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America: History & Life This link opens in a new window
Index of journal articles, book reviews, and dissertations on the history and culture of the U.S. and Canada from prehistoric times to the present. Coverage: 1954-present.

America's Historical Newspapers This link opens in a new window
More than 1,800 newspapers from all 50 states. The colonial and early national newspapers collected by the American Antiquarian Society form the core of this collection. Coverage: 1690-1922.
Library owns Early American Newspapers, Series I-7, 10 and 13.
African American Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Complete contents and original layout of more than more than 270 newspapers from 35 states. Coverage: Series 1 & 2; 1827-1998.

Chronicling America
Chronicling America is a Website providing access to information about historic newspapers and select digitized newspaper pages published between 1836 and 1922.

Historical Black Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Complete contents and original layout of five important African American newspapers.
Includes:
Baltimore Afro-American, 1893-1988
Chicago Defender, 1910-1975
Los Angeles Sentinel, 1934-2005
New York Amsterdam News, 1922-1993
Pittsburgh Courier, 1911-2002
NewspaperARCHIVE.com This link opens in a new window
Full image reproductions of North American and European newspapers, some dating back to the 18th century. Coverage varies significantly by title.
New York Times (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) This link opens in a new window
Reproduces the newspaper's text, images, and graphics in their original layout. Coverage: 1851-2019.

Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
More than 11,000 news, business and legal sources from LexisNexis®—including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790.
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New York Times This link opens in a new window
Registration and additional NYT sources.
A national daily newspaper with worldwide influence and readership, often regarded as the "newspaper of record" in the U.S.
Washington Post This link opens in a new window
Login info and additional WaPo sources.
The U.S. capital region's leading daily newspaper distinguished for its political reporting on the workings of the White House, Congress, and other aspects of the U.S. government.

American Periodicals This link opens in a new window
Full-image reproductions of more than 1,100 American magazines and journals. Includes popular, general interest, literary and women's magazines. Coverage 1741-1940.

Confederate Veteran
Published in the interest of Confederate veterans and kindred topics for the United Confederate Veterans, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Confederated Southern Memorial Association, and other organizations.
Full text: 1893-1923.
Confederate Veteran
Published in the interest of Confederate veterans and kindred topics for the United Confederate Veterans, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Confederated Southern Memorial Association, and other organizations.
Full text: 1893-1932.

Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
Index of nearly 8,000 scholarly journals and popular magazines in all areas of study. Includes the full text for more than 4,600 titles. Coverage varies by publication.

National Park Service, Gettysburg Confederate Monuments
A rich collection of primary sources related to confederate monuments at Gettysburg National Military Park.