Research Guides: History: HIST 212 (Spring 2024)

HIST 212: US History Since 1865

Primary Source Analysis Assignment

AP Newsroom This link opens in a new window
Photographs, graphics, charts, news stories, and audio clips provided by The Associated Press. International in scope. Coverage: 1826 - present.

Chicago Public Library Digital Collections
Provides images from the Chicago Public Library's collections.
Photographs from the Chicago Daily News, 1902-1933
Provides photographs taken for this Chicago newspaper.
Vogue Archive
Provides full image access to Vogue magazine from 1892 to present.

For additional ideas, please see the Archival Collections page's section on Chicago and Illinois collections (link here).

Chicago Defender This link opens in a new window
Full-text historical newspaper covering African American life, civil rights, segregation, radicalism, and anti-lynching legislation. Coverage: 1909-2010.
Chicago Daily News (1875-1978) This link opens in a new window
Primary source information to examine events, issues and daily life in the context of the historical period, featuring archived full newspaper pages. Coverage:1875-1978.
Chicago Tribune Historical This link opens in a new window
Digitized images and full-text articles related to Chicago news, history, and advertising. Coverage: 1849-2012.

County and Town Histories
Includes texts written in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Illinois Digital Archives
Provides access to digital documents from Illinois libraries, including the Illinois State Library.
Railroads in the Midwest: Early Documents and Images
Provides documents dating from between 1861 and 1890 on the growth of railroads.