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Guide to Additional Sources outside of Special Collections

Additional resources available utilizing the Library catalog, article and newspaper searching, important websites, and Google Scholar.

American Periodicals Series Online This link opens in a new window
Historic American magazines, journals, and newspapers published between 1741 and 1900.
Chicago Tribune Historical Archive (1849-1997) This link opens in a new window
New York Times Historical Archive (1851 to 3 years ago) This link opens in a new window
Historical backfile 1851 to 3 years ago. Check LexisNexis Academic for 1980-current.

Civil War National Park Service Soldiers Database
Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls
Illinois Regimental and Unit Histories: 1861-1866
Civil War Companies organized in Peoria County, Illinois
Illinois Civil War Project
Gould D. Molineaux Diaries
Select "collections" then "collections by institution" then "Augustana College" and finally "Gould D. Molineaux Diaries" to view digitized diaries.
Aquilla Standifird Civil War Diaries and Letters
Civil War diary and letters of soldier from the 23rd Iowa.
Basil H. Messler Diary (Augustana)
Diary of a Mississippi Marine Brigade soldier covering 1864-1865.
Papers of J.H. Rowell (Eureka College)
An 1863 pocket diary kept by a soldier in the 17th Illinois.
General Leonard Fulton Ross Papers (WIU)
A collection of letters and other documents related to the life and service of General Leonard Fulton Ross of the 17th Illinois.
Peoria Historical Society Civil War Virtual Exhibit
A virtual exhibit of digitized letters, diaries, photographs, and artifacts related to Central Illinois in the Civil War. All material displayed is owned by the Peoria Historical Society. Some listings contain record information only.