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HST 480: Sports in American Culture (Spring 2012): Major Research Collections

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1741 through the 1930s American Periodical Series Articles in 1,028 periodicals
1789-present ProQuest Congressional Web-based database Broad range of Congressional information is provided as is a searchable version of CIS/Index, the key indexing & abstracting source for legislative information since 1970. Includes a full text version of the Serial Set (see below)
1789-1969

U. S. Congressional Serial Set

Congressional publications, executive branch publications and nongovernmental publications
1800-1900 19th Century U.S. Newspapers Web-based database "...composed of approximately 500 U.S. newspapers, published between 1800 and 1900. It includes titles from throughout the United States, including many published in what were, at the time, only territories."
1800-1950 North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries and Oral Histories Web-based database Provides "a unique and personal view of what it meant to immigrate to America and Canada between 1800 and 1950."
1820-1945 Agriculture and Rural Life in Michigan: 1820-1945 Web-based database References to books, pamphlets, serial publications, and theses & dissertations related to Michigan agriculture and rural life and published by state and local entities prior
to 1946.
1849-1922 Michigan's Historical Newspapers Web-based database Fulltext access to partial runs of Jackson Citizen Patriot (1849-1922), Kalamazoo Gazette (1872-1919), Lake Superior Miner (1855-1870), Northern Islander (1850-1856), & Weekly Detroit Free Press (1886-1887)
1857-1912 HarpWeek Web-based database Indexing and full text of Harper's Weekly, an important journal documenting American society and culture during the Civil War, Reconstruction, and Gilded Age.
1873-present Congressional Record Contains debates and speeches in Congress. Each volume has its own index.
1890-1922 Nineteenth Century Readers' Guide To Periodical Literature, 1890-1899, With Supplementary Indexing, 1900-1922 Print and online Citations to articles in popular magazines
1900-current Readers' Guide To Periodical Literature Print and online Citations to articles in popular magazines
1850-1877 Making of America (U. of Michigan portion)
Making of America (Cornell U. portion)
Web-based databases Full text of 8,000+ books & 150,000 journal articles from 19th century. You must search both databases to be comprehensive.
1851-2001 New York Times Web-based database Full text of complete contents of the newspaper.
1970s- Lexis-Nexis Academic Web-based database Full text of newspapers and some magazines