American Historical Periodicals from the American Antiquarian Society provides a history of the American people and a testament to the growth of the nation from the colonial period through to the twentieth century. The periodicals were predominantly published in the United States or Canada, though some were published overseas by Americans living abroad.
AAS Historical Periodicals Collection: Series 1: 1691-1912 (EBSCO)
Access World News features reliable, credible information from a wide variety of international, national and local news sources. In addition to the news articles, the database offers Special Reports, Hot Topics, and Daily Headlines & Lesson Plans. Full-page images of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch began in January 2020.
The experience and impact of African Americans as recorded by the news media. Updated daily with new content, Series 3 is essential for navigating the arc of African American history from 1976 through the present day. Part of the Access World News package from NewsBank.
The Chronicle of Higher Education has the nation’s largest newsroom dedicated to covering colleges and universities. More information on the benefits of our site license: Frequently Asked Site License Subscription Questions
Part of HeinOnline Academic, this database covers civil rights in the United States. It includes hearings and committee prints, legislative histories on the landmark legislations, CRS and GAO reports, briefs from major Supreme Court cases, publications from the Commission on Civil Rights, a curated list of scholarly articles & books on many civil rights topics, and a list of prominent civil rights organizations.
The Conversation is a nonprofit, independent news organization dedicated to unlocking the knowledge of experts for the public good. We publish trustworthy and informative articles written by academic experts for the general public and edited by our team of journalists.
This HeinOnline collection brings together more than 500 titles dealing with the difficult and important topic of Gun Regulation and Legislation in America. Included are periodicals, key compiled federal legislative histories, relevant congressional hearings, CRS Reports, Supreme Court briefs, and more. Links to nearly 500 scholarly articles,* an extensive bibliography, and a balanced selection of external resources to further research this subject are also provided. Research the National Firearms Act, the Miller and Heller decisions, and other key aspects of this subject.
* Most material is free. Scholarly law journals are not included in this specific database - search for them in other parts of HeinOnline or in the journal portal.
The experience and impact of Hispanic Americans as recorded by the news media. Updated daily with new content, Series 3 is essential for navigating the arc of Hispanic American history from 2010 through the present day. Part of the Access World News package from NewsBank.
A subset of the Library of Congress Digital Collections, Chronicling America (ISSN 2475-2703) is a Website providing access to information about historic newspapers and select digitized newspaper pages, and is produced by the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
A selection of nineteenth and twentieth century African American Newspapers plus several Freely Available/Open Access resources. See below for a list of titles included. (Previous product name: Accessible Archives.)
The Illustrated London News Historical Archive, 1842-2003 covers a wide range of subject areas in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries making it an invaluable resource for multi-disciplinary research. It was the world's first fully illustrated weekly newspaper, marking a revolution in journalism and news reporting. The publication presented a vivid picture of British and world events (including news of war, disaster, ceremonies, the arts, and science) with coverage in the first issue ranging from the Great Fire of Hamburg to Queen Victoria's fancy dress ball at Buckingham Palace.
The Library of Congress Digital Collections is a repository of digital images, historic newspapers, early audio recordings, manuscripts, motion pictures and books, as well as "born digital" materials, such as selected Web sites.
The Listener was a weekly magazine established by the BBC in 1929 under its director-general, Lord Reith. It was developed as the medium for reproducing broadcast talks, initially on radio, but in later years television as well, and was the intellectual counterpart to the BBC listings magazine Radio Times. The Listener is one of the few records and means of accessing the content of many early broadcasts. In addition to commenting on the intellectual broadcasts of the week, the Listener also previewed major literary and musical shows and regularly reviewed new books.
Through the Missouri Digital Heritage Initiative, the Missouri State Archives, the Missouri State Library, and the State Historical Society of Missouri, are working with institutions across the state to digitize their records. Included are historic newspapers, documents, art, photographs, maps and other materials.
The Libraries offer subscriptions to the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and St. Louis Business Journal for all students, faculty and staff. Individual accounts are required. Click this link for more information on how to sign up.
Coverage: 1851 - four years ago. Full indexing: 1851-1993. Provided through the generosity of an anonymous Mercantile Library donor with deepest gratitude from the UMSL University Libraries.
Newspaper Source provides content from certain U.S., international and regional U.S. newspapers. A selection of television & radio news transcripts are also provided. Some newspapers only provide selected articles. Please contact us if you have questions. Content in this database is subject to change without notice.
Designed to foster discussion & debate, the Points of View Reference Center is a full-text database that provides a series of essays covering current news & issues from multiple perspectives.
Polling the Nations is a comprehensive collection of public opinion, with 750,000 original poll questions and results from 18,000+ surveys Conducted in the U.S. and 100+ other countries from 1986 to the present. Search by topic, and filter by date and source to find polls relating to your subject. Charts and data can be downloaded, emailed, or printed. MLA and Chicago citation formats are also supplied.
ProCon.org, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit nonpartisan public charity, provides professionally-researched pro, con, and related information on more than 50 controversial issues from gun control and death penalty to illegal immigration and alternative energy.
Regional Business News provides comprehensive full text coverage of more than 80 regional business publications covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. Some newspapers only provide selected articles. Please contact us if you have questions. Content in this database is subject to change without notice.
The Libraries offers a subscription to the St. Louis Business Journal (students, faculty and staff only). Individual accounts are required. Click this link for more information on how to sign up. REQUIRED: Use an email address with @umsl.edu or @mail.umsl.edu.
Acquired by the St. Louis Mercantile Library in 1986 when the newspaper ceased publication, this vast collection covers the history, culture and life of the St. Louis region and the state of Missouri. The clips and photos cover a wide array of topics, from individuals, to events, to a multitude of other subjects.
NOTE: This is a work in progress (Complete: St. Louis subject index, Names Index A-T) The material in the collection is in several different formats (indexes, clippings files, photos, microform, etc.), and most of the material is NOT online. The Thomas Jefferson Library, located in the same building as the Mercantile, has the microfilm version of the St. Louis Globe Democrat available. A few years of the Globe-Democrat (1975 (Nov.) - 1979) are included in the Index to St. Louis Newspapers.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, available via the Access World News link above, has the full text of articles (starting in 1988) with full graphic access starting in January 2020.
Searchable full page images and text. Provided through the generosity of an anonymous Mercantile Library donor with deepest gratitude from the UMSL University Libraries.
SEARCHING TIP: Use Advanced Search. On the second line, enter your search term and select in "Document text - FT"
The St. Louis Post Dispatch presented in a searchable digital format. There is a 3 month processing delay - please see the "St. Louis Post Dispatch via Access World News" link for more recent issues.
Full images Jan 2020 - Current; Text 1988 - Current
Explore St. Louis history through local news, events and people with St. Louis Post-Dispatch Collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device.
Specializing in Missouri newspapers, the collection Includes print, microfilm, and some online newspapers. A limited number of titles have been indexed. Follow the link for a full list of titles, dates, and formats offered. If a paper is not available digitally, it is often possible to obtain microfilm via Interlibrary Loan.
Primarily focused on Missouri history, biography, and genealogy, the reference collection includes books, oral histories, pamphlets, manuscript collections, maps, newspapers on microfilm, and official state publications. Only some of the material is available online.
The Sunday Times newspaper (London), was for most of its life, separate from the Times. The paper is well known for its news analysis, investigative journalism, and coverage of political & cultural topics.
The Times Digital Archive is an online, full-text facsimile of more than 200 years of The Times, one of the most highly regarded resources for eighteenth-, nineteenth-, and twentieth-century news coverage. Also see the Sunday Times Historical Archive and the Times Literary Supplement Historical Archive.
Begun in 1902, TLS has become the world’s leading journal for literature and ideas. Every week, they publish book reviews, book extracts, essays and poems from leading writers and cover a broad range of subjects, from anthropology to zoology, philosophy to politics, comedy to psychology. It is the only major English-language publication to review books published in other languages, including French, Spanish, German, Italian and Russian. Issued weekly, TLS also reviews the latest in fiction, film, opera, theatre, dance, radio and television. For later issues, see TLS (Times Literary Supplement) (2010-)
The Libraries offer subscriptions to the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and St. Louis Business Journal for all students, faculty and staff. Individual accounts are required. Click this link for more information on how to sign up. Access to articles more than a few years old is limited.
