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America the Beautiful Grolier	U.S. states and territories explored through photographs, illustrations, maps, games and more.	Click here from home.
Chicago Tribune Historical Archive NewsBank	Coverage of major stories from the 1920’s through 1984, front pages from 1900-1984. Dates are irregular.	Click here from home.
Chicago Tribune (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)	Full-text of the newspaper from 1890-1985.	In library use only.
Daily Life Online	Maps, illustrations, timelines and more exploring everyday life throughout history.	Click here from home.
Encyclopedia Americana Grolier Online	Article links, Web sites, research Topics, current events, maps and biographies.	Click here from home.
Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia Grolier Online	Articles, pictures, maps, interactive atlas, timelines, dictionary and thesaurus.	Click here from home.
Heritage Quest Online	Contains local history books like The Massacre at Fort Dearborn and The History of Chicago.	Click here from home.
Illinois Periodicals Online	Full-text access to Illinois Heritage, Illinois History, Illinois History Teacher, Illinois Issues, Outdoor Illinois and other Illinois-related periodicals.	Click here from home.
Lands and Peoples Grolier Online	Encyclopedia articles and activities on geography and world cultures.	Click here from home.
New York Times Historical Archive (1851-2004)	New York Times full-text from 1851-2004 (1995 to the present is included in eLibrary).	Click here from home.
Student Resource Center - Silver Gale	Magazine articles, primary documents, photographs and illustrations.	Click here from home.
World Book Encyclopedia	Multimedia version of the print encyclopedia.	Click here from home.
History Reference Collection Virtual Reference Library Gale	Over 330 encyclopedias and specialized reference sources. Includes a large collection of reference works on American and world history.	Click here from home.

	Information Guides Country Guide - Useful materials for researching countries Decades - Useful materials for researching the 20th century. Free Web sites BBC Country Profiles - Guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions. Chicago Historical Society - Resource for Chicago and American history. Des Plaines History Center Encyclopedia of Chicago - Historical resources including articles, photos and maps. Library of Congress American Memory Collection Finder - Browse American history by topic, time, place or format.

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