Books
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Commerce and culture : the maritime communities of colonial Massachusetts, 1690-1750 byCall Number: F 74 G5 H49 1984Publication Date: 1984
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Debating the issues in colonial newspapers : primary documents on events of the period byCall Number: E 187 C78 2000Publication Date: 2000
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Female felons : women and serious crime in colonial Massaschusetts byCall Number: KFM 2478 H85 1987Publication Date: 1987
Historical Databases
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Historical Boston Globe This link opens in a new window(1872 - 1984 ) This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.
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Historical New York Times This link opens in a new window(1851 - 2012 ) This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.
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18th Century Collections OnlineThis database includes: Over 180,000 titles (200,000 volumes) Includes books, pamphlets, essays, broadsides and more Based on the English Short Title Catalogue Works published in the UK during the 18th century plus thousands from elsewhere Primarily in English - also includes other languages
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Artemis Primary SourcesOffers simultaneous searching of 14 primary source collections described individually elsewhere in this list, covering the 16th-21st centuries and including books, newspapers, journals, magazines, pamphlets, broadsides, and other historical documents and materials.
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Gale NewsvaultHistorical newspapers and periodicals, primarily from Britain and the United States, covering the 17th -21st centuries.
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HathiTrust Digital LibraryDigitized books, government publications, and other documents from the collections of an international community of research libraries. All material is indexed and searchable, but access to full reproductions is limited to material not under copyright.
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17th & 18th Century Burney Collection NewspapersNewspapers, pamphlets, and broadsides gathered by the Reverend Charles Burney (1757-1817) representing the largest and most comprehensive collection of early English news media, containing approximately 1,270 titles from London, the British Isles, and the colonies.
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19th Century US NewspapersSearchable full-page and article reproductions of newspapers from across the country.
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The Times (London) Digital ArchiveSearchable page reproductions of one of the world’s most important and longest-running newspapers.
Interesting Sources
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A SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND INTELLECTUAL HISTORY OF FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTSA Masters Thesis focusing on Colonial and Industrial Fall River.