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American Literature: Primary Sources

Newspapers

At GFU, you have full access (web and app) to the New York Times and Wall Street Journal. Other current and historical newspapers have varied access through databases subscriptions. For detailed information, see our specific research guide on newspapers:

Making of America

Making of America was a partnership between Cornell University and the University of Michigan to develop a thematically-related digital library documenting American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction.

These collections are now fully searchable via HathiTrust. 

Original MOA links here:

American Antiquarian Society Databases

As part of our EBSCO databases, we have access to the American Antiquarian Society Historical Periodicals Collection. There are dozens of specific databases, but you can search more than one at a time by clicking 'Choose Databases' above the EBSCO search bar and selecting the relevant options. Some of your best bets include: American Literary Periodals, Cultural Periodicals from the Southern U.S., 1797-1877, etc. Try the link below to get started and feel free to customize sources following the directions above.

Primary Sources & Historical Collections