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Poetry Collections from HPU Libraries

American Poetry -- 1600-1900 via NC LIVE This link opens in a new window
Over 40,000 poems by more than 200 American poets from the colonial period to the early twentieth century.
American Poetry -- 20th Century via NC LIVE This link opens in a new window
Includes 50,000 poems drawn from 750 volumes by over 300 poets.
African American Poetry -- 1750-1900 via NC LIVE This link opens in a new window
The early history of African American poetry, from the first recorded poem by an African American to the major poets of the nineteenth century.
African American Poetry -- 20th Century via NC LIVE This link opens in a new window
A collection of modern and contemporary African American poetry, featuring almost 9,000 poems by 62 of the most important African American poets of the last century.

North American Women's Letters and Diaries via NC LIVE This link opens in a new window
A collection of women's writings from the Colonial period to 1950, in 150,000 pages of diaries and letters. The collection also contains biographies and an extensive annotated bibliography of the sources in the database. Includes writings by Abigail Adams, Louisa May Alcott, Susan B. Anthony, Clara Barton, Dorothea L. Dix, Julia Ward Howe, and more.

British Library Digitised Manuscripts
Use this website to view digitised copies of manuscripts and archives in the British Library’s collections, with descriptions of their contents.
Library of Congress Online Manuscript Collections
Manuscripts and papers from a variety of figures from American history, including Frederick Douglass, Zora Neale Hurston, and Hannah Arendt.
Folger Digital Texts - Folger Shakespeare Library
Digital texts of Shakespeare's works from the largest Shakespeare collection in the world.

HathiTrust Digital Library This link opens in a new window
HathiTrust is a collaborative of academic and research institutions, offering a collection of over 17 million titles digitized from libraries around the world.

The Times Digital Archive, 1785-2014: Gale Primary Sources This link opens in a new window
The Times Digital Archive provides full-text access to images and content from the London Times, spanning the years 1785-2014. With over 12 million articles available, the archive supports research across multiple disciplines and areas of interest, including business, humanities, political science, and philosophy, along with coverage of all major international historical events.
American Antiquarian Society Historical Periodical Series This link opens in a new window
Provides a history of the American people from the colonial period through to the twentieth century. The collection features the periodicals of the American Antiquarian Society, a major independent research library. The AAS has the single largest collection of American periodicals of this period.
U.S. Newsstream in ProQuest via NC LIVE This link opens in a new window
Current U.S. news content, as well as archives stretching back into the 1980s featuring newspapers, newswires, blogs, and news sites in active full-text format. Includes access to the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and the Wall Street Journal. Users can also set up alerts for the latest articles on topics of interest.