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Infotrac Newsstand

Searchable full-text of 1000 plus newspapers, both national and international. **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**

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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.**

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New York Times (1980-present)

Full-text articles from The New York Times. **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.

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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.**

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PressReader

Provides access to current newspapers from around the world in full-color, full-page format.  Includes over 2,000 U.S. and international titles. Formerly called PressDisplay.  Registering as a user with the site is optional and allows for personalized, saved settings.  Patrons should consult PressReader's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy before registering.

Please Note: In order to access newspapers and magazines through the PressReader app please follow the steps below:

1. Go to the NYPL Articles & Databases page and access PressReader through our website. Visit https://www.nypl.org/collections/articles-databases/pressreader
 
2. Sign in with your library card credentials.
 
3. Locate the green button on the bottom of your screen or device and click Open in app.
 
4. Download the app.
 
5. To ensure that you have access in the app, please activate HotSpots. To do this, tap on Settings in the menu > HotSpots > Enable HotSpots.
 
 
 
 

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Global Newsstream

Search the most recent global news content – with archives that stretch back into the 1980s – from over 2,500 news sources including newspapers, newswires, news journals, television and radio transcripts, blogs, podcasts, and digital-only websites in full-text format. Global Newsstream provides one of the largest collections of news from the U.S., Canada, Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Australia. **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**

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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.**

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African American Newspapers: The 19th Century

Searchable full-text of the major African-American newspapers published in the United States during the 19th century. **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**

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African American Periodicals, 1825-1995 (Readex)

Searchable full-text and page images of over 170 periodicals, published in 26 states, by and about African Americans. Includes academic and political journals, commercial magazines, institutional newsletters, organizations' bulletins, and annual reports. **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**

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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.**

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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:

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The American Israelite

The longest-running English-language Jewish newspaper still published in the United States.  **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**

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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.**

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American Underworld: The Flash Press - Crime, Scandal, and Blackmail Papers of the Nineteenth Century

The Flash Press covered the seamier aspects of urban life in the mid-19th century. Covering topics such as, prostitution, gambling, urban gangs, illicit sporting activities, and sensational crimes.  To many of their readers, the Flash Press also conveyed an implicit threat of blackmail, which often led to very ephemeral print runs.  Dates of coverage 1826 to 1876.

This database provides access to a unique, rare, short-lived and often bawdy form of journalism. It covers many topical categories including but not limited to: satirical and often humorous articles on the illicit, low-life aspects of life in the city; urbane critiques of bordellos and their inhabitants; original poems and songs devoted to off-color episodes and characters; interviews with and articles about the most notorious “rakes” of the era; extensive coverage of police activities and sensational crimes and trials; detailed lists of ongoing criminal investigations, some of which are highly satirical; Reviews of the bawdiest theatrical performances; reports on both legal and illegal sporting events such as cock-fighting, bare-knuckle boxing, and horse racing; reporting on gambling and noteworthy gamblers; Rare and detailed coverage of the underground economy of urban America in the 19th century. **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**

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Atlanta Constitution (1868-1945)

The Atlanta Constitution (1868-1945) offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**

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Atlanta Daily World (1931-2003)

The Atlanta Daily World had the first black White House correspondent and was the first black daily in the nation in the 20th century. **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**

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The Baltimore Afro-American (1893-1988)

The longest-running family-owned African American newspaper in the United States. **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**

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The Baltimore Sun (1837-1988)

Searchable full-text and page images from the Baltimore Sun Archive. **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**

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Black Studies Center

This fully cross-searchable gateway to Black Studies includes scholarly essays, periodical literature, historical newspaper articles, reference books, and more. Combines: Schomburg Studies on the Black Experience, International Index of Black Periodicals (IIBP), and The Chicago Defender.  **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**

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Boston Globe (1872-1981)

Full-text and image archive offering complete coverage of the Globe from 1872-1981.  **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**

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Boston Globe (1980-present)

Full text coverage of the Boston Globe, from 1980 to the present, via ProQuest National Newspapers Premier. 

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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.

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Chicago Defender (1905-1975)

Searchable full-text and page images from The Chicago Defender archive. **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**

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Chicago Tribune (1849-1990)

Searchable full-text and page images from the Chicago Tribune archive. **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**

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Chicago Tribune (1989-present)

Full text of the Chicago Tribune, 1989-present. 

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Christian Science Monitor (September, 1988-present)

A major daily newspaper covering national and international news. Published in the US and noted for unbiased, concise and comprehensive coverage. **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**

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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."

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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.**

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The Cleveland Call & Post (1934-1991)

One of the most influential African American newspapers throughout Ohio. William O. Walker became editor in 1932. **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**

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Communist Historical Newspaper Collection

The ProQuest Communist Historical Newspaper collection provides full-text access to major American communist newspapers.

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Detroit Free Press, 1831-1922

Full text access to the Detroit Free Press from 1831-1922. **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**

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El Diario La Prensa NY

The largest and oldest Spanish-language daily newspaper in New York City.

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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.**

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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.**

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Gannett Newsstand

Access to the full text of more than eighty local and regional newspapers (1990s-present), published by the Gannett Publishing. Titles include the Journal News from White Plains and Ocean County Observer from New Jersey.  **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**

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