Research Guides: English: Newspapers and Other Periodicals

Newspaper Directories

Library of Congress Chronicling America US Newspaper Directory
Contains information about newspapers published in the US between 1690 and the present

Ulrich's Periodicals Directory This link opens in a new window
Multidisciplinary directory of international journals and magazines.

Historical Newspapers and Other Periodicals: United States

African American Newspapers 1827-1998 This link opens in a new window
Full-text content from African American newspapers published nationwide. Coverage: 1827 - 1998.
African American Periodicals 1825-1995 This link opens in a new window
Full-text content from African American magazines and journals published nationwide. Coverage: 1825 - 1995.
Alternative Press Index Archive This link opens in a new window
Full-text bibliographic containing journal, newspaper, and magazine articles from alternative, radical, and left sources with focus on socialism and revolution, ecology, democracy and anarchism, feminism and organized labor, indigenous peoples, and gays/lesbians. Coverage: 1969 - 1990.
American Historical Periodicals Collection This link opens in a new window
Index and full-text American magazines on social and cultural issues. Coverage: 1684 - 1922.
American Periodical Series I, II & III (1741-1940) This link opens in a new window
Digitized images of full-text articles from American magazines and journals, including special interest and general magazines, literary and professional journals, children's and women's magazines, and other historical sources. Coverage: 1741-1900.
Chicago Tribune Historical This link opens in a new window
Digitized images and full-text articles related to Chicago news, history, and advertising. Coverage: 1849-2012.
Early American Newspapers, Series 1-3 This link opens in a new window
Full-text primary sources (images and historical newspapers). Coverage: 1600s - 1900s.
HarpWeek (1857-1912) This link opens in a new window
Full-text primary sources from Harper's Weekly, a resource for examining 19th century America. Includes editorials, news stories, cartoons, and advertisements. Coverage: 1857 - 1912.
Historical Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Full-text historical newspaper articles from the Chicago Tribune (1905 - 1975), the New York Times (1850 - 2001), the Los Angeles Times (1881-1987), and the American Periodical Series I, II & III (1741-1900).

Historical Newspapers Online
State-by-state directory of freely available digitized newspapers

Los Angeles Times Historical (1881-1987) This link opens in a new window
Full-text content from the Los Angeles Times. Coverage: 1881 - 1996.

New York Times Historical with Index
Content published between 1851 and 2007 (with Index coverage between 1851 and 1993)

Nineteenth Century U.S. Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Full-text news articles from 19th century newspapers published in the United States.
ProQuest Civil War Era This link opens in a new window
Full-text primary sources covering the American Civil War period. Includes eight regional newspapers and pamphlets. Coverage: 1840 - 1861.
Reader's Guide Retrospective This link opens in a new window
Index of general interest periodicals published in the U.S. that reflects the history of America. Coverage: 1890 - 1982.
Vogue Archive This link opens in a new window
Full-text and full-image content from Vogue magazine (US edition). Coverage: 1892 - present.

Historical Newspapers and Other Periodicals: Great Britain

Alternative Press Index Archive This link opens in a new window
Full-text bibliographic containing journal, newspaper, and magazine articles from alternative, radical, and left sources with focus on socialism and revolution, ecology, democracy and anarchism, feminism and organized labor, indigenous peoples, and gays/lesbians. Coverage: 1969 - 1990.
Burney Collection of 17th and 18th Century Newspapers This link opens in a new window
The newspapers and news pamphlets gathered by the Reverend Charles Burney (1757 - 1817) represent the largest single collection of 17th and 18th century English news media.
Illustrated London News Historical Archive 1842-2003 This link opens in a new window
Full-text archive of the Illustrated London News, a weekly illustrated newspaper. Coverage: 1842 - 2003.
Nineteenth Century UK Periodicals This link opens in a new window
Full-text articles from 19th century sources published in the United Kingdom.
Times Digital Archive This link opens in a new window
Full-text newspaper archive from The Times (London). Coverage: 1785 - 1985.
Times Literary Supplement Historical Archive This link opens in a new window
Complete historical archive of the Times Literary Supplement. Coverage: 1902 - 2005.
Includes all reviews, letters, poems, and articles. The identities of anonymous contributors are disclosed allowing for greater depth in literary research.

Historical Newspapers and Other Periodicals: International

Alternative Press Index Archive This link opens in a new window
Full-text bibliographic containing journal, newspaper, and magazine articles from alternative, radical, and left sources with focus on socialism and revolution, ecology, democracy and anarchism, feminism and organized labor, indigenous peoples, and gays/lesbians. Coverage: 1969 - 1990.
Caribbean Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Full-text newspapers from the American Antiquity Society covering the Caribbean, slave trade, and colonialism. Coverage: 1718 - 1876.
Latin American Newspapers - World Newspaper Archive This link opens in a new window
Full-text content from Latin American newspapers. Coverage: 1805 - 1922.

Recent Newspapers: National

Access World News This link opens in a new window
Full-text newspapers, magazines, web-only content from U.S. and international news sources. Coverage: 1978 - present.
African American Newspapers 1827-1998 This link opens in a new window
Full-text content from African American newspapers published nationwide. Coverage: 1827 - 1998.
Alternative Press Index 1991-Present This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive index of alternative sources, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines covering international and interdisciplinary subjects. Coverage: 1991-present.
Chicago Sun-Times 1986-current This link opens in a new window
Full-text local and regional newspaper articles covering many topics including community events, schools, politics, government policies, cultural activities, local companies, state industries, and people in the community. Coverage: 1986 - present.
Chicago Tribune (1985-current) This link opens in a new window
Complete full-text content of local and regional news, including community events, schools, politics, government policies, cultural activities, local companies, state industries, and people in the community.
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Full-text articles on news, business, and legal sources, radio and television transcripts, federal and state court cases, U.S. Supreme Court decisions, and law reviews. Coverage: 1790 - present.
Los Angeles Times This link opens in a new window
Access to the Los Angeles Times full-text newspaper covering many topics from the perspective of the American West including immigration, entertainment, and environmental issues. Coverage: 1985 - present.
New York Times 1980-current This link opens in a new window
Full-text articles from The New York Times. Coverage: 1980 - present.

Recent Newspapers: International

Access World News This link opens in a new window
Full-text newspapers, magazines, web-only content from U.S. and international news sources. Coverage: 1978 - present.
Alternative Press Index 1991-Present This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive index of alternative sources, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines covering international and interdisciplinary subjects. Coverage: 1991-present.
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Full-text articles on news, business, and legal sources, radio and television transcripts, federal and state court cases, U.S. Supreme Court decisions, and law reviews. Coverage: 1790 - present.

Mideast Wire
Provides translated news briefs from the Middle East and the Arab diaspora between 2005 and the present

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Newspaper Directories

Historical Newspapers and Other Periodicals: United States

Historical Newspapers and Other Periodicals: Great Britain

Historical Newspapers and Other Periodicals: International

Recent Newspapers: National

Recent Newspapers: International