The most frequently-used databases
Archival and published resources regarding the history of American Indian tribes (1500s to 1900s) and the Indians Rights Association (1882-1986), the first organization to advocate for Native American rights. Includes 53 collections from American and Canadian institutions which contain manuscripts, monographs, journal and newspaper articles, photographs, maps, artwork, and Indigenous language items such as dictionaries, religious texts, and primers.
A comprehensive curated collection of multi-disciplinary dissertations and theses from around the world.
A digital collection that includes the Atlanta Daily World (1931–2010), Baltimore Afro-American (1893–2010), Chicago Defender (1909–2010), Cleveland Call and Post (1934–2010), Kansas City Call (1946-2008), Los Angeles Sentinel (1934–2010), Louisville Defender (1951–2010), Michigan Chronicle (1939–2010), New York Amsterdam News (1922–2010), Norfolk Journal and Guide (1916–2010), Philadelphia Tribune (1912–2010), Pittsburgh Courier (1911–2010), and Saint Louis American (1949–1994).
Provides quick and easy access to current and historical census data and demographic information. Enables users to create maps and reports to help visually analyze and understand demography and social change throughout history.
Freely accessible historical archive of Virginia newspapers (18th–20th centuries) with full text searching and digitized images of over 3 million pages. (Virginia Newspaper Program)