American Antiquarian Society Historical Periodicals This link opens in a new windowThe American Antiquarian Society (AAS) Historical Periodicals Collection - Series 1-5 presents over 6,900 titles dating from 1691 through 1877. The five series were created from serials holdings of one of the premier repositories in the United States, the American Antiquarian Society. While the Civil War is a focal point of the collection, we also find a diverse record of the continuance of daily life for many Americans—both leading up to and during the war. News from the battlefront can be found, in addition to the usual breadth of subject matter found in previous collections that include science, literature, medicine, agriculture, women’s fashion, family life, and religion.