Historical newspapers and magazines: how to search
When doing research, you'll often want to use a historical newspaper or magazine database to find articles. Start with some of the most widely useful databases linked below.
There is no single database that searches all newspapers or all magazines - you'll have to choose the best options for your research. Consult Sarah Elichko (librarian for this course) for advice.
Databases for historical newspapers:
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Historical Newspapers (Proquest)Search for articles from 10 major newspapers, including The New York Times (1851-2013), Los Angeles Times (1881-2013), Chicago Tribune (1849-1992), Philadelphia Inquirer (1860-2000), and more.
>> View individual articles + scans of full newspaper pages
>> This search also includes Ethnic NewsWatch + GenderWatch
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America's Historical NewspapersUse this database to search for newspaper articles from 1690-1922 - includes many local newspapers not found in other research tools
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Access World NewsUse this to find articles from major and local newspapers from across the US, published from the 1990s-present.
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Nexis UniUseful for searching various newspapers (1980s-present)
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Ethnic NewswatchSearch for articles from Native American, African American, Latino/a, and Middle-Eastern American newspapers and magazines; includes 340+ publications (1959-present)
Databases for magazines and popular periodicals:
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OpinionArchivesUse Opinion Archives to search for articles from The Nation, Commentary, The New Republic, Commonweal, Dissent, NACLA, American spectator, National review, Harper's magazine, New York Review of Books and the New Yorker. Includes articles from the 1850s-present.
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Readers' Guide RetrospectiveLets you search through the titles and subjects of articles published in popular, general-interest magazines from the 20th century.
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American Periodicals Series OnlineFind articles from American magazines and journals published from the 1700s-early 1900s, including trade journals, early scientific publications, and popular magazines.
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African American Periodicals 1825-1995Features more than 170 wide-ranging periodicals by and about African Americans. This collection is based upon James P. Danky's African-American Newspapers and Periodicals: A National Bibliography (Harvard, 1998).
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LGBT LifeSearch for articles from 120+ LGBTQ magazines, journals, and regional newspapers (1950-present)
Magazines
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Time Magazine (1923-2000)Search and browse the archive of Time Magazine
(Issues from 2000-present)