Full-page Facsimile Digital Archives
Available remotely to current University of Minnesota students, faculty and staff. Available to visitors of campus libraries.
- Chicago Tribune (1849-1986)
Provides historical reporting and analysis of regional, national, and international news. Coverage runs from 1849 to 1985 with new content added frequently.
- Economist Historical Archive
Presents the world's political, business, scientific, technological and cultural developments and the connections between them. Includes new full-colour images, exportable financial tables, a gallery of front covers highlighting a key topic of each week, supplements, special reports and surveys.
- New York Times (1851-2004, via ProQuest)
Search content, and view images of pages and articles of New York Times between 1851-2004. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.
- Nineteenth Century British Library Newspapers
Contains full runs of 48 newspapers specially selected by the British Library to best represent nineteenth century Britain. This new collection includes national and regional newspapers, as well as those from both established country or university towns and the new industrial powerhouses of the manufacturing Midlands, as well as Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Special attention was paid to include newspapers that helped lead particular political or social movements such as Reform, Chartism, and Home Rule. The penny papers aimed at the working and clerical classes are also present in the collection.
- Nineteenth Century U.S. Newspapers
Includes digital facsimile images of both full pages and clipped articles for hundreds of 19th century U.S. newspapers. For each issue, the newspaper is captured from cover-to-cover, providing access to every article, advertisement and illustration.
- Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Burney Collection
Digital archive covering British news media from the years 1757-1817. The archive contains about 700 newspapers, pamphlets, and books gathered by the Reverend Charles Burney. The contents were published mostly in London, and some were published in English provincial, Irish and Scottish papers, and a few examples from the American colonies, Europe and India.
- Times Digital Archive
Digital Archive of The Times of London for the years 1785-1985. Full facsimile images of either a specific article or a complete page. The entire newspaper is captured, with all articles, advertisements and illustrations/photos divided into categories.
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Selected Online U.S. Newspapers by TITLE
--The following links provide access to complete articles (full-text) from selected newspapers subscribed to by the University of Minnesota Libraries. For electronic full-text access to other newspaper titles, go to Full-Text Newspaper Collections below.
--University of Minnesota Internet ID and password may be required.
--Access to certain freelance articles and other features within these publications (photographs, classifieds, etc...) may not be available.
- Chicago Tribune
Archive, 1986-present. Once logged in, click on Publications, then find Chicago Tribune.
- Chicago Tribune (1849-1986)
Provides historical reporting and analysis of regional, national, and international news. Coverage runs from 1849 to 1985 with new content added frequently.
- New York Times (via LexisNexis)
1980 to current. January 1, 1969 to May 31, 1980 contains abstracts only.
LEXIS-NEXIS contains the final city edition Monday-Saturday, and the Sunday Times, including special sections like the Sunday Magazine.
- New York Times (1851-2004, via ProQuest)
Offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to 1851 (it was called New York Daily Times from 1851-1857). The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.
- St. Paul Pioneer Press
1988 to current.
Besides articles about the Twin Cities, coverage includes western Wisconsin and the state of Minnesota. Due to recent legal restrictions, free lance authors may not be included in the online version.
- Wall Street Journal
1984 to current.
Database version from Proquest includes business and financial news and analysis, company news, regular columns, special reports, articles on the national and world economy, editorials and opinion, interviews, and Reuters news stories. Excludes charts and free standing tabular data, such as stock tables and other exchange listings.
- Washington Post (pre-1997 - access via Proquest Newsstand)
This resource is licensed by the MINITEX Library Information Network with state appropriations from the Minnesota Higher Education Services Office (MHESO) and the Minnesota Department of Education.
Full text coverage from 1987 to 1996.
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Online Full -Text Newspaper COLLECTIONS (including foreign newspapers)
- LexisNexis Academic
Complete text of articles from many regional, national and international newspapers. Also includes wire services, broadcast transcripts, international news, and non-English language sources.
Beginning date varies by title. Some titles begin as early as 1977.
- ProQuest Newsstand
Includes the complete text of articles on current events and news from national and international sources.
Archival coverage starts in January 1995 for most papers and reaches as far back as 1986 for others.
- Factiva
Full text source of global news and business information, major daily newspapers, newswires, academic and trade journals, magazines, transcripts of media programs, web sites, images. Covers multiple-language content of 9,000 sources from 152 countries in 22 languages. Background and financial information is also available on 25,000 publically traded companies and along with market data on equities, funds, and indices. Search the full-text of the Wall Street Journal and other general, business and trade magazines and newspapers. Limited to 7 simultaneous users.
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- African American Newspapers
Provides complete text of articles from the following African-American newspapers:
Freedom's journal (Mar. 16, 1827-Mar. 28, 1829) -- The Colored American / Weekly Advocate (Jan. 7, 1837-Dec. 25, 1841) -- The North Star (Dec. 3, 1847-Apr. 17, 1851) -- The National Era (Jan. 7, 1847-Mar. 12, 1860; complete only through Dec. 1853) -- Provincial Freeman (1854-1857) -- Frederick Douglass Paper (1851-1859; complete only through Dec. 1852) -- The Christian Recorder (1861-1902; complete only through April, 1862).
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INDEXES to Newspapers (including Star Tribune and Pioneer Press)
--The web sites listed below are indexes only; the section above, Online Full-text Newspaper Collections, lists online collections that also serve as indexes to the newspapers included in those collections (for example, Proquest Newsstand).
--Only major print indexes are listed in this section; for other print newspaper indexes available in Wilson Library, see the section below, Guides to More News Sources, specifically the guide, Current U.S. Newspapers.
- St. Paul Pioneer Press
Indexes:
--Prior to 1967. Card Index & Clipping files. Location: St. Paul Public Library – Downtown St. Paul.
Covers all St. Paul newspapers. Phone: (651) 266-7000.
--1967 – 1980. Cumulative Index to the St. Paul Dispatch-Pioneer Press. Location: Wilson Reference Microfiche 7.
Fiche 1-7 : Subject cards. Fiche 8-30 : Name cards.
--1967 – 1996. Saint Paul Pioneer Press and Dispatch Index. Location: Wilson Reference Quarto AI21 .S793 S27
Only includes articles about Minnesota with emphasis on the Twin Cities metropolitan area. National and
international news is included only when Minnesota or Minnesotans are involved.
--1988 – Current. St. Paul Pioneer Press Web Site. Internet Location: http://www.pioneerplanet.com/news
Indexing goes back to 1988. (Free full-text articles available for the last 7 days only; others available for a fee.)
- Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
Indexes:
--1891 – 1928. Minneapolis Journal Index. Location: Wilson Rare Books Folio AI21 .M52x
--1940 – 1945. Minneapolis Tribune Card Index. Location: Wilson Reference Room – near glass doors on West side.
--1950 – 1954. Minneapolis Tribune Card Index. Location: Wilson Reference Room – near glass doors on West side.
--1958 – 1970. Minneapolis Tribune Index. Location: Wilson Reference Quarto AI21 .M54
--1964 – 1970. Minneapolis Star Card Index. Location: Wilson Reference Room – near glass doors on West side.
--1971 – 1986. Minneapolis Star & Tribune Index. Location: Wilson Reference AI21 .M53
--1990 – Present. Star Tribune Web Site. Internet Location http://www.startribune.com.
Indexing goes back to 1990. (Free full-text articles available for the latest 3 weeks only; others available for a fee.)
- Foreign News Indexes
The University of Minnesota Libraries has subscriptions to some of the more important foreign newspapers in the world, but not all of these newspapers have indexes. This guide contains a list of the indexes that are available in Wilson Library, by country: Australia; Austria, Germany, and Switzerland; Canada;Denmark;France and French Canada;India ;Russia;Spain;Sweden;United Kingdom; Other Foreign News Sources
- New York Daily Tribune Index
1875 - 1906.
See Nineteenth Century Masterfile below.
- New York Times Index
1851 - current.
This is a free online index from the New York Times. The University Libraries also own a print edition of the Index covering from 1851-present.
• Location(s): Also owned in print: WILSON Reference Quarto AI21 .N45
• Check MNCAT Record for Location and Availability
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Historical U.S. Newspapers
This is a guide listing U.S. historical newspapers and newspaper indexes available in paper, microform, or online through the University of Minnesota Libraries. The newspapers are grouped by time period and subject.
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Minnesota News
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Retrospective Magazine/Journal Indexes
List of online, paper and CD ROM indexes to magazine and newspaper articles, dating back to the 18th century.
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Online News Services
- World News Connection
Full-text summaries of foreign newspaper articles, conference proceedings, radio and television broadcasts, periodicals, and non-classified technical reports. Formerly published as FBIS and JPRS Reports.
- WorldNews Network
WorldNews uses several hundred online news sources in 20 languages and presents them in over 500 subject and geographical categories.
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News Transcripts
When you get to
LexisNexis:
1. Click on the Guided News Search tab
2. Click on the drop-down box for: Step One: Select a news category
3. Click on News Transcripts
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Online LISTS of Current Newspapers in print and microfilm at Wilson Library
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Online Directories of News Media Providers
The links below will help you find the web sites of newspapers and news stations by name, location, subject or media type (newspaper, television, radio, etc.). Each directory works a little differently and contains some different information, though there is overlap.
- HeadlineSpot.com
A directory of thousands of news providers listed by media provider, region, subject.
- International News Archives on the Web
These pages provide links to non-United States news archives available on the Web. Charges may apply to retrieve stories. (Note that the U of M may provide free online, print or microflim access to the newspaper for which you are searching. Use the other sections of News Sources to determine this.)
- Newslink
Online directory to web sites of U.S and international newspapers, magazines and radio/television, plus news services and journalism organizations.
- U.S. Newspaper Archives on the Web
These pages provide links to United States newspaper archives available on the Web. Charges may apply to retrieve stories. (Note that the U of M may provide free online, print or microflim access to the newspaper for which you are searching. Use the other sections of News Sources to determine this.)
- NewsVoyager
Provides links to U.S. daily and weekly newspaper home pages and sections, Canadian and international daily newspapers, newspaper groups, associations and other media organizations. This site also provides a link to other sites with links to college newspapers and newspaper archives.
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GUIDES to More News Sources (print, CD ROM, microfilm and online)
- Current U.S. Newspapers
Table of Contents:
1. Current U.S Newspapers, Paper and Electronic
2. Current Electronic Full-Text Newspaper Collections
3. Indexes to U.S. Newspapers
4. Searching for Current U.S. Newspapers held by U. of M. Libraries
- Foreign News
The University of Minnesota Libraries has subscriptions to some of the more important foreign newspapers in the world, but not all of these newspapers have indexes. This guide contains a list of the indexes that are available in Wilson Library, by country:
Australia; Austria, Germany, and Switzerland;
Canada;Denmark;France and French Canada;India
;Russia;Spain;Sweden;United Kingdom;
Other Foreign News Sources
- Minnesota News
Table of Contents:
**Current Minnesota Newspapers at Wilson Library or Online
**Minnesota Newspapers at the Eric Sevareid Journalism Library (U of Minn.)
**Minnesota Newspapers at the Minnesota Historical Society
**Internet Sites
**Additional Indexes and Bibliographies
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