocs Western European primary historical documents. |
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Pre-1600s-Present | ||||||
| European History Primary Sources (EHPS) | |
500-Present | ||||||
| Images of America: A History of American Life in Images and Texts | |
1400-Present | ||||||
| Library of Latin Texts Online | |
Pre-1600s-Present | ||||||
| World Digital Library A UNESCO project containing multi-lingual primary source materials. |
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Pre-1600s-Present | ||||||
| American Antiquarian Society (AAS) Historical Periodicals Collection Periodical collection covering all aspects of American Society. |
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1691-1877 | ||||||
| Documenting the American South | |
1624-1920 | ||||||
| Indigenous Peoples: North America | |
1665-1988 | ||||||
| ARTFL French literature, non-fiction prose, and technical writing. |
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1600-Present | ||||||
| OutHistory.org Stories of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. |
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1600-Present | ||||||
| Women and Social Movements in the United States,1600-2000 | |
1600-2000 | ||||||
| Eighteenth-Century Collections Online (ECCO) English-language materials including books, directories, Bibles, sheet music, sermons, advertisements, and works by well-known and lesser-known authors. |
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1700-1799 | ||||||
| European Literature, 1790-1840: The Corvey Collection English, French and German titles including fiction, prose, drama, and poetry. |
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1790-1840 | ||||||
| Revolutionary War Era Orderly Books from the New York Historical Society Journals kept by military units containing their orders and other information. |
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1748-1817 | ||||||
| Slavery and the Law | |
1770-1865 | ||||||
| War of 1812: Diplomacy on the High Seas | |
1789-1814 | ||||||
| British Politics and Society | |
1790-1914 | ||||||
| British Theatre, Music, and Literature: High and Popular Culture | |
1733-1914 | ||||||
| City & Business Directories: Maryland | |
1725-1929 | ||||||
| Gateway to North America: People, Places, and Organizations of 19th-Century New York | |
1700-1950 | ||||||
| HathiTrust Digital Library Books and other materials from across the disciplines and in numerous languages. |
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1700-1950 | ||||||
| History of Economic Thought | |
1700-1914 | ||||||
| Manuscript Women's Letters and Diaries Original manuscripts from the American Antiquarian Society. |
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1750-1950 | ||||||
| Science, Technology and Medicine: 1780-1925 Journals, books, reports, and personal documents. |
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1780-1925 | ||||||
| Slavery & Abolition Resource Center | |
1787-1911 | ||||||
| Southern Life & African American History, 1775-1915, Plantations Records | |
1775-1915 | ||||||
| Their Own Words Dickins College resources. Topics include US government, biography, the American Civil War; the temperance movement, economics, medicine, philosophy, and theology. |
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1764-1918 | ||||||
| Women: Transnational Networks Documents suffrage, birth control, gender and class issues. |
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1790-1910 | ||||||
| House of Commons Parliamentary Papers | |
1700-1999 | ||||||
| Ancestry Library Edition Genealogy and advanced biographical research. |
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1790-Present | ||||||
| Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections College history and digital projects including the Carlisle Indian School, the LGBT Center of Central PA History Project, and Slavery and Abolition in the US |
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1751-2000 | ||||||
| Fold3 U.S. and some international military records, including personal documents of service personnel. |
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1700-Present | ||||||
| HeinOnline Academic A government document and legal research database. |
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1700-Present | ||||||
| U.S. Serial Set and Serial Set Maps House and Senate documents and reports from congressional committees. |
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1789-Present | ||||||
| American Civil War Research Database | |
1800-1850 | ||||||
| American Civil War: Letters and Diaries | |
1855-1875 | ||||||
| Black Abolitionist Papers | |
1830-1865 | ||||||
| Children's Literature and Childhood | |
1800-1899 | ||||||
| Civil War in Words & Deeds | |
1861-1865 | ||||||
| Civil War Service Reports of Union Army Generals | |
1864-1887 | ||||||
| Confederate Military Manuscripts and Records of Union Generals and the Union Army, 1854-1870 | |
1854-1870 | ||||||
| Emily Dickinson's Correspondences | |
1850-1880 | ||||||
| Europe and Africa: Commerce, Christianity, Civilization, and Conquest Motivations, activities, and results of the European conquest of Africa. |
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1800-1900 | ||||||
| House Divided Stories of the U.S. Civil War era (1840-1880) through the window of Dickinson College. |
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1840-1880 | ||||||
| Images of the American Civil War: Photographs, Posters, and Ephemera | |
1860-1869 | ||||||
| James Buchanan Resource Center | |
1800-1899 | ||||||
| Lincoln at the Bar: Extant Case Files from the US District & Circuit Courts | |
1855-1861 | ||||||
| Making of America (U. of Michigan) Social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction. |
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1850-1877 | ||||||
| Mapping the World: Maps and Travel Literature | |
1800-1899 | ||||||
| Nineteenth Century Collections Online Archive (NCCO) | |
1800-1900 | ||||||
| Overland Journeys: Travels in the West, 1800-1880 | |
1800-1880 | ||||||
| Reconstruction of Southern States: Pamphlets | |
1865-1877 | ||||||
| Reconstruction, Jim Crow, and the Enforcement of Federal Law in the South, 1871-1884 | |
1871-1884 | ||||||
| Religion, Society, Spirituality, and Reform Pamphlets, periodicals, manuscripts and other documents. |
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1800-1899 | ||||||
| Victorian Women Writers Project Transcriptions of their works. |
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1800-1899 | ||||||
| War Department & Indian Affairs | |
1800-1824 | ||||||
| Asia and the West: Diplomacy and Cultural Exchange Experiences of Westerners in Asia, principally US and British diplomatic documents. |
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1818-1923 | ||||||
| Carlisle Indian School Digital Resource Center | |
1879-1918 | ||||||
| City & Business Directories: Virginia | |
1839-1929 | ||||||
| County & Regional Histories & Atlases: Illinois | |
1852-1921 | ||||||
| Gilded Age | |
1865-1902 | ||||||
| Immigration: Records of the INS, 1880-1930 Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. |
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1880-1930 | ||||||
| North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries, and Oral Histories | |
1800-1950 | ||||||
| Photography: The World Through the Lens | |
1840-1910 | ||||||
| Churchill Archive Full-Text | |
1874-1965 | ||||||
| County & Regional Histories & Atlases: Pennsylvania | |
1839-1971 | ||||||
| Feminism in Cuba, 1898-1958 | |
1898-1958 | ||||||
| History Vault Covers Black Freedom, Immigration, NAACP, Plantations, Politics, Slavery, Vietnam War, Civil War, World War II, and Women's Rights. |
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1816-1995 | ||||||
| Law and Society since the Civil War: American Legal Manuscripts from the Harvard Law School Library | |
1861-1976 | ||||||
| Struggle for Women's Rights, Organizational Records, 1880-1990 | |
1880-1990 | ||||||
| Women's Studies Manuscript Collections from the Schlesinger Library: Voting Rights, National Politics, and Reproductive Rights | |
1880-1990 | ||||||
| Access to Archival Databases Records from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). |
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1800-Present | ||||||
| Africa and the Struggles for Freedom (Aluka) | |
1800-Present | ||||||
| African American Archives | |
1800-Present | ||||||
| Archives of American Art Letters, photographs, transcripts and audio materials. |
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1800-Present | ||||||
| Library of Congress Digital Collections | |
1800-Present | ||||||
| Women and Social Movements International, 1840 - present Primary documents including letters and diaries of activists, and proceedings of historic conferences. For coverage of the US, see Women and Social Movements in the United States. Coverage Range: 1840 to present, contains primary sources. Full-Text. |
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1840-Present | ||||||
| World Heritage Sites - Africa (Aluka) Objects that provide visual, contextual, and spatial documentation of African heritage sites. |
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1800-Present | ||||||
| Complete Prose of T. S. Eliot: The Critical Edition | |
1905-1926 | ||||||
| Economy & War in the Third Reich, 1933-1944 | |
1933-1944 | ||||||
| First World War: Personal Experiences | |
1914-1918 | ||||||
| General George C. Marshall's Mission to China: 1945-1947 | |
1945-1947 | ||||||
| German Anti-Semitic Propaganda German-language books and pamphlets. |
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1909-1941 | ||||||
| Japan at War and Peace, 1930-1949: U.S. State Department Records on the Internal Affairs of Japan | |
1930-1949 | ||||||
| Post-War Europe: Refugees, Exlie & Resettlement | |
1945-1950 | ||||||
| Revolution in Mexico: The 1917 Constitution & Its Aftermath US State Department. |
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1910-1924 | ||||||
Inspiration for this website comes from Colgate University Libraries.