LibGuides: History 200C: The 1970s: Periodicals

Historical Abstracts and America: History and Life

The two main article indexes for history are:

Historical Abstracts
Journal articles, book reviews, and dissertations on all aspects of world history, excluding North America, from 1450. Includes links to the full text of some articles. Complements America: History and Life. Indexes publications from 1954-present.
America: History and Life
The main article database for researching American history. Use to find journal articles, book reviews, and dissertations on all periods of North American history. Includes some links to full text. Complements Historical Abstracts. Indexes publications from 1964-present.

Full Text Journal Collections

Below is a list of major, full-text periodical collections. Note that these sources are not comprehensive: many journals are available online, but not included in these collections, or are only available in print. If you can't find articles on your topic, try using America: History and Life --you'll be searching a much bigger "pool" of journal articles, and you can get to the full text using the "Discover full text" link.

JSTOR
The full text of over 2,800 scholarly journals, with coverage back to the first issue for each, in some cases as far back as the 17th century. Recent issues of most journals in this database are embargoed by journal publishers, so to be certain you are also identifying the most recent publications, use an article index like Historical Abstracts or America: History, and Life.
Periodicals Archive Online
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1665-present. Over 700 European and American periodicals in the humanities and social sciences.
Project MUSE
Over 600 scholarly journals, with emphasis on recent ten years of issues. Originally intended as a complement to JSTOR.

Other Full Text Periodical Collections

African American Periodicals, 1825-1995
About 170 periodicals published by, for, or about African Americans. Part of the Archive of Americana.
Art and Architecture Archive
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1896-2015. Art and architecture periodicals, including trade and consumer magazines.
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Library currently has modules I and II.
Chris Gonzalez GLBT Archive Collection
Periodicals, ca. 1966-1990, from the Indianapolis LGBT community. Source institution: Indiana University Library.
Church Missionary Society Periodicals
26 periodicals published between 1804 and 2009 by Britain's Church Missionary Society, the Church Missionary Society Mid-Africa Ministry, and the South American Missionary Society. No subject index for individual articles.
The Economist Historical Archive, 1843-2014
Influential global news weekly, based in London. Part of Gale Primary Sources: Newspaper and Periodical Databases (formerly Gale NewsVault).
Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive
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1880- . Major consumer and trade magazines, from their first issues through recent years. Includes: Variety; Picturegoer; Box Office; Back Stage; Stage; Billboard; Vox; Spin; Rolling Stone; Hollywood Reporter; and more. Emphasis is on Anglo-American publications.
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Library has modules one (Music, Radio and The Stage), and two and three (Cinema, Film, and Television).
Ethnic News Watch
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1959-present. Newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from ethnic, minority and native presses.
The Forbes Historical Archive, 1917-2000
Influential business magazine for executives, managers, investors, and others engaged in business or commerce.
Gender Watch
Newspapers and periodicals with an emphasis on women and gender issues. Indexes publications from 1970-present.
The Harper's Bazaar Historical Archive
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1867-present. Full color, searchable facsimiles of every issue. Supports browsing by product name.
The Nation Historical Archive
1865-present. Facsimile edition of the influential, American liberal news weekly.
The Punch Historical Archive, 1841-1992
Famous, infamous, influential, and popular British humor magazine. Part of Gale Primary Sources: Newspaper and Periodical Databases (formerly Gale NewsVault).
The Vogue Historical Archive
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1892-present. Full color, searchable facsimiles of every issue, with garment type, designer and brand name indexes.
Women's Magazine Archive
Extensive runs of 18 major women's magazines, including Better Homes and Gardens (1886-2005); Cosmopolitan (1928-2005); Essence (1970-2005); Good Housekeeping (1885-2005); Ladies' Home Journal (1885-2005); Parents (1926-2005); Redbook (1903-2005); Seventeen (1944-2005); Town and Country (1846-2005); Woman's Day (1937-2005); Chatelaine (1928-2005); and WIN News (1975-2003). Coverage primarily twentieth century.
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Our collection includes access to Series 1 and Series 2.

Alternative Press

For our extensive collection of alternative press periodicals on microfilm, see the section on Newspapers & Periodicals on Microfilm in the Newspapers section of this guide.

Ethnic News Watch
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1959-present. Newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from ethnic, minority and native presses.
Independent Voices
1951-2015. Over 1,000 alternative press newspapers and periodicals. Currently includes nine subcollections: African American; student protest; feminist; military; LGBTQ; Latino/Latina; literary; American Indian; and radical Right. Click here to view a complete title list for Independent Voices.

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Historical Abstracts and America: History and Life

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