Accessible Archives Expands Coverage

CCESSIBLE ARCHIVES EXPANDS COVERAGE OF THE LIBERATOR AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS


Malvern, PA (November 2, 2007)  Accessible Archives, Inc., a leading publisher of electronic full-text searchable historical databases, has announced the imminent availability of Part III of The Liberator and Part XII of African-American Newspapers: The 19th Century, two of its premier collections.


William Lloyd Garrison published the first issue of The Liberator on January 1, 1831 with the motto: Our country is the world  our countrymen are mankind.  A journalistic crusader advocating the immediate emancipation of all slaves, Garrison gained a national reputation for being one of the most radical of American abolitionists.  The most influential newspaper in the antebellum antislavery crusade, The Liberator was published through December, 1865.


The Accessible Archives full text online version of The Liberator is being made available  in seven parts.  Parts I and II are available now, and Part III will be mounted prior to the end of 2007.  The remaining four sections are expected to be issued on an annual basis:


PART I            January, 1831  December, 1835
PART II           January, 1836  December, 1840
PART III          January, 1841  December, 1845
PART IV           January, 1846  December, 1850
PART V            January, 1851  December, 1855
PART VI           January, 1856  December, 1860
PART VII          January, 1861  December, 1865

With the addition of Part XII of African-American Newspapers: The 19th Century, the 12 parts of this collection will provide more than 120,000 articles.  Newspapers included in this database are being made available in chronological order, with the addition of some 10,000 articles each year.  Currently in post-production, Part XII is expected to be available by years end.  Parts I through XII contain the following titles:

1. Freedoms Journal, 1827  1830. New York, NY
2. The Colored American, 1837  1841. New York, NY
3. The North Star, 1847  1851. Rochester, NY
4. Frederick Douglass Paper, 1851  1859. Rochester, NY (completed through 1855)
5. The National Era, 1847  1860. Washington, DC
6. Provincial Freeman, 1854  1857. Toronto, Canada
7. The Christian Recorder, 1861  1902. Philadelphia, PA (through 1902; 1892 is unavailable)

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Founded in 1990, Accessible Archives utilizes computer technology to provide vast quantities of archived historical information previously available only in microformat.  Diverse primary source materials reflecting broad views across American history and culture have been assembled into comprehensive databases.  Developed by dedicated instructors and students of Americana, these databases allow access to the rich store of materials from leading books and periodicals then current.  Accessible Archives will continue to add titles covering important topics and time periods to assist scholars and students at all academic levels.