Shoah Visual History Archive
- Guide to the Visual History ArchiveOverview of the Archive, including search tips and background information.
Primary Source Collections
- World War II. U.S. documents on planning, operations, Axis war crimes, and refugees.Papers of the War Refugee Board and of trials before Military Tribunals.
- Holocaust and the Concentration Camp TrialsThis collection provides unique documents on the investigation and prosecution of war crimes committed by Nazi concentration camp personnel.
Jewish Newspapers and Magazines
- Proquest Historical NewspapersIncludes mainstream newspapers such as the New York Times and Chicago Tribune as well as Jewish Newspapers:
-The American Hebrew and Jewish Messenger (New York, 1857-1922, conservative)
-The Jewish Exponent (Philadelphia, 1887-1990)
-American Israelite (Cincinnati, 1854-2000), Reform
-Jewish Advocate (Boston, 1905-1990) - Ethnic NewsWatch, 1959-Provides access to more than 200 ethnic, minority and native press newspapers and magazines.
- Historical Jewish PressIncludes:
-Los Angeles B'nai B'rith Messenger (1897-1995)
-Jewish Daily Forward (New York, 1897-2018)
-Palestine Post (1932-1950) - Cleveland Jewish NewsOver 125 years of access to Jewish newspapers in Cleveland.
- Commentary, 1945-Important periodical with a focus on Jewish issues. It is also notable for the neoconservative political stance it came to take.
- Jerusalem Post, 1950-2008Most significant English-Language Israeli newspaper.
General publications
- Proquest Historical NewspapersHistorical Newspapers from the United States, including Philadelphia, and other parts of the world. Search the New York Times 1851-2013.
- HathiTrustUniversity of Pennsylvania is a HathiTrust partner, which is a partnership of major research institutions and libraries working to ensure that the cultural record is preserved and accessible long into the future. Books published before 1923 or fully searchable and viewable. Books published after 1923 are searchable but not viewable.
- Proquest Historical Periodical SearchIncludes long runs of general interest and trade magazines extending through the 20th century. Especially strong collections of women's magazines and entertainment industry publications.
