Welcome to The Antebellum Magazine Edition Project

The Antebellum Magazine Edition Project is a database of selected periodical literature that has been annotated and edited for scholarly use by undergraduate English students at the University of Arizona.  The project aims to provide an ongoing, collaboratively-sourced reference for students, researchers, and instructors of the antebellum period.  The project piloted in an upper-division honors college course in the Spring of 2015 with the support of a College of Humanities Initiatives Grant. 

To browse the collection, use the links to The Broadway Journal, The Knickerbocker, or The Pioneer above, or use the search bar at the top of the screen.

 

Tales From the Archive: The Student-Editor Blog

The History of Scientific Ignorance
Amy Ruth Nippert | May 19th, 2015

An essay from the 1830s asks “Why are not the sciences better understood?” Almost two hundred years later, I too ask myself this question. Our... Read More

An Open Letter to Future Student Editors
Valerie Rose Hoke | May 19th, 2015

Dear Future Editor,

Welcome to English 486: Networking the Antebellum Archive. As a student from the original pilot program course, I am (hopefully) going to offer some advice not only for success, but also for enjoying yourself in this class. Because this class was... Read More

The Truth of Mortality
Colin Francisco Pedron | May 19th, 2015

Though it would be inconceivable to attempt to pinpoint the true reason behind humankind's fascination with mortality, it is nonetheless possible to analyze manifestations of this fascination in literature.  The Pioneer, a short-lived journal of high rapport from the... Read More