New ProQuest Civil War Era Collection Combines Unique Primary Sources Online
20 January 2007 - 8:30AM
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19th century American history resource helps researchers go beyond
the battles SEATTLE, Jan. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- ProQuest
Information and Learning is creating a new digital resource that
will make researching the American Civil War and its context more
direct and complete than ever before. Available Spring 2007,
ProQuest Civil War Era is the first to collect, digitize and
combine in a single search platform the era's key newspapers and
activist publications, creating a comprehensive view of not only
the years of battle, but the factors leading to war. ProQuest Civil
War Era is a deep set of primary sources, with documents that
encompass the buildup and evolution of the war that shaped U.S.
identity, all in original article and page image. It provides
desktop access to nearly 2,000 pamphlets, highlighting the multiple
and distinct perspectives of government officials, clergy, social
reformists, and other opinion leaders of the time. Pamphlets are
drawn from the personal libraries of Salmon P. Chase, member of the
Lincoln Cabinet and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (1864-
1873), and John P. Hale, senator from New Hampshire and personal
friend to President Lincoln. Supporting this information are the
complete runs of eight newspapers from 1840 - 1865, specifically
selected for the regional and diverse perspectives they offer. The
combination of resources, built in conjunction with librarians and
scholars, allows researchers to explore the entire era, from the
origins of Manifest Destiny and the rising tensions that led the
country to war through the battles and shifting successes to
reconstruction. The newspapers included in ProQuest Civil War Era
provide a variety of editorial perspectives, as recorded in the
papers of the South (Richmond Dispatch, Charleston Mercury, New
Orleans Times Picayune), North (Boston Herald, New York Herald,
Columbus State Journal), Mississippi Valley and Border States
(Kentucky Daily Journal, Memphis Daily Appeal). Pamphlets are drawn
from two respected collections. Slavery and Anti- Slavery Pamphlets
from the Libraries of Salmon P. Chase & John P. Hale includes
166 pamphlets, speeches, reports, legal opinions and convention
proceedings covering slavery, and anti-slavery movements, and the
conditions of African-Americans after the Civil War. Civil War
Pamphlets 1861-1865 includes 1,758 pamphlets illustrating the "war
of words" during the conflict. Often 20 - 40 pages in length, these
pamphlets are the intellectual precursors to Op-Ed pages in modern
newspapers, providing an outlet for individuals to express their
views. Pamphlets are subject indexed, enabling researchers to
search and browse topics ranging from "Constitutional Issues and
States Rights" to "Slavery and Religion" to "Literature and
Fiction". This subject mapping allows simple "click" access to many
curriculum-based topics, allowing both advanced and novice
researchers to identify subjects of interest. Available on the
ProQuest(R) platform, ProQuest Civil War Era can be cross searched
with ProQuest Historical Newspapers(TM) and American Periodicals
Series Online(TM) For more information visit ProQuest at
http://www.il.proquest.com/. Customers can reach a ProQuest
representative at 800-521-0600, ext. 3344, or via email at . About
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