The newest online collection accessible via the Hewes Library website, American Antiquarian Society (AAS) Historical Periodicals Collection, "provides digital access to the most comprehensive collection of American periodicals published between 1684 and 1912."
Researchers may view scanned images from periodicals published from the Colonial Era through the Civil War/Reconstruction, all fully keyword searchable via the familiar EBSCO interface.
This resource provides Monmouth College researchers primary sources "rich content detailing American history and culture" in areas such as advertising, health, women's issues, science, the history of slavery, religious history, and culture and the arts.
Below: a sample advertisement from the Guardian: Devoted To The Cause Of Female Education On Christian Principles (1842).
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The Columbia Female Institute. (1842 January). Guardian: Devoted To The Cause Of Female Education On Christian Principles, 2(1), 16. Retrieved from American Antiquarian Society (AAS) Historical Periodicals Collection: Series 3, EBSCOhost.
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Access the American Antiquarian Society (AAS) Historical Periodicals Collection on the library's Databases page.
Access to library databases is limited to the current students, staff, and faculty of Monmouth College.
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