J. Eugene Smith Library

Eastern Connecticut State University

19th Century Masterfile

 

Description

A collection of indexes to over 1 million citations from newspapers, periodicals, books, and government documents written before 1920.  Indices included: Poole's Index to Periodical Literature 1802-1906, Index to Legal Periodical Literature 1786-1922, Stead's Index to Periodical Literature 1890-1902, and others.

Dates of Coverage

Indices range from late 1700s through early 1900s.

Updated

Database content is finite, unless additional indexes are added by publisher.  

Access

Internet 

Full Text

No

Periodicals

Each Periodical Index covers a different range of titles,  in total approximately 1500 titles.

Publisher

Paratext

Provider

Paratext

Print Counterpart

ECSU Library has Poole's Index to Periodical Literature vol.1 (1802)-vol. 6 (1906).  Located in: ECSU Reference Index and Abstract Area.

Database Search Tip

 Users may search by Keywords appearing throughout the record, a word appearing in the Title, or by the Author of an article.  There are additional search qualifiers to assist you, such as searching the exact spelling or variant of a keyword.  For example, a Keyword search on "Library" with the qualifier of "Word Variants", would also find libraries, and librarians, and librarianship.

Notes

This database contains citations to older periodicals.  To locate the original article, first search for the Journal Title in CONSULS.  If it is unavailable, contact the Reference Desk regarding an interlibrary loan to obtain the article elsewhere.

Copyright 

Remote access to this database is limited by licensing restrictions to members of the ECSU community. Please respect copyright law and adhere to fair use practices. 

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