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Indexes to Little Magazines

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Little Magazines in the E.H. Little Library



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Reference Works
Works about Little Magazines | Biographical Sources

  • Works about Little Magazines
    • American Literary Magazines: The Twentieth Century. Ed. Edward E. Chielens. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1992.
      Reference R 016.81 A5121
    • British Literary Magazines: The Modern Age, 1914-1984. Ed. Alvin Sullivan. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1986.
      Reference R 052 B862 v.4
    • British Literary Magazines: The Victorian and Edwardian Age, 1837-1913. Ed. Alvin Sullivan. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1984.
      Reference R 052 B862 v.3
    • The Little Magazine: A History and a Bibliography. Frederick J. Hoffman, Charles Allan, and Carolyn F. Ulrich. 2nd ed. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press, 1947.
      Reference R 052 H69L
  • Biographical Sources


Indexes to Little Magazines

Indexes to Studies and Criticism
  • Print
    • Annual Bibliography of English Language & Literature (ABELL). Cambridge: Bowes & Bowes, 1924 - .
      Reference R 016.82 M689a
      Indexes journal articles and books published from 1920 to present; also includes citations to book reviews. ABELL is particularly good source of information about books published in the U.K. Many of these works do not appear in the MLAIB.

  • Online
    • MLA International Bibliography
      (1963 to present). Indexes journal articles, books, and doctoral dissertations in the fields of English, American, European, Asian, African, and Latin American linguistics, modern languages and literatures, film studies, and folklore.
      Note: To locate articles from earlier time periods, consult the MLA International Bibliography, 1925-1962 (Reference R 016.4 M16m).
         Search Syntax
          Truncation: use an asterisk *.
          Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "".
          Wildcard: use a question mark ?.
    • Humanities Abstracts
      (1907 to present). Indexes articles in over 500 English-language journals in the fields of archaeology, art, classics, communication, film, folklore, history, languages and literatures, music, philosophy, religion, and theatre. Also includes citations for book, theatre, and film reviews as well as interviews, obituaries, and some original creative works. Includes the full text of selected articles from 1995 to the present.
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          Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *.
          Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "".
          Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?.
    • PCI: Periodicals Contents Index
      (c 1770 to 1995) Indexes articles from humanities and social sciences periodicals from their first issues to 1995. Particularly useful for locating references to articles from the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries. International in scope.
         Search Syntax
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          Phrase searching: automatic.
    • Essay & General Literature Index
      Indexes essays published in books and edited collections. Covers the fields of art, economics, education, history, law, linguistics, literature, music, philosophy, political science, and religion, among others. Particularly strong in the humanities and social sciences.
         Search Syntax
          Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *.
          Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "".
          Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?.


Little Magazines in the E.H. Little Library
Unless otherwise noted, the Library has complete runs of the following titles.
  • 291 (microfilm)
    In Little Magazines, American, 1910-1919, reel 2, microfilm cabinet C-18
  • Alcestis (microfilm)
    In Little Magazines, American, 1930-1939, reel 1, microfilm cabinet C-18
  • All's Well (microfilm)
    In Little Magazines, American, 1930-1939, reel 2, microfilm cabinet C-18
  • American Spectator (microfilm)
    In Little Magazines, American, 1930-1939, reel 1, microfilm cabinet C-18
  • Anvil (microfilm)
    Microfilm cabinet C-2
  • Artists' & Writers' Chapbook (microfilm)
    In Little Magazines, American, 1930-1939, reel 1, microfilm cabinet C-18
  • Blast (microfilm)
    In Little Magazines, British & European, 1910-1919, reel 1, microfilm cabinet C-18
  • Blast (microfilm)
    In Little Magazines, American, 1930-1939, reel 2, microfilm cabinet C-18
  • Blue Review (microfilm)
    In Little Magazines, British & European, 1910-1919, reel 1, microfilm cabinet C-18
  • Blues (microfilm)
    In Little Magazines, American, 1930-1939, reel 4, microfilm cabinet C-18
  • Briarcliff Quarterly
    In Little Magazines, American, 1940- , reel 1, microfilm cabinet C-18
  • Broom
    Little Library Bound Periodicals
    The Library also has a microfilm copy in Little Magazines, American, 1920-1929, reel 2, microfilm cabinet C-18.
  • Bruno Chap Books (microfilm)
    In Little Magazines, American, 1910-1919, reel 1, microfilm cabinet C-18
  • Bruno's Weekly (microfilm)
    In Little Magazines, American, 1910-1919, reel 1, microfilm cabinet C-18
  • Calendar (microfilm)
    In Little Magazines, American, 1940- , reel 2, microfilm cabinet C-18
  • Camera Work (microfilm)
    Microfilm cabinet C-7
  • Caravel (microfilm)
    In Little Magazines, American, 1930-1939, reel 2, microfilm cabinet C-18
  • Close Up
    Library has: vol. 2, no. 3 ; vol. 2, no. 5 through vol. 10, no. 3 (1928-1933).
    Little Library Permanent Reserve; ask at Circulation Desk.
  • Contact
    Little Library Bound Periodicals
  • Contempo
    Library has: vol. 1, no. 16, no. 17, no. 21; vol. 2, no. 1 through no. 7; vol. 3, no. 1 through no. 13 (1932-1933).
    Little Library Permanent Reserve; ask at Circulation Desk.
  • Crisis
    Little Library Bound Periodicals
  • The Dial
    Little Library Bound Periodicals
  • Diogenese (microfilm)
    In Little Magazines, American, 1940- , reel 2, microfilm cabinet C-18
  • Earth (microfilm)
    In Little Magazines, American, 1930-1939, reel 3, microfilm cabinet C-18
  • The Egoist
    Little Library Bound Periodicals
    Library also has a reprint edition.
  • Exile (microfilm)
    In Little Magazines, American, 1920-1929, reel 2, microfilm cabinet C-18
  • Fire! Devoted to Younger Negro Artists
    Little Library Bound Periodicals
  • The Freewoman
    On reel containing The American Suffragette, microfilm cabinet C-2
  • Front (microfilm)
    In Little Magazines, British & European, 1930-1940, reel 1, microfilm cabinet C-18
  • Fugitive (microfilm)
    In Little Magazines, American, 1920-1929, reel 2, microfilm cabinet C-18
  • Glebe (microfilm)
    In Little Magazines, American, 1910-1919, reel 1, microfilm cabinet C-18
  • Greenwich Village (microfilm)
    In Little Magazines, American, 1930-1939, reel 2, microfilm cabinet C-18
  • Laughing Horse (microfilm)
    In Little Magazines, American, 1930-1939, reel 1, microfilm cabinet C-18
  • Liberator (microfilm)
    Microfilm cabinet C-17
  • Literary Workshop (microfilm)
    In Little Magazines, American, 1930-1939, reel 3, microfilm cabinet C-18
  • The Little Review
    Little Library Bound Periodicals
    The Library also has a copy of the winter 1926 issue in Little Library Permanent Reserve; please ask at the Circulation Desk.
  • London Bulletin (microfilm)
    In Little Magazines, British & European, 1930-1940, reel 1, microfilm cabinet C-18
  • London Phalanx (microfilm)
    In Little Magazines, British & European, 1930-1940, reel 1, microfilm cabinet C-18
  • Luxemborg (microfilm)
    In Little Magazines, British & European, 1930-1940, reel 1, microfilm cabinet C-18
  • Magazine (microfilm)
    In Little Magazines, American, 1930-1939, reel 4, microfilm cabinet C-18
  • The Mask
    Little Library Bound Periodicals
    The Library also has vol. 12, nos. 3-4 (1927) ; vol. 14, no. 1 & no. 4 (1928) in Little Library Permanent Reserve; please ask at the Circulation Desk.
  • The Masses (microfilm)
    Microfilm cabinet C-19
  • Measure (microfilm)
    In Little Magazines, American, 1920-1929, reel 1, microfilm cabinet C-18
  • Modern Review (microfilm)
    In Little Magazines, American, 1920-1929, reel 1, microfilm cabinet C-18
  • New Freewoman
    Little Library Pound Periodicals
  • New Horizons (microfilm)
    In Little Magazines, American, 1940- , reel 2, microfilm cabinet C-18
  • Others (microfilm)
    In Little Magazines, American, 1910-1919, reel 2, microfilm cabinet C-18
  • Pagany (microfilm)
    In Little Magazines, American, 1930-1939, reel 4, microfilm cabinet C-18
  • Palisade (microfilm)
    In Little Magazines, American, 1940- , reel 2, microfilm cabinet C-18
  • Phoenix (microfilm)
    In Little Magazines, American, 1910-1919, reel 2, microfilm cabinet C-18
  • Poetry
    Little Library Bound Periodicals
    The Library also has vol. 43, no. 5 (1934) in Little Library Permanent Reserve; please ask at the Circulation Desk.
  • Poetry and Drama (microfilm)
    In Little Magazines, British & European, 1910-1919, reel 1, microfilm cabinet C-18
  • Poetry Chap-Book (microfilm)
    In Little Magazines, American, 1940- , reel 1, microfilm cabinet C-18
  • Poetry Journal (microfilm)
    In Little Magazines, American, 1910-1919, reel 2, microfilm cabinet C-18
  • Poetry Review of America (microfilm)
    In Little Magazines, American, 1910-1919, reel 2, microfilm cabinet C-18
  • Retort (microfilm)
    In Little Magazines, American, 1940- , reel 2, microfilm cabinet C-18
  • Saturnian (microfilm)
    In Little Magazines, American, 1920-1929, reel 1, microfilm cabinet C-18
  • Seven Arts (microfilm)
    In Little Magazines, American, 1910-1919, reel 2, microfilm cabinet C-18
  • Soil (microfilm)
    In Little Magazines, American, 1910-1919, reel 2, microfilm cabinet C-18
  • Succession (microfilm)
    In Little Magazines, British & European, 1920-1929, reel 1, microfilm cabinet C-18
  • Symposium (microfilm)
    In Little Magazines, American, 1930-1939, reel 3, microfilm cabinet C-18
  • Tambour (microfilm)
    In Little Magazines, British & European, 1930-1940, reel 1, microfilm cabinet C-18
  • This Quarter
    Library has a copy of vol. 1, no. 2 ((1925) (incomplete).
  • Transatlantic Review
    Little Library Bound Periodicals
    The Library also has a microfilm copy in Little Magazines, British & European, 1920-1929, reel 1, microfilm cabinet C-18.
  • Transition
    Little Library Bound Periodicals
  • VVV (microfilm)
    In Little Magazines, American, 1940- , reel 1, microfilm cabinet C-18

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