New digital resources for eighteenth
and nineteen century research

Eighteenth Century Collections Online provides the full-text of 150,000 English-language titles published between 1701-1800. A variety of materials--books, directories, Bibles, sheet music, sermons--are by a diversity of well-known and lesser-known authors. The database allows for full-text searching as well as author and title browsing. Four subject areas currently included are: History and Geography; Social Science and Fine Arts; Medicine, Science and Technology; Literature and Language. By June the collection will also include: Religion and Philosophy; Law; and Reference and will encompass over 33 million text-searchable pages.

HarpWeek features full-text and electronic searching of Harper's Weekly, 1857-1912, an important primary resource for examining the 19th century. Harper's Weekly was noted for its comprehensive week-by-week coverage, political editorials, and elaborate engraved illustrations. Its coverage, also including news stories, cartoons, and even advertising, shaped and reflected public opinion of the era. In addition to full-text searching, a manually created index puts 19th century language and illustration content into 21st century terminology.

To locate these new resources, select "Journal, magazine, & newspaper indexes and reference databases" from the Library's home page, and choose the "Arts & Humanities" topical list to locate the new titles.  Off-campus access to these databases is available to UWSP students and staff through Virtual Private Network (VPN). Click here for VPN instructions.