Primary Source Materials

•  American History from ABC-CLIO
From the explorers of the Americas to today's headlines, investigate the people, events, and themes of our nation's evolution.
• American History from Facts on File
Provides more than 500 years of political, military, social, and cultural history.
• America's Newspapers
Full-text articles from more than 600 U.S. newspapers.
• Annals of American History Online
American history through primary documents, including speeches, writings, memoirs, poems and interviews.
• Chicago Sun Times
Coverage of the full-text paper from 1986 to Current.
• Chicago Tribune
Coverage of the full-text paper from 1985 to Current.
•  Chicago Tribune, Historical (1849-1987)
Full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. This collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.
• Daily Herald
Full-text coverage from 1995 to Current.
• Daily Life Online
Explore how others lived and live their lives, and how their lives shaped ours. Content is enhanced with new books, articles, images, maps, primary documents, and more.
• Encyclopaedia Britannica Online
Complete encyclopedia with related Internet links, best websites rated by EB editors, Britannica's Lives and the Merriam Webster Collegiate Dictionary.
• Genealogy Bank
Thousands of historical newspapers, documents and books covering the entire United States. Includes a searchable Social Security Death Index. New content is added monthly.
• Historical Statistics of the US
Online edition of the recently updated five volume print compendium of historical statistics. Contains over 37,000 data series, on wide-ranging topics. Users may create customized tables and spreadsheets.
• History Study Center
Primary and secondary sources on global history from ancient times to the present day, perfect for student reports.
• Illinois Newspapers
Search local and state news sources including: Chicago Sun-Times (1986-Current), Courier-News (1/1/97-Current), Daily Herald (1/1/95-Current), the Kane County Chronicle (12/9/05-Current), and the St. Charles Republican (01/18/2009-Current).
• Kane County Chronicle
Full-text coverage beginning in December 2005 to Current.
• New York Times
Full-text articles from the New York Times are available from 2000 through current. Also included are the New York Times Book Review and The New York Times Magazine.
•  New York Times, Historical (1857-2007)
Full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. This collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.
• Salem History
Includes Milestone Documents, the Great Lives biography series, Great Events from History, The Decades, and more.
• World History
Covers civilizations and cultures of world history from prehistoric times through the modern era.
•  World History: The Modern Era
Provides in-depth coverage of the history of all regions of the world from 1500 to the present.