Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans, 1639-1800
Evans Digital Edition
Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans, 1639-1800 has been hailed as one of
the most important collections ever produced on microform. Based on the renowned
American Bibliography by Charles Evans and enhanced by Roger Bristol's
Supplement to Evans' American Bibliography, the collection was first published
by Readex in cooperation with the American Antiquarian Society (AAS).
For decades, the collection has served as a foundation set for research
involving early American history, literature, philosophy, religion, and more.
Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans, 1639-1800 is the definitive resource
for information about every aspect of life in 17th- and 18th-century America,
from agriculture and auctions through foreign affairs, diplomacy, literature,
music, religion, the Revolutionary War, temperance, witchcraft, and just about
any other topic imaginable.
Continuing their long-term relationship, Readex and the AAS are now undertaking
a massive project to digitize the entire Evans collection. Early American
Imprints, Series I: Evans, 1639-1800 includes items previously produced on
microform plus more than 1,000 additional works located, catalogued and
digitized since completion of the earlier effort.
By searching ASCII text associated with images, researchers enjoy unprecedented
power to locate relevant material. Bibliographic records created by the AAS are
integrated into the database as well, providing additional access points.
Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans, 1639-1800 consists of more than 37,000
books, pamphlets and broadsides.