Ethnic and Foreign Language Press

Newspaper Databases - Print and Microfilm Collections - Newspapers at Other Institutions - Guides to Ethnic/Foreign Language Press

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Newspaper Databases

Search for articles from ethnic or foreign language newspapers in the United States. Full-text access is indicated by .

• Ethnic News Watch
  A comprehensive full text database of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press.
• Chicago Foreign Press Survey
  The Chicago Foreign Language Press Survey was published in 1942 by the Chicago Public Library Omnibus Project of the Work Projects Administration of Illinois. Its purpose was to translate into English and classify selected news articles appearing in the Chicago area foreign language press from 1861 to 1938. Tips for searching.
• Newspaper Digitization Projects
  From the International Coalition on Newspapers, a guide to newspaper digitization projects, organized by state. Some of the projects provide historic coverage of ethnic and foreign language 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.

Print and Microfilm Collections

Sources to help you locate ethnic newspapers in print and microfilm at the University of Chicago Library.

• Library Catalog
  To limit your search, use the Advanced Keyword search option. Limit by language and search for the geographic area and "newspapers" as a subject. For example, "Chicago newspapers" limited to Polish. Or, use the "Begins With" search and browse Library of Congress Subject Headings. For example:
  • Greeks -- United States -- Newspapers
  • Chinese Americans -- Newspapers.
  • Germans -- Maryland -- Newspapers.
  • French Americans -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Newspapers.
  • Polish Americans -- New York (State) -- Buffalo -- Newspapers.
  • Indian Newspapers
  • Indians of North America -- Newspapers.
  • Hispanic Americans -- Newspapers
  • Hispanic Americans -- Texas -- San Antonio -- Newspapers.
• Lens
  The Library's new search interface provides facets which can focus your search, such as "place of publication," "time period," and "genre"
• United States Newspapers at the University of Chicago Library
  This database can help you identify newspapers at the University of Chicago Library for specific ethnic groups. Select "Subject/Audience". The database was compiled from a survey of U.S. newspapers held at the University of Chicago Library by the Illinois Newspaper Project in 1997 and is not updated. As a result, some call numbers and holdings information may be out of date, so we recommend confirming with the Library Catalog for holdings and location information.
• Newspaper Collections on Microfilm at the U of C Library
  A bibliography of major microfilm sets, some of which include smaller Chicago newspapers, including some from the ethnic press.

Newspapers at Other Institutions

Databases and guides to help you locate ethnic newspapers at libraries and museums.

• WorldCat
  You can use WorldCat to locate newspapers at libraries around the country. If you do not know the title, you can use the advanced search options to identify newspapers by type or location. To help limit your search, select "Serial" and add "Newspapers" as a subject search to your other keyword searches.
• Center for Research Libraries: Ethnic Newspaper Database
  The Center holds one of the largest collections of ethnic newspapers in the country, both in print and microfilm. The Ethnic Newspaper Database allows you to search by ethnic group, language, city, etc. Or, search the CRL Catalog for specific titles and holdings. Most of the CRL's collection is available via interlibrary loan.
• University of Minnesota: Immigration History Research Center
  The University of Minnesota's IHRC houses one of the largest ethnic newspaper and periodical collections in the United States. The IHRC has a list of newspapers and publications by ethnic group.
• Library of Congress Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room
  Guide to the extensive print and microfilm newspaper collections at the Library of Congress.
• Chicago History Museum Research Center
  The Chicago History Museum's Research Center has an extensive collection of newspapers on microfilm and many rare newspapers in print, including smaller newspapers serving specific ethnic communities.

Guides to Ethnic/Foreign Language Press

The following books may be helpful in identifying or researching the ethnic/foreign language press in the United States.

• Arndt, Karl John Richard and May E. Olson. German-American Newspapers and Periodicals, 1732-1955; History and Bibliography. 2d, rev. ed. New York: Johnson Reprint Corp, 1965. Location: Regenstein, 1st Floor Reference Collection. Call Number: Z6953.5.G3A751.
• Biržiška, Vaclovas. Lithuanian Publications in the United States, 1874-1910 : A Bibliography. Chicago: Institute of Lithuanian Studies, 1994. Location: Regenstein, 2nd Floor Slavic Reference Collection. Call Number: Z1361.L5B57 1994.
• Charno, Steven M., Conference on Latin American History, and Library of Congress. Serial Division. Latin American Newspapers in United States Libraries : A Union List Compiled in the Serial Division, Library of Congress. Conference on Latin American History. Publications. Vol. 2. Austin: Published for the Conference on Latin American History by the University of Texas Press, 1969. Location: Regenstein, 1st Floor Reference Collection. Call Number: Z6947.L36.
• Chicago Public Library Omnibus Project. Bibliography of Foreign Language Newspapers and Periodicals Published in Chicago. Chicago: Chicago Public Library Omnibus Project, 1942. Location: Regenstein, 1st Floor Reference Collection. Call Number: Z6953.5.A1C5.
• Chicago Public Library Omnibus Project. The Chicago Foreign Language Press Survey : A General Description of its Contents. Chicago, Ill.: Chicago Public Library Omnibus Project, Works Projects Administration, 1942. Location: Regenstein, Bookstacks. Call Number: Regenstein, Bookstacks.
• Danky, James Philip, Maureen E. Hady, and State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Native American Periodicals and Newspapers, 1828-1982 : Bibliography, Publishing Record, and Holdings. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1984. Location: Regenstein, 1st Floor Reference Collection. Call Number: Z1209.2.U5N27.
• Grove, Pearce S., Becky J. Barnett, and Sandra J. Hansen. New Mexico Newspapers : A Comprehensive Guide to Bibliographical Entries and Locations. 1st ed. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1975. Location: Regenstein, Bookstacks. Call Number: Z6952.N6G88.
• Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. American Jewish Periodical Center and Herbert Cecil Zafren. Jewish Newspapers and Periodicals on Microfilm : Available at the American Jewish Periodical Center. Augm. ed. Cincinnati: The Center, 1984. Location: Regenstein, 1st Floor Reference Collection. Call Number: Z6944.J4H45 1984.
• Hoerder, Dirk and Christiane Harzig. The Immigrant Labor Press in North America, 1840s-1970s : An Annotated Bibliography. Bibliographies and Indexes in American History. Vol. 4, 7-8. New York: Greenwood Press, 1987. Location: Regenstein, Bookstacks. Call Number: Z6953.5.A1H630 1987.
• Ireland, Sandra L. Jones. Ethnic Periodicals in Contemporary America : An Annotated Guide. Bibliographies and Indexes in Ethnic Studies. New York: Greenwood Press, 1990. Location: Regenstein, Bookstacks. Call Number: Z6953.5.A1I740 1990.
• Kanellos, Nicolás.and Helvetia Martell. Hispanic Periodicals in the United States, Origins to 1960 : A Brief History and Comprehensive Bibliography. Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage. Houston, Tex.: Arte Público Press, 2000. Location: Regenstein, 1st Floor Reference Collection. Call Number: Z6953.5.S66K36 2000.
• KestercanekVujica, Nada. Croatian Newspapers and Calendars in the United States. San Francisco: R and E Research Associates, 1971. Location: Regenstein, Bookstacks. Call Number: Z6953.5.S4K42.
• Meléndez, A. Gabriel. Spanish-Language Newspapers in New Mexico, 1834-1958. Tucson, Ariz.: University of Arizona Press, 2005. Location: Regenstein, Bookstacks. Call Number: PN4888.H57 M47 2005.
• Myroniuk, Halyna, Alexander Lushnycky, University of Minnesota. Immigration History Research Center, and Naukove tovarystvo im. Shevchenka. Svitova rada. A Research Guide to Ukrainian and Carpatho-Rusyn American Newspapers, Periodicals, and Calendars-Almanacs on Microfilm (1886-1976). St. Paul, Minn.; New York: Immigration History Research Center, University of Minnesota; Shevchenko Scientific Society, World Council, 2005. Location: Regenstein, 2nd Floor Slavic Reference Collection. Call Number: Z6953.5.U37M97 2005.
• Princeton University. Library, Alfred L. Bush, and Robert S. Fraser. American Indian Periodicals in the Princeton University Library. Princeton, N.J.: 1970. Location: Regenstein, Bookstacks. Call Number: Z1209.P92.
• Renkiewicz, Frank, Anne Bjorkquist Ng, and University of Minnesota. Immigration History Research Center. The Polish Microfilm Project : A Guide to Polish American Newspapers and Periodicals in Microform. St. Paul: Immigration History Research Center, University of Minnesota, 1988. Location: Regenstein, 2nd Floor Slavic Reference Collection. Call Number: Z6953.5.P7R45 1988.
• State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Library, Neil E. Strache, James Philip Danky, and University of Wisconsin--Madison. Libraries. Hispanic Americans in the United States : A Union List of Periodicals and Newspapers Held by the Library of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin and the Libraries of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison: The Society, 1979. Location: Regenstein, Bookstacks. Call Number: Z1361.S7W81 1979.
• Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center and Lilly Setterdahl. Swedish-American Newspapers : A Guide to the Microfilms Held by Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois. Augustana Library Publications. Rock Island, Ill.: Augustana College Library, 1981. Location: Regenstein, 1st Floor Reference Collection. Call Number: Z6953.5.S9S92 1981.
• Wepsiec, Jan. Polish American Serial Publications, 1842-1966; an Annotated Bibliography. Chicago: 1968. Location: Regenstein, 1st Floor Reference Collection. Call Number: Z6953.5.P7W48.
• Wynar, Lubomyr Roman and Anna T. Wynar. Encyclopedic Directory of Ethnic Newspapers and Periodicals in the United States. 2d ed. Littleton, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1976. Location: Regenstein, 1st Floor Reference Collection. Call Number: Z6944.E8W95 1976.