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Northeastern's library catalog and discovery system for finding books, articles, video, and more. Use the filters on the left for type of material, date, language, peer review.
Use for finding scholarly journal articles and e-books in PDF format.
Slide presentation from Molly Brown: Introduction to Archival Materials
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Roper Center Public Opinion Archives (with iPOLL)Polls and surveys 1930's to the present. Includes Gallup, mainstream news outlets, government entities, and more. With a (free) account some data sets can be downloaded.
Historical newspapers and magazines
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American Periodicals Series, 1741-1940 (ProQuest)Newspapers and magazines for research on culture, entertainment, news, and business history.
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Boston Globe (summary of NU Library holdings)For research on New England cultural and political movements.
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19th Century U.S. Newspapers (Gale Cengage)Newspapers from a range of urban and rural regions for political and journalism history, including topics such as the civil war, western migration, religious movements, temperance, and progressive ideas.
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Historical Newspapers (Proquest)A collection of Black American, Chinese American, and some historical backfiles of mainstream newspapers. Strong on early 20th century research through the 1970s.
