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These databases provide specialized information, including newspaper and magazine articles that are not available for free on the Internet. They are paid for by your library. | Information Guides

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Research the past in the New York Times Historical Archive.

Subscription Databases

America the Beautiful Grolier	U.S. states and territories explored through photographs, illustrations, maps, games and more.

Chicago Tribune Historical Archive NewsBank	Coverage of major stories from the 1920’s through 1984, front pages from 1900-1984. Dates are irregular.

Chicago Tribune ProQuest Historical Newspapers)	Full-text of the newspaper from 1890-1985.

Daily Life Online	Maps, illustrations, timelines and more exploring everyday life throughout history.

Encyclopedia Americana Grolier Online	Article links, Web sites, research Topics, current events, maps and biographies.

Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia Grolier Online	Articles, pictures, maps, interactive atlas, timelines, dictionary and thesaurus.

Heritage Quest Online	Contains local history books like The Massacre at Fort Dearborn and The History of Chicago.

Illinois Periodicals Online	Full-text access to Illinois Heritage, Illinois History, Illinois History Teacher, Illinois Issues, Outdoor Illinois and other Illinois-related periodicals.

Lands and Peoples Grolier Online	Encyclopedia articles and activities on geography and world cultures.

New York Times Historical Archive (1851-2005)	New York Times full-text from 1851-2005 (1995 to the present is included in eLibrary).

Student Resource Center - Silver Gale	Magazine articles, primary documents, photographs and illustrations.

World Book Encyclopedia	Multimedia version of the print encyclopedia.

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.