Historic Children's Voices provides an important window into how young writers in the nineteenth century recorded their daily lives, wrote stories and poetry, expressed their beliefs and values, and commented on cultural changes of the time. On this site, researchers can view the digital library of diaries, newspapers, and books, as well as discover additional research tools and recordings of past programs to explore children's lives more deeply. Teachers will find a variety of guides and lesson plans to help bring the past to life for their students.
Primary Sources Digital Library
| Image | Title | Location | Date | Format | Transcription |
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The Academic Star | Massachusetts | 1855 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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Academy Casket | New York | 1860 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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Academy Star | New York | 1846 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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The American Politician | New Hampshire | 1830 | Manuscript newspapers | ✓ |
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The Annals of Bliss | 1850 | Manuscript newspapers | ||
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The Anomaly | Massachusetts | 1854 | Manuscript newspapers | ✓, ✓, ✓, ✓, ✓ |
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The Basket of Chips | Massachusetts | 1857 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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The Bud of Industry | New York | 1865 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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Caldwell Alligator | 1846 | Manuscript newspapers | ||
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The Casket | 1840 | Manuscript newspapers | ||
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The Casket | Massachusetts | 1852 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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The Casket | Massachusetts | 1857 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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The Casket | New York | 1863 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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The Casket | New York | 1871 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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The Casket | Idaho | 1890 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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The Child's Repository | Massachusetts | 1853 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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The Chip Basket | New Hampshire | 1862 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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The Dew Chalice | Massachusetts | 1854 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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Dranesville Times | Virginia | 1853 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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Eastern Star | New Hampshire | 1855 | Manuscript newspapers | ✓ |
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The Echo | New Hampshire | 1853 | Manuscript newspapers | ✓ |
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The Emmayandi Reporter | New Hampshire | 1872 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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The Evening Star | Massachusetts | 1860 | Manuscript newspapers | ✓ |
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The Evening Star | Massachusetts | 1870 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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The Evergreen Wreath | New Hampshire | 1861 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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The Flower | Rhode Island | 1836 | Manuscript newspapers | ✓ |
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The Fountain | 1850 | Manuscript newspapers | ||
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The Free Thinker | New Hampshire | 1862 | Manuscript newspapers | ✓ |
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The Freedom Rag | 1840 | Manuscript newspapers | ||
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The Garland | Vermont | 1860 | Manuscript newspapers | ✓ |
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The Gem | New York | 1850 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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The Germantown Bulletin | Massachusetts | 1898 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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The Gleaner | Rhode Island | 1861 | Manuscript newspapers | ✓ |
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The Grafton News | Massachusetts | 1856 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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The Illustrated News | Massachusetts | 1862 | Manuscript newspapers | ✓ |
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The Interval Record | New Hampshire | 1869 | Manuscript newspapers | ✓ |
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Journal of News | New Jersey | 1854 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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The Juvenile Muse | New York | 1795 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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Juvenile Rambler | Massachusetts | 1833 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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The Laughing Philosopher | Massachusetts | 1843 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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The Literary Casket | New York | 1858 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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The Literary Wreath | Maine | 1860 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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The Little Acorn | Massachusetts | 1865 | Manuscript newspapers | ✓ |
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The Maine Reform | Maine | 1858 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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Manhattan Sun | New York | 1847 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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The Monthly | Pennsylvania | 1866 | Manuscript newspapers | ✓ |
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The Monthly Chronicle | Massachusetts | 1865 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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Mound City Journal | Illinois | 1861 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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The Mountain Gleaner | Connecticut | 1857 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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The Nutshell | 1830 | Manuscript newspapers | ||
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The Nutshell | Massachusetts | 1856 | Manuscript newspapers | ✓ |
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Odds and Ends | New York | 1850 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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Old New England Annual | 1862 | Manuscript newspapers | ||
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The Olethian | New Hampshire | 1861 | Manuscript newspapers | ✓ |
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The Olio | New Hampshire | 1859 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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The Organ | Massachusetts | 1876 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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Our Chip Basket | New Hampshire | 1862 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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The Parsonville Times | New York | 1856 | Manuscript newspapers | ✓ |
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The Penny Whistle | Massachusetts | 1870 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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La Petite Etoile | Maine | 1834 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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The Pine St. Comet | Pennsylvania | 1862 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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The Portfolio | Massachusetts | 1850 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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The Portlandville Observer | New York | 1863 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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Public News | Pennsylvania | 1887 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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The Quarterly Republic | New York | 1877 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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The Ridge School Advocate | Ohio | 1832 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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The Rising Sun | Connecticut | 1853 | Manuscript newspapers | ✓ |
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The Rising Sun | Iowa | 1892 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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The Rittenhouse Journal | District of Columbia | 1883 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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The Roarer | Massachusetts | 1841 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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The Ruby | Massachusetts | 1869 | Manuscript newspapers | ✓ |
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The Rustic Wreath | 1856 | Manuscript newspapers | ✓ | |
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Sabbath School Banner | New Hampshire | 1862 | Manuscript newspapers | ✓ |
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The Scholars Casket | New Hampshire | 1854 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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The Scholar's Garland | Massachusetts | 1856 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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The Scholar's Magazine | Rhode Island | 1862 | Manuscript newspapers | ✓ |
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The School Bell | New Hampshire | 1867 | Manuscript newspapers | ✓ |
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School Gazette | Massachusetts | 1855 | Manuscript newspapers | ✓ |
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The School Magazine | New Hampshire | 1850 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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School Oracle | Massachusetts | 1856 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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The Seminary Budget | Connecticut | 1853 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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The Sentinel | 1834 | Manuscript newspapers | ||
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Skowhegan Clarion | Maine | 1867 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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Soapstone Chips | New Hampshire | 1886 | Manuscript newspapers | ✓ |
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The Souvenir | New Hampshire | 1874 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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The Spider | New Hampshire | 1849 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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Spruce Creek Pioneers | Maine | 1860 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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The Students Corronet | New Hampshire | 1854 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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The Student's Magazine | Vermont | 1844 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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The Student’s Port-folio | Massachusetts | 1858 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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The Sunbeams | Massachusetts | 1851 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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La Tawtle | 1850 | Manuscript newspapers | ||
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The Temperance Banner | New Hampshire | 1865 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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The Union | Massachusetts | 1850 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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The Union Gazette | New York | 1867 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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The Union Harmonist | New Hampshire | 1862 | Manuscript newspapers | ✓ |
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The Union Literary Banner | Indiana | 1865 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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The Voice of the School Room | Massachusetts | 1855 | Manuscript newspapers | ✓ |
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Vox Populi | New Jersey | 1874 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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The Weekly News | New York | 1875 | Manuscript newspapers | |
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The Weekly Offering | New Hampshire | 1850 | Manuscript newspapers | ✓ |
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Wide Awake Journal | Oregon | 1897 | Manuscript newspapers | ✓ |
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Woodside Gazette | New York | 1858 | Manuscript newspapers | ✓ |
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Yankee peddlar | New York | 1842 | Manuscript newspapers |