Historical Newspaper Collections
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Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers (Library of Congress)Digitized U.S. newspaper pages published through 1963, along with a directory of historic U.S. newspapers and their holdings.
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Newspaper NavigatorApplication from the Library of Congress that allows users to search and explore historic newspaper photographs dating from 1789-1963.
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Google Newspaper Archives This link opens in a new windowSearch a large number of old newspapers scanned by Google (U.S. and international). Years vary by title: some go back into the late 1700's and some forward to the 2000's.
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Historical African American Newspapers Available OnlineLinks to digitized African American newspapers you can read online, grouped by era from Antebellum and the Civil War through Reconstruction and the Gilded Age, with notes on titles and coverage.
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Independent Voices CollectionCollection of alternative press newspapers, magazines and journals.
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New York Times Backfile (1851 - 2019)Cover to cover in pdf. Includes news, editorials, photos, graphics, ads.
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U.S. Newspapers OnlineA guide to historical U.S. newspapers that are freely available on the Internet. Compiled and maintained by BGSU Librarian, Carol Singer.
Michigan Newspapers
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Ann Arbor District Library - Old NewsSearchable historical newspapers and photographs from Ann Arbor area publications, including the Signal of Liberty, the Ann Arbor Argus, the Ann Arbor Courier, and the Ann Arbor News.
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Chronicling America: Michigan NewspapersSearch select Michigan historic newspaper pages from 1836 to 1963.
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Detroit Free Press Historical (1831 - 1999) This link opens in a new window
Search and browse the Detroit Free Press backfile in pdf. Includes news, editorials, ads, photos, graphics.
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Detroit News (1970 to present)Also available at the University of Michigan's Hatcher Graduate Library from 1873 to present.
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Digital Michigan Newspaper PortalMichigan newspaper titles available online from various institutions including the Library of Congress.
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Michigan Historical Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Search and browse the backfiles of Battle Creek, Lansing, and Port Huron newspapers in PDF. Includes news, editorials, ads, photos, graphics.
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Upper Peninsula NewspapersCloverland Magazine, Escanaba (Daily Mirror, Morning Press and Daily Press, Tribune, and Iron Port), Grand Marais (Gazette, Herald, and Superior Sun [Grand Marais High School]), Ishpeming, Manistique (Courier, Pioneer Tribune, Saturday & Sunday Morning Star), Marquette, Negaunee, Nishnawbe News.