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The Nation
The Nation is a long-running American progressive political magazine. (There is a Wikipedia article about this serial.)
Publication History
The Nation was founded in 1865. Many of the founders had also worked on The Liberator, an abolitionist magazine that ended that year after its primary goal was accomplished. In its early days, The Nation also covered literature, science, and art. The first copyright-renewed issue is January 7, 1950 (v. 170 no. 1). The first copyright-renewed contribution is from January 22, 1930. (More details) It is still published today.
Persistent Archives of Complete Issues
- 1865-1874, 1876-1882, 1884-1929: HathiTrust has volumes 1-18, 22-34, 39-50, and 52-129, scanned from various libraries. Gaps in this coverage range are covered below.
- 1874: HathiTrust has volume 19, covering July-December 1874.
- 1875: The Internet Archive has volume 20, covering January-June 1875, scanned from microfilm.
- 1875: The Internet Archive has volume 21, covering July-December 1875, scanned from microfilm.
- 1882: HathiTrust has volume 35, covering July-December 1882.
- 1883: HathiTrust has volume 36, covering January-June 1883.
- 1883: HathiTrust has volume 37, covering July-December 1883.
- 1884: The Internet Archive has volume 38, covering January-June 1884, scanned from microfilm.
- 1890: HathiTrust has volume 51, covering July-December 1890.
- 1906: The Internet Archive has volume 83, covering July-December 1906.
Official Site / Current Material
- The Nation web site has current content and information about the magazine. It also has a digital archive of past issues that requires a subscription to access.
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