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 Digital Microfilm (2008 - )
Microfilm reproduction of the Chicago Tribune, all editions. Digital microfilm includes every page of every edition of the newspaper, including display ads, legal notices and classifieds.

•  Chicago Tribune, Historical Edition
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 Digital Microfilm (2008-)
Microfilm reproduction of the New York Times. Digital microfilm includes every page of every edition of the newspaper, including display ads, legal notices and classifieds.

•  New York Times Historical Edition
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.

• Statistical Abstract of the United States
The ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the United States is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States

• World History
Covers civilizations and cultures of world history from prehistoric times through the modern era.

•  Modern World History Online
Provides in-depth coverage of the history of all regions of the world from 1500 to the present.