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Historical primary sources online: Historical magazines & other periodicals

Multipart guide to VT Libraries' many digital archives, whether based on types of sources or thematic collections.

Historical periodicals in thematic collections

Vendors of digitized primary sources often bundle newspapers, magazines, government records, books, and unique items into thematic collections.  Important tools for searching within and among such broad collections include

US historical magazines in full image

Academic journal archives (could be primary or secondary, depending on use)

Non-US historical magazines and the like

Indexes to popular and specialist literatures
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