Newspapers (Historical)


Associated Press collections online

News Features & Internal Communication:  The news features, dating from 1940, include news analysis, human interest stories, and entertainment and sports reporting.

Bureau Collection: This collection offers access to records from the AP's Atlanta, Austin, Birmingham, Chicago, Dallas, Miami, New Orleans, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh bureaus, dating from 1931 to 2004.

European Bureaus Collection provides records from 1952 to 2000 (date spans vary by country)

Washington, D.C. Bureaus Collection: Washington D.C Bureau provides access to records covering the years 1915-1930, 1952-2009.

Atlanta Journal and Constitution

Started during reconstruction, this paper provides insights on the growth of the “New South” and the emergence of Atlanta as a commercial and cultural hub, as well as an important city in the Civil Rights Movement.

Christian science monitor (1908-2003)

With the exception of publishing one religious article each day at the request of the pioneering Mrs. Eddy, The Christian Science Monitor provides secular, balanced coverage of international news and events, as a public service.

Civil War Collection. Parts 1-4

A collection of newspaper articles from the Civil War era that includes the following collections: “A Newspaper Perspective,” “The Soldier’s Perspective,” “The General’s Perspective,” and “A Midwestern Perspective.”

Harper's weekly

Provides access to Harper's Weekly, the illustrated 19th and early 20th century "national newspaper," an important resource for examining America on a cumulative week-to-week basis from 1857-1912. Through this database one can discover news stories, illustrations, cartoons, editorials, biographies, literature, and advertisements that shaped and reflected public opinion of the times. This is an important primary resource for the study of the U.S. Civil War, and the era of reconstruction.

Indigenous Newspapers in North America

American Indian Newspapers -  Publications of a range of communities, with an extensive list of periodicals produced in the United States and Canada, including Alaska, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Nevada and Oklahoma, from 1828 to 2016.

Japan Times Archives

This is the online archive of newspaper articles published by The Japan Times, Japan’s largest and oldest English-language daily newspaper company. This database enables users to easily search for articles published in The Japan Times, from the first issue in 1897. Every March, articles published in the previous 12 months are added to this digital archive. This offers valuable historical content covering domestic and international politics, economy, culture and other useful topics.