LibGuides: History: Find Articles

Journal Databases

Try these databases to find journal articles:

U.S. History (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new window
Find articles in scholarly journals and magazines about events in U.S. history and scholarly work being established in the field.
U.S. History (Gale in Context) This link opens in a new window
Uncover information on hundreds of the most significant people, events, and topics in U.S. history from a variety of sources.
World History (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new window
Find scholarly journals and magazines about events in world history, as well as other scholarly content.
World History (Gale in Context) This link opens in a new window
Research significant people and events around the world and get multiple types of sources in one place: reference and academic journal articles, as well as primary source documents, images and videos.
World Scholar: Latin America & the Caribbean This link opens in a new window
Analyze the history of Latin America and the Caribbean back to the early 1800s through the contemporary period.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
1831-2007; varies by title
Full-text backfiles to almost 850 scholarly journals from more than 25 academic disciplines published between the 19th and 21st centuries in the JSTOR Arts & Sciences I - IV, Arts & Sciences VII, and Biological Sciences collections. JSTOR provides complete journal backruns from the date of initial publication up to a "moving wall" of 3 to 5 years before the present year.
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Search for scholarly articles in any subject area; lots of full-text articles available.

The library also has some indexes and bibliographies in print format that can be useful for finding historical periodical literature:

International Index (1907-1965) -- Indexes (at the end of Reference)
Social Sciences and Humanities Index (1965-1974) -- Indexes (at the end of Reference)
American Historical Association's Guide to Historical Literature -- Call no. BibRef Z6201 .A55 1995

Interlibrary Loan Requests

Use our interlibrary loan (ILL) form to request resources from other libraries around the nation:

Perkins Library ILL Request

Google Scholar

This search engine can help find scholarly articles that have not been included in the library's databases. Be cautious, though! There is no guarantee that the articles have been peer reviewed; check the journal's website to find out what their review process is.