JRN 325: History of Journalism

79 American entertainment industry magazines including Billboard, Spin and Variety. You can trick the database into giving you the full issues if you select "cover" of one issue, then click on 'Browse this issue'

This interface is clunky, but if you select an issue (click on 'Articles = x') then 'Page Image' then page through the issue by clicking 'Next Image'

Readers of the Laura Ingalls Wilder book series may remember mention of Godey's Lady's Book as a publication of great interest. Ladies in the American West wanted to know what the latest styles were (which were generally set in the East).

This interface is clunky, but if you select an issue (click on 'Articles = x') then 'Page Image' then page through the issue by clicking 'Next Image'

For decades Frank Leslie's Weekly was a popular American magazine. It offered numerous illustrations and you can track the technological changes over time from wood engravings, overlaying, Daguerreotypes, and photography.

The popular magazine, 1970-2008

The iconic photographic magazine 1936-1972. newer issues are available on other subscriptions, see https://libguides.lib.msu.edu/eresources/ejournals

Three Michigan farming periodicals scanned and made available by MSU Libraries.

A well known popular magazine published 1888-present. It is best known for its photographs of people and places around the world.

Coverage is 1931 to present. The interface is clunky, Choose any article and view the PDF. Then on the left side of the screen there is an opportunity to switch to a different issue.

A long running science magazine, 1840s to the present

Coverage July 1959 to 2021