The archives of Last Best Hope of Earth contain a number of primary sources, including newspapers and magazines ranging from the 17th Century to the 21st Century, that bring each era to life. These primary sources allow for a telling of the past as it happened by those who were living through it and serve as an excellent supplement to retrospective historical surveys. The following documents, in chronological order, are currently in the archives:
The London Gazette, November 8, 1675
Votes of the House of Commons, January 4, 1692
Weekly Museum, January 28, 1804
Weekly Museum, February 4, 1804
Weekly Museum, February 25, 1804
Weekly Museum, March 10, 1804
Weekly Museum, March 24, 1804
Weekly Museum, March 31, 1804
Weekly Museum, April 7, 1804
Weekly Museum, April 21, 1804
Weekly Museum, April 28, 1804
Weekly Museum, May 5, 1804
The Weekly Register, January 11, 1812
Niles’ Weekly Register, December 14, 1816
New-York Spectator, April 11, 1820
New-York Spectator, April 21, 1820
New-York Spectator, April 25, 1820
New-York Spectator, May 5, 1820
New-York Spectator, May 10, 1820
New-York Spectator, May 20, 1820
New-York Spectator, May 24, 1820
New-York Spectator, June 3, 1820
Niles’ Weekly Register, September 16, 1820
Niles’ Weekly Register, October 7, 1820
Niles’ Weekly Register, October 14, 1820
Niles’ Weekly Register, October 28, 1820
Niles’ Weekly Register, January 13, 1821 2x
Niles’ Weekly Register, January 20, 1821
Niles’ Weekly Register, January 27, 1821
Niles’ Weekly Register, February 10, 1821
Niles’ Weekly Register, March 17, 1821
Niles’ Weekly Register, April 28, 1821
Niles’ Weekly Register, May 5, 1821
Niles’ Weekly Register, May 12, 1821
Niles’ Weekly Register, November 8, 1823
Niles’ Weekly Register, January 10, 1824
Niles’ Weekly Register, January 17, 1824
Niles’ Weekly Register, February 7, 1824
Niles’ Weekly Register, February 14, 1824
Niles’ Weekly Register, February 21, 1824
Niles’ Weekly Register, February 28, 1824
Niles’ Weekly Register, June 26, 1824
New-York Observer, August 28, 1824
New-York Observer, September 11, 1824
New-York Observer, October 2, 1824
New-York Observer, November 13, 1824
New-York Observer, November 20, 1824
New-York Observer, December 11, 1824
New-York Observer, December 18, 1824
The Gentleman’s Magazine, February 1825
Niles’ Weekly Register, December 17, 1825
Niles’ Weekly Register, February 24, 1827
Niles’ Weekly Register, October 31, 1829
Niles’ Weekly Register, May 29, 1830
Niles’ Weekly Register, March 19, 1831
Niles’ Weekly Register, March 26, 1831
Niles’ Weekly Register, April 2, 1831
Niles’ Weekly Register, April 16, 1831
Niles’ Weekly Register, May 28, 1831
Niles’ Weekly Register, June 11, 1831
Niles’ Weekly Register, January 28, 1832
Niles’ Weekly Register, February 4, 1832
Niles’ Weekly Register, February 18, 1832
Niles’ Weekly Register, March 3, 1832
Niles’ Weekly Register, March 10, 1832
Niles’ Weekly Register, March 24, 1832
Niles’ Weekly Register, March 31, 1832
Niles’ Weekly Register, April 7, 1832
Niles’ Weekly Register, May 5, 1832
Niles’ Weekly Register, May 19, 1832
Niles’ Weekly Register, May 26, 1832
Niles’ Weekly Register, June 16, 1832
Niles’ Weekly Register, December 22, 1832
Vermont Chronicle, January 11, 1833
Vermont Chronicle, January 18, 1833
Vermont Chronicle, February 8, 1833
Niles’ Weekly Register, June 1, 1833
Niles’ Weekly Register, July 20, 1833
Niles’ Weekly Register, November 9, 1833
Niles’ Weekly Register, January 11, 1834
Niles’ Weekly Register, February 1, 1834
Niles’ Weekly Register, April 5, 1834
Niles’ Weekly Register, June 14, 1834
Niles’ Weekly Register, November 8, 1834
Niles’ Weekly Register, January 24, 1835
Niles’ Weekly Register, October 17, 1835
Niles’ Weekly Register, October 24, 1835 2x
Niles’ Weekly Register, March 12, 1836
Niles’ Weekly Register, June 18, 1836
Vermont Chronicle, March 30, 1837
Vermont Chronicle, May 11, 1837
Vermont Chronicle, May 18, 1837
Vermont Chronicle, June 22, 1837
Vermont Chronicle, June 29, 1837
Vermont Chronicle, July 26, 1837
Vermont Chronicle, August 9, 1837
Vermont Chronicle, September 6, 1837
Vermont Chronicle, September 20, 1837
Vermont Chronicle, October 25, 1837
Vermont Chronicle, November 1, 1837
The Globe, March 30, 1840
The Globe, April 2, 1840
The Globe, April 13, 1840
The Globe, April 23, 1840
The Globe, April 27, 1840
The Globe, April 30, 1840
The Globe, May 11, 1840
The Globe, May 18, 1840
The Globe, May 25, 1840
The Globe, May 28, 1840
The Globe, June 8, 1840
The Globe, June 15, 1840
The Globe, June 29, 1840
The Globe, July 2, 1840
The Globe, July 6, 1840
The Daily Union, May 31, 1853
The Daily Union, June 4, 1853
The Daily Union, June 7, 1853
The Daily Union, June 14, 1853
The Daily Union, June 16, 1853
The Daily Union, June 30, 1853
The Daily Union, July 2, 1853
The Daily Union, July 6, 1853
The Daily Union, July 8, 1853
The Daily Union, July 10, 1853
The Daily Union, July 13, 1853
The Daily Union, July 15, 1853
The Daily Union, July 17, 1853
The Daily Union, July 20, 1853
The Daily Union, July 24, 1853
The Daily Union, July 28, 1853
Harper’s Weekly, February 27, 1858
Harper’s Weekly, March 13, 1858
Harper’s Weekly, March 20, 1858
Harper’s Weekly, February 12, 1859
Harper’s Weekly, February 19, 1859
Harper’s Weekly, June 25, 1859
Harper’s Weekly, July 2, 1859
Harper’s Weekly, July 9, 1859
Harper’s Weekly, July 16, 1859
Harper’s Weekly, July 23, 1859
Harper’s Weekly, July 30, 1859
Harper’s Weekly, August 6, 1859
Harper’s Weekly, August 20, 1859
Harper’s Weekly, September 10, 1859
Harper’s Weekly, October 1, 1859
Harper’s Weekly, October 8, 1859
Harper’s Weekly, October 22, 1859
Harper’s Weekly, December 3, 1859
Harper’s Weekly, December 17, 1859
Harper’s Weekly, December 24, 1859
Harper’s Weekly, January 21, 1860
Harper’s Weekly, December 22, 1860
Boston Morning Journal, August 7, 1861
Boston Morning Journal, September 4, 1861
The Democrat and American, October 31, 1861
The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 19, 1861
Western Christian Advocate (Cincinnati), September 4, 1861
Western Christian Advocate (Cincinnati), September 11, 1861
Western Christian Advocate (Cincinnati), September 18, 1861
Western Christian Advocate (Cincinnati), September 25, 1861
Western Christian Advocate (Cincinnati), October 2, 1861
Western Christian Advocate (Cincinnati), October 9, 1861
Western Christian Advocate (Cincinnati), October 16, 1861
Western Christian Advocate (Cincinnati), October 23, 1861
Western Christian Advocate (Cincinnati), October 30, 1861
Western Christian Advocate (Cincinnati), November 6, 1861
Western Christian Advocate (Cincinnati), November 13, 1861
Western Christian Advocate (Cincinnati), November 20, 1861
Western Christian Advocate (Cincinnati), November 27, 1861
Western Christian Advocate (Cincinnati), December 4, 1861
Western Christian Advocate (Cincinnati), December 11, 1861
Western Christian Advocate (Cincinnati), December 18, 1861
Western Christian Advocate (Cincinnati), December 25, 1861
The Evansville Daily Journal, April 16, 1862
Harper’s Weekly, May 24, 1862
The New York Herald, September 8, 1862
Harper’s Weekly, November 29, 1862
Harper’s Weekly, July 18, 1863
The Philadelphia Inquirer, December 28, 1863
The World (New York), January 1, 1864
The Evansville Daily Journal, April 19, 1864
Harper’s Weekly, June 11, 1864
Daily Alto California, July 24, 1864
The New York Herald, October 4, 1864
The New York Herald, October 13, 1864
The Evening Post (New York), October 22, 1864
The Evening Post (New York), October 28, 1864
The New York Herald, April 22, 1865
Harper’s Weekly, September 2, 1865
Harper’s Weekly, September 16, 1865
Harper’s Weekly, May 26, 1866
Harper’s Weekly, June 23, 1866
Harper’s Weekly, June 30, 1866
Harper’s Weekly, July 14, 1866
Harper’s Weekly, July 28, 1866
Harper’s Weekly, August 11, 1866
Harper’s Weekly, August 18, 1866
Harper’s Weekly, September 8, 1866
Harper’s Weekly, September 22, 1866
Harper’s Weekly, October 27, 1866
Harper’s Weekly, November 3, 1866
Harper’s Weekly, November 17, 1866
Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, May 11, 1867
Harper’s Weekly, June 1, 1867
Harper’s Weekly, October 5, 1867
Harper’s Weekly, October 26, 1867
Harper’s Weekly, November 2, 1867
Harper’s Weekly, November 16, 1867
Harper’s Weekly, November 30, 1867
Harper’s Weekly, December 7, 1867
Harper’s Weekly, December 14, 1867
Harper’s Weekly, June 6, 1868
Harper’s Weekly, June 13, 1868
Harper’s Weekly, June 19, 1869
Harper’s Weekly, March 11, 1871
Bethlehem Daily Times, May 13, 1871
Bethlehem Daily Times, May 17, 1871
Bethlehem Daily Times, May 22, 1871
Bethlehem Daily Times, May 23, 1871
Bethlehem Daily Times, May 26, 1871
Bethlehem Daily Times, May 27, 1871
Bethlehem Daily Times, May 31, 1871
Bethlehem Daily Times, June 1, 1871
Bethlehem Daily Times, June 16, 1871
Bethlehem Daily Times, June 17, 1871
Bethlehem Daily Times, September 9, 1871
Bethlehem Daily Times, September 11, 1871
The New York Times, June 9, 1872
The New York Times, June 10, 1872
The New York Times, June 11, 1872
The New York Times, June 12, 1872
The New York Times, June 13, 1872
The New York Times, June 14, 1872
Harper’s Weekly, March 15, 1873
Harper’s Weekly, March 22, 1873
Harper’s Weekly, May 23, 1874
The Daily Memphis Avalanche, February 19, 1875
The Cleveland Leader, July 22, 1875
The Cleveland Leader, July 28, 1875
The Cleveland Leader, July 29, 1875
The Cleveland Leader, August 3, 1875
The Cleveland Leader, August 6, 1875
The Cleveland Leader, August 12, 1875
The Daily Memphis Avalanche, August 8, 1875
The Cleveland Leader, August 11, 1875
The Daily Memphis Avalanche, August 13, 1875
The Cleveland Leader, August 16, 1875
The Daily Memphis Avalanche, August 11, 1875
The Daily Memphis Avalanche, August 15, 1875
The Daily Memphis Avalanche, August 18, 1875
The Daily Memphis Avalanche, August 20, 1875
The Daily Memphis Avalanche, August 22, 1875
The Daily Memphis Avalanche, August 25, 1875
Harper’s Weekly, October 2, 1875
The Daily Memphis Avalanche, February 23, 1876
The Daily Memphis Avalanche, February 25, 1876
The Daily Memphis Avalanche, February 27, 1876
The Daily Memphis Avalanche, February 29, 1876
The Daily Memphis Avalanche, March 2, 1876
The Daily Memphis Avalanche, March 4, 1876
The Daily Memphis Avalanche, March 7, 1876
The Memphis Daily Appeal, November 22, 1877
The Memphis Daily Appeal, November 24, 1877
The Macon Telegraph and Messenger, November 8, 1878
Harper’s Weekly, November 9, 1878
The Macon Telegraph and Messenger, November 9, 1878
The Macon Telegraph and Messenger, November 13, 1878
The Macon Telegraph and Messenger, November 15, 1878
The Macon Telegraph and Messenger, November 19, 1878
The Macon Telegraph and Messenger, November 24, 1878
The Macon Telegraph and Messenger, November 28, 1878
The Macon Telegraph and Messenger, December 1, 1878
The Macon Telegraph and Messenger, December 5, 1878
The Macon Telegraph and Messenger, December 6, 1878
Harper’s Weekly, July 31, 1880
Cleveland Weekly Herald, October 15, 1880
Harper’s Weekly, November 20, 1880
Harper’s Weekly, January 15, 1881
Harper’s Weekly, February 5, 1881
The Detroit Evening News, March 5, 1881
The Republican (Red Wing, Minnesota), March 12, 1881
Harper’s Weekly, April 16, 1881
Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, July 23, 1881
Cincinnati Weekly Gazette, September 21, 1881
Harper’s Weekly, October 1, 1881
Harper’s Weekly, October 15, 1881
Puck, June 28, 1882
Harper’s Weekly, May 5, 1883
Harper’s Weekly, March 1, 1884
Puck, September 24, 1884
Puck, October 1, 1884
Puck, October 8, 1884
Puck, October 29, 1884
Harper’s Weekly, November 1, 1884
Puck, November 5, 1884
Puck, November 12, 1884
Puck, November 19, 1884
Puck, November 26, 1884
Puck, December 3, 1884
Puck, December 17, 1884
Puck, January 7, 1885
Puck, January 28, 1885
Puck, February 11, 1885
Puck, February 18, 1885
Puck, February 25, 1885
Harper’s Weekly, March 14, 1885
Harper’s Weekly, April 11, 1885
Scientific American, September 26, 1885
Scientific American, December 26, 1885
Scientific American, November 27, 1886
Harper’s Weekly, May 21, 1887
Scientific American, October 29, 1887
Harper’s Weekly, June 30, 1888
Boston Evening Transcript, November 7, 1888
Fitchburg Sentinel, November 7, 1888
Harper’s Weekly, March 16, 1889
Puck, March 20, 1889
Puck, March 27, 1889
Puck, July 24, 1889
Harper’s Weekly, January 25, 1890
Harper’s Weekly, July 4, 1891
Scientific American, September 7, 1895
Scientific American, August 31, 1895
Scientific American, December 21, 1895
Harper’s Weekly (Grant Memorial Number), May 1, 1897
Harper’s Weekly, March 23, 1901
Harper’s Weekly, July 4, 1908