Research Resources: History

Subject-Specific Online Databases


America: History & Life	Indexes scholarly journal articles, books, and dissertations in the history of U.S. and Canada from prehistory to the present. Some full-text.	More Info
Arts and Humanities Citation Index	Citations for journal articles, bibliographies, editorials, letters, and reviews published 1980 – present.	More Info
eHRAF World Cultures (formerly eHRAF Collection of Ethnography)	Ethnographic information on all aspects of cultural and social life with diverse topics ranging from religious beliefs, bringing up children, causes and cures of diseases, to economic and political behavior. Covers cultures from ethnic groups in Africa, Asia, and Oceania, to indigenous and immigrant groups in North and South America. Full text.	More Info
Historical Abstracts	Subjects: history of the world from 1450 to present excluding the U.S. and Canada. Citations and abstracts for journal articles, books, and dissertations published 1964 – present. Full text from JSTOR for some articles.	More Info


Academic Search Complete	An excellent starting point for finding articles in magazines and journals, mostly from fairly recent time periods. Some full-text.	More Info
JSTOR	A full-text collection of over 1,000 major scholarly journals. Excludes the most recent 2 to 5 years for most journals.	More Info
Project Muse	Full text access is available to over 380 journals in the humanities and social sciences.	More Info


Magnus	Online catalog providing access to Luther College library and archival collections.	More Info
WorldCat	WorldCat connects you to the collections and services of more than 10,000 libraries worldwide.	More Info


New York Times (1995-Present)	Full text of the New York Times (1995 to the present)	More Info
New York Times, Historical (1851-2005)	Searchable full-text newspaper articles from the New York Times from 1851 to 2005.	More Info
Newspaper Abstracts	Citations and abstracts for articles from about 50 national and regional newspapers published 1989 – present	More Info
Newspaper Source	Coverage for over 200 regional, national, and international newspapers. Includes The Times (London) and full transcripts from selected newscasts, including Face the Nation, CBS Evening News with Dan Rather, 60 Minutes, O’Reilly Factor, Hannity & Colmes, CNNÂ®, CNBC, National Public Radio (NPR). Full text for most articles	More Info
Wall Street Journal	Citations for significant articles in the 3-star Eastern Edition of the Wall Street Journal from 1971 – present. Complete full text on microfilm (1972 – 2001): AN2 .W2 Full text online for issues published 1984 – present.	More Info

Antislavery Newspapers and Periodicals

AI 3 .A57

Citations and annotations for letters in abolitionist newspapers and magazines published 1817 – 1854.
Humanities Index

Index Area AI3 .I67

Citations for journal articles published 1972-1984. Previous titles: Social Sciences and Humanities Index (1965-1974), International Index to Periodicals (1907-1965). Indexed by author and subject only.
Poole's Index to Periodical Literature

Index Area: AI3 .P7

Citations for articles in U.S. and British general interest periodicals published 1802 – 1907. Subject index only.
Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature

Index Area: AI3 .I6

Citations for articles in English language general interest magazines published 1890 – February 1983.
Social Sciences Index

Index Area: AI3 .I66

Citations for journal articles published 1974 – March 1983. Previous titles: Social Sciences and Humanities Index (1965-1974), International Index to Periodicals (1907-1965). Indexed by author and subject only.
Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals, 1824-1900

Index Area: AI3 .W45

Subjects: literature, politics, religion, economics, and science. Citations for articles in 45 19th century British general interest periodicals.