Lilly Library at Wabash College: Rhetoric: Context and historical info

Useful eBooks

The SAGE Handbook of Rhetorical Studies by Andrea A. Lunsford (Editor); Kirt H. Wilson (Editor); Rosa A. Eberly (Editor)
ISBN: 9781452212036
Publication Date: 2008-10-29
Encyclopedia of rhetoric by Thomas O Sloane
ISBN: 0195188446
Publication Date: 2001

Databases for contextual information

America's Historical Newspapers, 1690-1900 This link opens in a new window
Over 959 early American historical newspapers, with strong coverage in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Indiana papers include the Indiana State Journal (1846-1899) and American Nonconformist (1892-1896), and Brookville Enquirer (1819-1820).
Bachelor This link opens in a new window
Browse PDFs of each issue since 2001. (Issues of the Bachelor 1908-last year are available via the online Bachelor Archives.)
Hoosier State Chronicles This link opens in a new window
Online access to high quality digital images of almost 300 of Indiana's historic newspapers.
Indiana Newspaper Indexes (1848-1991) This link opens in a new window
Selective coverage of several Indiana newspapers including Indianapolis Star (1979-1991)--most years do not include deaths, editorials, letters, national news, or sports.
Indianapolis (1848-1888): Indianapolis Herald; Indianapolis Journal; Indianapolis News; Indianapolis Sentinel

Indianapolis (1979-1991): Indianapolis Star; Indianapolis News

Logansport (1848-1855): Logansport Journal; Logansport Weekly Journal; Logansport Democratic Pharos

New Albany (1849-1889): Ledger and Standard series

Vincennes (1804-1827): Indiana Gazette (1804-1806); Western Sun (1807-1827)
Indianapolis Star (1991-present) This link opens in a new window
Index that provides citations to articles from 1862-present.
MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
Includes scholarly journals and books on modern languages, literatures, folklore, and linguistics since 1920. Many full-text.
New York Times This link opens in a new window
Current newspaper plus historical content from 1851-present.
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
News, law cases and reviews, and company financial information.
Oxford English Dictionary This link opens in a new window
Authoritative dictionary that includes definitions, etymology, and pronunciation of over 600,000 words.
Wall Street Journal This link opens in a new window
Following registration, you have unlimited access to the WSJ.com website with current plus historical content since 2015. You will be prompted to enter your Wabash email address and network password to begin the registration process.

Digitized newspapers from the Library of Congress
Search within over 5,000 digitized newspapers from around the US (and a few international titles), including over 119 from Indiana. Publication dates vary widely, starting as early as the 1780s and few continuing to the present.