American Literature - Colonial to 19th Century: Finding Primary Resources

Full-text of 7 African American newspapers from the 19th century including Freedom's Journal and The National Era.

Newspaper page images, 1893-1988.

Full text of paper from 1881 to 1988.

Full text of paper from 1851 to 2008.

Full-text of the newspaper from 1728-1800.

Newspaper page images, 1889-1989.

Digitized collection of 19th century American magazine articles & books that covers American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction. Provides access to 267 monograph volumes and over 100,000 journal articles. Search entire collection or limit to journals only.

Digitized collection of 19th century American imprints. Contains approximately 8,500 books and 50,000 journal articles. Search entire collection or limit to journals only.

A collection of poetry, novels, short stories, and biographical materials from 19th century American women writers.

The Digital Schomburg is a text database of 52 works by Afro-American women published prior to 1920. Documents are browsable by title, author, or genre (fiction, poetry, biography, or essays); browse lists can be further searched by keywords.