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Periodical Indexes: Reference

A guide to finding magazine, journal, and newspaper indexes.

Print Titles on the Index Shelves

The following titles are all on the separate index shelves in the Reference area:

Magazine and journal indexes

  • Agricultural index (shelved with Biological and agricultural index) - REF. Indexes; 1922-1962/64
  • The American humanities index - REF. Indexes; 1975-2004
  • Applied science & technology index - REF. Indexes; 1958-1971,1973-1983
  • Art index - REF. Indexes; 1929-1985
  • Biological & agricultural index - REF. Indexes; 1964-1982
  • British humanities index - REF. Indexes; 1962-1988
  • Business periodicals index - REF. Indexes; 1958-2001
  • The education index - REF. Indexes; 1929-1984
  • Humanities index - REF. Indexes; 1974-1995
  • The industrial arts index - REF. Indexes; 1946-1957
  • International index to periodicals - REF. Indexes; 1907-1955
  • International index - REF. Indexes; 1955-1965
  • 19th century readers' guide - REF. Indexes; 1890-1899
  • Poole’s index to periodical literature - REF. Indexes; 1802-1906
  • Readers’ guide to periodical literature - REF. Indexes; 1900-2009
  • Social sciences & humanities index - REF. Indexes; 1966-1974
  • Social sciences index - REF. Indexes; 1974-1997
  • The subject index to periodicals - REF. Indexes; 1915/16-1922,1926-1958,1960

Newspaper indexes

  • Chicago tribune index - REF. Indexes; 1972-2006
  • Christian Science Monitor Index - REF. Indexes; 1956-1979
  • Los Angeles times index - REF. Indexes; 1972-1996
  • The New York times index - REF. Indexes; 1851-2006
  • Times Index/Palmer’s index to the Times newspaper - REF. Indexes; 1790-1998
  • Wall Street Journal index - REF. Indexes; 1958-2000
  • Washington Post index - REF. Indexes; 1971-1991

Other Print Indexes Within the Reference Collection

These indexes are intershelved with the rest of the Reference collection:

Subject-specific indexes

  • Anthropological literature - REF. GN1 .A675; 1980-1983, 1989-2007
  • The Architectural index - REF. NA1 .A687; 1951-2011
  • Biography index - REF. CT104 .B565; 1946-2011
  • Book review index - REF. Z1035.A1 B6; 1965-2014
  • Civil War index - REF. E461 .C52; 1956-1968
  • The Cover story index, 1960-1989 - REF. AI3 .C689
  • C.R.I.S. : the combined retrospective index set to journals in history, 1838-1974 - REF. D1 .C74
  • C.R.I.S. : the combined retrospective index set to journals in sociology, 1895-1974 - REF. HM1.A1 C75
  • Film literature index - REF. PN1993 .F622; 1973-2004
  • Index to critical film reviews in British and American film periodicals - REF. PN1995 .B64
  • Index to journals in communication studies through 1995 - REF. P87 .I43
  • International index to film periodicals - REF. PN1993 .I574; 1975-1989
  • Retrospective index to film periodicals, 1930-1971 - REF. PN1995 .B316 1975
  • Science fiction book review index - REF. PN3448.S45 H37; 1975-1987

Indexes to specific types or titles of periodicals

  • Alternative press index - REF. AI3 .A27; 1970-1983, 1989-2007
  • Index to Black periodicals - REF. E185.5.I58 O4; 1950-2004
  • Index to Commonwealth little magazines - REF. AI3 .I48; 1964-1967
  • Index to American little magazines - REF. AI3 .I5; 1900-1939
  • Index to little magazines - REF. AI3 .I52; 1940-1965
  • Index to motion pictures reviewed by Variety, 1907-1980 - REF. PN1995 .A39 1982
  • National geographic index, 1888-1988 - REF. G1 .N27 supp.2 1989
  • The New York times book review index, 1896-1970 - REF. Z1035 .N48
  • The Wellesley index to Victorian periodicals, 1824-1900 - REF. AI3 .W45