African American Newspapers provides online access to more than 350 U.S. newspapers chronicling a century and a half of the African-American experience. This unique collection, which includes historically significant papers from more than 35 states, features many rare 19th-century titles. Newly digitized, these newspapers published by or for African Americans can now be browsed and searched as never before. Part of the America’s Historical Newspapers collection, African American Newspapers was created from the most extensive African-American newspaper archives in the world. Titles in Series 1 come from the Wisconsin Historical Society, Kansas State Historical Society and the Library of Congress, while titles in Series 2 come from the American Antiquarian Society, Center for Research Libraries, the Library of Congress, and New York Public Library.
The collections span life in the Antebellum South; the spread of abolitionism; growth of the Black church; the Emancipation Proclamation; the Jim Crow Era; the Great Migration to northern cities, the West and Midwest in search of greater opportunity; rise of the NAACP; the Harlem Renaissance; the civil rights movement; political and economic empowerment; and more. Teachers and students will find firsthand perspectives on notable Americans from Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington to W.E.B. Du Bois and Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as obituaries, advertisements, editorials and illustrations.

• African American Newspapers, Series 1: 1827-1998: Features 280 newspapers from 35 states, beginning with Freedom’s Journal (NY), the first African American newspaper published in the United States
• African American Newspapers, Series 2: 1835-1956: More than 75 newspapers published in 22 states and the District of Columbia.

This unique collection of documents brings to life American History from the times of the earliest settlers until the end of World War II. It is sourced from the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the finest archives available for the study of American history. Its quantity and quality offers a wonderful overview of American history alongside some deep research strands. It is divided into two modules: Module 1: Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform, 1493-1859 and Module 2: Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era, 1860-1945.Features:Over 50,000 primary source documents split across two modules, including correspondence, diaries, government documents, business records, books, pamphlets, newspapers, broadsides, photographs, artwork and maps Majority of the collection is unique manuscript Extensive cataloguing to aid search Translations and transcriptions for many manuscripts Secondary resources include chronology, essays, video lectures and interactive features Features from partner organizations Mount Vernon and the Gettysburg Foundation.

The Associated Press Online Archive is a vast archive of primarily 20th-century news materials that provide original perspectives on historical events around the world from a distinguished news reporting organization. The AP Press Collections feature six AP archives:

• European Bureaus Collection, 1937-2003 From Vienna, its chief listening post, and also from Prague and Warsaw, the AP covered Eastern Europe during the Cold War. Reporters rotated in and out of the Eastern bloc, writing about the declining influence of the Soviet Union, the last days of the Iron Curtain, and the political and economic re-structuring of the former Soviet satellites.
• Middle East Bureaus Collection, 1967-2008 Spanning the decades between 1967 and 2005 (dates vary by bureau) the Middle East Bureaus Collection contains wire copy (original news reports) in both English and Arabic and includes information on conflicts in the area.
• News Features & Internal Communications highlights the interpretive and analytic side of journalism and tells the story of The Associated Press itself.
• U.S. City Bureaus Collection, 1931-2004 Primarily a post-World War II collection, these bureau records cover a broad segment of American political and social history.
• The Washington D.C. Bureau Collection 1938-2009 documents the administrations of seven U.S. presidents.
• The Washington D.C. Bureau Collection 1915-1930 comprises the AP's Washington Bureau donation to the Library of Congress in 1944. This material contains the only significant news reporting on World War I.

Until its demise in 1981, The Evening Star was universally regarded as the paper of record for the nations capital. Published under such titles as Washington Star-News and The Washington Star, this long-running daily afternoon paper was one of the highest profile publications in the nation. Founded in 1852, by the 1930s its coverage of national politics--including the daily activities of every branch of government--made it the nations number one paper in advertising revenue.

One of the major titles in American Newspaper Archives, this digital edition enables users to easily search and browse The Evening Star.

JSTOR is a highly selective digital library of academic content in many disciplines. The Library of Congress's subscriptions to JSTOR provide access to thousands of scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. JSTOR works with a diverse group of nearly 1,200 publishers from more than 57 countries to preserve and make their content digitally available.

Also provided is access to JSTOR Daily, which offers a fresh way for people to understand and contextualize their world. JSTOR Daily writers provide insight, commentary, and analysis of ideas, research, and current events, tapping into the rich scholarship on JSTOR. In addition to weekly feature articles, the magazine publishes daily blog posts that provide the backstory to complex issues of the day in a variety of subject areas, interviews with and profiles of scholars and their work, and much more.

Regarded as the most credible, objective, and authoritative voice in the Beltway, National Journal has been Washingtons premier source of nonpartisan insight on politics and policy for more than four decades. A significant re-launch in Fall 2010 enhanced this unparalleled reputation for intelligence and depth with energy, currency, and speed. National Journal properties include

• NationalJournal.com
• National Journal Daily
• National Journal Hotline
• Almanac of American Politics
• Washington Briefing (weekly email)

A new combined newsroom of reporters fulfills the demands of consumers across the entire news continuum: breaking news, offering instant analysis and vital context, and delivering big picture perspective on the impact of new developments on the future of legislation, public policy, and political outcomes.
Access is limited to Congressional Research Service staff and contractors.

ProQuest Historical Newspapers is the definitive newspaper digital archive offering full-text and full-image articles for significant newspapers dating back to the 18th Century. From leading issues and events, like the U.S. Civil War, immigration, westward expansion, industrial developments, race relations, and World War I and II to local and regional politics, society, arts, culture, business, and sports, ProQuest Historical Newspapers reveals the day-to-day news coverage to researchers and historical explorers, providing invaluable insights and information to users from a wide range of subjects.

Newspapers include: The American Hebrew & Jewish Messenger; The American Israelite; The Atlanta Constitution; Atlanta Daily World; The Baltimore Afro-American; The Baltimore Sun; The Boston Globe; Chicago Defender; Chicago Tribune; The Christian Science Monitor; Cleveland Call and Post; Detroit Free Press; The Guardian and The Observer; Hartford Courant; The Jewish Advocate; The Jewish Exponent; Los Angeles Sentinel; Los Angeles Times; New York Amsterdam News; The New York Times; New York Tribune/Herald Tribune; Norfolk Journal and Guide; Philadelphia Tribune; Pittsburgh Courier; San Francisco Chronicle; San Francisco Examiner, St. Louis Post-Dispatch; Times of India; The Wall Street Journal; The Washington Post