LibGuides: History: Newspapers and Other Periodicals

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 Daily News (1875-1978)
Primary source information to examine events, issues and daily life in the context of the historical period, featuring archived full newspaper pages. Coverage:1875-1978.
Chicago Defender
Content published between 1910 and 2010; this newspaper was (and continues to be) written primarily for African American readers.
Chicago Tribune Historical
Content published between 1849 and 2012.

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.

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

Newspapers.com – World Collection
This collection includes digital reproductions providing access to both full runs and portions of runs for thousands of newspapers.
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
Provides full text and full image access to a variety of women's magazines from 1900 forward.

Chicago Foreign Language Press Survey
The Chicago Foreign Language Press Survey was published in 1942 by the Chicago Public Library Omnibus Project of the Works Progress Administration of Illinois. The purpose of the project was to translate and classify selected news articles that appeared in the foreign language press from 1855 to 1938. The project consists of 120,000 typewritten pages translated from newspapers of 22 different foreign language communities of Chicago.

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.
Listener Historical Archive 1929-1991
Provides the text of this BBC publication presenting content from its radio and television broadcasts.
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.

Includes all reviews, letters, poems, and articles. The identities of anonymous contributors are disclosed allowing for greater depth in literary research.

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.

Access World News
Content published in over 4,000 U.S. newspapers; coverage dates vary by individual source but begin in the 1980s.
African American Newspapers 1827-1998
Content published nationwide between 1827 and 1998.
Alternative Press Index 1991-Present
Indexes content published between 1991 and the present; includes leftist and radical publications.

Limited to 1 simultaneous user.
Chicago Sun-Times 1986-current
Content published between 1986 and the present.
Chicago Tribune (1985-current)
Content published between 1985 and the present.
Nexis Uni
Content published in newspapers nationwide; coverage dates vary by individual source but begin in the 1980s.
Los Angeles Times
Content published between 1985 and the present.
New York Times 1980-current
Content published between 1980 and the present.
U.S. Newsstream
Content published nationwide from the 1980s to the present.

Includes international, national, and regional newspapers, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Washington Post, The Guardian, El Norte, Jerusalem Post, and South China Morning Post.
Factiva
National and international content including the Dow Jones and Reuters newswires, as well as The Wall Street Journal.
Regional Business News
Full text coverage for regional business publications in the United States.
Newspaper Source Plus
Provides full text of television and radio news transcripts from CBS News, CNN, CNN International, FOX News, MSNBC and NPR.

Access World News
Content published in newspapers worldwide; coverage dates vary by individual source but begin in the 1980s.
Alternative Press Index 1991-Present
Indexes content published between 1991 and the present; includes leftist and radical publications.

Limited to 1 simultaneous user.
Nexis Uni
Content published in newspapers worldwide; coverage dates vary by individual source but begin in the 1980s.

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

Global Newsstream
Provides access to international current, full-text newspapers.

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