Peer Publications

While Harper’s Weekly was the preeminent news-magazine for much of its run, the competition it faced continually shaped the periodical. Below I compile a list of periodicals that overlap with Harper’s Weekly in meaningful ways. They’re publications any other scholar of periodicals should be aware of, so I have included details about where to find their issues when convenient:

Weeklies:

• Frank Leslie’s

Literary Magazines:

• Southern Literary Messenger. Available through the University of Michigan’s Mellon-funded Making of American Journals.
• Galaxy 
• Century / Scribner’s
• Atlantic Monthly 
• North American Review
• Overland Monthly. Available through the University of Michigan’s Mellon-funded Making of American Journals.

Other Magazines:

• Godey’s Lady’s Book
• Collier’s
• McCalls

Noteworthy Newspapers:

• *Chronicling America is the best place to find 19C newspapers from across the country. I would encourage anyone to look at local papers as well as these greatest hits:
• The New York Times