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Full-Text Newspaper Databases

United States Newspapers United States Newspapers International Newspapers International Newspapers PDF Full Text Available PDF Full-Text Available

19th Century U.S. Newspapers United States Newspapers PDF Full Text Available
Searchable digital facsimile images of both full pages and clipped articles for hundreds of 19th century U.S. newspapers. For each issue, the newspaper is captured from cover-to-cover, providing access to every article, advertisement and illustration.

AllAfrica International Newspapers
Database of over 700,000 news articles from a variety of African news sources from 1997 to the present.

America's Historical Newspapers, 1690-1922 United States Newspapers PDF Full Text Available
Allows users to search more than 1,000 U.S. 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 International NewspapersPDF Full Text Available
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 International Newspapers PDF Full Text Available
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.

Eighteenth Century Journals International Newspapers PDF Full Text Available
Full text of over 60 British and Irish journals and newspapers from the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center collection of 17th and 18th century newspapers and periodicals.

Ethnic News Watch United States Newspapers PDF Full Text Available
A comprehensive full text database of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press.


Factiva United States Newspapers International Newspapers
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."

Historical Newspapers United States Newspapers International 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 United States Newspapers International Newspapers
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."

Newspaper Source United States Newspapers International Newspapers
Provides selected full text for 25 national (U.S.) and international newspapers. Also contains full text television & radio news transcripts, and selected full text for more than 200 regional (U.S.) newspapers. A Title List is available.

People’s Daily International Newspapers PDF Full Text Available
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 United States Newspapers PDF Full Text Available
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 Newsstand United States Newspapers International Newspapers
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 International Newspapers PDF Full Text Available
Complete, searchable full-text of The Times (London) for 1785-1985. Includes articles, advertisements, illustrations, and photos plus comprehensive search options.

Universal Database of Russian Newspapers International Newspapers
Provides access to full text of over 30 Russian newspapers. In some cases coverage goes back to 1996. Updated daily.

World News Connection International Newspapers
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.