Visual Arts and Humanities Librarian
Primary Source Collections Online
- American Antiquarian Society (AAS) Historical Periodicals [EBSCO] 1684-1912 This link opens in a new window Digitized American magazines & journals, detailing American history & culture. Topics include women's issues, health, science, the history of slavery, industry & professions, religion, the arts, etc.
- Gerritsen Collection 1543 -1945 This link opens in a new window An international collection of books, pamphlets and periodicals on feminism & the women's rights movement worldwide.
- History Vault: Struggle for Women's Rights 1880-1990 This link opens in a new window Digitized records of the National Women's Party, the League of Women Voters, and the Women's Action Alliance.
- Women and Social Movements in the U.S.,Scholar's Edition [Alexander Street] This link opens in a new window Primary documents, books, images, scholarly essays, book reviews & teaching tools relating to US history, as seen through women's eyes.
- Women's Magazine Archive [Proquest] This link opens in a new window Contains (each from their start to 2005): Better Homes & Gardens, Chatelaine, Cosmopolitan, Essence, Good Housekeeping, Ladies’ Home Journal, Parents; Redbook; Seventeen, Town and Country, Woman’s Day, and Women’s International Network News.
"Contemporary" Magazines
- Periodicals Archive Online (PAO) [ProQuest] 1802 to 1995 This link opens in a new window Full text archive of hundreds of periodicals in the arts, humanities and social sciences from their first issues to 1995.
- Readers' Guide Retrospective [EBSCO] 1890-1983 This link opens in a new window Lists articles from the most popular general-interest magazines.
Digital Newspapers
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers (Coverage varies by title) This link opens in a new window Full text articles from the Boston Globe, Chicago Defender, Chicago Tribune, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Washington Post. Or, search the newspapers separately below.
- New York Times Historical [ProQuest] 1851+ (lacks current 4 years) This link opens in a new window Full text, including images, of the New York Times, excluding the most recent 4 years.
- New York Herald Tribune [ProQuest] 1841-1962 This link opens in a new window Full text, including images, of this influential paper founded by Horace Greeley. Important for 19th century US social history and 20th century literature & arts coverage.
Smith College Special Collections
Special Collections - Special Collections includes the Sophia Smith Collection, the country's largest archive on women's history. Use the Finding Aids to search the collections.