Life through the Decades
Books in Print
Our collection holds a number of series that look at the 20th century through the decades. These are on display at the back of the library.
Magazines as Primary Sources through Google BooksGo to Google Books to find full full copies of Billboard, Life, Popular Mechanics , and Popular Sciencemagazines. Use the Advanced Search Box and filter for magazines and a specific decade.
See Time Magazine Covers over the decades.
View Canadian Newspapers Through the Decades via Google News Archive
Ottawa Citizen at http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=QBJtjoHflPwC&dat=19240202&b_mode=2&hl=en or
Montreal Gazette at http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=Fr8DH2VBP9sC&dat=19640201&b_mode=2&hl=en
Search for other newspapers
Conduct an advanced search filtering for date and, if you wish, a specific newspaper. Note that you must click on "archive" under "Date added to Google News" in order to specifiy a date. https://news.google.com/news/advanced_news_search?as_drrb=a
Browse the Newspapers Google has Scanned
You can look for specific newspapers here: http://news.google.com/newspapers.
Listen to the radio or see what's on TV
CBC Digital Archives contains thousands of news stories that have been organised into categories including lifestyle, music, and sports.
Political Cartoons
SFU Library Editorial Cartoons Collection
Our collection holds a number of series that look at the 20th century through the decades. These are on display at the back of the library.
Magazines as Primary Sources through Google BooksGo to Google Books to find full full copies of Billboard, Life, Popular Mechanics , and Popular Sciencemagazines. Use the Advanced Search Box and filter for magazines and a specific decade.
See Time Magazine Covers over the decades.
View Canadian Newspapers Through the Decades via Google News Archive
Ottawa Citizen at http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=QBJtjoHflPwC&dat=19240202&b_mode=2&hl=en or
Montreal Gazette at http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=Fr8DH2VBP9sC&dat=19640201&b_mode=2&hl=en
Search for other newspapers
Conduct an advanced search filtering for date and, if you wish, a specific newspaper. Note that you must click on "archive" under "Date added to Google News" in order to specifiy a date. https://news.google.com/news/advanced_news_search?as_drrb=a
Browse the Newspapers Google has Scanned
You can look for specific newspapers here: http://news.google.com/newspapers.
Listen to the radio or see what's on TV
CBC Digital Archives contains thousands of news stories that have been organised into categories including lifestyle, music, and sports.
Political Cartoons
SFU Library Editorial Cartoons Collection
