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American Studies: Magazines and Journals

20th Century Magazines

Below is a listing of magazines published in the United States in the 20th Century. If you want an index to these sources and to others, use the database, Readers' Guide Retrospective. Readers' Guide will only provide references to articles, not the full text of the article, and will not index advertisements.

  • America
    • Print: SW Depository BX801 .A5 93(1955)-193(2005)
    • Micro: Microfilm Storage 1(1909)-129(1973) [with gaps]
    • Online: 1(1909)- present. Articles only.
  • American Mercury (briefly New American Mercury)
    • Print: SW Depository 1(1924)-71(1980)
    • Micro: None
    • Online: None
  • Atlantic / Atlantic Monthly
    •  Print: King Periodical AP2 .A8  1 (1857)- present
    • Micro: None
    • Online: 1955- present. Articles only.
  • Business Week
    • Print: SW Depository 1950-1980; King Periodical HF5001 .B89 1980 -
    • Micro: Microfilm Storage 1929-1949
    • Online: None historically
  • Christian Century
    • Print: SW Depository 40:44(1923)-122:26 (2005), King Periodical BR1 .C45 123 (2006)-
    • Micro: Microfilm Storage 78(1961)-96(1979)
    • Online: 1993 - present. Articles only
  • Colliers/ Colliers Weekly
    • Print: King Periodicals AP2 .C7  17(1896)-66(1920); SW Depository 67(1921)-139(1957)
    • Micro: None
    • Online: None
  • Commentary
    • Print:  King Periodical DS101 .C63 1(1945) -present
    • Micro: Microfilm Storage 1(1945) - 48(1969)
    • Online: Periodicals Archive Online 1938-1955; 1990 - present
  • Commonweal
    • Print: SW Depository 1(1924)-51(1950)  King Periodical AP2 .C6897  52(1950)-present
    • Micro: Hamilton Campus 1(1924)-131(2004); Microfilm Storage 74(1961)-106(1979)
    • Online: None historically
  • Consumer Reports
    • Print: SW Depository  1(1936)-7(1942) (As Consumers Union Reports); 7(1942)-67(2002 (As Consumer Reports); King Periodical TX335.A1 C6  2006-present
    • Print: Consumer Reports Buying Guide Issue SW Depository 1961 - 1999; King Reference TX 335 .A1 C62x 2000- present
    • Micro: None
    • Online: None historically
  • Crisis
    • Print: SW Depository 78(1971)-103:2(1996)
    • Micro: Microfiche/film Storage 1(1910)-82(1975)
    • Online: None historically
  • Ebony
    • Print: SW Depository 1(1945)-40(1985)
    • Micro: Microfilm Storage 1(1945)-63(2008)
    • Online: None
  • Economist
    • Print: SW Depository 9(1851) - 317(1991); King Periodical HG11 .E2 318 (1992) -
    • Micro: Microfilm Storage 222(1967)-375(June 2005)
    • Online: None historically
  • Esquire
    • Print: King Periodical AP2 .E845  58(1962)-present
    • Micro: Microfilm Storage 61(1964)-89(1978)
    • Online: None historically
  • Good Housekeeping
    • Print: SW Depository Jly 1907,47(1908)-131(1950); King Periodical TX1 .G7 132 (1951) - present
    • Micro: None
    • Online: None
  • Jet
    • Print: Current Issues Only
    • Micro: Microfilm Storage 35(1968)-107/108(2005/06)
    • Online: None
  • Ladies Home Journal (Ladies Home Journal and Practical Housekeeper)
    • Print: King Perioidical AP2 .L135 82(1965) - present
    • Micro: APS 6(1889)-24(1907);
    • Online: None
  • Life Magazine
    • Print: King Periodical AP2 .L54715  2:14(1937) -72(1972)
    • Micro: Microfilm Storage 1(1936)-73(1972) , 1(1978)-23:6(May 2000)
    • Online 1993- May 2000
  • Look
    • Print: SW Depository 26(Jul 1962)-35(1971)
    • Micro: None
    • Online: None
  • The Nation
    • Print: SW Depository 2(1866) - 271(2000); King Periodicals AP2 .N2 272 (2001) - present
    • Micro: Microfilm Storage 1(1865)-217(1973)
    • Online: The Nation Digital Archive 1865-
  • National Review
    • Print: SW Depository 1(1855) -  16(1863); King Periodical AP2 .N3545 1:6(1955) - present
    • Micro: Microfilm Storage 14(1862 - 19(1864)) ; 10(1961)-13(1962),19(1967)-22(1970) 
    • Online: 1955 - present. Articles Only/
  • New Republic
    • Print: King Periodical AP2 .N624  1(1914)- present
    • Micro: Microfilm storage 144(1961)-169(1973)
    • Online: 1955 - present. Articles Only
  • New Statesman / New Statesman and Nation/ New Statesman and Society
    • Print: King Periodical AP4 .N642 54(1957)- present; SW Depository 1(1931)-53(1957)
    • Micro:
    • Online
  • New York Times Magazine
    • Print: Current 3 years
    • Micro: NEW YORK TIMES on micro, 1857 -
    • Online: None, not included in the digital collection
  • New Yorker
    • Print: King Periodical AP2 .N6763 15(1940) -
    • Micro: Microfilm Storage 1(1925)-15(1940),38(1962)-49(1974)
    • Online: None historically
  • Newsweek
    • Print: King Periodical  AP2 .N6772  5(1935)-
    • Micro: Microfilm Storage 3(1934)-145(Jun 2005)
    • Online: None historically
  • Popular Mechanics
    • Print: SW Depository 9:9(Sept 1907) - 19:5(May 1913), 112:2(1959)-161(1984); Science Periodical T1 .P66   162(1985)-present
    • Micro: None historically
    • Online: None historically
  • Progressive
    • Print: King Periodical AP2 .P8655 12(1948) - present
    • Micro: None historically
    • Online:None historically
  • Readers Digest
    • Print: King Periodical AP2 .R255 3(1925)- present
    • Micro: Microfilm storage 80(1962)-129(1986)
    • Online: None historically
  • Saturday Evening Post
    • Print: SW Depository 203(1931)-251(1979);
    • Micro: Microfilm Storage 1839-1885, Oct 1887-Dec 1961
    • Online: American Periodical Series 1839-1788, 1831-1885; Ebsco 1931- present. Articles only
  • Saturday Review of Literature and Saturday Review
    • Print: SW Depository  1(1924)-55(1973)
    • Micro: Microfilm Storage 44(1961)-55(1973)
    • Online: None historically
  • Scribners
    • Print: SW Depository 1(1887)-104(1938),1939
    • Micro:?
    • Online: None historically
  • Sports Illustrated
    • Print: Current issues only
    • Micro: Microfilm storage: 1(1954)-103(2005)
    • Online: None historically
  • Time Magazine
    • Print: King Periodical:  AP2 .T37 v.2  (1923 - )
    • Micro: Microfilm Storage 1(1923)-4(1924),  89(1967)-165(Jun 2005)
    • Online Archive 1923 -
  • Vogue
    • Print: King Periodical TT500 .V7 115(1950)- present
    • Micro: Science Storage Micro 161-162(1973),171(1981)-187(1997)
    • Online: None historically
  • U.S. News and World Report
    • Print: SW Depository 24:3(1948)-24:13(1948); King Periodical JK1 .U65 24:14(1948)-present
    • MIcro: Microfilm Storage: 62(1967)-138(Jun 2005)
    • Online: None Historically