ENGL 141: Writing about the 80s

Database of news from 1978-present.

Database with full page images of newspaper articles, including advertisements. 1980s coverage for the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, & Christian Science Monitor.

Use this to find out if we have a specific periodical, what years we carry, and where you can access it.

Database with streaming videos. Note option to browse "Archival Films & Newsreel Videos," and sort by era (Late 20th Century).

Collection of 1980s documents related to these events: May 1980 Miami Riots, Presidential Election of 1980, 'Wilmington Ten' campaign leads to convictions being overturned, Space Shuttle missions begin, 20th anniversary of the March on Washington, Civil Liberties Act of 1988.

1976 to date. Updated monthly. U.S. Government publications index. Records on all subjects of interest to the U.S. government. The duPont-Ball Library receives a large number of items indexed in this database. Check OneSearch for holdings.

Briefing books, hearing and meeting transcripts, reports, and press clippings document the activities of the National Commission on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome from 1983-1994.