LibGuides: Library Resources for History: Newspapers

Why are newspapers separate?

*Newspaper articles can be either a primary or a secondary source. For example, when a newspaper article initially reports on an event, the newspaper serves as a primary source. When a newspaper article reflects back on an event, it is a secondary source.

Primary source databases available via IUS Library:

19th Century U.S. Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Provides access to the full-text of numerous 19th century newspapers from a range of urban and rural regions throughout the U.S. Subjects covered in this collection include the American Civil War, African-American culture and history, Western migration and Antebellum-era life and culture.
British Library Newspapers (1732-1950) This link opens in a new window
A full-text digital archive of influential national and regional newspapers representing different political and cultural segments of British society.
Note: The ability to cross-search multiple primary source collections from the provider Gale is now available on the Gale Primary Sources platform.
Historical New York Times with Index This link opens in a new window
Access to the full-text of the New York Times from 1851-2014, including all advertisements, images, photographs, and supplements.
Use the Advanced Search option to access the Index (1851-1993), and limit your search to a specific company or organization, creative work (book or movie), location, person, or subject.
Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Burney Newspapers Collection This link opens in a new window
Archive of newspapers published mostly in London; however, also includes some English provincial newspapers as well as Irish and Scottish papers, and a few examples from the American colonies, Europe and India.