Primary Sources: The 1940s: Magazines

Access issues between 1935 to 1970.

"The Media History Digital Library digitizes collections of classic media periodicals that belong in the public domain for full public access. The project is supported by owners of materials who loan them for scanning, and donors who contribute funds to cover the cost of scanning."

Access a collection of articles on a variety of topics from old magazines. A site that is privately owned and operated by an "old magazine enthusiast."
"All articles are free to read on line, however should you wish to have a version that can be printed, this can be done for the cost of $5.00. Click here to have an article emailed or faxed to you."

"This page lists freely accessible archives of serials (such as magazines, journals, newspapers, and other periodicals). "
University of Pennsylvania

"Pulp magazines (often referred to as "the pulps"), also collectively known as pulp fiction, refers to inexpensive fiction magazines published from 1896 through the 1950s."

Contains a variety of articles with some dating back to the 1850s. The full-text of the articles are provided when available.