Today, Readex distributed this news release: Readex to Deepen Its Acclaimed Digital Edition of African American Newspapers African American Newspapers, Series 2, will dramatically expand Series 1 with...
IN THIS ISSUE: The curious history of notorious nicknames; the oratory impact of a renowned black author; how the great White North offered welcome and often-overlooked refuge to North American slaves...
Today, Readex distributed this news release: Readex Significantly Expands Early American Newspapers with Series 12, 1821-1900 Hundreds of rare short-lived U.S. papers, available online for the first...
Today, Readex distributed this news release: Readex Announces Five Unique New Historical Newspaper Collections to Meet Targeted Teaching and Research Needs One-of-a-kind resources focus on American...
In this issue: helping young African-American scholars move toward new academic heights; six-foot-under censorship in the honor-bound Old South; and a Founding Father's focus on frugality shapes the...
10.jpg IN OUR 1OTH ANNIVERSARY ISSUE: Civil War-era writers see biblical parallels in the American profile; students use primary sources to refine their research processes; and a heated debate rages...
Today Readex distributed this press release: Readex Announces The American Slavery Collection, 1820-1922 Thousands of valuable printed works about one of the key topics in U.S. history, all digitized...
Today Readex distributed this press release: Readex to Launch The American Civil War Collection, 1860-1922 More than 13,000 printed works about the nation’s deadliest conflict, all digitized in full...
To date, more than 1,900 imprints from the Library Company of Philadelphia’s acclaimed Afro-Americana Collection are available in the Readex digital edition. Here are a few titles of special interest...
From its first session, Congress concerned itself with the publication of its own proceedings. By 1815, a definite set of publication types along with a schema for numbering volumes and publications...
At the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, Readex vice president Remmel Nunn shared his expertise on “Ethnic Studies in the Digital Age.” Drawing from the Archive of Americana and other resources, he...
In the April 15 issue of Library Journal, Gail Golderman and Bruce Connolly review nine collections of primary-source materials related to the American Civil War. Among these resources is The Civil...
In Writing with Scissors: American Scrapbooks from the Civil War to the Harlem Renaissance, Ellen Gruber Garvey, Ph.D. (Professor, English Department, New Jersey City University) includes a section on...
Having successfully located and digitized almost all of the American newspapers published during the 17th and 18th centuries, Readex is now focusing on 19th and 20th century newspapers. Guided by our...
Newspaper Archives for Academic Research and Training: A Series of Three Regionally Focused Webinars American newspapers—with their eyewitness reporting, editorials, advertisements, obituaries and...
Our Guest Blogger is David A. Rawson, Ph.D., Historian & Professor, Worcester, Massachusetts How does a researcher handle dated reference works still in print and still widely used? Lynchburg-Press...
The digital edition of one of the world's preeminent collections for African American studies is now available for institutional trial. Created from the Library Company of Philadephia’s acclaimed Afro...
Old Evening Star Building on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. -- Source: Carol M. Highsmith Archive (Library of Congress) This spring Readex will begin releasing a complete 70-year span of The...
From Early American Newspapers, Series 9 This spring Readex will begin releasing two new series in its acclaimed Early American Newspapers collection. Early American Newspapers, Series 8 and Series 9...
Paperback publication date: March 1, 2012 Kate Buford, who began her career as a Wall Street law librarian with an MLS from Columbia University, has written the first comprehensive biography of Jim...
More than America’s greatest lexicographer, Noah Webster (1758-1843) published a supremely influential spelling book, served as confidant of both George Washington and Alexander Hamilton, effectively...
Maximum Prepublication Discount Ends Soon The first release of Ethnic American Newspapers from the Balch Collection, 1799-1971 is live, and this unique new resource is now available for institutional...
Post by T.J. Stiles, author of The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt (Knopf) [Note: On April 7, 2011, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation , as part of its 87th annual...
A wide selection of diverse titles reveals local, regional and national history Dozens of significant titles from more than 40 states are available individually as a part of America’s Historical...
