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Books, Databases, Journals, and Newspapers
Digital versions of many of the journal and newspaper articles and eBooks listed in this guide are available via databases and online collections accessible to current Louisiana State University faculty, staff and students. If you are not affiliated with LSU, check with your local public library system or university library regarding access to these and other related sources.
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The newspaper articles listed in this guide represent items that have been digitized that are in LSU’s holdings. LSU has many more titles that include relevant articles, but those items are currently only available on site in microfilm format. Click here for more information on LSU Libraries Special Collections newspaper holdings.
Databases & Digital Collections Online:
- African American Newspapers, 1827-1998 This link opens in a new windowAfrican American Newspapers, 1827-1998, provides online access to approximately 270 U.S. newspapers chronicling a century and a half of the African American experience. This unique collection, which includes papers from more than 35 states, features many rare and historically significant 19th-century titles.
- CQ Voting and Elections Collection This link opens in a new windowA database of elections data, authoritative analyses, concise explanations, and historical materials to help researchers investigate and understand voting and elections in America from 1789-present.
- Dissertations & Theses @ Louisiana State University This link opens in a new windowThis database gives access to the dissertations and theses produced by students at your institution.
- HeinOnline This link opens in a new windowHeinOnline is Heins premier online product with more than 138 million pages of legal history available in an online, fully-searchable, image-based format. HeinOnline bridges the gap in legal history by providing comprehensive coverage from inception of more than 2,300 law and law-related periodicals. In addition to its vast collection of law journals, HeinOnline also contains the Congressional Record Bound volumes in entirety, complete coverage of the U.S. Reports back to 1754, famous world trials dating back to the early 1700s, legal classics from the 16th to the 20th centuries, the United Nations and League of Nations Treaty Series, all United States treaties, the Federal Register from inception in 1936, the CFR from inception in 1938, and much more.
Presently, the database supports Chrome and Firefox only. - JSTOR This link opens in a new windowJSTOR is a not-for-profit organization and a shared digital library archive of critical scholarly journal literature. Louisiana State University currently participates in the following JSTOR Collection(s): Arts & Sciences Collections I-XV, Ireland Archive Collection, Life Sciences Collection, University of California Press Collection, University of Chicago Press Collection, Business IV Collection, Lives of Literature Collection, and the Sustainability Collection.
- Louisiana Digital Library This link opens in a new windowThe Louisiana Digital Library (LDL) is an online library of Louisiana institutions that provides over 144,000 digital materials. Its purpose is to make unique historical treasures from the Louisiana institution's archives, libraries, museums, and other repositories in the state electronically accessible to Louisiana residents and to students, researchers, and the general public in other states and countries. The Louisiana Digital Library contains photographs, maps, manuscript materials, books, oral histories, and more that document history and culture.
- NewsBank This link opens in a new windowThis site provides access to all of LSU Libraries' NewsBank subscriptions, including the following: Access World News (local, regional, national and international newspapers and news sources) Archive of Americana America's Historical Imprints America's Historical Newspapers African American Newspapers, 1827-1998 American State Papers, 1789-1838 U.S. Congressional Serial Set, 1817-1994 Serial Set Maps Foreign Broadcast INformation Service (FBIS) Daily Reports, Latin American Newspapers, Series 1 and 2, 1805-1922
- Newspapers.com This link opens in a new windowView Louisiana newspapers for free through a partnership between Louisiana State University Libraries and Newspapers.com.
- Project Muse This link opens in a new windowProject MUSE is your trusted source for the highest quality books and journals in the humanities and social sciences from over 200 of the world’s most distinguished university presses and scholarly societies.
Access all databases available via LSU Libraries here.
Keyword Searches
When searching the library catalog and manuscript finding aids, try these search terms:
ballot
campaign
candidacy/candidate
Congress/Congressman
elect/election
governor
House
legislature
literacy test
mayor
police jury
poll
presidency/president
representative
Senate/Senator
suffrage
vote/voter
women's issues/women's rights
Some manuscript collections include large quantities of campaign and election-related material. Search finding aid via the catalog to identify relevant items.
Oral History Transcriptions and Audio Files
Submit questions regarding accessing oral history interviews to LSU Libraries Special Collections, Public & Research Services Department.
Processed Collections
All processed oral history interviews may be accessed on-site in the Hill Memorial Library Reading Room. Duplication information is provided here.
All requests for access to unprocessed collections require the authorization of the Director of the T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History at LSU. Duplication of unprocessed interviews is not allowed beyond "Fair Use" unless this restriction is cleared by the Director upon staff review of the item. Please note that the review process may take at least one business day, depending on the size of the collection.
Political Papers
Note that materials related to particular politicians may not be reflected in the name of the collection. For example, the Russell B. Long Papers include extensive holdings related to both Huey P. Long and Earl K. Long, as well as some items related to the campaigns of political opponents.
Unprocessed Manuscript Collections
Access to unprocessed manuscript collections requires permission, subject to Special Collections’ Policy on Access to Unprocessed Collections.