If you have a current subscription to Harper's, you should have access to their online archives.   It is password protected for one user, but better than nothing.   I have found wonderful old articles for our students.   For example, someone doing research about A Christmas Carol got an article on Christmas written by Dickens.

Judith A. Koveleskie, MLIS, MA
Periodicals Librarian
Seton Hill University
Reeves Memorial Library
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Greensburg, PA 15601-1548
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Sorry, can’t find open access to any of these titles (if somebody else can, please let the list know!)  If you’re looking for Harper’s Weekly (the big illustrated magazine), you can get bits and pieces here:  http://www.harpweek.com/

Google Books has some scanned popular magazines:
http://books.google.com/books/magazines/language/en?hl=en&source=gbs_slider_gbs_user_shelves_1004_homepage

They do have Life back to 1936, if that’s at all helpful.

Good luck!

Diane Westerfield
Electronic Resources and Serials Librarian
Colorado College, Tutt Library
(719) 389-6661
(719) 389-6082 (fax)
diane.westerfield@coloradocollege.edu<mailto:diane.westerfield@coloradocollege.edu>

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Hyder-Darlington, Louise M <hyderl@ETOWN.EDU><mailto:hyderl@ETOWN.EDU>

Anyone aware of open source access to old journals: Ladies Home Journal, Harpers, Good Housekeeping, Better Homes and Gardens?? We are routinely hit by students requesting articles from 1900’s for historical research – any hints greatly appreciated.

Louise M. Hyder-Darlington, M.S.L.S.
Access Services Librarian
The High Library<http://www.etown.edu/HighLibrary.aspx>
Elizabethtown College
717.361.1454