Newspapers are an important resource in
historical research. Pollak Library has both online
and microfilm copies of many
18th, 19th and 20th century U.S. newspapers. The online newspapers are
available on the
Databases A-Z list on the homepage.
The microfilm copies of newspapers are located in the filing cabinets
on the 2nd floor North. Several common newspapers are also available in
paper format on the 2nd floor North, but when the
microfilm copy is received, the paper copy is discarded. The
call number range for most microfilm and paper newspapers is AN13 - AN15.
New!
Online Full-text
searchable historical newspapers:
A growing number of newspapers are available online for full-text searching.
The Times (London) Digital Archive (1785-1985)
America's Historical Newspapers (1690-1922)
Searchable database of more than 1,000 historical American newspapers from the late 17th, 18th, and 19th, and early 20th centuries.
Microfilm Newspapers at CSU Fullerton, Pollak Library:
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| Online Newspapers with Indexes |
Newspapers and Indexes at other institutions:
| California Newspaper Project Location index to many of the California newspapers since 1846. |
| Try the WorldCat database and search either the title or for a specific location with the term newspapers e.g. Orange County, Calif. -- newspapers |
| African-American Newspapers and Periodicals: A National Bibliography Call Number: Ref PN4882.5z A37 A national census to over 6500 newspapers and periodicals written, published and/or edited by or for African-Americans since 1927. Arranged alphabetically by title, each entry includes publication and cataloging information and a limited list of libraries holding the newspaper. |
| American Newspapers 1821-1936 : A Union List. Call Number: Ref Z6945 .A53 Useful for finding older libraries that have copies of these papers. This is an older source, published in 1937. |
| Brigham, Clarence. History and Bibliography of American
Newspapers 1690-1820. 3 vols Call Number: Ref Z6951 .B86 Newspapers listed alphabetically within each state. Detailed information on the publication e.g. number of issues, publisher, name changes. Limited list of libraries holding the newspaper. |
| Milner, Anita. Newspaper Indexes: A Location and Subject
Guide Call Number: Ref Z6951 .M635 Libraries, historical societies and some newspapers have often attempted indexing or acquired published indexes. Institutions with newspaper indexes are listed by state and community, then newspaper title, dates covered and institution. |
Indexes:
One problem using microfilm copies of newspapers is the lack of indexing. Online indexes and many print indexes go back to the 1970s but not much further and there are few readily available indexes to most newspapers. Milner's book, Newspaper Indexes: A Location and Subject Guide, provides help by listing some libraries that have varying levels of indexing for specific U.S. newspapers.
When there is no index, try to get an exact or approximate date and then search from that date forward.
| Christian Science Monitor: 1987-1994 Call Number: Ref AI21 .C461 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles Times
(see online version for keyword searching)
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| New York Times: (see online version for keyword
searching) 1851-1912 Call Number: Ref AI21 .N4 1913-1999 Call Number: Ref AI21 .N44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco 1976-1986 Call Number: Ref AI21 .S25 S2611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wall Street Journal: 1957, 1961-1999 Call Number: Ref AI21 .W2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington Post: 1972-1978 Call Number: Ref AI21.W33 W361 |
| Palmers Index to the Times (London) newspaper: (see
online version for keyword searching) 1790-1941 Call Number: Ref AI21 .T5 |
| Times Index
1785-1786 Call Number: Ref AI21 .T5 1941-1957 Call Number: Ref AI21 .T5 1957-1972 Call Number: Ref AI21 .T5 1973-1999 Call Number: Ref AI21 .T5 |
