Madeleine Clark Wallace Library: News: Historical News Sources

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Wallace Library G35 (Periodicals Level near the ground level entrance and the ITSS help desk)

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American Antiquarian Society Historical Periodicals This link opens in a new window Periodical collection of digitized American magazines and journals detailing American history and culture
New York Times: Historical Newspaper, 1851-2015 This link opens in a new window A searchable database of New York Times Articles from 1851-2015.
Washington Post: Historical Newspaper, 1877-2002 This link opens in a new window
The Nation This link opens in a new window The Nation is the oldest continuously published weekly magazine in the United States, covering liberal political and cultural news, opinion, and analysis.The library has the complete archive of The Nation on microfilm, which you can access by submitting and interlibrary loan.
The New Republic This link opens in a new window The New Republic is an American magazine of commentary on politics, contemporary culture, and the arts. The library has the full archive of The New Republic on microfilm, which you can access through an interlibrary loan request.
National Review This link opens in a new window A journal of news and opinion on national and international issues. Publishes articles, reviews of the arts, and editorials from a conservative standpoint. Numerous political cartoons appear throughout. The library has the complete archive of the Nation on microfilm, which you can access by submitting and interlibrary loan.

LIFE Magazine Digital archive of an iconic American news magazine. Covers 1936-1972.

California Digital Newspaper Collection A collection of newspapers from California published between 1946 and the present.
Florida Digital Newspaper Library Over 400 digitized newspapers, both historical and current, from Florida.
Georgia Historic Newspapers A collection of newspapers published in Georgia between 1786 and 1986, organized by region.
Atlanta Historic Newspaper Archive The Atlanta Historic Newspapers Archive provides online access to fourteen newspaper titles published in Atlanta from 1847 to 1922
NYS Historic Newspapers A collection of historical newspapers published in New York State between the 1800s and the 2000s.
Historic Oregon Newspapers A collection of Oregon newspapers published before 1923.
Utah Digital Newspapers A collection of digitized Utah newspapers published between 1859 and 1980.
Washington State Historic Newspapers A collection of newspapers published in Washington state between the 1850s and 1890s.
Wyoming Newspapers A collection of Wyoming newspapers going as far back as 1849.

Daily Mail Historical Archive, 1896-2004 This link opens in a new window
Illustrated London News Historical Archive Online, 1842-2003 This link opens in a new window The first illustrated weekly newspaper, The Illustrated London News was published between 1842 and 2003.
Times Literary Supplement Historic Archive, 1902-2014 This link opens in a new window
The Times (London) Digital Archive, 1785-1985 This link opens in a new window The complete contents of the newspaper between 1785 and 1985.

Google News Archive Digitized collection of newspapers from around the world. Coverage dates vary and holdings are often incomplete.
Historic Australian Newspapers (1803-1954) Some of the available digitized newspapers include: the Argus (Melbourne), the Brisbane Courier, the Canberra Times, the Northern Territory Times, the Perth Gazette, and the Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser.
Austrian Newspapers Online Over 450 Austrian newspapers published from the 18th to the 20th centuries. Produced by the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek. In German.
Caribbean Newspaper Digital Library Provides access to the digitized versions of more than 150 Caribbean newspapers, gazettes, and other research materials on newsprint currently held in archives, libraries, and private collections. Part of the Digital Library of the Caribbean.
Gallica Presse & Revues Extensive collection of digitized historical newspapers from France. A subset of Gallica, the French national digital library, the collection includes both major and minor publications, including Le Figaro, L'Humanité, and Le Petit Journal. Varying dates of coverage, usually ending around 1945.

ZEFYS Zeitungs informations System This link opens in a new window The newspaper information system ZEFYS is a portal for free access to historical newspapers (up to approx. 1945) from Germany and abroad which have been retro-digitised by the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin.

Historical Jewish Press Provides "a collection of Jewish newspapers published in various countries, languages, and time periods; displays digital versions of each newspaper, making it possible to view the papers in their original layout. Full-text search is also available for all content published over the course of each newspaper’s publication."
Papers Past A collection of over 80 newspapers published in New Zealand from 1839 to 1932 and 17 journals published between 1861 and 1975. Digitized by the National Library of New Zealand.
Blue Mountain Project: Historic Avant-Garde Periodicals for Digital Research Digital collection of often rare European art, music, and culture periodicals from 1848 to c. 1923.