Research Guide for The Birth of Modern America (Hist 317): Magazines covering Popular & Political Culture, 1877-1914

 

The following magazines span the mid-19^th to the mid-20^th centuries. Articles, illustrations, and photographs in these publications provide a snapshot of important events, social trends, and popular interests of the times, as portrayed by journalists and notable men and women of the period. Most of these publications are indexed in Poole’s Index to Periodical Literature and Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature located on the Reference Index Shelf. The Library may not have all volumes for each title. For assistance with these titles, please contact a Reference Librarian.

 

American Magazine

1910-1914

Location: Periodical Stacks, 3^rd floor

Content Note: People, places, social trends, verse, illustrations, and photos.

 

Atlantic Monthly

1895-1914

Location: Special Collections

Content Note: A magazine of literature, science, arts, and politics.

 

The Century and The Century Magazine

1884-1914

Location: Special Collections

Content Note: Social, political, and literary articles.

 

The Cosmopolitan

1895-1915

Location: Special Collections

Content Note: This magazine contains articles on popular culture, political events and some news coverage.

 

Harper's and Harper’s Monthly Magazine

1850-1914

Location: Special Collections

Content Note: Current events, literature, travel, photos, and illustrations.

 

Independent

1906-1914

Location: Special Collections

Content Note: Short articles on history, travel, and news.

 

McClure’s Magazine

1895-1901

Location: Special Collections

Content Note: This magazine contains illustrations, photos, biography, fiction, travel, and history.

 

The Outlook

1897- 1914

Location: Special Collections

Content Note: This magazine covers current events, politics, and travel.

 

The Overland Monthly and Outwest Magazine

1868-1875, 1883-1906

Location: Microfilm cabinets, 2^nd floor

Content Note: Founded by Bret Harte, this magazine covers articles relating to the west—popular culture and travel.

 

The Review of Reviews and The American Monthly Review of Reviews

Location: 1897-1914

Location: Special Collections

Content Note:  Contains short summaries of articles on politics and literature from a variety of magazines of the day along with political cartoons and photos.

 

Scribner's Monthly and Scribner’s Magazine

1870-1914

Location: Special Collections

Content Note: This magazine covers literature, travel and politics.

 

St. Nicholas: Scribner’s Illustrated Magazine for Girls and Boys

1873-1898

Location: Special Collections

Content Note: This children's magazine with illustrations, poems, and stories.

 

Youth's Companion

7 volumes from late 1800s

Location: Special Collections

Content Note: This children's magazine is not indexed.

 

Other Titles for this Period

 

Newspapers

The New York Times

1851-1914

Location: Microfilm Cabinets, 2^nd floor

Content Note: This provides excellent coverage of International, national and some state news. The New York Times Index is located on the Reference Index shelf.

 

Magazines

The Spectator

Six volumes from the 18^th-19^th centuries and issues on microfilm from 1880-1959.

Location: Special Collections and Microfilm Cabinets, 2^nd floor

Content note: This British magazine is a weekly review of politics, literature and the arts.

 

 

Paula Duffy, MSU-Billings Library

pduffy@msubillings.edu or 657-1656

Spring 2002