Many libraries and other institutions have digitized materials and made them available on the internet.
Some directories of these resources are listed below.
Or, try a search in Google with the phrase "digital collections" (including the quotation marks) and keywords that describe your topic.
Coverage: 1756-1963
Access to hundreds of historic American newspapers from across the country. Resources include the Historical African American Newspaper Collection, which features 300 newspapers from nearly every state, and the Indians of North America Newspaper Collection.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
Provides access to a union catalog of more than 19 million digital resources including digitized books and articles, born digital texts, audio files, images, movies, and datasets.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.