HIST 315: Post-War America 1945-2000

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An archival collection of 15 major magazines (including the Newsweek archive) including current events, international relations, and public policy. Date coverage varies and includes 1918-2015.

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Includes Better Homes and Gardens (1925-1961), Chatelaine (1940-2005), Good Housekeeping (1886-1972), Ladies' Home Journal (1887-1954), Parents (1949-1972) and Redbook (1903-2002). Note that select volumes may be missing. See "Change Databases" for more details.

Core U.S. and UK magazines on film, broadcasting, music and theater, including fan magazines and titles such as Billboard and Spin.

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E-access 1992-current and print 1973-1984 with some missing issues.

1867-current (available in color). This is just one of the Harper's publications. See also Harper's (1967-2000), Harper's Magazine (1913-1976), Harper's (New) Monthly Magazine, and Harper's Weekly.

Search the full text of this influential magazine with coverage 1935-1972. See also the photo archive and American Periodicals (1883-1936).

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Browse by year for text and images, back to 1923. Provided by Time Magazine.

Complete historical archives of the US fashion trade publication, Women’s Wear Daily, 1910 up to the last twelve months. Scans are in color.

Historical coverage of major U.S. newspapers, including Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post.

Includes Atlanta Daily World (1931-2003), Baltimore Afro-American (1893-1988), Los Angeles Sentinel (1934-2005), New York Amsterdam News (1922-1993), Norfolk Journal and Guide (1921-2003), Philadelphia Tribune (1912-2001) and Pittsburgh Courier (1911-2002).

Includes eleven Communist newspapers published in the U.S. from 1919-2013, such as the Daily Worker and others.

Current coverage (approx. 1990-current) full text of U.S. major daily newspapers, including the Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, New York Times Book Review, New York Times Magazine, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post.

When complete, this archive will offer 40,000 hours of programs selected by more than 100 public broadcasting stations from across the nation. Date coverage is from the 1950s to the 21st century.

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You can select "Congressional Record" to search for transcripts of what happens on the floor of Congress, including debates.

Includes the Compilation of Presidential Documents, Messages and Papers, Public Papers, Impeachment in the United States, the Code of Federal Regulations Title 3, and more.

Over 7,000 U.S. and Canadian advertisements covering five product categories - Beauty and Hygiene, Radio, Television, Transportation, and World War II propaganda - dated between 1911 and 1955. Also, notice the source of the image; other databases may include additional content.

The AdViews digital collection provides access to thousands of historic commercials created for clients or acquired by the D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles (DMB&B) advertising agency or its predecessor during the 1950s - 1980s. All of the commercials held in the DMB&B Archives will be digitized, allowing students and researchers access to a wide range of vintage brand advertising from the first four decades of mainstream commercial television.

A large digital collection of cartoons, from nearly 20 creators. See also USC Visual Culture guide and the PFW Bob Englehart collection.

This is a resource guide from Wellesley. A few of the links (such as Vogue) are subscription-only, but most are open access.

A digital archive that includes items digitized in collaboration with U.S. public libraries, museums and academic institutions. Try also their homepage and Advanced Search.

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The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) holds the historical records of the U.S. federal government. The catalog searches both digitized items and physical items held by NARA.

Over 20,000 political posters, from the Oakland Museum of California.

From the University of Michigan, with over 2,000 images, with the majority from the 1960s and later.

From the National Archives (NARA). See also the Warren Commission Hearings.

A guide from Cornell University Libraries.

While a number of the resources are subscription-only, the "Digital Archives from Other Institutions" section also includes open-access resources. See also the Bowling Green guide.