Databases

Licensed and recommended free databases, indexing and abstracting services, and full-text reference resources.

resource logo Amateur Newspapers from AAS

Amateur Newspapers from AAS  consists of about 50,000 issues. There are more than 5,500 titles, from every state except Alaska and Hawaii, thus making the Society’s holdings among the largest and most extensive in the United States.

resource logo World Newspaper Archive
resource logo U.S. Congressional Serial Set
resource logo Senate Executive Journals, 1789-1980
resource logo Readex AllSearch
resource logo Hispanic American Newspapers, 1808-1980
resource logo Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans (1639-1800)

Containing nearly every book, pamphlet and broadside published in America from 1639 to 1800, Evans Digital Edition will, upon completion, consist of more than 36,000 works and 2,400,000 images.

resource logo Civil War Broadsides and Ephemera

Rich with illustrations; includes song sheets, poems, envelopes and more. Scarce documents shed new light on the war... and beyond. Illuminates the struggles of the soldiers and the families they left.

resource logo Caribbean Newspapers, 1718-1876

Caribbean Newspapers, 1718-1876: From the American Antiquarian Society enables users to search more than 66 newspaper titles from 22 islands published in the 18th and 19th centuries. Created in partnership with the American Antiquarian Society, Caribbean Newspapers is the largest online collection of newspapers published in this region.

resource logo Caribbean History and Culture, 1535-1920

Covers the diverse history of Caribbean islands over nearly 400 years