Databases - History - U. S. Civil War - LibGuides at Montana State University-Billings

History Databases

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America: History & Life
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U.S. and Canadian history and culture from prehistoric times to the present.

American Periodicals Series Online This link opens in a new window

Chronicling America
Search historic Montana newspapers, covering 1800s-present.

Civil War Era Archive (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Includes contemporary pamphlets, newspapers, and other primary source documents - 1000s of primary source materials that were previously unavailable digitally.
Early American Newspapers (Series 1, 2, 6 & 10) This link opens in a new window
Hundreds of early American Newspapers, covering colonial Period through WWI (1690-1900).

Founders Archive
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119,000+ searchable documents, fully annotated, from the authoritative, federally funded Founding Fathers Papers project. Includes correspondence and other writings of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams (and family), Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison.

Historical Abstracts with Full Text This link opens in a new window
New York Times (1851-2018) This link opens in a new window
This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time. Coverage: 1851 - 2018
History Vault This link opens in a new window
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Nineteenth Century Collections Online This link opens in a new window
Digital archive of maps, photographs, newspapers, manuscripts, books, and other primary sources documenting the history of the 19th century.
San Francisco Chronicle 1865-1922 (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time. Coverage: 1865 - 1922

U.S. Congressional Serial Set (1817-1944)
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The Serial Set contains House and Senate Documents as well as House and Senate Reports. The reports are typically from congressional committees dealing with proposed legislation and issues under investigation. The documents include all other papers printed by the House or Senate. Documents cover a wide variety of topics and may include reports of executive departments and independent organizations, reports of special investigations made for Congress, and annual reports of non-governmental organizations.

Vogue Archive This link opens in a new window
Entire run of Vogue from the first issue in 1892 to the present. Entire issues reproduced, including articles, advertisements, covers, and fold-outs. Perfect for art, fashion, history, advertising, and design research.

Library Databases

The MSUB Library subscribes to many electronic databases that focus on the subject of History and contain thousands of full-text articles that you can use in your research. To access these resources from off-campus, you will need to login with your MSUB credentials.

President Lincoln Visiting the battlefield at Antietam, MD

President Lincoln visiting the battlefield at Antietam, MD on Oct. 3, 1862. General McClellan and 15 members of his staff are present in the group.

Photo by Alexander Gardner.

General Databases

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Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database.

Project MUSE
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100% full-text, user-friendly online access to over 300 high quality humanities, arts, and social sciences journals from 60 scholarly publishers.

History - U. S. Civil War: Databases

History Databases

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