Historical Newspapers
- America's Historical NewspapersNewspapers from all 50 states from the late 17th up to early 20th centuries. Search by date, article type, and place of publication.
- African American Newspapers, 1822-1998More than 350 U.S. newspapers chronicling the African American experience. Covers historical events from 1827-1998.
- Hispanic American Newspapers, 1808-1980Digital collection of Spanish-language newspapers printed in the U.S. during the 19th and 20th centuries.
- Indigenous Newspapers in North AmericaAn extensive list of periodicals produced in the United States and Canada, including Alaska, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Nevada and Oklahoma, from 1828 to 2016.
- Late Qing and Republican-Era Chinese NewspapersChinese Newspaper collection covering more than twenty cities in the mainland China from the collapse of the Qing Dynasty to the founding of the Peoples Republic of China.
- Rafu ShimpoBegun in 1903, the Rafu Shimpo is the preeminent Japanese American newspaper in the United States.
- Youth and Popular Culture Magazine ArchiveUnique periodicals from 1940-present, highlighting topics and trends of youth culture such as fashion, rock and roll, sports, sexuality, dating, and youth portrayal in the media.
- American Underworld: Flash Press CollectionContains rare and short-lived 19th century newspapers exposing the socially taboo aspects of urban life in America, including scandal, brothels, blackmail, gambling, and more.
- Nineteenth Century U.S. NewspapersDigital collection of over 400 U.S. newspapers from 1800-1900. Full-text searchable.
- Los Angeles Times Historical (1881-2015)Provides historical coverage of first-hand accounts, politics, society and events of the time.
- New York Times Historical (1851-2007)Provides historical coverage of first-hand accounts, politics, society and events of the time.
- Washington Post Historical (1877-1922)Provides historical coverage of first-hand accounts, politics, society and events of the time.
- San Francisco Chronicle Historical (1865-1922)This historical newspaper provides first-hand accounts and coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.
- Chicago DefenderFull-text searchable coverage of the Chicago Defender from 1909 - 2010.
- Los Angeles Sentinel HistoricalThis historical newspaper covers first-hand accounts and coverage of politics, society and events of the time.
- California Custom News CollectionWith over 500 California newspapers, the collection supports a diverse range of research needs across an array of academic disciplines. Oldest issue 1987.
- Orange County RegisterThe Orange County Register is part of Southern California News Group, which operates 11 daily newspapers in Southern California.
- California Digital Newspaper CollectionHistorical California newspapers from 1846-present, including the first CA newspaper, the Californian, and the first daily CA newspaper, the Daily Alta California.
- Readers Guide Full TextOver 400 of the most popular magazines and journals published in the US and Canada.
- Readers Guide Retrospective (1890-1982)Older issues of over 375 magazines such as Business Week (1929-1982), Good Housekeeping (1916-1982), and National Geographic (1888-1982).
- U.S. NewsstreamU.S. Newsstream contains recent news across American news outlets. Content stretches back into the 1980s.
- Global NewsstreamGlobal Newsstream contains the most recent global news content, as well as archives which stretch back into the 1980s.
- Times London Digital ArchiveContains full-text and images from The Times (London) newspaper from 1785-, current 6 years are not available.
- Library of Congress - Chronicling America CollectionHistoric newspapers and select digitized newspaper pages produced by the National Digital Newspaper Program.
- Florida Digital Newspaper LibraryHosted by the University of Florida, FDNL exists to provide access to the news and history of Florida.
- NYS Historical NewspapersThe NYS Historic Newspapers project provides free online access to a wide range of newspapers chosen to reflect New York's unique history.
- Brooklyn Public Library Historical Newspaper CollectionDigitized pages of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle and Brooklyn Life from Brooklyn, New York. 1841-1955
- Virginia Chronicle - Library of VirginiaThis free digital collection contains 105,998 issues and 122,203 articles spanning from 1787-2007 from the Virginia Chronicle.
- Oklahoma Digital Newspaper CollectionOver 60 newspapers documenting the state's colonization and transition from territorial status to statehood from 1820-today.
- Historic Oregon NewspapersDigitized newspapers from University of Oregon Library searchable by city or by keyword, provided by The Oregon Digital Newspaper Program.
- Penn State Civil War Newspaper CollectionContains photographs and advertisements from selected newspapers published during the pivotal years before, during, and after the U.S. Civil War.
- Illinois Digital Newspaper CollectionUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign hosts this digitized collection of historical newspapers.
- California Newspapers Microfilm ArchiveCollection is comprised of approximately 100,000 reels for titles published between 1846 and the present.
Daily Titan
- Daily Titan SearchSearch the e-version of the Daily Titan on their website.
- Daily Titan Archive 1960-2022Download Daily Titan, The Titan and Titan Times issues here, and see the internet edition. Listed by calendar year.
Video & Media
- American SongSongs by and about American Indians, miners, immigrants, slaves, pioneers, and cowboys. Songs of Civil Rights, politics, Prohibition, war, protests, and more.
- American History in VideoDocumentaries, commercial and governmental newsreels, and archival footage cover America from its discovery to the late 20th.
- AP NewsroomDatabase of news, photographs and graphics from the Associated Press, from 1826-present. Free for educational reuse.
Primary Source Digital Collections
- Immigration: Records of the INS, 1880-1930Files cover Asian immigration to California & Hawaii; Mexican immigration from 1906-1930; and European immigration.
- Trends and Policy: U.S. ImmigrationExplore U.S government policy on immigration through public laws and hearings, Legislative branch reports, Executive branch reports and data, and present day and historical news articles.
- Refugees and Relief: Forced Migration and World War IIChronicles the plight of refugees and displaced persons across Europe, North Africa, and Asia from 1935 to 1950.
- Political Extremism and Radicalism in the 20th CenturyContains over 600k pages of content including oral histories, campaign materials, propaganda, government records, and ephemera on the political viewpoints from extremist movements.
- Market Research & American BusinessPrimary documents from the 1920s-1960s. Material from Mattel, American Tobacco, Disney, Ford, Kraft, CBS, Playtex, and more.
- Popular Culture in Britain & America, 1950-1975Documents from the U.S. and Britain covering a wide range of popular culture topics such as Women's Liberation, the Civil Rights Movement, Youth culture, Music, Fashion, and more.
- American Civil Liberties Union Papers: 1912-1990Draws from 2 million records of the ACLU, focusing on civil rights, race, gender, and more. Covers the years from before the ACLU’s official founding in 1920 through the 20th century.
- Archives of Sexuality & GenderPrimary sources on social, political, health, and legal issues impacting LGBTQ communities around the world.
- LGBT Thought & CultureDocuments LGBT political and social movements throughout the 20th century into the present. Contains archival content, including letters, periodicals, speeches, interviews, and ephemera.
- LGBT Magazine ArchiveArchives of 26 leading rare LGBT magazines, many of the longest-running, most influential publications of this type.
- American Race Relations: Global PerspectivesCovering foreign perspectives of American racial issues in the mid-20th century, records were derived from the archives of the Central Intelligence Agency.
- African Americans & Jim Crow, 1883-19221,000+ fully searchable printed works critical for insight into African-American culture and life from the beginning of Jim Crow to World War I and beyond.
- Slavery and Anti-Slavery: A Transnational ArchiveFive million pages sourced from books, newspapers, periodicals, government documents, court records, correspondence, manuscripts, and maps all on the global history of slavery.
- Race Relations in AmericaPrimary source material on the Civil Rights Movement, segregation, discrimination, and racial theory in America covering 1943-1970.
- Iter: Gateway to Medieval Times & RenaissanceResearch on the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400-1700) in Europe and in the Middle East.
- Eighteenth Century Collections OnlineProvides digital access to English and foreign language titles printed in the United Kingdom and the Americas during the 18th century.
- Colonial AmericaContains all 1,450 volumes covering 1606 to 1822. Original correspondence between the British government and the American colonies.
- The American Civil War: Letters and DiariesFirsthand accounts of the Civil War between 1855 and 1875, including events leading up to the war, the war itself, and events following it.
- Indigenous Histories & Cultures in North AmericaDiscover a unique insight into interactions between American Indians and Europeans from their earliest contact through the civil rights movement of the mid-twentieth century.
- North American Indian Thought & CultureContains primary sources and biographical information on indigenous peoples from North America.
- American WestCollection exploring tales of frontier life, Indigenous Peoples, vigilantes and outlaws. From the Collection of Western Americana at the Newberry Library, Chicago.
- North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries and Oral HistoriesNarratives of immigrants to the US in 19th-20th centuries in letters, diaries, oral histories, and more.
- Nineteenth Century Collections: Womens Transnational NetworksThis collection focuses on issues at the intersection of gender and class, from the late eighteenth century to the era of suffrage in the early twentieth century, through a transnational perspective.
- North American Women's Letters and DiariesDocuments the role and status of women, attitudes to specific historical events, and general life and times of various periods.
- British & Irish Women's Letters and DiariesPrimary Source letters and diaries authored by women resident in Great Britain or Ireland between 1700 and 1950.
- Women and Social MovementsPrimary and secondary sources for the study of women’s activism and social movements in the U.S. from colonial times to the present.
- Women's Issues & IdentitiesArchive of primary and secondary sources from across the globe that illuminate history from the female point of view.
- National Farm Worker Ministry: 1939-1985Materials relating to farm workers, poverty programs, Public Law 78, Braceros, labor camps, the United Farm Workers Union and the Delano Grape Strike.
- Civil Rights in AmericaA fully searchable Readex archive of official publications and primary source material related to civil rights in the United States.
- Black Life in AmericaSeries 1-3 covers the following dates: 1704-1877 Arrival in America through Reconstruction.1878-1975: Jim Crow through the Civil Rights Movement.1976-Today: Black History Month to Today.
- Black Thought & CultureNon-fiction writings of over 1,000 major African American leaders, including teachers, artists, politicians, and more from 1700 to the present.
- Oxford African American Studies CenterReference collection containing more than 8,000 articles, 1,300 images and nearly 150 maps, charts and tables surrounding African American history.
- African American CommunitiesPresents aspects of the African American experience through pamphlets, newspapers, correspondence, oral histories, official reports, and more.
- Chinese American Experience: 1857-1892Articles and advertisements from Harper's Weekly Magazine regarding the Chinese American experience from 1857-1892.
- China, America and the PacificCovers cultural and trading relationships between America, China and the Pacific region between the 18th and early 20th centuries.
- Royal Geographical Society - Wiley Digital ArchivesCollection of more than 150,000 maps, atlases, manuscripts, field notes, expedition reports, diaries, etc. from 1485-1970.
- Food Studies OnlineProvides archival content, visual ephemera, books, articles, and videos that explore how food shapes the world around us.
- HeinOnline AcademicLegal/Government Documents resource covering more than 190 million pages and 295,000 titles of current and historical documents in a fully searchable, image-based format.