Databases

More than 150 newspapers, including major publications from every region of the U.S.

Economic, military, political, and social aspects of America's deadliest war

America's Historical Newspapers features full text cover-to-cover reproductions of historic newspapers published in 50 states and the District of Columbia. The coverage provides insight into the early years of the United States: the daily life of hundreds of diverse American communities; the later westward expansion and the rise of the penny press with its increasing emphasis on society, industry, and scientific advances; the Civil War era, Reconstruction, the Gilded Age, the Progressive era, and beyond.

America's Historical Imprints provides access to a number of Readex's historical collections. America's Historical Imprints includes the following Readex collections under one umbrella, making it possible to search these collections simultaneously.

America's GenealogyBank is an online collection created for genealogists by Readex. It contains historical newspapers, books, pamphlets, genealogies, and more than 23 million obituaries.

One of the world's preeminent collections for African-American studies

19th and 20th-century diverse newspaper titles from Africa.

Covers the history of Africa and its diverse people over nearly 400 years.