Subject Guides: History: Historical Newspapers

Historical US newspapers

Boston Globe (1872-present) (Proquest Historical Newspapers) This link opens in a new window
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Historical and current access to the Boston Globe, one of two major daily newspapers in Boston. Link to the most recent issue.

Includes variations on the title: Daily Boston Globe and Boston Daily Globe. Historic content (1872-1990) includes a PDF view of the newspaper including illustrations, charts, and advertisements. After 1990, only text is available.

Boston Phoenix (2015-2017) via Wayback Machine
Includes selected content from the alternative newspaper the Boston Phoenix, 2015-2017. For prior issues, please see the library's Digital Repository Service or visit Northeastern's Archives and Special Collections, in 90 Snell Library.
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
1841-1955, via the Brooklyn Public Library

Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
Title information on colonial and United States newspapers beginning in 1690, with full text available for many newspapers covering 1789-1924. Source: Library of Congress

Historical Black Newspapers (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Atlanta Daily World (1931-2003) Baltimore Afro-American (1893-1988) Chicago Defender (1910-1975), Los Angeles Sentinel (1934-2005), New York Amsterdam News (1922-1993), and Pittsburgh Courier (1911-2002)

HIstorical Newspapers Online
Hundreds of locally digitized United States community newspapers

New York Times (1851-2010) with Index (1851-1993) (Proquest) This link opens in a new window
Washington Post Archive (1877-2005) (Proquest) This link opens in a new window
Text-only online, easily-searchable news and commentary focused on Washington DC, federal government news, and international news.
Atlanta Constitution 1868-1984 (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) This link opens in a new window
Newspaper from Atlanta, GA.
Atlanta Daily World 1931-2003 (Proquest Historical Newspapers) This link opens in a new window
Newspaper from Atlanta, GA, reflecting the voice of the Black American community.
Baltimore Afro-American 1893-1988 (Proquest) This link opens in a new window
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A newspaper published in Baltimore, Maryland that reflects the voice of its Black community.
Chicago Defender: 1910 - 1975 (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) This link opens in a new window
Fully digitized African American newspaper Chicago Defender from 1910 to 1975.
Ethnic NewsWatch (Proquest) This link opens in a new window
Interdisciplinary, bilingual (English and Spanish) full text newspapers, magazines and journals of American ethnic, minority and indigenous communities. Offers additional viewpoints from those proffered by the mainstream press.

Includes the Bay State Banner, an independent newspaper primarily geared toward the interests of Boston's African-American community, and the Boston Irish Reporter.