A Trans History of the United States: Newspapers, Periodicals, and Zines
A guide to library research
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Zines at Barnard
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Zines at BarnardBarnard's zines reflect the Barnard College student population with regard to gender. We have zines by women, nonbinary people, and trans men, with a collection emphasis on zines by women of color and a newer effort to acquire more zines by trans women.
Jornals and Magazines of Note
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Transgender Studies QuarterlyA venue for innovative research and scholarship that contest the objectification, pathologization, and exoticization of transgender lives.
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GLQProviding a much-needed forum for interdisciplinary discussion, GLQ publishes scholarship, criticism, and commentary in areas as diverse as law, science studies, religion, political science, and literary studies. Its aim is to offer queer perspectives on all issues touching on sex and sexuality.
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Original PlumbingOriginal Plumbing, also known as OP, is a quarterly magazine focused on "the culture and lifestyle of transgender men.
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TransvestiaTransvestia was the first widely-distributed magazine focused on the crossdressing community. In time, it expanded to include content about the larger trans community. In an era before the internet, the publication became a major life-line for its readers
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Transgender Tapestry1983-2005
Historical Newspapers and Periodicals Databases
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America's historical newspapers This link opens in a new windowDate range varies by title, from late 17th-20th century; most content published prior 1850. If needed, the proximity operator is NEAR, for example.: infanticide NEAR20 trial will find "infanticide" within 20 words of "trial" in either direction. By default America's Historical Newspapers includes the following; but each of the following may also be searched separately through links below: African American newspapers series 1, 1827-1998 African American newspapers series 2, 1835-1956 Hispanic American Newspapers, 1808-1989
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American periodicals This link opens in a new windowThis database contains periodicals published between 1740 and 1940, including special interest and general magazines, literary and professional journals, children's and women's magazines and many other historically-significant periodicals"--Home page, viewed Dec. 2, 2015.
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Access world news / Newsbank Inc. This link opens in a new windowAccess World News is a comprehensive resource that includes a variety of news publications worldwide. These sources include major national and international newspapers, as well as local and regional titles as well as newswires, blogs, web-only content, videos, journals, magazines, transcripts and more. Access World News is updated daily. This database combines news articles from more than 12,000 sources and over 200 countries. Much of the material in non-English languages has been translated into English, but a significant amount of material is presented in the original language.
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ProQuest historical newspapers This link opens in a new windowFull-text and full-image articles from major American newspapers: Atlanta Constitution, Baltimore Sun (1837-1985), Boston Globe, Call and Post (1934-1991), Chicago Tribune, Christian Science Monitor (1908-1997), Irish Times (1859-2009), Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Norfolk Journal and Guide (1921-2003), Philadelphia Tribune (1912-2001), San Francisco Chronicle (1865-1922), Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Scotsman (1817-1950) every page in PDF files.
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Historical black newspapers This link opens in a new windowFull text and full-image articles from African American newspapers: Atlanta daily world, Los Angeles sentinel, New York Amsterdam news, Pittsburgh courier, and The Chicago defender.
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LGBT magazine archive. This link opens in a new windowA searchable archive of major periodicals devoted to LGBT+ interests, dating from the 1950s through to recent years. "Launching in September 2018, LGBT Magazine Archive will comprise archival runs of 26 of the most influential, long-running 20th/21st-century magazines in this field, amounting to approximately 400,000 pages of content.... Coverage is from the first issue of each publication, with the earliest content dating from 1957 and the default termination point for each title is 2015 (or the journal ceased date). Each issue is scanned from cover to cover in full color"--ProQuest.libguides.com, viewed October 2, 2018.
- Barnard AMST guide has many additional historical newspaper databases as well: https://guides.library.barnard.edu/AMST/news
- For additional resources, see: American History and American Studies: Articles from the 17th through 20th Centuries