UTEP Library Research Guides: "On this day in history" Research: What kind of sources can you use?

Search for Newspaper Articles Here

Access Newspaper Archive This link opens in a new window
Best for searching El Paso-area newspapers. Do you search, then narrow by location and date. Save articles as PDFs or JPEGs.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers - The New York Times (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
The New York Times has done a good job of covering nation-wide events. Articles available from 1851-2012.
https://search.proquest.com/hnpnewyorktimes/advanced?accountid=7121
NOTE: This database is partially funded by the Academic Library Collection Enhancement Program (ALCEP) through the General Libraries of the University of Texas at Austin.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers - Los Angeles Times (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
The Los Angeles Times has done a good job of covering nation-wide events. Articles available from 1881- 1992.
https://search.proquest.com/hnplatimes/advanced?accountid=7121

Periodicals Archive Online (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Search American magazine articles from 1770-1995.
https://search.proquest.com/pao?accountid=7121

MinerQuest
Search the library's catalog + hundreds of databases at once. Filter by "book" and "e-book" after you do your search to see only book-type results.

MinerQuest
Search the library's catalog + hundreds of databases at once. Filter by "academic journals" after you do your search to see only scholarly articles.

Gale Virtual Reference Library (Gale) This link opens in a new window
Search for a short encyclopedia article about your topic. An academic-appropriate alternative to wikipedia!
https://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/txshracd2603?db=GVRL
NOTE: This database is funded in its entirety by the Academic Library Collection Enhancement Program (ALCEP) through the General Libraries of the University of Texas at Austin.