20th Century Newspapers
Newspaper Databases
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- 19th
Century Masterfile
Series III. Newspaper Indexes includes the New York Times Index (1863-1905), the New York Daily Tribune Index (1875-1906), Palmer's Index to the Times (London) (1880-1890), and the Index to the Oregon Spectator (1846-1854). A detailed description is available. - AllAfrica
Database of over 700,000 news articles from a variety of African news sources from 1997 to the present. - Alternative
Press Index and Alternative
Press Index Archive
Highly recommended, comprehensive guide to the alternative press, indexing over 250 alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines. The Alternative Press Index Archive covers 1961-1990. The Index covers 1991 to the present. - America's
Historical Newspapers, 1690-1922
Allows users to search more than 1,000 US historical newspapers published between 1690 and 1922, including titles from all 50 states. Created by Readex through partnerships with the American Antiquarian Society, Library of Congress, Wisconsin Historical Society and others. Online version of the microfilm set Early American Newspapers, Series 1-3. - Austrian
Newspapers Online: Historische österreichische Zeitungen und Zeitschriften
Online
Digital images of newspapers from the Habsburg Monarchy and Austria provided by the Austrian National Library. Currently includes selected titles for 1780-81; 1808-1938; and 1985. - Compact
Memory
Digitized page images of German-language Jewish newspaper and journals from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Searchable by publication, author, title, subject, and date. - Daily
Herald Index
A browseable index of major stories in the Daily Herald from 1901 to 1964. - Ethnic
News Watch
A comprehensive full text database of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press. - Factiva
Formed by the merger of Dow Jones Interactive and Reuters. Contains nearly 8,000 sources from 118 countries and 22 languages. Includes newswires, newspapers, magazines, tv and radio transcripts. Strong business focus. Tips: Choose "Search" or "News" pages. To identify a specific publication be sure "Search" is selected, then select "Source", then use "Find a Source" and/or "Select Source Category." - Foreign
Broadcast Information Service Electronic Index (1975-1996)
An index to the Daily Reports issued by the US Government. The Daily Reports include translated broadcasts, news agency transmissions, newspapers, periodicals, and government statements from nations around the world. They focus on political, economic, scientific, and cultural issues and events throughout the world. Use World News Connection for more recent FBIS material. - Historical
Newspapers
Palmer's Full Text Online 1785-1870 is available now with coverage for the period 1800 (January 9) - 1870. Also provides Indexes (citations only) of The Times (London) 1790-1905 (Palmer's) and 1906-1980 (Official Index); when complete will provide full-text for 1785-1870. When complete will index The New York Times from 1851-1922. A work in progress; see the detailed description for additional information. - LexisNexis
Academic
Includes full-text articles from various categories (general news, today's news, u.s. news, world news, wires, transcripts, arts & sports, campus, non-English language). Tips: Choose either the "News" or the "Quick Info" Academic search form. Select "Sources" from the tool bar to find and then search a specific title--or select "Guided News Search" rather than "Quick News Search." - National
Index to Chinese Newspapers and Periodicals (Quan guo bao kan suo yin)
Provides indexing of periodical and newspaper articles published in mainland China. Although it claims to cover 1857 to the present, the degree of comprehensiveness varies from period to period with 1949 to the present to be the most comprehensive. The subject coverage of the Index goes beyond humanities and social sciences since it also covers all the fields in science and technology. - Newspaper Digitization Projects
An extensive guide to full-text newspapers from around the world, compiled by the International Coalition on Newspapers. Please Note: Many of the sources listed as subscription services ($) may be available from the University of Chicago Library. Ask a Librarian for more information. - People's
Daily
Full text searchable database for more than 60 years (1946-) of daily issues of this most influential newspaper in the People’s Republic of China. - ProQuest
Historical Newspapers
Complete, searchable full text coverage (including ads) for several major United States newspapers. Tip: Can be searched individually, or you can select specific titles. Go to "Select Multiple Databases" and then select the titles you would like to search together.- ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Boston Globe (1872-1924)
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Chicago Defender (1905 - 1975)
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Chicago Tribune (1890-1986)
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers: LA Times (1881-1986)
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers: New York Times (1851-2004)
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Wall Street Journal (1889-1990)
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1991)
- ProQuest
Newsstand
Indexes over 500 titles and includes full-text articles for most. To identify a specific publication, choose "Publication Search" or "View Titles." - Times
Digital Archive, The Times (London)
Digital edition includes articles, advertisements, illustrations, and photos for issues published from 1785-1985. -
Universal
Database of Russian Newspapers
Provides access to full text of over 30 Russian newspapers. In some cases coverage goes back to 1996. Updated daily. - World
News Connection
Includes translations of articles appearing in newspapers around the world, and of transcripts of foreign radio and television broadcasts. Provided to the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) by the Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS), a United States government agency. Use the Foreign Broadcast Information Service Electronic Index to identify FBIS material from 1975-1996. - Yomiuri Shinbun Online
Provides access to this major Japanese newspaper for the period of 1874 to 1945. The database contains full-text Yomiuri articles that can be searched by keyword, date, pagination, and subject/type of article, such as cultural sections, editorials or articles with photographs. Works only within the university IP range. login name: uchicago; password: eachicago. Instructions for Using the Yomiuri Shinbun Online (PDF file)
Newspaper Indexes
A list of newspaper indexes at the U of C Library, organized by country.
Newspaper Databases on CD-ROM
A list of newspaper indexes which are available in CD-ROM format, organized by country. Full-text is available in some sources.
Print and Microfilm Collections
- Library Catalog
The Library holds 20th century newspapers primarily on microform, though some select titles may be in the bookstacks or in the Special Collections Research Center. To limit your search, use the Advanced Keyword search option. Selecting a subject search for "newspapers", plus other relevant keywords, may also help focus your search. - Lens
The Library's new search interface provides facets which can focus your search, such as "time period" and "genre", which can help you focus your search to 20th century publications.
- Microfilm
Newspaper Collections
A guide to the major newspaper collections available on microfilm at the Library (not including major newspaper titles). While many of these microfilm collections are now available online, some collections contain titles not found in electronic sources.
Finding 20th Century Newspapers at Other Libraries
Locate newspapers at other libraries around the world. Newspapers in microfilm are more readily available via interlibrary loan.