Collected by Reverend Charles Burney, this two-part collection makes up the single largest collection of English news media with over 2,000 items that also represents Scotland, Ireland, and various colonies. These collections should be used in tandem with the Nichols Collection.
Includes fully searchable images of London newspapers and pamphlets gathered by antiquarian and printer John Nichols. This collection spans the years 1672 to 1737 and complements the titles and issues found in 17th and 18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers.
Features full-text content and images from numerous newspapers from a range of urban and rural regions throughout the U.S. with an emphasis on such topics as the American Civil War, African-American culture and history, Western migration and Antebellum-era life among other subjects.