For local history resources, please visit our Genealogy/Local History page.
Library Databases for History Research
Login to these resources with your library barcode number.
Reference Sources
History Research Center – find articles, primary sources, images, videos, or news on a wide range of history topics. You can also choose to limit your search to these ‘Centers’ or subsets:
- African American History
- American History
- American Indian History
- American Women’s History
- Ancient and Medieval History
- Modern World History
World Book Encyclopedia – search for articles, selected web links, animations, and interactive maps.
World Geography and Culture Online – includes a ‘History Overview’ and Timeline for countries of the world.
World Almanac for Kids – not just for kids! This provides concise but comprehensive articles on history topics, as well as primary sources and images.
Magazine and Journal Articles
Masterfile Premier – a multi-subject database offering magazine articles and primary source documents.
Academic Search Premier – a large academic multi-subject database, offering magazine, newspaper and academic journal articles.
Newspapers
Historical Newspapers: New Jersey Collection
Search and view the full text of these NJ newspapers:
- Asbury Park Press (Asbury Park, NJ) — covers 1905-2009
- Courier News (Bridgewater, NJ)— covers 1961-2010
- Courier-Post (Cherry Hill, NJ)— covers 1949-2009
- The Daily Journal (Vineland, NJ)— covers 1925-2011
- Daily Record (Morristown, NJ)— covers 1974-2012
- Home News Tribune (East Brunswick, NJ)— covers 1903-2009
- Plainfield Courier (Plainfield, NJ) – covers 1891-1961
The Star Ledger – the Newsbank database allows you to search the text files of articles dating back to 1989.
The New York Times – our all-access pass includes access to the TimesMachine: a browser-based digital replica of all issues of The New York Times from 1851 to 2002 and The New York Times Article Archive: partial and full-text digital versions of articles from 1851 to today, with redirects to TimesMachine where applicable.
U.S. Major Daily Newspapers – search for articles from the 1980s through today from these papers:
- The New York Times
- Washington Post
- Los Angeles Times
- Chicago Tribune
- Wall Street Journal
Additional Resources
JSTOR Search – JSTOR provides access to journal articles, books, images, and primary sources in 75 disciplines. The Library does not subscribe, but you can search for their free full-text articles by selecting ‘Content I can access’.
Google Scholar – searches scholarly literature and academic resources and provides links to full-text where freely available.