Archive of Americana
The Archive of Americana, from Newsbank, contains a wide selection of subsidiary databases which can be searched individually or in various intermediate groupings. This listing shows all the various parts which UCLA subscribes to, and how they fit together.
- Archive of Americana This link opens in a new windowThousands of newspapers, books, ephemera, broadsides, pamphlets, government publications, and more, detailing life in 17th-, 18th-, and 19th-century America. Includes America's Historical Imprints; Early American Newspapers, 1690-1876; America's Historical Newspapers; Caribbean Newspapers, 1718-1876; American State Papers, 1789-1838; and U.S. Congressional Serial Set, 1817-1980.
- America's Historical ImprintsBooks, pamphlets, broadsides and other scarce printed material. 1639-1900.
- American Broadsides and EphemeraFacsimile images of 15,000 broadsides printed between 1820 and 1900 and 15,000 pieces of ephemera printed between 1760 and 1900. Based on the American Antiquarian Society's collection.
- Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans, 1639-1800More than 37,000 books, pamphlets and broadsides. Based on American Bibliography by Charles Evans and enhanced by Roger Bristol's Supplement to Charles Evans' American Bibliography.
- Early American Imprints, Series II: Shaw-Shoemaker, 1801-181936,000 American books, pamphlets, and broadsides published in the early 19th century. Based on American Bibliography, a Preliminary Checklist by Ralph R. Shaw and Richard H. Shoemaker.
- America's Historical NewspapersIncludes one sub-database. Early American Newspapers Series 1 and 2, 1690-1900: 957 newspapers from all 50 states, up to 1900.
- American State Papers, 1789-1838Legislative and executive documents of US Congress, 1789 to 1838. Originally published in 38 volumes.
- U.S. Congressional Serial SetCongressional reports and documents from 1817 to 1980. Also includes the House and Senate Journals from 1953 to 1981.