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Newspapers - North America: Recommended Databases

Current Coverage

America's News
Full-text articles from hundreds of U.S. newspapers. Coverage varies, but most from the early 2000s to present. Note: This database also contains historical coverage of prominent NC newspapers including, the Durham Herald-Sun, the Raleigh News and Observer, and the Charlotte Observer.
NexisUni
Full-text articles from hundreds of U.S. newspapers. Coverage varies, majority from the 1990s to present.
Canadian Newsstream
Search for news articles from major Canadian papers. Coverage from 1970s and 1980s to present
Ethnic Newswatch
Full-text articles from over 300 ethnic and minority newspapers, journals and magazines. Coverage 1959 to present.

Historical Coverage

America's Historical Newspapers
Full-text digital images of American newspapers published from 1690-1922.
Newspapers.com
Search for news articles from thousands of local US newspapers from the 1700s to the 2000s.
19th Century U.S. Newspapers
Collection of 500 U.S. newspapers published in the 19th century.
African American Newspapers
Search across the full-text of African-American newspapers published from 1827 to 1998.
African American Newspapers: the 19th Century
Full-text access to the major African-American newspapers published in the United States during the 19th century.
Hispanic American Newspapers
Full-text digital images of a large collection of Spanish-language newspapers published in the U.S. Coverage from 1808 to 1980.

National Newspapers: Individual Titles (Historical)

Atlanta Constitution
1868-1984
Baltimore Sun
1837-1995
Chicago Tribune
1849-2011
Los Angeles Times
1881-2012
New York Times
1851-2017
Wall Street Journal
1889-2003
Washington Post
1877-2004

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