*NEWS - Finding and Tracking Reliable News
Historical Newspapers & Periodicals Online - The Americas
-
Nineteenth Century U.S. Newspapers (Gale Primary Sources)Searchable database containing digital facsimile images of newspapers; presented as full page layout as well as single articles; advertisements and illustrations included. This collection includes numerous newspapers from a range of urban and rural regions throughout the U.S.; and it encompasses the entire 19th century.
-
African American Newspapers
Full-text access to 19th-century African American newspapers, offering firsthand accounts of cultural life, historical events, and major issues in African American communities, making it an essential resource for studying this period.
Coverage: Varies 1827- 1902
Publications included: The Canadian Observer, The Christian Recorder; The Colored American; Frederick Douglass’ Paper; The Freedmen’s Record; Frederick Douglass Monthly; Freedom’s Journal; The National Era; The Negro Business League Herald; The North Star; Provincial Freeman; Weekly Advocate. -
Indigenous Newspapers in North America
Indigenous Newspapers in North America aims to present a diverse and robust collection of print journalism from Indigenous peoples of the US and Canada over more than 9,000 individual editions from 1828-2016. The newspapers include national periodicals as well as local community news and student publications. Highlights from Arizona include the Ak-Chin O'odham Runner, Navajo Times, and Hopi Action News.
-
America's Historical Imprints (Archive of Americana)More than 100,000 early American books, pamphlets, broadsides, etc. Shaw and Shoemaker.
-
America's Historical Imprints
Searchable monographs, pamphlets, broadsides, government documents, and rare printed materials provide insights into American history, literature, culture, and daily life from colonial times to the 19th century.
Includes: African History and Culture, 1540-1921: Imprints from the Library Company of Philadelphia; The American Slavery Collection, 1820-1922: From the American Antiquarian Society; Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans, 1639-1800; Early American Imprints, Series I: Supplement from the Library Company of Philadelphia, 1670-1800; Early American Imprints, Series II: Shaw-Shoemaker, 1801-1819; Early American Imprints, Series II: Supplement from the Library Company of Philadelphia, 1801-1819.
-
Arizona Historical Digital NewspapersPrimarily covers Arizona newspapers from 1880-1922. Some newspapers are included for later decades of the 20th Century.
-
Caribbean Newspapers, 1718-1876Caribbean Newspapers, Series 1, 1718-1876: From the American Antiquarian Society Caribbean Newspapers, 1718-1876—the largest online collection of 18th- and 19th-century newspapers published in this region—will provide a comprehensive primary resource for studying the development of Western society and international relations within this important group of islands. This unique resource will prove essential for researching colonial history, the Atlantic slave trade, international commerce, New World slavery and U.S. relations with the region as far back as the early 18th century.
-
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Black Newspapers
Cross-search historically significant African American newspapers offering primary sources crucial for studying American history, culture, politics, and the arts.
Includes: Atlanta Daily World, The Baltimore Afro-American, Chicago Defender, Cleveland Call and Post, Los Angeles Sentinel, New York Amsterdam News, Norfolk Journal and Guide, Philadelphia Tribune, Pittsburgh Courier
-
Brooklyn Daily Eagle1841-1902 Brooklyn's main daily paper from 1841 to 1902. The Web site includes an introduction to the paper's history over its long tenure as Brooklyn's main daily paper as well as a timeline of the important changes to the paper's format, layout, and content organization. Chronicles the communities' history while under the reins of a host of well-regarded editors, including Walt Whitman.
-
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers:Search America's historic newspapers pages from 1836-1922 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. States included in this essential and invaluable digital repository are: Alabama; Arizona; California; Colorado; District of Columbia; Florida; Hawaii; Illinois; Kansas; Kentucky; Louisiana; Minnesota; Missouri; Montana; Nebraska; New Mexico; New York; Ohio; Oklahoma; Oregon; Pennsylvania; South Carolina; Tennessee; Texas; Utah; Vermont; Virginia; Washington(state). All states are participating to varying degrees. For Further information concerning the history of American Newspapers, use the Library of Congress' US Newspaper Directory, 1690 - Present
-
Civil War CollectionWe have access to Part I-IV of Civil War Collection from ACCESSIBLE ARCHIVES.
Part I: A Newspaper Perspective: Contains the full text of major articles from issues of The New York Herald, The Charleston Mercury and the Richmond Enquirer, published between November 1, 1860 and April 15, 1865.
Part II: The Soldiers’ Perspective: Provides an in-depth look at the day-to-day actions of the troops themselves primarily in the form of regimental histories.
Part III: The Generals’ Perspective: These volumes allow a look into the way the battles within the war were fought. Here the emphasis is on strategies and tactics as planned and executed by the commanding officers, with a longer-term view as opposed to daily concerns.
Part IV: A Midwestern Perspective: This collection consists of seven newspapers published in Indiana between 1855 and 1869. Thus, it provides pre-and post-Civil War information in addition to coverage of the war itself.Collection includes:
- Part I: A Newspaper Perspective: Contains the full text of major articles from issues of The New York Herald, The Charleston Mercury and the Richmond Enquirer, published between November 1, 1860 and April 15, 1865.
- Part II: The Soldiers’ Perspective: Provides an in-depth look at the day-to-day actions of the troops themselves primarily in the form of regimental histories.
- Part III: The Generals’ Perspective: These volumes allow a look into the way the battles within the war were fought. Here the emphasis is on strategies and tactics as planned and executed by the commanding officers, with a longer-term view as opposed to daily concerns.
- Part IV: A Midwestern Perspective: This collection consists of seven newspapers published in Indiana between 1855 and 1869. Thus, it provides pre-and post-Civil War information in addition to coverage of the war itself.
-
Early American Newspapers, Series ICoverage: 1690-1876
Maximum Concurrent Users: Unlimited
Early American Newspapers, Series 1, 1690-1876 offers 350,000 fully searchable issues from over 710 historical American newspapers. Focusing largely on the 18th and early 19th centuries, this online collection is based on Brigham’s “History and Bibliography of American Newspapers, 1690-1820” and provides unprecedented access to the nation’s early periods. Additionally, EAN, Series I is cross-searchable with other Archive of Americana® collections held by ASU Library.Alternate titles: America’s Historical Newspapers-Early American Newspapers Series I -
Harper's Weekly: 1857-1912
Indexes full-text of Harper's Weekly, probably the only consistent, comprehensive, weekly chronological record of world-wide events of the late 19th century. Covers front-line Civil War reports, the re-election of Lincoln, & Reconstruction. Coverage: 1857-1877
-
Hispanic American NewspapersCoverage: 1808-1980
Maximum Concurrent Users: Unlimited
Hispanic American Newspapers provides access to a wealth of historical primary source materials. It's the largest online collection of Spanish-English newspapers printed in the United States.
-
Historic Mexican & Mexican American PressProvides access to Mexican and Mexican American newspapers published in Tucson, El Paso, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Sonora, Mexico from the mid-1800s to the 1970s. Written in English and Spanish.
-
Historical African American Newspapers OnlineThis LibGuide produced by Elizabeth Clarke of Marist College provides a list of historical African American Newspapers available online as part of digitization projects at libraries and historical societies as well as digitization projects done by Google.
-
Historical Newspapers Online (U of Pennsylvania Libraries)This table provides a list of historical U.S. newspapers that are available online at no cost.
-
Indianapolis Recorder, 1899-2005What began as a two-page church bulletin by co-founders George Pheldon Stewart and William H. Porter, the Indianapolis Recorder is now one of the top African-American publications in the nation. Established in 1897, the Indianapolis Recorder focused on local people and events in Indianapolis but also reported national events.
-
Latin American NewspapersProvides access to a collection of 19th and 20th century newspapers from Latin America.
-
The LilyThe Lily, the first newspaper for women in the United States, was issued from 1849 until 1853 under the editorship of Amelia Bloomer (1818-1894). It had a local and national focus on both temperance and women’s rights.
-
Pennsylvania Gazette: 1728-1800
Full-text collection covers significant events from early colonial expansion (1728) through the American Revolution, the Constitutional Convention, and Washington’s presidency, providing vital insights into U.S. history up to 1800.
-
The Pittsburgh Jewish Newspaper Project, 1895 - presentThe Pittsburgh Jewish Newspaper Project makes available more than one hundred years of Jewish newspapers published in Pittsburgh. The Pittsburgh Jewish Newspaper Project is composed of the Jewish Criterion (1895-1962), the American Jewish Outlook (1934-1962), the Jewish Chronicle (1962-present), and the Y-JCC series (1926-1975). Note: This site will work best on a desktop computer with an up-to-date browser. A PDF reader is required
-
ProQuest Historical NewspapersArizona Republican, 1890 - 1922;
Atlanta Constitution 1868 - 1929;
The Chicago Defender 1905 - 1975;
Hartford Courant 1764 - 1984;
Los Angeles Times 1881 - 1985;
The New York Times 1851-2003;
The Washington Post 1877 - 1990
Provides full text coverage of the above newspapers for their respective years. Taken as a whole, these newspapers provide excellent historical coverage geographically and nationally.
-
Richmond Daily Dispatch, 1860 - 1865The Richmond Daily Dispatch is a collaboration between the University of Richmond, Tufts University's Perseus Project, and the Virginia Center for Digital History. There are currently 1384 issues of the paper available online, ranging in date from November 1860 through December 1865.
-
Virginia Gazette, 1736 - 1780The first paper published in Virginia, the Gazette is one of the most important southern newspapers for the colonial and revolutionary periods. While t here are some gaps and searching is by year, the Colonial Williamsburg digital Virginia Gazette provides online access to an important early American newspaper. In addition, there is a complementary online Index of Topics.
-
Wikipedia: List of online newspaper archivesThis is a list of free and pay wall blocked digital online newspaper archives. Most are scanned from microfilm into pdf, gif or similar graphic formats and many of the graphic archives have been indexed into searchable text databases
-
World Newspaper Archive: Latin AmericaCoverage: 19th and 20th centuries, spanning 1822-1922
Maximum Concurrent Users: Unlimited
A fully searchable collection of 19th and 20th century newspapers from Latin America. Available here: Latin American Newspapers Series 1, 1805-1922 and Series 2, 1822-1922. LAN I includes access to many fully searchable historical Latin American newspapers published in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela. LAN II, includes coverage of important countries such as Bolivia, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Belize.Alternate titles: World Newspaper Archive: Latin American Newspapers, Part I & II