Research Guides: HIST 4513: Political Parties Since 1896: Newspapers and Magazines

About Newspapers

Finding and using newspapers is a big topic. You can read the Research Guide for Newspaper Research for more in-depth information.

Newspapers Online

Chronicling America, 1770-1963
This project at the Library of Congress offers digitized papers from all states and provides a directory of papers published since 1960. Search by keyword, browse by date or place, or limit to dates or ethnic groups.

New York Times, 1851-2019 (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) This link opens in a new window
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Provides the full archive of the New York Times, from the first date of issue. View retrieved articles as PDFs or view the entire newspaper page for context. The detailed indexes, which cover 1851-1993, allow one to search by named person, company name, place, or type of article (editorial, obituary, review, etc.)

U.S. Historical Newspapers
This guide from Bowling Green State University provides links by state.
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 1841‐1902
Important urban paper for the late 19th century.

19th Century U.S. Newspapers This link opens in a new window
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Covers: 1800-1900.A fully-searchable, facsimile archive of hundreds of U.S. papers, including the Arkansas Gazette (1819-1898), Arkansas Democrat (1846-1899), the Arkansas State Gazette (1836-1865), and the Morning Republican (Little Rock, 1867-1875).
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
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Covers: varies; most newspapers are 1990s-; legal materials extend back to the 19th century. Offers news, legal, and business information from both English language and international sources, including newsletters, magazines, trade journals, wire services, broadcast transcripts as well as directories, corporate profiles, SEC Filings, business, industry and market news, federal and state case law, codes and regulations, law reviews and much more.

Online Newspaper Indexes

These resources will help you locate newspaper articles on particular topics.

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Index
Provides a searchable index of the paper from 1984-1991 and 1994- present. Complements the printed index, covering 1819-1894 and 1960-1993 in REF AI 21 .A75.
Arkansas Gazette Index / Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Index
The online version provides a PDF version of the indexes covering 1880-1893 and parts of 1957 and the decades of the 1960s, 1980s, and 1990s.
The printed index covers 1819-1894 and 1960-1993 in and is shelved in REF AI 21 .A75.
The online version of the Arkansas Gazette and Arkansas Democrat-Gazette can be found at https://uark.libguides.com/ARDEMGAZ.
The microfilm of the Arkansas Gazette and Arkansas Democrat-Gazette is housed i n Library Annex Lisa at call number F419.L7 A7.
Atlanta Constitution on Newspapers.com
Covers 1868-. Searchable index to identify issues of interest. Access to the full text is limited to subscribers. The Libraries have scattered issues from 1868-1880 at call number Multimedia Microfilm F281 .A84; other years can be borrowed on Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad).
Baltimore Sun on Newspapers.com
Covers 1837-. Searchable index to identify issues of interest. Access to the full text is limited to subscribers. Microfilm of past issues may be borrowed through Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad).
Chicago Tribune on Newspapers.com
Covers 1849-. Searchable index to identify issues of interest. Access to the full text is limited to subscribers. The Libraries have the Tribune on microfilm at Multimedia Microfilm F548.1 .C4 for 1849-1945 (some issues missing). Other years can be borrowed on Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad).
Detroit Free Press on Newspapers.com
Covers 1837-. Searchable index to identify issues of interest. Access to the full text is limited to subscribers. Microfilm of past issues may be borrowed through Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad).
Guardian Index, 1791-2003
A searchable index of the Manchester Guardian and Observer. The Libraries have the Guardian on microfilm at Library Annex Cabinets DA690.M4 M2 for 1821-1950; other years can be borrowed on Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad).
Hartford Courant on Newspapers.com
Covers 1764-. Searchable index to identify issues of interest. Access to the full text is limited to subscribers. Microfilm of past issues may be borrowed through Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad).
Le Monde Index
Covers 1944-. Searchable index to identify issues of interest. Access to the full text is limited to subscribers. Microfilm of past issues may be borrowed through Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad). Some recent issues are available online.
Los Angeles Times Index on Newspapers.com
Covers 1881-. Searchable index to identify issues of interest. Access to the full text is limited to subscribers. The Libraries have microfilm for 1981-present at F 869.L8 L882 ; other past issues may be borrowed through Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad).(
Pittsburgh Courier on Newspapers.com
Covers 1911-. Searchable index to identify issues of interest. Access to the full text is limited to subscribers. Microfilm of past issues may be borrowed through Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad).
Wall Street Journal on Newspapers.com
Covers 1889-1923. Search for articles; the Libraries have the Journal on microfilm and fiche at call number HG1 .W26 from 1950 to the present. Available online through ProQuest from 1984 to the present. Earlier years can be borrowed on Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad).

Historical Newspapers in Microform

The Libraries offer many newspapers of historical and research on microfilm or microfiche.

Some noteworthy collections of newspapers on microfilm include:

Arkansas Newspapers
Papers can be found in OneSearch by title or place of publication.
Early American Newspapers
This collection is based on Clarence S. Brigham's History and Bibliography of American Newspapers 1690-1820 (Research Desk Z6951 .B86). It collects all available issues of more than 2000 newspapers, covering 130 years of historical source materials. The University Libraries own a few dozen of these titles, ranging from 1719-1825, published in the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and the District of Columbia. Most papers are a little too early for this class.

Arkansas Newspaper Search

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Use our Arkansas Newspaper Search to identify papers by county, city, or time period.

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Please note that while we make every effort to include new electronic holdings, not all new electronic papers may be included. Ask us if you have questions about a specific locale or paper.