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LNP Access
- Lancaster Online This link opens in a new windowOffers current and recent articles and full page images. Access also includes searchable full text, complete archives dating back to 1797. Note that users must access the archives content via the Archives page (click Archives, then Read Archives) on the lancasteronline.com website. Covers 1797 to the present.
Historical Newspapers
- African American Newspapers, 1827-1998 by Newsbank This link opens in a new windowOne-of-a-kind record of African American history, culture, and daily life. Covers life in the Antebellum South through the Civil Rights movement and more.
- America's Historical Newspapers This link opens in a new windowFully searchable, cover-to-cover reproductions of early American newspapers including titles from all 50 present states. Includes: Early American Newspapers, Series 1 (1690-1876), Early American Newspapers, Series 2 (1758-1900) and Early American Newspapers, Series 3 (1829-1922).
- Early American Newspapers, 1690-1922Part of America's Historical Newspapers. Click here for access.
- Pennsylvania Newspaper Record by History Commons This link opens in a new windowDocuments the move to industrialization from a predominantly agrarian culture established by Quaker farmers in the 18th century. Contains full-text transcriptions of articles, advertisements and vital statistics, providing insight into technology, business activity and material culture in a down-river milling and manufacturing community at the height of the Industrial Revolution. Provided by History Commons (formerly known as Accessible Archives).
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers This link opens in a new windowHistorical access to the New York Times (1851-2015), Chicago Tribune (1849-1996), Los Angeles Times (1881-1995), Philadelphia Inquirer (1860-2001), and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (1786-2003). Also features recent issues of the New York Times (2008- two months ago) and Wall Street Journal (2008- two months ago).
- Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture & Law This link opens in a new windowThis collection brings together a multitude of essential legal materials on slavery in the United States and the English-speaking world. This includes every statute passed by every colony and state on slavery, every federal statute dealing with slavery, and all reported state and federal cases on slavery.
ANB Online
- American National Biography This link opens in a new windowThe American National Biography includes more than 17,400 men and women whose lives have shaped the nation. Updated quarterly.
Census Resources
- Census of Population and Housing, 1790-2010Access available reports, studies, and general information about each Census, from 1790 to 2010.
- Measuring America: The Decennial Censuses from 1790 to 2000Contains background information on each census, including instructions given to enumerators.
- National Archives Census Records PageSearch Census records from 1790 to 1940. Note: The first Federal Population Census was taken in 1790, and has been taken every ten years since. Because of a 72-year restriction on access to the Census, the most recent year available is 1940. The 1950 Census will be released in 2022.