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SOST 201: Introduction to Southern Studies 1580-1900 (Simmons)

Thomas Cooper Library primary source databases for SOST 201: Introduction to Southern Studies 1580-1900 (Simmons).

Search Tips: Historic Newspaper and Magazine Databases

  • These search tips are in addition to the tips provided on the Getting Started page.
  • Navigate to Advanced Search and apply a date range limit. For instance, if you’re researching a specific event, try narrowing your search to the month of the event and the following few months, or limit results to a particular year.  Keep in mind that may have taken time for news about the event to be formally reported on and published. 
  • Begin with broad search terms, for example abolition. Sometimes less is more when searching historic newspaper databases.
  • Historic newspaper databases use the vocabulary of the time. Try period specific or variant spellings.

Historic Newspaper Databases - National

Historic Newspaper Databases - International

Historic Magazine Databases

Primary Source Collections

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