Research Guides: History 137: Contemporary Journals

Recommended Resource

The Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals, 1824-1900
Call Number: SAWYER REFERENCE PN5117 .H68 1966
Provides the table of contents of 19th-century British periodicals. Also includes a short essay about the history, editorial policies, and political leanings of each periodical.

Wellesley Index Example

Contemporary Review
This example shows the first page of the information about Contemporary Review and the table of contents for August-November 1879. The article highlighted is the one found in Antoinette Burton's book.

HIST 137 Periodicals List
Use this list to access the links to the periodicals for the assignment.

Where is the Wellesley Index?

The Wellesley Index is located in the Reference Collection, the short bookshelves in the Research Commons outside the group study rooms on the south side of the main level (3rd level) of Sawyer Library. Here's a map:

How to Locate Articles Found in the Wellesley Index

Example:

Note the journal name (Contemporary Review), the volume and issue (36, October, 1879), article title (India and Afghanistan), and the page numbers (193-211) listed in the index.
Use the list of periodicals to get the link for the volume, year, and month of the digitized version, or link to request print volume.
In the digitized version, use the jump button to enter the page number.
- If you don't find it, use the "search in this text function" to search for the title of the article or scroll through the volume to the issue and page number needed.

Note: Sometimes the page numbers do not match because of differences in pagination between the British and American editions of the periodical.