Historical Newspapers
A great source of descriptive information as well as editorial and advertising photos and illustrations.This is very selective list of long-running titles. Browse through the stacks in Hillyer near these call numbers for many more examples. You can also find more periodicals through the Five College Catalog.
General Interest
Colliers. 1895-1957. Periodicals AP2.C65
Fortune. 1930-date. Periodicals HF5001.F7
Life. 1936-1972. Periodicals AP2.L547
Saturday Evening Post. 1921-date. Periodicals AP 2.S2
Architecture & Interior Decoration
Architectural Forum. 1920-1973. Art Periodical NA1.B2
Architectural Record. 1981-date. Art Periodical NA1.A6
Arts & Decoration. 1919-1948. Art Periodical N1.A845
House Beautiful. 1897-2001. Art Periodical NA7100.H65
Interiors. 1940-1979. Art Periodical TS1300 .I67
Fashion & Women's Interests
Good Housekeeping. 1888-1992. Sophia Smith Collection
Harper’s Bazaar. 1867-1998. Art Periodical TT500.H3
The Ladies’ Home Journal. 1892-1992. Sophia Smith Collection
McCall’s. 1950-2001. Sophia Smith Collection
Vogue. 1950-date. Sophia Smith Collection
Call Number: 658 Se17
Print copies of Sears Roebuck catalogs.
Library has 1928-1967, 1978 (with many gaps). Issued twice a year.