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Library Resources
for Historical and
Primary Research
Databases
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World News Digest - This full-text database, published by
Facts on File, includes original news articles published from 1940
to the present day. You may be able to use this database if your
teacher asks you to find periodical articles on microfilm.
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New York Times Article Archive 1851-Present. Search the
index for all years. Articles are free from 1851-1922
(public domain) and from 1987-Present.
Indexes
The following indexes are located at the back of the
reference department on the main floor.
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New York Times Index: 1851-1999
- Readers Guide to Periodical
Literature: 1890-2003
- Poole's Index to Periodical
Literature: 1802-1906
Newspapers
The microfilm and microfilm printer are
temporarily located at the back of the reference department.
Please ask at the desk for help.
- New York
Times: 1851-1985 (film) and 1986-2002 (fiche)
- Roanoke
Times & World News - The Roanoke Times is covered in the
Factiva database from 1990 to the present. For older issues
of the Roanoke Times and other various local
newspapers, go to the Virginia Room of the
Roanoke City
Public Library on Jefferson Street.
Magazines
These are general interest news magazines. They are located in the reference department on the
main floor. They are arranged in alphabetical order by title.
Most of the older titles are available on microfilm and are
located in the microfilm room.
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Title |
Paper |
Fiche |
Film |
| America |
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1950-1974 |
| Atlantic
Monthly |
3 years |
1985-1999 |
1930-1984 |
| Commonweal |
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1924-1976 |
| Esquire |
3 years |
1985-87,
1993-99 |
1967-1984 |
| Harper's
Magazine |
3 years |
1985-1997 |
1850-1984 |
| Life |
1960-2000 |
1985-1991 |
1936-1972 |
| Look |
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1937-1971 |
| Mother Jones |
1979-2003 |
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| Nation |
3 years |
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1865-1974 |
| National
Review |
3 years |
1985-1987 |
1955-1984 |
| New Republic |
3 years |
1985-1997 |
1914-1984 |
| Newsweek |
3 years |
1985-2001 |
1933-1984 |
| Saturday
Evening Post |
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1985-1997 |
1949-1984 |
| Time |
3 years |
1985-2001 |
1923-1984 |
| United
States Daily |
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1933 |
| United
States News |
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1933-1948 |
| US News &
World Report |
3 years |
1985-2001 |
1948-1985 |
| World Report |
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1946-1948 |
Reference Books
These books are located in the
reference department. Any links below are to the book catalog
where you can view a cover image, summary and reviews for the
book. They are not full-text.
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Editorial
Research Reports: 1974-1991 D410.E5
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Chronology of World History - D11 .M39
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What
Happened When - E174.5 .C32
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Facts.com Yearbook: 1941- D410.F3
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The
Encyclopedia of American Facts and Dates - E174.5 .C3
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The
Timetables of History - D11 .G78
Books
In general, books on history are
located in the D-F sections of the library. To find books about
a specific topic use the
book catalog. You may also use
the links below to find call number areas for browsing.
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American History - Books about recent American history are
arranged by presidential administration.
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World
History - Books about world history are arranged first by
country, and then by time period. This is a long PDF file, so
use Control F to find your topic in the document.
Use these words when searching the book catalog to identify
primary materials.
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Manuscripts
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Diaries
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Correspondence
Oral History
These are general works on doing oral history research. They
are located in the circulation department. Any links below are
to the book catalog where you can view the cover image, summary
and reviews for the book.
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Doing
Oral History - D16.14 R57
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Oral
History: an Introduction for Students - D16.14 H66
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The Voice
of the Past: Oral History - D16.14 T48
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Transcribing and Editing Oral History - D16.14 B38
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