History Indexes by Dates of Coverage
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2000 B.C.E. -800 C.E.
L'Annee Philologique [TIPS]
Its subjects are Greek and Latin literature and linguistics, including early Christian texts and patristics, history, philosophy, art, archaeology, religion, mythology, music and science. Covers Greece, Rome, Eastern Europe, Asia, Middle East and North Africa, Northern and Eastern Europe, Asia Minor, the Middle East, and North Africa.
Diotima
Materials for the Study of women in the ancient world. Focus on Biblical women, and Greece and Rome.
TOCS-IN (Tables of Contents of Journals of Interest to Classicists)
The tables of contents of a selection of Classics, Near Eastern Studies, and Religion journals,
450 C.E.- 1700 C.E.
International Medieval Bibliography (450 to 1500)
Medieval Mediterranean World. Index to articles in books, journals, collections and Festschriften.
ATLA Religion Database (All time periods)
Provides indexes and some full text of major relgious periodicals, and books. Especially good about discussions of all periods of Christianity, Judaism and other major world religions.
Early Encounters in North America: Peoples, Cultures, and the Environment
Letters, dairies, memoirs and accounts of early encounters between Europeans and Native Americans.
EEBO (Early English Books Online)
From the first book published in English through the age of Spenser and Shakespeare
Evans Digital Archive 1639-1800
A searchable bibliography with full text of American publications, based on the renowned American Bibliography by Charles Evans.
Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index (450 to 1500)
Women, sexuality, and gender during the Middle Ages.
Index Islamicus - all periods
Indexes the literature on Islam, the Middle East and Muslim World, including areas of Asia , Africa and Muslim minorities elsewhere.
Historical Abstracts (1450- present)
Index to articles and books about all areas of the world except the U.S. and Canada.
ITER [TIPS]
Middle Ages and Renaissance (400-1700).
An extensive bibliography about the Middle Ages and Renaissance; Uncatalogued or Incompletely Catalogued Humanistic Manuscripts of the Renaissance in Italian and other Libraries; and full text of over 700 essays about the period.
Monastic MATRIX
A scholarly resource for the study of women's religious communities, 500-1600
Medieval Sourcebook (100 to 1400)
A compendium of online medieval texts primary and secondary sources.
Renaissance Women Online
Full-text of publications by Renaissance writers, some pieces include biographical and critical information
Royal Historical Society Bibliography (586 to present)
An online bibliography which provides bibliographic data on historical writing dealing with the British Isles, and with the British empire and commonwealth, during all periods for which written documentation exist.
1700-1980s
America: History & Life
Index to articles, book reviews, and dissertation for all periods of American and Canadian history.
Early American Newspapers (1690-1876)
A digitized collection of American newspapers 1690-1876
Evans Digital Archive 1639-1800
A searchable bibliography with full text of American publications, based on the renowned American Bibliography by Charles Evans.
Historical Abstracts (1450- present)
Index to articles and books about all areas of the world except the U.S. and Canada.
The Times (London) (1785 to 1985)
Full image and full text of entire newspaper.
Royal Historical Society Bibliography (586 to present)
An online bibliography which provides bibliographic data on historical writing dealing with the British Isles, and with the British empire and commonwealth, during all periods for which written documentation exist.
U.S. Congressional Serial Set and American State Papers (1789 to 1976)
Legislative and Congressional Documents. Full-text of
U.S. Congressional
Senate and House Documents and Senate and House Reports and the American State Papers.
1800-1980s
19th Century Masterfile (1802 to 1906)
Indexing of 19th century magazines, newspapers, patents, and U.S. and British government documents. Some links to full text.
America: History & Life
Index to articles, book reviews, and dissertation for all periods of American and Canadian history.
Historical Abstracts (1450- present)
Index to articles and books about all areas of the world except the U.S. and Canada.
New York Times (1851 to 1990)
Full text and full image of the New York Times.
The Times (London) (1785 to 1985)
Full image and full text of entire newspaper.
Readers' Guide Retrospective (1890 to 1984)
Indexing of 20th century magazines and journals, mostly U.S.
HarpWeek: The Civil War Era (1857 to 1865)
Full page image of Harper's Weekly Magazine
U.S. Congressional Serial Set and American State Papers (1789 to 1976)
Legislative and Congressional Documents. Full-text of U.S. Congressional Senate and House Documents and Senate and House Reports and the American State Papers.
1940-present
Primary sources
Digital National Security Archive (1945 to 1991)
Full text of U.S. government documents from the State Department, FBI, CIA etc. about major international events, e.g. The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962, Irangate, Afghanistan the Making of U.S. Policy.
Declassified Documents Retrieval Service (1941 to present)
Full text of thousands of previously classified documents from the FBI, CIA, National Security Council, and presidential memos.
Covers many time periods
America: History & Life
Index to articles, book reviews, and dissertation for all periods of American and Canadian history.
Bibliography of Asian Studies
Western-language monographs, articles and book chapters on all parts of Asia.
Facts on File World News Digest (1940 to present)
Brief news pieces on events including maps, photographs, historic documents, and news overviews.
FRANCIS
Covers a wide range of multilingual, multidisciplinary information in the humanities, social sciences, and economics. Originally a French index and strong in art history.
Historical Abstracts (1450 to present)
Index to articles, books for all areas of world history except U.S. and Canada from the historic period 1450 to the present.
HLAS: Handbook on Latin American Studies
A bibliography of publications on Latin America.
HAPI
Information about Mexican-American topics.
Humanities Abstracts
Index of the humanities including archaeology, art, classical studies, folklore, history, journalism, language and literature, linguistics, performing arts, political criticism, philosophy, and religion.
IBZ
A multilingual index to periodical literature. International in scope focusing on a significant proportion of the periodicals published in Europe.
Black Studies Database: Kaiser Index to Black Resources
International Index to Black Periodicals
Citations and abstracts from popular and scholarly journals, newspapers, and newsletters from the United States, Africa, and the Caribbean, with some full-text coverage.
FRANCIS
Covers a wide range of multilingual, multidisciplinary information in the humanities, social sciences, and economics. Originally a French index.
Royal Historical Society Bibliography (586 to present)
An online bibliography which provides bibliographic data on historical writing dealing with the British Isles, and with the British empire and commonwealth, during all periods for which written documentation exist.