LibGuides: Harlem: Veils of Identity: Databases and Other Sites

Databases to check out

ARTStor This link opens in a new window
Find high resolution images of paintings, prints, sculpture, photography, textiles, and more.
Historical Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Search the New York Times, Christian Science Monitor, Chicago Defender, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and more.
JStor This link opens in a new window
Includes archives of over one thousand leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
Oxford Art Online This link opens in a new window
This database is full of images and information such as biographies, definitions, and encyclopedia entries.
Proquest This link opens in a new window
Search many full-text journal, magazine and newspaper articles in one place.
U.S. History in Context This link opens in a new window
This database has primary sources, chronologies, biographies, books, and articles. One-stop shopping for historical research!

Primary Sources from the Library of Congress
This collection of primary sources from the Harlem Renaissance includes portraits, some sheet music, and more.
LOC Prints & Photographs Collection
This searchable resource from the Library of Congress includes photographs of influential contributors to the Harlem Renaissance. The LOC recommends searching terms such as Marian Anderson, Billie Holiday, Langston Hughes, and Zora Neale Hurston.
Harlem Renaissance Information from the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
This landing page situates primary source materials around the Harlem Renaissance.