American Experience:Me to We (Modern America) Final Project: Historical News & Other Primary Sources
Resources for researching modern history and creating engaging e-learning experiences
Historical Newspapers & More
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers (Dates Vary) This link opens in a new window
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Includes historical coverage of New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Christian Science Monitor, and more.
**Requires GBS ID (number only) and password for home access** - ProQuest News, Magazines, and Journals This link opens in a new window
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Includes all ProQuest databases. Thousands of resources.
Tips for finding primary source material in ProQuest Newspapers
- Be sure to use search terms that would be used at the time you are looking for (example: UFOs used to be called flying saucers)
- Always use the Publication date limiters to make sure you are only getting results from the period you are researching:
- New York Times
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- Wall Street Journal Online This link opens in a new window
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**Requires password for access. Click on the key icon for information. You must be logged into your GBS Google account to access the password sheet.**
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Images and Audiovisual Resources
- LIFE Magazine
1936-1972 - Jet Magazine Archives
1951-2008
Internet Archive Resources
- Music Magazines from the Internet Archive
From 1969-Present - Understanding 9/11: A Television news Archive
Explore 3,000 hours of international TV News from 20 channels over 7 days, and select analysis by scholars. Includes a summary video of key events. - Internet Archive:The VHS Vault
A wide collection of trailers, shows, recordings, and other captures on VHS tape.
Other Primary Source Resource Sets
- The Schlager Anthology of Black America: A Student's Guide to Essential Primary Sources This link opens in a new window
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- Digital Public Library of America Resource Sets
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"Drawing online materials from libraries, archives, and museums across the United States, the sets use letters, photographs, posters, oral histories, video clips, sheet music, and more." - National Security Archive
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