This resource provides access to digitized reproductions of over 1,000 publications and is searchable by keyword/topic as well as browsable by full page or issue. Photos, graphics, and advertisements are included, and the resource includes a Black Newspaper Collection, a U.S. Jewish Newspaper Collection, and an International Collection.
Historical Information Gatherers own the world's largest online digital collection of color fire insurance maps, real estate atlases and similar land use maps for North America. FIMo includes map research tools and search tips to assist users in finding maps for a specific location.
ProQuest History Vault provides a wealth of key archival materials with a single search. The Immigration Records module covers Asian immigration, especially Japanese and Chinese immigration, to California, Hawaii, and other states; Mexican immigration to the U.S. from 1906-1930; and European immigration.
OUTWORDS captures, preserves, and shares the stories of LGBTQIA2S+ elders, to build community and catalyze social change. The site contains a free, searchable collection of original video interviews.
Theoutwordsarchive.org includes links to commercial retailers. The Los Angeles Public Library does not endorse or have an arrangement with any retailer listed.
My China Roots is a genealogy resource for researching Chinese ancestry. Users can research ancestral villages, surname origins, and digitized zupus (documents compiled by families to record the names and details of ancestors.)
The Asian American Experience is a digital resource that illuminates the histories and contemporary culture of Asian Americans. This resource includes references, scholarly works, primary documents and papers, photographs, audio clips, and maps.
The content in Hispanic Life in America is sourced from more than 17,000 American and global news sources, including over 700 Spanish-language or bilingual publications and reflects the experience and impact of Hispanic Americans as recorded by the news media.
The content in this database is sourced from more than 19,000 American and global news sources, including over 400 current and historical Black publications and reflects the experience and impact of African Americans as recorded by the news media.
ProQuest History Vault provides a wealth of key archival materials with a single search. Researchers can access digitized letters, papers, photographs, scrapbooks, financial records, diaries, and many more primary sources. Collections are organized into three modules: Slavery and the Law, Southern Life and African American History, 1775-1915, Plantation Records, Part 1 and Southern Life and African American History, 1775-1915, Plantation Records, Part 2.
MyHeritage Library Edition is one of the largest, most internationally diverse genealogy databases of its kind in the world. It includes billions of historical documents from over 48 countries, millions of historical photos, public records, indexes and additional resources.