Research Guides: History: Getting Started

Getting Started with your Research

Boston Public Library Reading Room Welcome to the guide to history research at Temple University Libraries. Find here a variety of research tools to support your academic work. Use the blue tabs at the left to find primary sources, secondary journal articles and books, reference and other history resources.

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Below are a few highly recommended history resources:

America: History & Life with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Best database for secondary source articles in American history.
Historical Abstracts with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Best database for secondary source articles in world history.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Access to newly added titles is guaranteed through May 2027
ProQuest Historical Newspapers contains many US and international newspapers from the 19th and 20th centuries, including the New York Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, and Washington Post.
AM Explorer This link opens in a new window
AMExplorer allows users to search across multiple Adam Matthew collections that include millions of pages of social sciences and humanities primary sources spanning the 15th – 21st centuries.

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