All the collections on this page are propriety resources that the University Libraries' pay for. Articles from these databases are under copyright and cannot be download (or screenshot) and uploaded to the class site. However, you may summarize and use quotes from them on the class site.
Please remember that if you either quote or summarize from an article that you need to provide a citation. All the collections below include mechanisms for creating citations that you may use.
We have two very different newspaper collections that might be helpful.
Full-text and full-image articles for newspapers dating back to the 19th century, including the New York Times (1851-2000), Philadelphia Inquirer (1860-2001), Philadelphia Tribune (1912-2001), Pittzburgh Gazette (1786-2003), and Wall Street Journal (1889-2012).
Full-text newspapers chronicling American culture and daily life from all 50 U.S. States from 1690 to the recent past. Search by era (historical, Presidential, or a date range), article type, place of publication and/or keyword. Cross-search this & other Readex historical collections with Readex AllSearch.
In these, articles about a particular incident may be published weeks, months, or even years after the event. Some articles may be much more substantial and provide more commentary than a newspaper article would.
Full-text of historical general magazines, literary and professional journals, and children's and women's magazines. The full page images preserve original typography and graphic elements, including drawings.
Digitized collection of American periodicals published 1684-1912.