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Established more than 80 years ago, Readex, a division of NewsBank, Inc., publishes unique, important, and carefully curated primary source collections for academic research.
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Liberty or land grab? In 1813, John H. Robinson called for support of the Mexican revolution—was he fighting for freedom or fertile territory?

Read his letter & decide: https://ow.ly/6iSM50ZO4TK

#PrimarySources #19thCentury
Detailed 19th-century map of Mexico featuring state borders, rivers, and key settlements in a classic cartographic style.
September 16, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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"It was received with universal shouts of joy": The Declaration of Independence is read aloud across the new United States of America: https://ow.ly/SKSM50ZIkGg

#Democracy #PrimarySources #Revolution250 #America250
September 15, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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“I tell what I have seen”: Treatment of the Mentally Ill in Early America https://ow.ly/I94550ZKJ0C

#HealthHistory #MedicalHumanities #MedHum
1869 pamphlet cover detailing asylum care and a detailed drawing of the asylum grounds featuring symmetrical gardens and walking paths.
September 10, 2026 at 6:00 AM
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"Modest and impressive of the quiet dignity of labor." —Cleveland Plain Dealer, 1894

Labor Day: from union parades to a national holiday. Explore its roots in Labor in America: https://www.readex.com/products/labor-america

#LaborDay #LaborHistory
Historical articles describing Labor Day excursions, parades, and the holiday's establishment in the late 19th century. Artistic representation of laborers working on assembly lines in a bustling factory environment.
September 7, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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"The chief of police in a steel town said: 'I'd rather see a mob of armed strikers marching down Main street than have that old lady arrive on the scene.' He meant Mother Jones."

Study organizer Mary Harris "Mother" Jones in Labor in America https://ow.ly/iyMQ50ZHHti

#LaborHistory #WomensHistory
Three historic newspaper clippings depict Mother Jones' involvement in early 20th-century labor strikes and her defiant activism.
September 2, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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What city implemented an early women's public health program in the 1870s?

🔎https://ow.ly/Snwv50ZHrU1

#WomensHistory #19thCentury #HealthHistory
Historic city map highlighting street grids and a riverbank, rendered in sepia tones.
September 1, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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#OTD in 1632 John Locke, Enlightenment thinker and inspiration to Thomas Jefferson, was born. Only one edition of Two Treatises of Government was printed in North America. Explore Locke’s works in Early American Imprints: https://ow.ly/Ui4b50ZGCMb

#America250 #Revolution250 #Democracy #EarlyAmerica
August 29, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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Women gained voting rights 126 years ago but the fight for suffrage began decades earlier. Who were the organizers that harnessed the language of the Declaration of Independence "to demand the equal station to which they are entitled"?

📜 https://ow.ly/e9oI50ZAGvK

#WomensEqualityDay #EmpowerHer
Mural depicting six historical women with the quote 'We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men and women are created equal' on a brick wall.
August 26, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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New from Readex: Labor in America, the experience & impact of American workers as recorded by the news media: https://www.readex.com/products/labor-america

📚 300+ years of history
📰 15,000+ news sources
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#AcademicLibraries #FacultyResources #PrimarySources #HistoryResearch
Industrial workers engaged in various tasks within a busy factory, illustrating the theme of American labor history.
August 26, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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"I tried to conduct my [road] trips as an ordinary tourist...My only special qualification was my background as a historian." Watch Dr. Beverly Gage's thought-provoking discussion of her new book at the Readex Breakfast during #ALAAC26: https://ow.ly/681850ZzXYy
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August 22, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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"...to promote and encourage art in photography..." (1898)

American Institute of the City of New York. Photographical Section. Catalogue of the American Institute photographic salon. American Pamphlets, Series 1, 1820-1922

#WorldPhotoDay #CaptureTheMoment #HumanitiesResearch
Two images: On upper left: 1899 American Institute Photographic Salon poster featuring a woman with flowing red hair holding a photo, styled in Art Nouveau design. On lower right: Text detailing the Salon's purpose to encourage photographic art, mentioning a delayed opening and closing dates in December. Two photos. On left: Black and white photo of a woman wearing an elaborate beaded headdress and necklace, looking confidently upward. On right: An elderly man sits on a chair outside a rustic stone cottage, reading a newspaper in the fading light of evening.
August 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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Indigenous peoples of North and Central America engineered shields and body armor long before colonization—and kept innovating as new threats emerged. Discover their remarkable history from the 18th to 20th centuries: https://ow.ly/Grpg50ZzQ1f
Illustration of a traditional Alaskan shield made from feathers and wood, alongside a scene of Chukchi people in hoop armor at Plover Bay.
August 17, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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🐝 Happy World Honey Bee Day! 🍯

#WorldHoneyBeeDay #SaveTheBees #PrimarySources #PrimarySource
Victorian-era advertisement showing a girl examining a large bee through a magnifying glass with detailed text about bee products and specialties.
August 16, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Before the Civil Rights Act, Black vacationers found rest and community in Idlewild, Michigan—a vibrant summer escape from segregation. Learn more: https://www.readex.com/blog/r-and-r-racism-idlewild-michigans-african-american-resort

#NationalRelaxationDay #BlackHistory
Historic Idlewild Club building atop a grassy hill with a wooden staircase leading to its porch surrounded by trees.
August 15, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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🚴‍♂️ Happy Cycle to Work Day! Just don't get "bicycle face" along the way.

⁉️ Learn more about this "new aliment": https://ow.ly/CWmw50ZuqWA

#CycleToWorkDay #PedalPower #EcoFriendlyJourney #AmericanStudies #HistoricalNewspapers #PrimarySources
Caricature of a man in striped pants holding a bicycle wheel outside a closed inn with a sign reading 'Protection Inn, No Hospitality for Man or Bicycle'.
August 6, 2026 at 6:00 AM
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It’s primary day in many states! Did you know Susanna Salter became the first woman mayor in the U.S. in 1887—after being placed on the ballot as a joke? Her win made history.

Read more: https://ow.ly/63X650Zut3V

🗃️ #USHistory #AmericanHistory #WomensHistory #PoliticalHistory #KansasHistory
Portrait of Susanna M. Salter, the first woman mayor in the U.S., from Argonia, Kansas, 1887. Historical newspaper article titled Woman Mayor in 1887.
August 4, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Hamilton’s 1792 tariff policy paid war debt and sparked U.S. manufacturing—a debate still alive today. Invite students to explore both sides with primary sources: government docs, imprints, and newspapers. Discover resources: https://ow.ly/g24o50ZuriZ
Historic engraving of the Custom House in New York from 1799 to 1815, showing a grand two-story building with columns and people in period clothing outside.
August 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini became unlikely friends in the early 20th century. Their bond was forged by the spiritualist movement, sparking a lifelong debate about the supernatural. Were they believers or skeptics? https://ow.ly/akj050Zu0Ar

#FriendshipDay #CelebrateTogether
Black and white photo showing Houdini holding a book with the ghostly figure of Abraham Lincoln seated beside him. Black and white photo of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle with the ghostly figure of a woman hovering above his head.
July 30, 2026 at 6:00 AM
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How did a failed marriage and a wildfire lead to the creation in 1902 of Big Basin Redwoods, California's oldest state park?

🕵️https://ow.ly/jTk050ZtA6r

🗃️ #ConserveNature #LoveOurPlanet #EnvironmentalHistory #WomensHistory
A winding dirt path meanders through a dense forest of towering redwood trees and lush green ferns.
July 28, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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🍷🧀 Mammoth Cheese and Escapernog Wine...what more do you need to celebrate National Wine and Cheese Day!

📚 Ode to the Mammoth Cheese from Early American Imprints.
📜 Escapernog Wine advertisement from American Broadsides and Ephemera, 1749-1900.

#WineAndCheeseDay #CheersToLife
Historic broadside titled 'Ode to the Mammoth Cheese' presented to Thomas Jefferson in 1802 by Cheshire, Massachusetts residents. Vintage ad showing a large bottle of Escapemong wine with two cherubs flying around it promoting Garrett & Co.'s drink.
July 25, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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On July 15, 1776 the Continental Army listened to a full reading of the Declaration of Independence. How did the Continentals and colonists react to the Declaration of Independence? https://ow.ly/lyV250ZmYYT

#America250 #Revolution250 #Rev250
July 22, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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"Last night Nassau-Hall was grandly illuminated, and INDEPENDANCY proclaimed under a triple volley of musketry..." The former colonies received the Declaration of Independence with joy and excitement--reported to encourage unity across the new States: https://ow.ly/1znt50ZmTLe
#America250
Historic newspaper excerpt announcing Independence proclaimed with musket volleys and celebrations in Nassau-Hall, Princeton.
July 15, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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As #America250 prompts us to reflect on national legacy, consider how Americans of the early republic envisioned their place in history. Who would be the first to publish a national history? Explore the origins of America’s historical narrative: https://ow.ly/Txfm50ZmV8o
Vintage wooden desk with an open old newspaper, antique inkwell, quill pen, and rows of leather-bound books in the background.
July 14, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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"[The Smithsonian's] activities are, however, not limited to science, but embrace every branch of human knowledge."

How to Research the History of the Smithsonian Institution: https://ow.ly/XkUz50Zms1Q

#America250 #USHIstory #AmericanHistory
July 10, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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The 14th Amendment was ratified on this day in 1868.

#OTD #America250 #AmericanHistory #USHistory
"The nature of injustice is that we may not always see it in our own times. The generations that wrote and ratified the Bill of Rights and the Fourteenth Amendment did not presume to know the extent of freedom in all of its dimensions, and so they entrusted to future generations a charter protecting the right of all persons to enjoy liberty as we learn its meaning. . . ." -Justice Anthony Kennedy, Majority Opinion, Obergerfell v. Hodges (2015) 1868 letter from Secretary of State William H. Seward reporting on states ratifying the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Newspaper clipping announcing the ratification of the 14th Amendment by 30 states, dated July 22, 1868.
July 9, 2026 at 4:25 PM