Research Guides: Civil War Information Topic Guide: Articles

Articles Primary Sources

Accessible Archives This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text articles from 18th and 19th century American newspapers, periodicals, and Pennsylvania county histories, covering material from 1728-1900.
America's Historical Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Features full-text images of over 1,000 U.S. historical newspapers published between 1690 and 1922, including titles from all 50 states.
American Civil War: Letters and Diaries This link opens in a new window
This collection contains 2,009 authors and approximately 100,000 pages of diaries, letters and memoirs.
American Periodical Series This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text articles on American social and political development from periodicals published in the United States during the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries. Includes periodicals published between 1740-1943.
Harpweek This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text access to Harper's Weekly, America’s leading 19th Century illustrated newspaper. Years of coverage: 1857-1912.
Historical Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text articles from the Baltimore Afro-American (1893-1988), Chicago Defender (1905-1975), Chicago Tribune (1858-1993), Los Angeles Times (1881-1993), New York Times (1851-2013), Philadelphia Inquirer (1860-2001), Pittsburgh Courier (1911-2002), Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (1786-2003), San Francisco Chronicle (1865-1922), Wall Street Journal (1889-Current), Washington Post (1877-2000), The Guardian (1821-2003), and The Observer (1791-2003).

Articles Secondary Sources

Guide to Civil War Periodicals -- E461 .G84

2 volumes. Volume 1 indexes articles in Blue and Gray Magazine; America's Civil War; Civil War, The Magazine of the Civil War Society; Gettysburg Magazine; Morningside Notes; Military History Magazine; and Civil War Times Illustrated (articles published up to 1990). Volume 2 indexes articles in the same periodicals published 1991-1995 PLUS articles in American History and Civil War Regiments published up to 1995.

Civil War Times and Civil War Times Illustrated 30 Year Comprehensive Index -- E461 .C57
Covers 1959-1989

New York Times Index -- AI21 .N44
Covers articles published in the New York Times.
Also note the 21-volume Personal Name Index to "The New York Times Index," 1851-1974, shelved at Ref AI21 .N42.
Note: We have the New York Times on microfilm from 1851-present.

America: History and Life with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Provides citations to articles on American and Canadian history. Articles date from 1964 – present. Includes some full-text links.

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