Info:
The University Libraries has begun a trial of the American Antiquarian Society's Historical Periodicals databases from EBSCO. The trial runs from now to December 15, 2017. If you are curious about historic periodicals of with a wide range of topics and subjects between 1684 - 1912, this collection will be of interest to you.
Access:
Library Databases --> Academic Search Premier --> Uncheck the first selection and scroll down to the bottom of the list to see the five collections:
Brief Description:
Partnering with the American Antiquarian Society (AAS), the premier library documenting the life of America's people from the Colonial Era through the Civil War and Reconstruction, EBSCO provides digital access to the most comprehensive collection of American periodicals published between 1684 and 1912.
The fifty thematic subsets from AAS Historical Periodicals include digitized images of the pages of American magazines and journals not available from any other source and provide rich content detailing American history and culture from the mid-18th century through the late-19th century. These specialized collections cover advertising, health, women's issues, science, the history of slavery, industry and professions, religious issues, culture and the arts, and more.