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Savage Sessions: The Lost History of Congressional Violence in Antebellum America

By Joanne B. Freeman

Professor of History and American Studies at Yale University

ALA Annual Conference, Washington, D.C.

June 23, 2019
Illuminating Our Own Moment: A Conversation with Professor Amy Hughes

Amy E. Hughes is Associate Professor of Theater History & Criticism at Brooklyn College (CUNY). In this interview, she discusses how the study of theater deepens our understanding of history and society; what happens in the classroom when students use these kinds of primary sources; and what the digitization of collections like Nineteenth-Century America Drama has meant to her.
Twentieth-Century Global Perspectives

This family of digital resources for 20th-century international studies provides global perspectives on many of today’s most relevant research areas. Each of these unique collections offers new insight and unprecedented opportunities for teaching and scholarship in some of the most-searched topics in libraries today. Subjects covered include immigration and refugees, worldwide propaganda, nuclear arms, protest movements, race relations, Korean and Vietnam wars, and more.
Dramatic Effects: The Impact of Theater on 19th-Century U.S. Culture and Society

By Amy E. Hughes

Associate Professor of Theater History and Criticism at Brooklyn College (CUNY)

ALA Midwinter Meeting, Seattle. WA

January 27, 2019
American Underworld: The Flash Press

The newspapers in this one-of-a-kind collection cover the seamier aspects of 19th-century urban life: crime, scandal, and brothels, combined with reviews of bawdy performances and reports on sporting events such as cock-fighting and boxing. The included publications were all collected by the American Antiquarian Society and are among the rarest of American newspapers. They are of particular interest to researchers in gender studies and the underground economy and literature of the era.
Teaching Students the Craft of History: A Conversation with Professor Stephen Aron

A leading authority on the American frontier, Stephen Aron is professor of history at the University of California, Los Angeles. In this brief video, Aron tells why primary sources resonate with college students today. Allowing them to make their own discoveries and learn the craft of history, he says, is critical to training students to be educated human beings.
Nineteenth-Century American Drama

In the nineteenth century drama became the most popular form of entertainment in America while taking on myriad forms. This unique and comprehensive collection sheds new light on an enormous range of heavily studied topics, including daily life in the United States; politics, both local and national; culture in all of its forms; and the shifting and evolving tastes of Americans from across the country.

Twentieth-Century Global Perspectives

This family of digital resources for 20th-century international studies provides global perspectives on many of today’s most relevant research areas. Each of these unique collections offers new insight and unprecedented opportunities for teaching and scholarship in some of the most-searched topics in libraries today. Subjects covered include immigration and refugees, worldwide propaganda, nuclear arms, protest movements, race relations, Korean and Vietnam wars, and more.
American Underworld: The Flash Press

The newspapers in this one-of-a-kind collection cover the seamier aspects of 19th-century urban life: crime, scandal, and brothels, combined with reviews of bawdy performances and reports on sporting events such as cock-fighting and boxing. The included publications were all collected by the American Antiquarian Society and are among the rarest of American newspapers. They are of particular interest to researchers in gender studies and the underground economy and literature of the era.
Nineteenth-Century American Drama

In the nineteenth century drama became the most popular form of entertainment in America while taking on myriad forms. This unique and comprehensive collection sheds new light on an enormous range of heavily studied topics, including daily life in the United States; politics, both local and national; culture in all of its forms; and the shifting and evolving tastes of Americans from across the country.
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports, 1941-1996

Recorded, transcribed and translated into English by the Central Intelligence Agency, these open source intelligence reports are an indispensable source for insight into decades of turbulent world history. Now available in a fully searchable digital collection, these primary source documents provide crucial news and information from all countries outside of the U.S. during the second half of the 20th century.
Immigrations, Migrations and Refugees: Global Perspectives, 1941-1996

For wide-ranging perspectives on human migration that stretch far beyond the borders of the United States, Immigrations, Migrations and Refugees: Global Perspectives, 1941-1996, is an unparalleled new resource. This digital archive includes firsthand accounts from around the world, covering such important events as Jewish resettlement, South African apartheid, Latin American migrations and much more.
African American Newspapers

African American Newspapers, 1827-1998, provides access to more than 350 U.S. newspapers chronicling a century and a half of the African American experience. This unique collection, which includes historically significant papers from more than 35 states, features many rare 19th-century titles. Newly digitized, these newspapers published by or for African Americans can now be browsed and searched as never before.
American Politics: Campaign Newspapers

The first and only collection of American newspapers solely covering specific political campaigns and issues provides detailed primary-source documentation of the issues, arguments and opposing viewpoints that shaped 19th-century U.S. political history. Encompassing more than 300 papers published from 1803 to 1876, this one-of-a-kind resource offers essential core materials for teaching and research.
American Religion: Denominational Newspapers

Religion was the epicenter of nearly everything in the 19th century, dubbed the age of religion. Reflecting this influence, this collection of 320+ papers provides invaluable denominational insight, as well as news and opinions on wide-ranging topics of high interest to congregants. Far exceeding inspirational homilies, the editors of these papers took stands on the biggest issues of the time: slavery, women’s suffrage and others.

Savage Sessions: The Lost History of Congressional Violence in Antebellum America

By Joanne B. Freeman

Professor of History and American Studies at Yale University

ALA Annual Conference, Washington, D.C.

June 23, 2019
Dramatic Effects: The Impact of Theater on 19th-Century U.S. Culture and Society

By Amy E. Hughes

Associate Professor of Theater History and Criticism at Brooklyn College (CUNY)

ALA Midwinter Meeting, Seattle. WA

January 27, 2019
When Indians and Americans Got Along

By Stephen Aron

Professor of History, and Robert N. Burr Chair at the University of California, Los Angeles

ALA Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA

June 24, 2018
Andrew Jackson and the Trail of Tears: Setting the Record Straight

By Daniel Feller

Professor of History, Distinguished Professor in the Humanities, and Editor/Director of The Papers of Andrew Jackson at the University of Tennessee

ALA Midwinter Meeting, Denver, CO

February 11, 2018
A Nation of Immigrants and a History of Anti-Immigration

By Paul Finkelman

Historian & Visiting Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Law

ALA Annual Conference, Chicago, IL

June 25, 2017
American Tragedy: Assailing Common Assumptions About The Civil War

By David Goldfield

Robert Lee Bailey Professor of History at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte

ALA Midwinter Meeting, Atlanta, GA

January 22, 2017
Politics is Just War without the Bayonets: Dirty Politics in a Genteel Age, 1868-1892

By Mark Wahlgren Summers

Thomas D. Clark Professor of History at the University of Kentucky

ALA Annual Conference, Orlando, FL

June 26, 2016
Did Abolitionists Cause the Civil War?

By Manisha Sinha

Professor of Afro-American Studies and History at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst

ALA Midwinter Conference, Boston, MA

January 10, 2016
Battle Logs: Visualizing the Destruction of Forests in the American Civil War

By Megan Kate Nelson

Author of Ruin Nation: Destruction and the American Civil War

ALA Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA

June 28, 2015
Learning to Look: The Interdisciplinary Value of Historical Visual Culture

By Nan Wolverton

Director of the Center for Historical American Visual Culture at the American Antiquarian Society

ALA Midwinter Conference, Chicago, IL

February 1, 2015
Finding the Real Cuba: Citizen-Entrepreneurs and the Communist-Capitalist State

By Lillian Guerra

Waldo Neikirk Professor of Cuban and Caribbean History

ALA Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV

June 29, 2014
Still Reading the Silences: African American Women’s History in the Digital Age

By Erica Armstrong Dunbar

Director, Program in African American Studies, Library Company of Philadelphia

ALA Midwinter Conference, Philadelphia, PA

January 26, 2014
Ethnic Studies in the Digital Age

By Remmel Nunn

Vice President, Readex

ALA Annual Conference, Chicago, IL

June 30, 2013
New Applications for Special Collections in the Digital Age

By Howard Dodson, Jr.

Director of Mooreland-Springarn and Howard University Libraries

ALA Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA

June 24, 2012
Dredges, Gunboats, and Mosquitos: The U.S. Congressional Serial Set and the Building of the Panama Canal

By Steve Daniel

Author of Conducting Biographical Research in Government Publications

ALA Annual Conference, Washington, D.C.

June 27, 2010
A Light on Past Lives: The Illuminating Effects of Electronic Resources on Biographical Research

By James McGrath Morris

Author of Pulitzer: A Life in Politics, Print, and Power (HarperCollins, 2010)

ALA Annual Conference, Washington, D.C.

June 27, 2010

Readex AllSearch: On-Demand Training

For the first time, students and scholars have the capability to search seamlessly across all Readex digital collections available at their institution. By consolidating all document types—historical imprints, newspapers, and government documents—Readex AllSearch enables users to make new and unexpected discoveries within one streamlined, mobile-friendly new platform.
African American Periodicals: On-Demand Training

Readex Product Director Brett Kolcun provides interface training for African American Periodicals. Training includes key features, search limiters, locating titles by state or region or topic, title list and calendar page, results list, and document view. Brett also covers bibliographic controls and teaching and research applications.

Undergrads Doing History: Using Digital Primary Sources to Motivate Students

Presenter: Carl Robert Keyes, Associate Professor of History, Assumption College
In this 45-minute webinar, Prof. Keyes shows how he adapted two digital humanities projects—drawn from his own research on advertising in early America—into classroom exercises that challenge students to actively “do” history rather than merely learn about the past.
Students Becoming Scholars: Using Digital Archives to Create a Powerful Primary Source Assignment

Presenter: Julie R. Voss, Associate Professor of English, Lenoir-Rhyne University
Dr. Voss shares her experience using a digital archive to fascinate and challenge an undergraduate class. She provides tips for creating an effective digital archives assignment; improving student research skills; and increasing student knowledge, engagement and enthusiasm.
Using Primary Sources to Engage Students

Presenter: Debra Reddin van Tuyll, Professor, Department of Communications, Augusta University
Learn how primary sources introduce students to the experience of the past; create deeper engagement with research activities; and spark lively discussions that improve the teaching process.
African American Studies

This 10-minute webinar explores three thematically connected Archive of Americana collections: Afro-Americana Imprints, 1535-1922—a preeminent collection for African American studies; African American Periodicals, 1825-1995—brimming with untold stories; and African American Newspapers, 1827-1998—a one-of-a-kind record of 150 years of history, culture and daily life.

Illuminating Our Own Moment: A Conversation with Professor Amy Hughes

Amy E. Hughes is Associate Professor of Theater History & Criticism at Brooklyn College (CUNY). In this interview, she discusses how the study of theater deepens our understanding of history and society; what happens in the classroom when students use these kinds of primary sources; and what the digitization of collections like Nineteenth-Century America Drama has meant to her.
Teaching Students the Craft of History: A Conversation with Professor Stephen Aron

A leading authority on the American frontier, Stephen Aron is professor of history at the University of California, Los Angeles. In this brief video, Aron tells why primary sources resonate with college students today. Allowing them to make their own discoveries and learn the craft of history, he says, is critical to training students to be educated human beings.
Immersed in Primary Sources: A Conversation with Professor Daniel Feller

American historian Daniel Feller, Distinguished Professor at the University of Tennessee, is Director of “The Papers of Andrew Jackson.” In this short video, he discusses how digitized primary sources have helped to unlock new discoveries about the seventh U.S. president. He explains how using keyword search has been critical to his project’s continued success.
Modern Research: A Conversation with Professor Paul Finkelman

Paul Finkelman, a leading authority on American legal history, race relations and religious freedom, discusses the importance of primary documents in his work as a scholar and professor. He explains how digital resources like the U.S. Congressional Serial Set and American Pamphlets can help students discover historical connections and energize their research.
Primary Sources Now: A Conversation with Professor David Goldfield

In this short discussion, David Goldfield, the Robert Lee Bailey Professor of History at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, describes what sparked his interest in the American Civil War, explains how his use of primary source materials in the classroom has changed, and describes how digital collections of primary sources have impacted his research and his teaching.
Broadening History: A Conversation with Manisha Sinha

Readex recently sat down with Manisha Sinha, Professor of Afro-American Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. The discussion covered her highly praised new book, The Slave’s Cause (Yale, 2016), the research value of such digital resources as The American Slavery Collection, Early American Newspapers and African American Newspapers, and her own advice to students.
Megan Kate Nelson on The American Civil War Collection, 1860-1922

Megan Kate Nelson, author of Ruin Nation: Destruction and the American Civil War, describes the unique value of the American Antiquarian Society's collection for Civil War research. Digital access to this collection is available from Readex.

Savage Sessions: The Lost History of Congressional Violence in Antebellum America

By Joanne B. Freeman

Professor of History and American Studies at Yale University

ALA Annual Conference, Washington, D.C.

June 23, 2019
Illuminating Our Own Moment: A Conversation with Professor Amy Hughes

Amy E. Hughes is Associate Professor of Theater History & Criticism at Brooklyn College (CUNY). In this interview, she discusses how the study of theater deepens our understanding of history and society; what happens in the classroom when students use these kinds of primary sources; and what the digitization of collections like Nineteenth-Century America Drama has meant to her.
Twentieth-Century Global Perspectives

This family of digital resources for 20th-century international studies provides global perspectives on many of today’s most relevant research areas. Each of these unique collections offers new insight and unprecedented opportunities for teaching and scholarship in some of the most-searched topics in libraries today. Subjects covered include immigration and refugees, worldwide propaganda, nuclear arms, protest movements, race relations, Korean and Vietnam wars, and more.
Dramatic Effects: The Impact of Theater on 19th-Century U.S. Culture and Society

By Amy E. Hughes

Associate Professor of Theater History and Criticism at Brooklyn College (CUNY)

ALA Midwinter Meeting, Seattle. WA

January 27, 2019
American Underworld: The Flash Press

The newspapers in this one-of-a-kind collection cover the seamier aspects of 19th-century urban life: crime, scandal, and brothels, combined with reviews of bawdy performances and reports on sporting events such as cock-fighting and boxing. The included publications were all collected by the American Antiquarian Society and are among the rarest of American newspapers. They are of particular interest to researchers in gender studies and the underground economy and literature of the era.
Teaching Students the Craft of History: A Conversation with Professor Stephen Aron

A leading authority on the American frontier, Stephen Aron is professor of history at the University of California, Los Angeles. In this brief video, Aron tells why primary sources resonate with college students today. Allowing them to make their own discoveries and learn the craft of history, he says, is critical to training students to be educated human beings.
Professor Daniel Feller on Territorial Papers of the United States, 1764-1953

University of Tennessee Professor Daniel Feller clarifies why the new digital edition of Territorial Papers of the United States may provide fresh understandings of the presidency of Andrew Jackson. Researchers previously relying on Clarence Carter’s small sample of selected documents will now have access to an enormous range of newly searchable materials.
Professor Stephen Aron on Territorial Papers of the United States, 1764-1953

UCLA Professor Stephen Aron explains why his published research on Western U.S. history might require reinterpretation now that Readex has digitized the Territorial Papers of the United States. The comprehensive online edition not only dwarfs the amount of content previously available in print form, but also includes intentionally omitted materials.
Nineteenth-Century American Drama

In the nineteenth century drama became the most popular form of entertainment in America while taking on myriad forms. This unique and comprehensive collection sheds new light on an enormous range of heavily studied topics, including daily life in the United States; politics, both local and national; culture in all of its forms; and the shifting and evolving tastes of Americans from across the country.
When Indians and Americans Got Along

By Stephen Aron

Professor of History, and Robert N. Burr Chair at the University of California, Los Angeles

ALA Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA

June 24, 2018
Immersed in Primary Sources: A Conversation with Professor Daniel Feller

American historian Daniel Feller, Distinguished Professor at the University of Tennessee, is Director of “The Papers of Andrew Jackson.” In this short video, he discusses how digitized primary sources have helped to unlock new discoveries about the seventh U.S. president. He explains how using keyword search has been critical to his project’s continued success.
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports, 1941-1996

Recorded, transcribed and translated into English by the Central Intelligence Agency, these open source intelligence reports are an indispensable source for insight into decades of turbulent world history. Now available in a fully searchable digital collection, these primary source documents provide crucial news and information from all countries outside of the U.S. during the second half of the 20th century.
Andrew Jackson and the Trail of Tears: Setting the Record Straight

By Daniel Feller

Professor of History, Distinguished Professor in the Humanities, and Editor/Director of The Papers of Andrew Jackson at the University of Tennessee

ALA Midwinter Meeting, Denver, CO

February 11, 2018
Modern Research: A Conversation with Professor Paul Finkelman

Paul Finkelman, a leading authority on American legal history, race relations and religious freedom, discusses the importance of primary documents in his work as a scholar and professor. He explains how digital resources like the U.S. Congressional Serial Set and American Pamphlets can help students discover historical connections and energize their research.
Undergrads Doing History: Using Digital Primary Sources to Motivate Students

Presenter: Carl Robert Keyes, Associate Professor of History, Assumption College
In this 45-minute webinar, Prof. Keyes shows how he adapted two digital humanities projects—drawn from his own research on advertising in early America—into classroom exercises that challenge students to actively “do” history rather than merely learn about the past.
A Nation of Immigrants and a History of Anti-Immigration

By Paul Finkelman

Historian & Visiting Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Law

ALA Annual Conference, Chicago, IL

June 25, 2017
Immigrations, Migrations and Refugees: Global Perspectives, 1941-1996

For wide-ranging perspectives on human migration that stretch far beyond the borders of the United States, Immigrations, Migrations and Refugees: Global Perspectives, 1941-1996, is an unparalleled new resource. This digital archive includes firsthand accounts from around the world, covering such important events as Jewish resettlement, South African apartheid, Latin American migrations and much more.
Primary Sources Now: A Conversation with Professor David Goldfield

In this short discussion, David Goldfield, the Robert Lee Bailey Professor of History at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, describes what sparked his interest in the American Civil War, explains how his use of primary source materials in the classroom has changed, and describes how digital collections of primary sources have impacted his research and his teaching.
American Tragedy: Assailing Common Assumptions About The Civil War

By David Goldfield

Robert Lee Bailey Professor of History at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte

ALA Midwinter Meeting, Atlanta, GA

January 22, 2017
African American Newspapers

African American Newspapers, 1827-1998, provides access to more than 350 U.S. newspapers chronicling a century and a half of the African American experience. This unique collection, which includes historically significant papers from more than 35 states, features many rare 19th-century titles. Newly digitized, these newspapers published by or for African Americans can now be browsed and searched as never before.
Students Becoming Scholars: Using Digital Archives to Create a Powerful Primary Source Assignment

Presenter: Julie R. Voss, Associate Professor of English, Lenoir-Rhyne University
Dr. Voss shares her experience using a digital archive to fascinate and challenge an undergraduate class. She provides tips for creating an effective digital archives assignment; improving student research skills; and increasing student knowledge, engagement and enthusiasm.
American Politics: Campaign Newspapers

The first and only collection of American newspapers solely covering specific political campaigns and issues provides detailed primary-source documentation of the issues, arguments and opposing viewpoints that shaped 19th-century U.S. political history. Encompassing more than 300 papers published from 1803 to 1876, this one-of-a-kind resource offers essential core materials for teaching and research.
Politics is Just War without the Bayonets: Dirty Politics in a Genteel Age, 1868-1892

By Mark Wahlgren Summers

Thomas D. Clark Professor of History at the University of Kentucky

ALA Annual Conference, Orlando, FL

June 26, 2016
African American Periodicals: On-Demand Training

Readex Product Director Brett Kolcun provides interface training for African American Periodicals. Training includes key features, search limiters, locating titles by state or region or topic, title list and calendar page, results list, and document view. Brett also covers bibliographic controls and teaching and research applications.
Readex AllSearch: On-Demand Training

For the first time, students and scholars have the capability to search seamlessly across all Readex digital collections available at their institution. By consolidating all document types—historical imprints, newspapers, and government documents—Readex AllSearch enables users to make new and unexpected discoveries within one streamlined, mobile-friendly new platform.
American Religion: Denominational Newspapers

Religion was the epicenter of nearly everything in the 19th century, dubbed the age of religion. Reflecting this influence, this collection of 320+ papers provides invaluable denominational insight, as well as news and opinions on wide-ranging topics of high interest to congregants. Far exceeding inspirational homilies, the editors of these papers took stands on the biggest issues of the time: slavery, women’s suffrage and others.
Broadening History: A Conversation with Manisha Sinha

Readex recently sat down with Manisha Sinha, Professor of Afro-American Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. The discussion covered her highly praised new book, The Slave’s Cause (Yale, 2016), the research value of such digital resources as The American Slavery Collection, Early American Newspapers and African American Newspapers, and her own advice to students.
Did Abolitionists Cause the Civil War?

By Manisha Sinha

Professor of Afro-American Studies and History at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst

ALA Midwinter Conference, Boston, MA

January 10, 2016
Using Primary Sources to Engage Students

Presenter: Debra Reddin van Tuyll, Professor, Department of Communications, Augusta University
Learn how primary sources introduce students to the experience of the past; create deeper engagement with research activities; and spark lively discussions that improve the teaching process.
Megan Kate Nelson on The American Civil War Collection, 1860-1922

Megan Kate Nelson, author of Ruin Nation: Destruction and the American Civil War, describes the unique value of the American Antiquarian Society's collection for Civil War research. Digital access to this collection is available from Readex.
Battle Logs: Visualizing the Destruction of Forests in the American Civil War

By Megan Kate Nelson

Author of Ruin Nation: Destruction and the American Civil War

ALA Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA

June 28, 2015
Afro-Americana Imprints, 1535-1922: Gateway to Black Print Culture

Created from the Library Company’s acclaimed Afro-Americana Collection—an accumulation that began with Benjamin Franklin and steadily increased throughout its entire history—this unique online resource will provide researchers with more than 12,000 printed works. These essential books, pamphlets and broadsides hold an unparalleled record of African American history, literature and culture.
Learning to Look: The Interdisciplinary Value of Historical Visual Culture

By Nan Wolverton

Director of the Center for Historical American Visual Culture at the American Antiquarian Society

ALA Midwinter Conference, Chicago, IL

February 1, 2015
African American Studies

This 10-minute webinar explores three thematically connected Archive of Americana collections: Afro-Americana Imprints, 1535-1922—a preeminent collection for African American studies; African American Periodicals, 1825-1995—brimming with untold stories; and African American Newspapers, 1827-1998—a one-of-a-kind record of 150 years of history, culture and daily life.
Pathways to the Past

Over several decades, Readex has published many of the most widely used collections of primary source research materials in academic libraries, first as Readex Microprint Corporation and since 1984 as a division of NewsBank, inc.
Finding the Real Cuba: Citizen-Entrepreneurs and the Communist-Capitalist State

By Lillian Guerra

Waldo Neikirk Professor of Cuban and Caribbean History

ALA Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV

June 29, 2014
Still Reading the Silences: African American Women’s History in the Digital Age

By Erica Armstrong Dunbar

Director, Program in African American Studies, Library Company of Philadelphia

ALA Midwinter Conference, Philadelphia, PA

January 26, 2014
Ethnic Studies in the Digital Age

By Remmel Nunn

Vice President, Readex

ALA Annual Conference, Chicago, IL

June 30, 2013
New Applications for Special Collections in the Digital Age

By Howard Dodson, Jr.

Director of Mooreland-Springarn and Howard University Libraries

ALA Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA

June 24, 2012
A Light on Past Lives: The Illuminating Effects of Electronic Resources on Biographical Research

By James McGrath Morris

Author of Pulitzer: A Life in Politics, Print, and Power (HarperCollins, 2010)

ALA Annual Conference, Washington, D.C.

June 27, 2010
Dredges, Gunboats, and Mosquitos: The U.S. Congressional Serial Set and the Building of the Panama Canal

By Steve Daniel

Author of Conducting Biographical Research in Government Publications

ALA Annual Conference, Washington, D.C.

June 27, 2010