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Journalism
This guide provides an overview of journalism databases, academic journals, and online resources.
U.S. Historical Newspapers
Historical Newspapers (search specific newspaper archives):
- Chicago Defender (1909-1975) This link opens in a new windowAs part of the ProQuest Historical Newspapers program, the Chicago Defender offers primary source material essential to the study of American history and African-American culture, history, politics, and the arts. Covering the years 1909-1975, the Chicago Defender includes the complete paper, cover-to-cover, with full-page and article images in easily downloadable PDF format.
- Los Angeles Times (1881- 2013) This link opens in a new windowThis historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.
- New York Times with Index (1851-2018) This link opens in a new windowThis historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time. The Historical New York Times with Index (1851-2018) provides search capability using subject terms and topics for focused and targeted results in combination with searchable full text, full page, and article-level images from the Historical New York Times.
- Washington Post 1877 - 2005 This link opens in a new windowThis historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time. Proquest provides access to articles from 1877 to 2005.
Historical Newspaper Databases (search multiple sources within one database collection):
- 19th Century U.S. Newspapers This link opens in a new windowAs compelling as it is comprehensive, 19th Century U.S. Newspapers provides access to primary source newspaper content from the 19th century, featuring full-text content and images from numerous newspapers from a range of urban and rural regions throughout the U.S. The collection encompasses the entire 19th century, 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.
- African American Newspapers, 1827-1998 This link opens in a new windowAfrican American Newspapers, 1827-1998, provides online access to approximately 270 U.S. newspapers chronicling a century and a half of the African American experience. This unique collection, which includes papers from more than 35 states, features many rare and historically significant 19th-century titles.
- America's Historical Newspapers This link opens in a new windowAs the first draft of history, newspapers document the life and times of a community,a region and a nation. For searching and browsing American newspapers published in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, Americas Historical Newspapers is the single most comprehensive online resource, providing more than 1,300 titles from all 50 states.
- Black Life in America This link opens in a new windowComprehensive coverage of the African American experience from the early 18th century to the present day. Sourced from more than 19,000 American and global news sources, including over 400 current and historical Black publications. An easy-to-use online resource—updated daily—for every institution working toward social justice and racial equity.
- Hispanic American Newspapers 1808-1980 This link opens in a new windowHispanic American Newspapers, 1808-1980, represents the single largest compilation of Spanish-language newspapers printed in the U.S. during the 19th and 20th centuries. The distinctive collection features hundreds of Hispanic American newspapers, including many long scattered and forgotten titles published in the 19th century.
- Illustrated Civil War Newspapers and Magazines This link opens in a new windowllustrated Civil War Newspapers and Magazines: Important and Rare Periodicals from Confederate, Union, Abolitionist, and British Presses is the definitive online Civil War media resource. The database contains 65,000 pages drawn from 49 periodicals, including 15 campaign newspapers, most of them illustrated3,720 issues published from 1860 to 1865.
- LGBT Life with Full Text This link opens in a new windowLGBT Life with Full Text contains all of the content available in LGBT Life as well as full text for more than 120 of the most important and historically significant LGBT journals, magazines and regional newspapers, as well as more than 150 full-text monographs/books.
International Historical Newspapers
- British Library Newspapers This link opens in a new windowBritish Library Newspapers contains full runs of influential national and regional newspapers representing different political and cultural segments of 19th-century British society.The collection includes Parts I-V and covers the years 1732-1950.
- Daily Mail Historical Archive, 1896-2004 This link opens in a new windowThe Daily Mail Historical Archive provides more than 100 years of news stories that capture 20th century culture and society and includes copious advertisements.
- Latin American Newspapers Series 1 (1805-1922) This link opens in a new windowLatin American Newspapers, Series 1, 1805-1922, offer unprecedented coverage of the people, issues and events that shaped this vital region during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Featuring titles from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela and a dozen other countries, these resources provide a wide range of viewpoints from diverse Latin American cultures. Together, both series of Latin American Newspapers chronicles the evolution of Latin America over two centuries through eyewitness reporting, editorials, legislative information, letters, poetry, advertisements, obituaries and other items.
- Latin American Newspapers Series 2 (1822-1922) This link opens in a new windowLatin American Newspapers, Series 2, 1822-1922, offer unprecedented coverage of the people, issues and events that shaped this vital region during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Featuring titles from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela and a dozen other countries, these resources provide a wide range of viewpoints from diverse Latin American cultures. Together, both series of Latin American Newspapers chronicles the evolution of Latin America over two centuries through eyewitness reporting, editorials, legislative information, letters, poetry, advertisements, obituaries and other items.
- Telegraph Historical Archive, 1855-2000 This link opens in a new windowThe Telegraph Historical Archive provides access to an archive of 1 million pages. The paper is considered to be Britain's first "penny newspaper" and became the largest-selling newspaper in the world by 1876.
- The Times Digital Archive 1785-2014 This link opens in a new windowThe Times Digital Archive is an online, full-text facsimile of more than 200 years of the Times, one of the most highly regarded resources for eighteenth-, nineteenth-, and twentieth-century news coverage, with every page of every issue from 1785 to 2014. This historical newspaper archive allows researchers an unparalleled opportunity to search and view the best-known and most cited newspaper in the world online in its original published context.
Historical Louisiana Newspapers
- Baton Rouge Advocate Collection Current and Historical Archives 1845 - present This link opens in a new windowSearch more than 175 years of Baton Rouge history with The Advocate Collection. Coverage from 1845 through today. Explore current and archived issues of The Advocate with full-color newspaper pages and individual articles.
- The Daily Reveille (Louisiana State University--Baton Rouge, La.)Issues for 1959-1975 are available online to everyone through the Louisiana Digital Library.
- Digitizing Louisiana Newspapers Project (DLNP)Offers keyword-searchable digital access to 70+ Lousiana Newspapers, 1836-1922. Project pages also include teaching resources, topic guides, histories of newspapers, and search tips.
- Louisiana Newspapers - LSU Libraries Research GuideThis comprehensive research guide from LSU Libraries Special Collections includes Louisiana digital newspapers (by parish), Louisiana Newspapers on Microfilm (and Indexes), and Family Trees for Louisiana Newspapers
- Newspapers.com This link opens in a new windowView Louisiana newspapers for free through a partnership between Louisiana State University Libraries and Newspapers.com.
- Times-Picayune Collection Historical and Current This link opens in a new windowSearch more than 180 years of New Orleans history with The Times-Picayune Collection. Coverage from 1837 through today. Explore current and archived issues of the Times-Picayune with full-color newspaper images and individual articles.