History

Unlock the story of you with sources like censuses, vital records, immigration records, family histories, military records, court and legal documents, directories, photos, maps, and more.

Features page images of almost every work printed in the British Isles and North America, as well as works in English printed elsewhere from 1470-1700.

This archive documents the FBI's surveillance of Black Americans throughout the 20th century, including infiltration by Black informants and monitoring of radical organizations. 

The HistoryMakers is a collection of video oral history interviews with African Americans who have made significant contributions in a wide variety of fields.

A resource for the study of the era of the American civil rights movement. 

Gain access to rare primary source documents with these topically focused digital collections for academic research support.

Features page images of almost every work printed in the British Isles and North America, as well as works in English printed elsewhere from 1470-1700.

Explore and stay informed on local, national and international topics, people and events with information from credible, vetted U.S. and global news sources, including the Orlando Sentinel. 

Provides online access to 280 U.S. newspapers chronicling a century and a half of the African American experience, which includes papers from more than 35 states, features many rare and historically significant 19th-century titles. 

Complements and expands on African American Newspapers, Series 1, by including additional titles, such as Frederick Douglass’s New National Era.

Features more than 170 wide-ranging periodicals by and about African Americans, including news, commentary, advertisements, literature, drawings and photographs, with titles from every region of the United States.

The economic and political history of the last 170 years providing a unique, unbiased analysis of major world events, facilitate the comparison of economic trends across continents and centuries.

Represents the single largest compilation of Spanish-language newspapers printed in the U.S. during the 19th and 20th centuries.

Historical Newspapers from Latin America from the World Newspaper Archive. Explore Latin American History and Culture during the 19th and 20th Centuries.

Full-color, cover-to-cover coverage of the photojournalism magazine from its first issue in November 1936 through December 2000.

Contains every issue of the New York Times published from September 18, 1851 (its first issue) to 3 years prior to the current year, including all articles, illustrations, and advertisements. 

An online, full-text facsimile of The Times that supports research across multiple disciplines and areas of interest, including business, humanities, political science, and philosophy, along with coverage of all major international historical events.