United States Newspapers

Full-text Newspaper Databases - Newspapers on CD-ROM - Newspaper Indexes - Newspapers on Microfilm - Newspapers at Other Libraries

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Full-Text Newspaper Databases

Find full-text articles from newspapers and wire services.  .

• 19th Century US Newspapers
  Searchable digital facsimile images of both full pages and clipped articles for hundreds of 19th century US newspapers. For each issue, the newspaper is captured from cover-to-cover, providing access to every article, advertisement and illustration.
• 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.
• 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."
• 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."
• 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 smaller newspapers that are not included in major newspaper databases. 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.
• 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.
  • Atlanta Daily World (1931-2003)
  • Boston Globe (1872-1924)
  • Chicago Defender (1905 - 1975)
  • Chicago Tribune (1890-1986)
  • Los Angeles Sentinel (1934-2005)
  • Los Angeles Times (1881-1986)
  • New York Times (1851-2004)
  • Pittsburgh Courier (1911-2002)
  • Wall Street Journal (1889-1990)
  • 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."

Newspapers on CD-ROM

A list of newspaper indexes which are available in CD-ROM format. Full-text is available in some sources.

• Newspaper Databases on CD-ROM

Newspaper Indexes

Indexes allow you to search for articles within a newspaper, but do not provide the actual article.

• 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),
• 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.
• Chicago Daily Herald Index
  A browseable index of major stories in the Daily Herald from 1901 to 1964.
• Selected Print Newspaper Indexes at the University of Chicago Library (pdf)
  A list of published newspaper indexes at the U of C Library, organized by country.

Newspapers in Print and Microfilm

• Library Catalog
  To limit your search, use the Advanced Keyword search option. Selecting a subject search for "newspapers", plus other relevant keywords, may help focus your search. A language limit is also available.
• Lens
  The Library's new search interface provides facets which can focus your search, such as "place of publication," "time period," and "genre".
• Newspapers in Regenstein's Current Periodicals Reading Room
  Recent issues of these papers are among the current periodicals located in Regenstein's 2nd Floor Reading Room.
• 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.

Newspapers at Other Libraries

Locate international newspapers at other libraries around the world.

• WorldCat
  Find newspapers from around the U.S. and world. Please note that not all libraries will loan microfilm or bound newspapers.
• Center for Research Libraries Catalog (Select "Newspapers" Tab)
  The Center for Research Libraries has an extensive collection of international newspapers. All of the Center's materials are available via interlibrary loan service.
• Library of Congress: Newspapers
• United States Newspaper Program