Research Guides: American Studies: News/Media Databases

Historical News

19th Century U.S. Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Digitized collection of newspapers published in the U.S. Covers the American Civil War and Reconstruction, Western migration, African American culture and history, the development of industry, and US expansion overseas, among other subjects. Coverage: 1800-1899
African American Newspapers, 1827-1998 This link opens in a new window
Digitized newspapers published in the United States chronicling African-American life covering the Antebellum South, growth of the Black church, Jim Crow Era, Great Migration, Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights movement, political and economic empowerment, etc. Coverage: 1827-1998.
America's Historical Newspapers (Early Am. Newspapers Series 1-9) This link opens in a new window
Digitized collection of newspapers published in North America between 1690 and 1922.
- Related: African American Newspapers published from 1827 to 1998
- Related: Hispanic American Newspapers published from 1808 to 1980
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Contains selected newspapers from most states with especially strong coverage from the following states: Arizona, California, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Washington. Coverage: 1880 to 1922
NewspaperARCHIVE.com US Collection This link opens in a new window
Digitized newspaper articles from US newspapers, including several New Mexican newspaper titles from the late 19th century and 20th century. Coverage varies by Newspaper: 1759-present.
New York Times (1851 - 3 years ago) This link opens in a new window
Historical newspaper articles, including photos, advertisements, classified ads, obituaries, and editorial cartoons. Coverage: 1851 - three years ago.

Contemporary News

Ethnic NewsWatch This link opens in a new window
Provides access to ethnic minority topics and viewpoints from journals, newspapers, reports, conference papers, and dissertations. Ethnic categories include African American/Caribbean/African, Arab/Middle Eastern, Asian/Pacific Islander, European/Eastern European, Hispanic, Jewish and Native People.
Subject coverage: culture, religion, independent presses, ethnic studies, human rights, activism. Coverage: 1964-present.
New Mexico Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Newspaper articles from the Albuquerque Journal (coverage: 1995-current), Las Cruces Sun-News (coverage: 2004-current), and Roswell Daily Record (coverage: 2002-current).
ProQuest Current Newspapers This link opens in a new window
News articles from local, national, and international news sources, which include major newspapers (e.g. New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times). Also includes articles from ethnic and gender news sources. Coverage: 1980-present.