Selections from American magazines and journals published from 1741 to 1900. Includes many reviews or "notices" of American theatrical productions of the time. To search for reviews only, type "review" in one of the search boxes and then, using the drop-down menu next to it, change the scope of the search box to "document type." You can then enter your search term (author, title of work, etc.) in the next search box.

This database includes the full text of several major newspapers. You will find contemporary reviews for plays and performances in these newspapers as well as news articles about the theater world. To search for reviews only, type "review" in one of the search boxes and then, using the drop-down menu next to it, change the scope of the search box to "document type." You can then enter your search term (author, title of work, etc.) in the next search box.

This database includes the full text of several newspapers published by and for the Black community. You will find contemporary reviews for plays and performances in these newspapers as well as news articles. To search for reviews only, type "review" in one of the search boxes and then, using the drop-down menu next to it, change the scope of the search box to "document type." You can then enter your search term (author, title of work, etc.) in the next search box.

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An archival collection of magazines related to the history of the film, music, and entertainment industries, 1880 - 2015.

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Search across newspapers and digitized collections of primary sources from the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, including ECCO: Eighteenth Century Collections Online, NCCO: Nineteenth Century Collections Online, The Making of the Modern World, The Times of London, The Illustrated London News, the Times Literary Supplement, The Economist, and many more. Covers 1604 - present (varying by source).

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Search across all of Carleton's Readex collections at once. Includes historical newspapers, government documents, books, ephemera, history of science and artificial intelligence, and the like.