Research Guides: News Resources: Historical News Collections

Historical Newspapers and Other Periodicals: United States

African American Newspapers 1827-1998
Content published nationwide between 1827 and 1998.
African American Periodicals 1825-1995
Content published in journals and magazines between 1825 and 1995.
Alternative Press Index Archive
Indexes content published between 1969 and 1990; includes leftist and radical publications.
American Periodical Series I, II & III (1741-1940)
Content from periodicals published between 1741 and 1940.
Chicago Defender Historical
Content published between 1910 and 1975; this newspaper was (and continues to be) written primarily for African American readers.
Chicago Tribune Historical (1849-1986)
Content published between 1849 and 1986.

Chronicling America
Provides information about newspapers published from 1690 to the present; select papers from between 1836 and 1922 are available online.

Early American Newspapers, Series 1-3
Content published between 1690 and 1876.
HarpWeek (1857-1912)
Provides Harper's Weekly magazine content published between 1857 and 1912.
Historical Newspapers
Allows a single search for content published in the Chicago Tribune (1890-1985), the Chicago Defender (1905 -1975) the New York Times (1850-2001), the Los Angeles Times (1881-1987), and the American Periodical Series I, II & III (1741-1940).
Indigenous Peoples: North America Archive
Provides newspaper and magazine articles (and other content types such as manuscripts) held in the archival collections of government agencies and institutions public and private.
Los Angeles Times Historical (1881-1987)
Content published between 1881 and 1987.
Making of the Modern World: Goldsmiths'-Kress Library of Economic Literature 1450-1850
Content from periodicals on economics and business published between 1450 and 1850.

New York Times Historical with Index
Full text access to historical issues of the New York Times from 1851-2016.

Nineteenth Century U.S. Newspapers
Content published between 1800 and 1900.
ProQuest Civil War Era
Content from eight regional newspapers published during the period; pamphlets are also included.
Reader's Guide Retrospective
Indexes popular periodicals published between 1890 and 1982.
Slavery & Anti-Slavery
Includes newspaper and magazine articles (and other content types such as Supreme Court records and manuscripts) on diverse topics related to slavery, its opposition, and emancipation.
Vogue Archive
Provides full text and full image access to Vogue magazine from 1892 to present.
Wall Street Journal Historical
Content published between 1889 and 2001.
Washington Post Historical
Content published between 1877 and 2002.
Women's Magazine Archive Collection I
Provides full text and full image access to a variety of women's magazines from 1900 forward.

Alternative Press Index Archive
Indexes content published between 1969 and 1990; includes leftist and radical publications.
Burney Collection of 17th and 18th Century Newspapers
Content published between 1600 and 1800.
Illustrated London News Historical Archive 1842-2003
Content published in this first illustrated weekly newspaper.
Making of the Modern World: Goldsmiths'-Kress Library of Economic Literature 1450-1850
Content from periodicals on economics and business published between 1450 and 1850.
Nineteenth Century UK Periodicals
Content published between 1800 and 1900.
Times Digital Archive
Content published between 1785 and 1985 in The Times (London).
Times Digital Archive- Sunday edition
Content published between 1822 and 2016 in the Sunday edition of The Times (London).
Times Literary Supplement Historical Archive
Content such as articles, letters, and poems published between 1902 and 2005.

Alternative Press Index Archive
Indexes content published between 1969 and 1990; includes leftist and radical publications.
Caribbean Newspapers
Content published on 22 islands between 1718 and 1876.
Latin American Newspapers - World Newspaper Archive
Content published between 1800 and 2000 in Mexico, Central America, and South America.
Making of the Modern World: Goldsmiths'-Kress Library of Economic Literature 1450-1850
Content from periodicals on economics and business published between 1450 and 1850.