LibGuides: History: U.S., Western, & Utah: Databases

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JSTOR This link opens in a new window
(1800's to recent past) FULL-TEXT online access to older issues of selected scholarly journals. Areas of interest include Architecture & Architectural History, Art & Art History, Film Studies, Music, Performing Arts history, and more.
U.S. Newsstream This link opens in a new window
Has coverage of over 150 U.S. and international newspapers. Ninety days of FULL-TEXT articles to the New York Times and Wall Street Journal are included. Use this source to find articles in the Salt Lake Tribune. Formerly called ProQuest Newsstand (Complete).
SAGE Reference This link opens in a new window
FULL-TEXT access to over 40 encyclopedias covering African American Studies, Aging, Anthropology, Business & Management, Communication, Criminology, Economics, Education, Family, Gender, Geography, Health, History, Politics, Psychology, Social Issues, etc.
Project Muse This link opens in a new window
Project Muse contains full-text articles and journals related to the humanities and social sciences.

Library of Congress Digital Collections
American history, 1400-present, documented by the Library of Congress. Millions of items including images, prints, photographs, etc. While international in scope, the collections are particularly strong in materials documenting the history of the United States and the lives, interests, and achievements of the American people.
National Archives
View archived documents, audio recordings, and more from the U.S. Government. "The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is the nation's record keeper. Of all documents and materials created in the course of business conducted by the United States federal government, only 1%-3% are so important for legal or historical reasons that they are kept by us forever."

Films On Demand Collection This link opens in a new window
A large collection of streaming video with academic, vocational and life-skills content. Topics include: Anthropology, Art & Architecture, Biology, Careers, Communication, Computers, Earth Science, Education, Environmental Science, Family Sciences, Geography, Guidance & Counseling, Health, History, Language Arts, Mathematics, Music, Philosophy & Religion, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Technical Education, and World Languages. Be patient, the videos can take a few minutes to load
Academic Video Online This link opens in a new window
AVON contains thousands of award winning films covering a wide range of subjects including: anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more.
Docuseek This link opens in a new window
Docuseek contains over 1,000 documentaries on social issues and environmental issues from several independent film producers.

Library of Congress National Screening Room
Over 300 videos about US history, mostly from the 1900s. From their website: The National Screening Room showcases the riches of the Library’s vast moving image collection, designed to make otherwise unavailable movies, both copyrighted and in the public domain, freely accessible to the viewers worldwide.