English 102 - Ferret: Find Primary Sources

This course guide is for students in English 102 with Robyn Ferret at Cascadia College.

The Advertising Archives: Historical & Current Print Ads
A searchable collection of print and TV advertisements, magazine covers, cinema posters, comics, postcards, cigarette cards, and more.
Ad Council
Click "Find Assets" in the top right corner of the page to search ads, then filter to print.
Ad*Access
Collection of U.S. and Canadian print ads published between 1911 and 1957.

Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive
19th to 21st century US and UK trade magazines covering film, music, broadcasting, theater, and video gaming. Search with your chosen keywords then filter to advertisement under "document type" on the left side of the results.
Food and Drink in History: Module II
The materials in this collection illustrate the deep links between food and identity, politics and power, gender, race and socio-economic status, as well as charting key issues around agriculture, nutrition and food production. If your topic has any connection to food, try searching here. Click on Image Gallery at the top of the page, then the tile that says Advertising & Marketing.

Historical Newspapers

You can access a wide variety of historical newspaper archives (including international newspapers) using the Campus Library. There are a few specific newspapers linked below, but take a look at the historical newspaper page on the Campus Library news research guide to find many more!

Seattle Times via Access World News
Full text, 1895-present
Los Angeles Times
Newspaper page images, 1881-2010
For coverage from 1996 to the present, use US Newsstream.
Historical New York Times
Articles from 1851-2005.
Historical Wall Street Journal
Newspaper articles dating back to 1788.
[UW restricted]
The Guardian and The Observer
Newspaper page images, The Guardian, 1821–2003 and The Observer, 1791–2003
More historical news sources here!

Digital Collections and Archives

Here are some examples of Digital Archives and Collections that you may want to look at. For searching these sites, keep your keywords very simple and stay away from Boolean searches!

Library of Congress Digital Collection: Digital collections include written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document American History. Make special note page that shows the collections organized by subject area.
Digital Public Library of America: DPLA is a major portal to digitized collections ranging "from the written word, to works of art and culture, to records of America’s heritage, to the efforts and data of science" that illustrate America’s history & culture
University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections: Access the digitized content (photographs, maps, newspapers, posters, reports and other media) available from UW Libraries.
King County Archives: Search the archives of King County that have been digitized. May be of extra interest to those who are researching serial killers.

English 102 - Ferret: Find Primary Sources

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