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Historical Newspapers (ProQuest)
Search for historical articles in a variety of major American and British newspapers. Comprised of the following titles, which can also be searched individually: Boston Globe, 1872-1989; Chicago Defender, 1909-1975; Chicago Tribune, 1849-1997; Guardian and the Observer (UK), 1791-2003; Los Angeles Times, 1881-1996; New York Amsterdam News, 1922-1993; New York Times, 1851-2016; and Washington Post, 1877-2003
Women's Magazine Archive, 1883-2005
Full text of six leading women's magazines of the late 19th-20th century: Better Homes and Gardens; Chatelaine; Good Housekeeping; Ladies' Home Journal; Parents; and Redbook.

Time Magazine
1923-present. See below for tips on searching TIME

The TIME link takes you to TIME Magazine within the Academic Search Premier database. Click on Search within this publication to search within TIME.

When searching for a film or TV show, it's a good idea to change the "Select a Field" option to "TX All Text," so that you're searching for your keywords in the full text of all articles, rather than just in the article title, abstract, and subject terms.

Vogue Archive
Fulltext of Vogue Magazine from 1892 to the present in high-resolution color page images.
African American Newspapers, 1827-1998
Includes 270 newspapers published in 36 states
Nation Archive
Full text of The Nation, a liberal, national weekly journal covering foreign affairs, local and national politics, education, law, literature, and the arts, from 1865 to present.
OpinionArchives
Cross-searchable full-text archives of many news and cultural commentary magazines, including The New Yorker, Harper's, Commentary, Commonweal, Dissent, Moment, and the New York Review of Books.

Find Articles in Fan Magazines & Industry Publications

Media History Digital Library
Digitized collections of classic media periodicals that belong in the public domain for full public access. Includes fan magazines and industry publications. Browse the collections or use the Lantern search platform to search some or all of the collections.

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Includes Variety 1905-1954
World Radio History
Full text scans of historical broadcasting magazines in the fields of radio and television.

Find Posters, Advertising, and Other Ephemera

Pressbooks Collection of the Media History Digital Library
Covers a wide swath of United Artists films from the 1920s-1950s. Browse the collection or do a keyword search using the Lantern search platform and then limit by collection to pressbooks.
CineFiles
A project of the BAMPFA Film Library and Study Center at UC Berkeley. Contains scanned images of reviews, press kits, film festival and repertory theater program notes, newspaper articles, and other ephemera

Find Synopses, Credits, & Production Information

American Film Institute Catalog
A catalog of feature films released from 1893-1993, with information about each film's production and distribution, credits, a plot summary, and notes on the film's history.

Reference Sources

A Dictionary of Film Studies by Annette Kuhn; Guy Westwell
Written by experts in the field, this dictionary covers terms, concepts, debates, and movements in film theory and criticism; national, international, and transnational cinemas; film history, movements, and genres; film industry organizations and practices; and key technical terms and concepts. Oxford University Press, 2020
The Routledge Companion to Film History by William Guynn (Editor)
Eleven thematic essays followed by a critical dictionary that explains concepts, summarizes debates in film studies, defines technical terms, describes major periods and movements, and discusses historical situations and the film industry (2010)
Encyclopedia of Early Cinema by Richard Abel (Editor)
Presents a wealth of information on early cinema history, with coverage of film production, exhibition, and reception; profiles of pioneering directors and producers; analysis of individual films and the growth of distinct film genres; and the emergence of the movie star. (2005)

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