Stanly Community College Library: American History: Articles

Scholarly Article Databases

In addition to using general research databases, you may find these more focused databases helpful for your class research:

History Study Center
Find primary and secondary sources on global history from ancient times to the present day.
Indigenous Peoples of North America
Cultural, political, and social history of indigenous peoples from the seventeenth to the twentieth century.
Exploring Race in Society
Essays that provide a deeper understanding of how current issues stem from actions and policies of the past.
MasterFILE Premier
Magazines and other publications covering many subject areas including business, health, education, science and culture.

Historical Document Databases

Digital Library on American Slavery
The Digital Library on American Slavery offers a searchable collection of public records concerning enslavement.
Historic North Carolina Digital Newspaper Collection
Digitized historical newspaper content from over 1,000 NC county newspapers. Alternate Name: Newspapers.com North Carolina Collection.
DigitalNC
Historical materials from cultural heritage repositories across North Carolina.
Digital Sanborn Maps (1867-1970) for North Carolina
Historical maps, detailed property and land-use records in 158 North Carolina towns and cities.

Types of Articles

It is important to keep in mind that what we call "articles" in every day life may or may not be same type of articles that we use in academic research.

A comparison of academic versus journalistic articles.
Academic, or Scholarly	Written by experts and usually published by scholarly organizations.	Articles summarizing topics can be found in encyclopedias.
		Scholarly journal articles, which are peer-reviewed by groups of experts before they are published.
Popular, or Journalistic	Written and published in popular and easily-accessible sources by companies or individuals.	Newspapers
		Magazines