Articles & Databases
40 resources found.
Fulton Search: Historical newspapers
A searchable repository of historic newspapers published in New York State and the United States between 1795 and 2007, frequently updated. Also includes a handful of international newspapers. FultonSearch offers an alternative interface to FultonHistory.com, pointing to files hosted and indexed there. To browse a list of the newspapers included in this resource, click here.
***This resource occasionally experiences technical issues that temporarily shut down service to the site. During these periods, try the Library of Congress' free resource Chronicling America, another free resource that provides historical newspapers, or one of the other historical newspapers databases at the New York Public Library.
Newspapers.com
Newspapers.com is the largest online newspaper archive consisting of 300+ million pages of historical newspapers from 11,100+ newspapers from around the United States and beyond, with a special focus on full runs and portions of runs of well-known, regional and state titles in addition to small local newspapers. The collection includes a broad range of dates, mostly covering the 19th and 20th centuries.
Access to this resource has been temporarily expanded to NYPL cardholders working from home, courtesy of ProQuest and its partner Newspapers.com.
New York Heritage
New York Heritage.org is a portal to free digital collections about New York State's people, places, and institutions contributed by libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural institutions.
New York Amsterdam News (1922-1993)
Searchable full-text and page images of the leading Black newspaper of the 20th century. **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**
New York Herald (1840-1865)
Searchable full-text and page images from the New York Herald, 1840-1865, through the ProQuest Civil War Era database. **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**
New York Tribune / Herald Tribune (1841-1962)
Full text and full page and article images of the following titles: New-York Tribune (1841-1842); New-York Daily Tribune (1842-1866); New-York Tribune (1866-1924); New York Herald, New York Tribune (1924-1926); The New York Herald Tribune (1926-1962). **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**
New York Times (1851-2016) w/ Index
Searchable full-text and page images from The New York Times archive with the option to search by subject headings (index covers 1851-1993). **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**
Access to this resource has been temporarily expanded to NYPL cardholders working from home, courtesy of ProQuest.
New York Tribune Index, 1875-1906
Indexing provided by 19th Century Masterfile. Look for New York Daily Tribune Index, 1875-1906. **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**
National Newspapers Premier (ProQuest)
Searchable full text from the 1980's to the present of over 25 local, regional and national newspapers including the the New York Daily News, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and The Christian Science Monitor. **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**
Civil War: A Newspaper Perspective
Contains selected full-text articles from issues of the New York Herald, the Charleston Mercury, and the Richmond Enquirer. **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**
NYS Historic Newspapers
Searchable full-text and page images of over 400 New York-based newspapers, dating from 1795-2014. To browse a current list of publications, click here.
International Herald Tribune, 1887-2013
The International Herald Tribune archive covers 126 years of reportage, with contributors from various countries and cultures. The International Herald Tribune began as the European edition of The New York Herald in 1887. In 1967, after the end of the New York Herald Tribune, the newspaper was renamed the International Herald Tribune. The archive includes over 500,000 pages with over 6 million articles. The archive covers a diverse range of content, from war reporting to cultural criticism. **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**
Newsday (1940-1989)
Historical coverage from Newsday, the Long Island and New York City News Source. **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: U.S. Northeast Collection
Searchable full-text and page images of the Northeast Regional Historical Newspapers collections, which includes the following titles related to New York, New Jersey, Vermont, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: U.S. Northeast Collection is accessible from home with the library card. This database includes the New York Daily News. **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**
The American Hebrew and Jewish Messenger (1857-1922)
The American Hebrew was a weekly Jewish newspaper published in New York City. In 1903 it merged with the Jewish Messenger. **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**
National Newspaper Index (1977-present)
Indexing of America's top newspapers in one search: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, USA Today and The Washington Post. **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**
Ethnic NewsWatch (1959-present)
Collection of ethnic, minority, and native newspapers, magazines, and journals published in America. **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**
ProQuest Historical African American Newspapers
African American historical newspapers throughout the United States. Collections include the Atlanta Daily World 1931-2003, Baltimore Afro-American 1893-1988, Chicago Defender 1910-1975, Cleveland Call and Post 1934-1991, Los Angeles Sentinel 1934-2005, New York Amsterdam News 1922-1993, Norfolk Journal and Guide 1921-2003, Philadelphia Tribune 1912-2001, and Pittsburgh Courier 1911-2002. **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**
Novoe Russkoe Slovo Digital Archive
Searchable full-text and page images of the Russian emigre newspapers Russkoe Slovo (1910-1920) and Novoe Russkoe Slovo (1920-2010) published in New York City. Please note that some years have not yet been digitized. **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**
ProQuest Historical Newspapers
Searchable full-text and page images of all ProQuest Historical Newspaper databases, which include titles related to New York, Chicago, Atlanta, Baltimore, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., the American Jewish Newspaper Series, and the United Kingdom. The coverage for certain titles extends up to the present, but does not include the most recent 6-12 weeks, depending on the title. **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**
America's Historical Newspapers
Searchable full-text and page images of newspapers from across the country including early newspapers, 1690-1922; America's Urban Centers Newspaper Collection, 1807-1880; African American Newspapers, 1827-1998; Ethnic American Newspapers from the Balch Collection, 1799-1971; Caribbean Newspapers, 1718-1876; and Hispanic American Newspapers, 1808-1980; Early American Newspapers, Series 15, 1822-1879: Immigrant Communities. **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**
Access to this resource has been temporarily expanded to NYPL cardholders working from home, courtesy of Readex/Newsbank.
Newspaper Source (EBSCO)
Searchable full text to over 170 U.S. newspapers and 20 international newspapers. Also includes newswires and TV and radio news transcripts.**Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
Search and view a large selection of digitized American historical newspaper titles from 1860-1922, or locate microfilmed copies of newspapers using the comprehensive "U.S. Newspapers Directory, 1690-the present."
American Periodicals (1740-1940)
This database contains over 1,800 magazines, journals, and newspapers published between 1740 and 1940, including special interest and general magazines, literary and professional journals, children's and women's magazines, and many other historically significant titles. Some of these titles are archived at the Center for Research Libraries (CRL). **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**
Brooklyn Historical Society Newspapers
A selection of digitized newspapers from the collections of The Brooklyn Historical Society. including The Long-Island Star. Full-text searching, printing, and downloading are ennabled, with coverage from 1809 to 1863.
19th Century Masterfile
Indexes Anglo-American literature: periodicals, books, newspapers, and government documents published before 1930.
Brooklyn Newsstand
Developed by the Brooklyn Public Library, this free database provides access to the full-text of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle from 1841 to 1955.
Staten Island Historical Newspapers
Brings together digitized copies of Staten Island newspapers from websites such as NYS Historic Newspapers and HathiTrust. Currently includes the Richmond County Advance, Richmond County Mirror, Staten Island Leader, and Staten Island Magazine, with other titles in the pipeline to be added.
Wall Street Journal (1889-1996)
Searchable full-text and page images from the Wall Street Journal archive. **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**
ProQuest Civil War Era (1840-1865)
Search more than 2,000 pamphlets and eight newspaper titles for the years 1840-1865 covering a vast range of Civil War Era research topics reflecting points of view of Northern, Southern, and Border States. **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**
African American Newspapers, 1827-1998 (Readex)
Hundreds of U.S. newspapers chronicling a century and a half of the African American experience from more than 35 states. A collection feature of America's Historical Newspapers. **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**
Access to this resource has been temporarily expanded to NYPL cardholders working from home, courtesy of Readex/Newsbank.
Ethnic American Newspapers from the Balch Collection, 1799-1971
More than 50 searchable newspapers from the former Balch Institute of Ethnic Studies. More titles and languages to come. **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**
Access to this resource has been temporarily expanded to NYPL cardholders working from home, courtesy of Readex/Newsbank.
The Jewish Advocate, 1905-1990
Offers full-text access to The Jewish Advocate for the years 1905-1990. **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**
HarpWeek
Full-text digital database of Harper's Weekly (1857-1912), the leading American illustrated magazine of its day, covering political, military, social, and cultural stories. HarpWeek may be browsed by date or literary genre; the full text is searchable by keywords. **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**
ProQuest Historical Jewish Newspapers
Simultaneous search of the The American Hebrew & Jewish Messenger (1857-1922), The American Israelite (1874-2000), Boston Advocate (1905-1909), The Israelite (1854-1874), The Jerusalem Post (1950-1988), the Jewish Advocate (1905-1990) and The Jewish Exponent (1887-1990), and Palestine Post (1933-1950). **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**
Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)
The DPLA is a platform that brings together many collections of America’s libraries, archives, and museums, and makes them freely available to the world.
American Antiquarian Society Historical Periodicals Collection
The American Antiquarian Society Historical Periodicals Collection provides digital access to American periodicals published between 1684 and 1912. The fifty thematic subsets include digitized images of the pages of American magazines and journals not available from any other source and provide content detailing American history and culture from the mid-18th century through the late-19th century. These specialized collections cover advertising, health, women's issues, science, the history of slavery, industry and professions, religious issues, culture and the arts, and more. See below for collections: