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Subject Guide for Journalism and Mass Communication

Finding Historical Newspapers

There are a few different methods to use when searching for older newspaper articles. Below is a list of online databases, online indexes and print indexes that will help you to find articles in older newspapers. You can also search Chinook for a particular newspaper title to see if the CU libraries have the print or microfilm of the newspaper.

• Online Databases (Full text)
• Online Indexes
• Print Indexes

Online Databases

Individual Papers:

 

CU ProQuest Historical Newspapers: New York Times 1851-2001
New York Times (1851-2001) offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.

 

CU ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Wall Street Journal 1889-1987

The Wall Street Journal (1889-1987) offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.

 

CU The Times Digital Archive 1785-1985

Searchable access to the complete backfile of The Times (London), available in full page images.

 

Multiple Papers:

 

CU Poole's Plus (19th Century Masterfile)

The largest resource for historical research prior to 1925. Indexes newspapers and periodicals, as well as books and government documents. Includes Poole's Index to Periodical Literature (1802-1906), supplemented by Stead's Index to Periodicals (1890-1902; the "British Poole's") and other indexes to 19th-century publications.

 

CU African-American Newspapers: The 19th Century

This collection contains information about the cultural life and history during the 1800s with first-hand reports of the major events and issues of the day. It also contains large numbers of early biographies, statistics, essays and editorials, poetry and prose, and advertisements.

 

British Library Online Newspaper Archive

Archive provides full-text access to the Daily News, Manchester Guardian, News of the World, Penny Illustrated , and the Weekly Dispatch going back as early as 1851.

 

Online Indexes

CU National Newspaper Index

Provides access to the indexing of America's top five newspapers in one search: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post. Coverage from 1977 - present.

Print Indexes

Individual Newspapers:

 

Index Title	Dates	Call Number	Location
Los Angeles Times	1972 - present	AI21 .L6	Reference Indexes
Washington Post	1971 - present	AI21 .W3	Reference Indexes
Denver Post	1963 - present	AI21 .D458	Reference Indexes
Christian Science Monitor	1960 - present	AI21 .C46	Reference Indexes
New York Times	1913 - present	AI21 .N44	Reference Indexes
Guardian (UK)	1842 - 1985	Microfilm 5752 Microfiche 1273	Media Library
	1986 - 2003	AI21.G8 G82	Reference Indexes

 

 

Multiple Newspapers:

 

Index Title	Dates	Call Number	Location
Black Newspapers	1980 - resent	AI3 .I46	Reference Indexes

 

 

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