Primary Sources - Advanced Methods

UNI search engine for books and articles. For books change the "Material Type" option from "All items" to "Books" to turn OneSearch into the library catalog and look for books owned by Rod Library. To find primary materials set your search or results ("Publication Date") to the specific years of your study. Recently published books may also contain primary source material in the form of quotes, diaries, and letters.

Search the full text of over 30 million books.
Full view prior to 1930 and limited preview afterwards.

Over 10 million digitized texts (e.g. books, magazines).
One of the few archives to offer very high quality color images of older publications.

(Books, Manuscripts, Magazines, and Newspapers)
The Archives of Sexuality and Gender program provides a robust and significant collection of primary sources for the historical study of sex, sexuality, and gender. With material dating back to the sixteenth century, researchers and scholars can examine how sexual norms have changed over time, health and hygiene, the development of sex education, the rise of sexology, changing gender roles, social movements and activism, erotica, and many other interesting topical areas. This growing archival program offers rich research opportunities across a wide span of human history.

Archives in this library include:

      LGBTQ History and Culture Since 1940, Part II

      Sex and Sexuality, Sixteenth to Twentieth Century

      International Perspectives on LGBTQ Activism and Culture

Primary news sources for modern history.
Good coverage of international events since 1980.

Consider using "Advanced Search"

(Note - this is NOT the London Times)
Use "Advanced Search" dropdown-menu search options such as: Document Title (article titles), Subject, and for particularly hard-to-find topics "Entire Document"

Some coverage of British newspapers. Use the "Advanced Search" option beneath the search blanks. Advanced Search will allow you to limit by date and location.

Before using the New York Times TimeMachine - UNI students and faculty must register for a personal "all access" pass for the New York Times. Click here to create a UNI personal "all access" academic pass.

Browse the New York Times by date using the TimesMachine "Select an Issue" option.

Search historical issues of the New York times by using the search option at the top of the TimesMachine page.

To download a historical New York times article older than 1980:

1. click on the article

2. click on the "CONTINUE READING: PDF" option that pops up on the lefthand side of the screen


WARNING - Advertisements cannot be downloaded - but can be viewed in detail using the "+" function (expand view) in the TimesMachine viewer.

To focus your search results on "news" click on either: Magazines or Newspapers

Use Advanced Search to improve your search.
Limit search results to magazines or newspapers (the default is Academic Journals).

Business and extensive world news coverage.
Use "Advanced Search"

Major news magazine of the 20th century with good coverage of international events.

British Magazine
Use "Advanced Search"
Advanced Search dropdown-menu search options include:
Document Title (article titles), Subject, and for particularly hard-to-find topics "Entire Document"

To focus your search results on "news" click on either: Magazines or Newspapers

Use Advanced Search to improve your search.
Limit search results to magazines or newspapers (the default is Academic Journals).