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American Antiquarian Society Historical Periodicals Collection: All Series 1-5 (1691-1877)
This link allows you to search all five AAS series at one time, providing access to fulltext from over 8,500 journals published between 1691 and 1877 from the collection at the American Antiquarian Society, covering all aspects of American society during this time period.
Credo Reference
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Provides access to more than 600 subject-specific encyclopedias, biographies, chronologies, dictionaries, and reference titles from over 80 publishers, covering every major subject.
European Views of the Americas: 1493-1750
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This database is a comprehensive guide to printed records about the Americas written in Europe before 1750.
History Reference Center Enhanced Searching Interface
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The enhanced interface to History Reference Center.
JSTOR
Provides access to more than 12 million academic journal articles, books, and primary sources in 75 disciplines. One of the largest and oldest archives of digitized scholarly journals.
U.S. History in Context
Provides contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in U.S. History.
World History in Context
Provides contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in World History.

HeinOnline Serial Set
"The United States Congressional Serial Set is considered an essential publication for unveiling American history. Spanning more than two centuries with more than 17,000 bound volumes, the Serial Set includes House and Senate reports, documents, and more."

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