Early American Newspapers
Additional Information
| Description | Focuses on digitized, searchable versions of early colonial and federal newspapers. Collection currently includes the Connecticut Gazette, Connecticut Journal, Enquirer, Federal Gazette, Massachusetts Spy, and New Hampshire Gazette. Digitization is ongoing, so collection will continue to grow. |
| Format | Full-text |
| Coverage | 1690-1876 |
| Availability | Immediate |
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Additional Search Aids
| Truncation | * |
| Wildcard | ? |
| Thesaurus | None |
| Special Features | Search function uses stemming, so enter the root form of a word (ration not rations or rationing). |
| Additional Search Tips | Put phrases in quotation marks. Search function supports Boolean AND, OR, and NOT. Also supports ADJ(x) which finds terms that are within x words of each other and in the same order. Also supports NEAR(x) which finds terms that are within x words of each other and in any order. Text scanning sees the old long s as an f, so in words with an s, substitute the wildcard character ?. |
| On Campus Access | No restrictions |
| Off Campus Access | Off-campus access restricted to WTAMU faculty, staff and students. |
| Funding | Texas A&M University System |
| Vendor | Readex and the American Antiquarian Society |
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