Readex
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Readex has published several collections of primary source research materials, first as Readex Microprint Corporation and since 1984 as a division of NewsBank.
In the early 1940s, publishing legend Albert Boni, co-founder of the Modern Library, formed Readex in New York City and Chester, Vermont. In 1955, the American Antiquarian Society invited Readex to publish in microprint Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans, 1639-1800. This partnership led to the publication of Early American Imprints, Series II: Shaw-Shoemaker, 1801-1819 and Early American Newspapers, Series 1, 1690-1876. All of these collections are now available in fully searchable digital editions as part of the Web-based Archive of Americana, which also includes American Broadsides and Ephemera, Series I, 1760-1900 and other collections.
Additional partnerships with the Library of Congress, Dartmouth College Library, University of Vermont Libraries, and the U.S. Senate Library have led to Readex's digital publication of definitive editions of the American State Papers and the US Congressional Serial Set.
In 2006, Readex launched America's Historical Newspapers, which now includes Early American Newspapers, Series 1 to 7, 1690-1922 and Hispanic American Newspapers, 1808-1980, which was published in partnership with the University of Houston. An integral part of the Archive of Americana, America's Historical Newspapers offers fully searchable issues from nearly 2,000 American newspapers published in all 50 states.
In 2007, Readex began releasing a Web-based edition of the Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports, 1974-1996--the fundamental record of political and historical open source intelligence for the United States government.
In 2008, Readex began offering Crossroads: A Community for Students, Teachers and Scholars. This online tool facilitates research, encourages debate and promotes the sharing of ideas by enabling researchers to apply 21st-century tools to the study of the past.
