Research Guides: HIST 665 Advanced Research Methods (Spring 2019): Current & Historical Newspapers

Selected Historical Newspapers

19th Century British Library Newspapers, Parts I & II This link opens in a new window
Digitized collection of national, regional, and local newspapers published in Britain. Coverage: 1800-1899
19th Century Collections Online This link opens in a new window
Digitization of primary source documents and literature, including monographs, newspapers, pamphlets, manuscripts, ephemera, maps, statistics, fiction, short prose, dramatic works, and poetry. 1) Asia and the West: Diplomacy and Cultural Exchange, 2) British Politics and Society, 3) British Theatre, Music, and Literature: High and Popular Culture, 4) Europe and Africa: Commerce, Christianity, Civilization, and Conquest, 5) European Literature, 1790-1840: The Corvey Collection, 6) Photography: The World Through the Lens, 7) Science, Technology and Medicine, 1780-1925, 8) Women: Transnational Networks. Coverage: 1800s
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: Newspapers
America's historic newspaper pages from 1836-1922 - Newspapers from across the country.

Hispanic American Newspapers, 1808-1980 This link opens in a new window
Spanish-language and bilingual Spanish/English newspapers printed in the U.S. during the 19th and 20th centuries.
Latin American Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Historical newspapers printed throughout Latin America in the 19th and 20th centuries. Coverage: 1805-1924.
New Mexico Newspaper Project This link opens in a new window
Database of New Mexico newspapers with mostly descriptive information about the newspapers and where copies are available. Indicates whether they are microfilm or in print. Includes information on locations of New Mexico newspapers published from 1844 to the present.
Sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the University of New Mexico University Libraries. Additional funding provided by the UNM Center for Regional Studies and Friends of the UNM Libraries, Inc. This is a free website. ;
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.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers This link opens in a new window
A collection of newspapers from mainstream news sources and African-American news sources. Publication include: Chicago Tribune (1849-1994); Los Angeles Times (1881-1994); New York Times (1851-2014); Washington Post (1877-2001); Atlanta Daily World (1931-2003); Chicago Defender (1909-1975); Pittsburgh Courier (1911-2002), Civil War era titles, and other newspapers from around the United States. Coverage: 1800s-2005.
Times (London) Digital Archive, 1785-1985 This link opens in a new window
Covers all major international historical events from the French Revolution to the Falkland War. Includes searchable articles, editorials, and advertising. Coverage: 1785 to 1985

Google News Archive
Scanned newspapers from the US and other countries. Newspaper articles from recent to 300 years ago.

Selected Current Newspapers

New York Times (1980 - current) This link opens in a new window
The national paper of record with domestic and international news. Coverage: 1980-present.
South Central US Newsstream This link opens in a new window
Access to the Albuquerque Journal (1995 - current) and The Santa Fe New Mexican (1994 - current), and indexes the New Mexico Business Journal (1985-1998).
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).
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.