Welcome
This guide highlights useful resources for researching historical events and disputes.
Along with this guide, you might benefit from visiting these related guides:
The Boston Globe
Additionally, you will also benefit from a search of the Boston Globe for articles relating to your topic. Use these links to get to the time range that applies to the event you're covering:
- Boston Globe (1872 - 1993) This link opens in a new window Full-page images and article images (PDF) with searchable full text from the newspaper The Boston Globe and its title variants. Additional content is added on a one year rolling basis. PLEASE NOTE: For articles published since 1993, please use Boston Globe 1980 - Present.
- Boston Globe (1980 - Present) This link opens in a new window Searchable, current article text from the Boston Globe (no images, illustrations or charts included). PLEASE NOTE: For articles published before 1980, please see Boston Globe (1872-1993) via ProQuest Historical Newspapers.
Where to Start
It helps to start with broad information sources, like encyclopedias and introductory texts. These sources will provide background knowledge and vocabulary related to American history.
