I am a university student currently studying history, and I am doing a research project about American pop culture during the early years of the Cold War. I am taking a look at how the politically-fostered culture of exposure and paranoia permeated into American popular culture. A primary source that I would like to use for my research is an early American gossip magazine, Confidential, which will serve as an example of this culture of paranoia and exposure. Even though the magazine was in print until the 1970s, I would like to look at issues from 1952 to 1958, its most successful years.

I was wondering if anyone knows where I could find these issues of Confidential, either physically in a repository or in scans online. I am having trouble finding them through my university’s library services, and I wanted to see if I could find them another way. I know there are some on eBay, but I would prefer not to pay for this if possible. I attend a pretty big university in the US, so I should be able to gain access through interlibrary loan if they’re held at a different institution.

Also, if you are aware of any similar publications or other secondary sources that would be helpful to my research, please let me know! Thanks!