Articles and Databases

Timeline of changes in silhouettes, accessories, lingerie and hairstyles from 18th to 20th century for men, women and children on Kent State University Museum site. Uses detailed photos of original garments.

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Freedman's Bank Records are a great source for genealogists researching their African American heritage. This database is an index to registers of signatures of depositors and includes images of the original documents.

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Provides access to an online catalog of over 30,000 nineteenth-century works available on microfiche. The microfiche collection is called Nineteenth Century Microfiche Collection and consists of English-language texts published in all parts of the world except North America between 1801 and 1900 and located in the British Library and other libraries.

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Search a range of modern and historical views on authors and their works across regions, eras and genres through a combined or individual search of a set of 10 literary series from Gale.

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An online version of the print encyclopedia for children plus NBK News, weekly current events stories plus special features geared especially for young students.

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Provides articles from periodicals covering arts, business, children, education, health, humanities, law, multicultural studies, sciences, social sciences, and general interest. Full text is available for nearly two-thirds of its titles.

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Provides information about programs and services for children birth to 21 with disabilities and other special needs in the NEW YORK CITY METROPOLITAN AREA. It includes national organizations and residential programs such as camps and schools that serve children from New York City

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Full-text articles from over 80 magazines and pamphlets appropriate for children in grades 1-3. Also includes the content from EBSCO Animals.

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Biographical profiles of children's authors and artists. 

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