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Spotlight Resources
The Obituary Index : Birmingham Area Newspapers database is an ongoing project of the Government Documents Department of the Birmingham Public Library. Obituaries from four Birmingham area newspapers are included: the Birmingham News, the Birmingham World, the Methodist Christian Advocate, and the... learn more
Publicly Available.
Remote Access Available.
The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System is a computerized database containing very basic facts about servicemen who served on both sides during the Civil War. The initial focus of the CWSS is the Names Index Project, a project to enter names and other basic information from 6.3 million soldier... learn more
Publicly Available.
Remote Access Available.
Full text articles from The Birmingham News (4/27/1993-Current) . learn more
Requires a JCLC card and residence in Birmingham, AL.
Full Text Available.
Remote Access Available.
Access digital images in PDF of the original pages of the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Barron's, and the Montgomery Advertiser. No search interface is provided. The digital images are accessed by choosing the appropriate publication, year, month, day and page. learn more
Requires a JCLC card and residence in Birmingham, AL.
Full Text Available.
Remote Access Available.
Magazines, newspapers and reference books (most are full-text). Information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports, etc. High school. learn more
Requires a JCLC card.
Full Text Available.
Remote Access Available.
 
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