If you are researching historical events or how people perceived and reported on things in the past, you may want to search historical newspapers and periodicals. The library has access to MANY historical news databases.
Full-text and full-image articles from the New York Times dating back to the first issue in 1851.
Search for news, business, sports, historical events and cultural events from London, 1785-2009, in one of the most highly regarded resources for the 19th – 20th Century history.
Search more than 1,000 historical newspapers published in the US across three centuries, from all 50 states, chronicling the evolution of American culture and society through eyewitness reporting, editorials, letters, advertisements, obituaries, and much more. There is an option to limit your search to early California newspapers only.
Over 1,100 periodicals that first began publishing between 1740 and 1900, including special interest and general magazines, literary and professional journals, children's and women's magazines, and many other historically-significant periodicals.
A full-text collection of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press in the U.S. A rich collection of articles, editorials, columns, reviews, etc. provide a broad diversity of perspectives and viewpoints -- the other sides of the stories. English and Spanish language search options are available. The database offers a Spanish language search interface as well as Spanish full text materials.
This collection of English news media documents 200 years of cultural, political, social and historical events. The collection includes newspapers, newsbooks, proclamations, and pamphlets, and provides insight into England’s development as a world power.