Subject Guide
Off-Grounds Access
Most databases are available only when you're connected to the UVa network. For off Grounds use you'll need a connection through the proxy server or UVaAnywhere. More information.
Searching Virgo
Searching Virgo
Catalog Only: refrigeration food history
- Virgo does not use Boolean connectors, such as and, or between terms.
- Put a phrase within quotation marks
- Automatically does stemming of search terms (view, viewer, viewers, viewing)
- You can further refine search results by using the limiters on the left of the search results screen. For example, clicking on "Special Collections" under "Library" will narrow your results to materials held in Special Collections.
- Be sure you click on "Start Over" to perform a new search
Finding Scholarly Articles
A list of all our major online databases is found in Virgo at http://guides.lib.virginia.edu/ . Remember, to access our databases from off-Grounds you need a proxy server account, or a UVA Anywhere or Anywhere-Lite account: see http://www.library.virginia.edu/services/off-grounds-access/
America History and Life Covers the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to present with records from 2,000 English-language journals published worldwide. Includes book reviews.
Search: moonshine [note subject limiter = Appalachian region]
Academic Search Complete Large general database of articles from scholarly journals and a few newspapers on many topics. The interface is almost identical to America History & Life, above.
Search: "convenience foods" AND homemaker
JSTOR Full-text backfiles of many important scholarly journals. Coverage is usually from the first issue to 3-5 years before the present.
Advanced Search: "fast food" AND agribusiness Item Type = article
Online Historical Newspapers
A list of all our major online databases is found in Virgo at http://guides.lib.virginia.edu/ . Remember, to access our databases from off-Grounds you need a proxy server account, or a UVA Anywhere or Anywhere-Lite account: see http://www.library.virginia.edu/services/off-grounds-access/
The Library has a number of newspapers on microfilm. You can search for them here.
Nineteenth Century U.S. Newspapers Searchable full text and page images of several hundred U.S. newspapers from the 19th century. You can limit your search to particular states or cities.
Search: candy AND manufacture Date = 1870-1900
America's Historical Newspapers, 1690-1922 Searchable full text collection of U.S. newspapers. Can limit by place.
Search: Hershey and chocolate Date = 1900-1920 Place of Publication = Pennsylvania
ProQuest Historical Newspapers Searchable backfiles of the New York Times , Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune , Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, and Chicago Defender.
Search NY Times Advanced Search: temperance AND suffrage
Date range = 1910-1920
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers From the Library of Congress. American newspapers from the period 1836-1922, searchable by state and date. Many smaller newspapers are included, although not all states are represented thus far.
Search: Nebraska from 1910 to 1922 = corn farming
Online Historical Periodicals & Magazines
A list of all our major online databases is found in Virgo at http://guides.lib.virginia.edu/ . Remember, to access our databases from off-Grounds you need a proxy server account, or a UVA Anywhere or Anywhere-Lite account: see http://www.library.virginia.edu/services/off-grounds-access/
American Periodicals Series Full text of over 1,000 magazines and journals published in the U.S. between 1740 and 1900.
Advanced Search: "John Harvey Kellogg" AND (diet OR food) Date range = 1890-1910
Document type = article
Periodicals Archive Online Search the full text of nearly 400 international humanities and social sciences journals published from 1770 to the 1990s. Periodicals Index Online Provides citations to articles and book reviews in over 4000 international humanities and social sciences journals.
Article Search: "minimum drinking age"
Additional Resources
U.S. History in Context An excellent starting point to get an overview of a topic. Consists of historical encyclopedia articles, journal articles, and some primary source materials.
Search: Heinz Company
Historical Statistics of the United States Quantitative historical data covering American population, work and welfare, economic structure, governance, and international relations from colonial times to the present.
Search: beef production
American History in Video Over 5000 films, commercial and governmental newsreels, archival footage, public affairs footage, and documentaries showing historical events and their presentation over time.
Advanced Search: Transcript and notes = beer and Prohibition