HIST 305: The Cold War

Search across one or more collections of U.S. and British newspapers and periodicals, with collections ranging from the 1600s to the 1990s. Scroll down to view the list of included titles.

Helmke Library has significantly expanded its access to ProQuest's Historical Newspapers collections. In addition to the Baltimore Afro-American, Baltimore Sun, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, New York Times with Index, and Washington Post, members of the campus community now have access to the following newspapers: ProQuest Civil War Era newspapers, Atlanta Daily World, American Hebrew & Jewish Messenger, American Israelite‎, Arizona Republican‎, Atlanta Constitution, Austin American Statesman‎, Chinese Newspapers Collection, Christian Science Monitor, Communist Historical Newspaper Collection, Globe and Mail‎, Guardian and Observer, Hartford Courant, Irish Times and Weekly Irish Times, Jerusalem Post, Jewish Advocate, Jewish Exponent, Korea Times, Los Angeles Sentinel, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Nashville Tennessean, Newsday, New York Amsterdam News, New York Tribune/Herald Tribune, Norfolk Journal and Guide, Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Tribune, Pittsburgh Courier, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, San Francisco Chronicle, Scotsman, South China Morning Post, St. Louis Post Dispatch, St. Petersburg/Tampa Bay Times, Times of India, Toronto Star, and Wall Street Journal.

Researchers can search through the complete digital edition of The Times (London) newspaper, using keyword searching and hit-term highlighting to retrieve full facsimile images of either a specific article or a complete page.

With its debut in 1842 the Illustrated London News became the world's first illustrated weekly newspaper. The publication presented a vivid picture of British and world events, including news of war, disasters, royalty, social affairs, the arts and science. Provides access to the entire run of this unique historical record.

Full-text access to the New York Times from 1980 to present. Browse the newspaper cover to cover and search for articles by topic, date, or article type. Articles are plain text only with no images. Supplements, including the New York Times Book Review (1997-present) and New York Times Magazine (1997-present) are also present.

Features credible information from a wide variety of international, national, and local news sources in all subject areas including political science, English, sociology, humanities, business, international studies, current events, science, and more.

This databases provides mostly current coverage of a large collection of newspapers, news magazines, wire services and news transcripts. Some backfiles are included.

Includes Associated Press Corporate Archives and AP Images providing the history and back story of the Associated Press with decades' of wire copy, correspondence, memos, and internal publications.

The collection captures full runs of many of the key international newsreels produced during the early twentieth century. Key collections include: Universal Newsreels, Universal Studios, Les Actualites Francaises, Nippon News and The March of Time.

One of the largest collections of videos for the study of American history that can be streamed instantly over the Internet. Historical coverage ranges from earliest history of Native Americans to the 1988 Vincennes Affair in the Persian Gulf.

Includes clips of the CBS television program from 1997-2014.