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ProQuest® African American Heritage is a groundbreaking digital resource exclusively devoted to African American family history research, containing a comprehensive mix of resources, records, and tools specifically pertaining to African Americans. Included are primary sources devoted specifically to African American family history, including census records, vital records, freedman and slave records, church records, legal records, family history books related to African Americans, and exclusive access to an updated, online edition of Black Genesis—an exhaustive guide that makes locating resources pertaining to African American heritage easier.
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The AAS Historical Periodicals Collections: Series 1-5 (1691-1877) feature over 7500 titles from the seventeenth through the late nineteenth century. The subject matter is broad in scope and covers all aspects of American society during this time period.
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A collection of over 5000 e-books from the E-Read Texas Unlimited Collection, including popular non-fiction such as Texas history, travel, nutrition and health, and gardening, along with adult and young adult fiction. Accessible anywhere in Texas; no login required.
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Distributed by ProQuest, Fold3 Library Edition by Ancestry provides convenient access to a growing collection of US military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served.
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Newsweek Archive is a premier weekly archive of the 20th and 21st century from 1933-2012. The subject areas include: Political history, International relations,
Public policy, Current events, Diplomacy/peacemaking, Democracy, Military operations, Global economic affairs, Human rights, Ethics, International development, Sustainability, Arts, Lifestyle/leisure and Society.
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EBSCO's Newswires provides near real-time access to top world-wide news from Associated Press, United Press International, CNN Wire, and Business Wire on a continuous basis. This collection includes AP Financial News, AP Top News, AP WorldStream, AP U.S. Politics & Government, AP 50 State Reports, UPI Business, UPI Entertainment, UPI Sports, UPI Top News, and more. The index to the full text content in EBSCO Newswires is held for a rolling 30-day archive by EBSCO.

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EBSCO Open Dissertations makes electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) more accessible to researchers worldwide. The free portal is designed to benefit universities and their students and make ETDs more discoverable.
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The coverage for this historical newspaper is from 1881 to current. It provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.
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This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.

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