Clarence (Newspapers and Periodicals)
Clarence is a database containing information about the newspapers and periodicals collection.
- Researchers may search the database for specific dates and date ranges, publishers, political affiliations, and geographic locations.
- Clarence currently contains holdings information for roughly 75% of the newspaper and periodical issues in the collection.
- A calendar view shows which issues are in the collection.
- Clarence does not provide digital images.
- How to use Clarence
Catalogue of American Engravings (CAEP)
The Catalogue of American Engravings describes engravings issued as separate publications or as illustrations in books and periodicals from the early eighteenth century through 1820.
- Researchers can search by engraver, publisher, date, and keyword.
- CAEP does not provide digital images.
- Descriptions from other institutions are included.
19th Century American Children's Book Trade Directory
The 19th Century American Children's Book Trade Directory contains 2,600 entries documenting the activity of individuals and firms involved in the manufacture and distribution of children's books in the United States between 1821 and 1876.
- Researchers may search the database by a number of access points including publisher, printer, street address, geographic location, and date.
Additional Databases
Morgan Bibliography of Ohio Imprints, 1796-1850
The Morgan Bibliography of Ohio Imprints, 1796-1850 describes books, pamphlets, and broadsides printed in Ohio, from the earliest in 1796 through 1850.
Ohio Name Index
The Ohio Name Index includes over 286,000 names of Ohio people, businesses and institutions whose names appear in books, pamphlets and broadsides printed in Ohio from 1796 through 1850.
Student, Teacher, and Trustee Database Project, 1800-1900
The Student, Teacher, and Trustee Database Project, 1800-1900 database contains over 1 million entries of students, teachers, and trustees whose names appear in catalogs from the Society's school and college catalogs collection.