HISTORY 319: The Vietnam Wars (Fall 2025) : Magazine Articles
Databases for Magazine Articles
For your research paper, you will need to find different types of articles. Articles will come from scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers (e.g., The New York Times). The following databases will be especially helpful for finding magazine articles.
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Alt-Press WatchA full-text database of newspapers and periodicals from the local, national and international alternative and independent press focusing on politics, government, art, the environment, labor, and religion. This resource provides a source of alternative viewpoints and perspectives to complement and challenge mainstream media coverage. Over 670,000 articles in around 200 publications are indexed. 1970 - present
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Alternative Press Index (Print)Coverage: Alternative and radical publications (Ann Arbor Argus, The Progressive, Radical America, etc.), 1969-. The Wisconsin Historical Society Library has a very strong collection of these magazines.
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Readers' Guide to Periodical LiteratureThe Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature has comprehensive indexing of the most popular and important periodicals published, spanning from 1983 to the present. New records are also constantly being added, as the database is updated on a daily basis to incorporate the latest content.
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Readers’ Guide RetrospectiveReaders' Guide Retrospective is a database containing comprehensive indexing of the most popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States and reflects the history of 20th century America. More than 500 retrospective general-interest periodicals (pre-1983) are also included, without abstracts.