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ProQuest Historical Newspapers ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY

Access: On-Site Access Only

Description: Offers full-text and full-image articles from the Atlanta Constitution, Boston Globe, Chicago Defender, Chicago Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, New York Amsterdam News, New York Times, Pittsburgh Courier, Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post, dating back to their first issue (this search also includes the American Periodical Series). The collection includes digital reproductions of every page from every issue--cover to cover--in PDF files.

Individual & combined title search:

  • American Periodical Series (Over 1,100 periodicals published between 1740 to 1900)
  • Atlanta Constitution (1868-1942)
  • Boston Globe (1872-1925)
  • Chicago Defender (1905-1975)
  • Chicago Tribune (1849-1986)
  • Christian Science Monitor (1908-1995)
  • Los Angeles Times (1881-1986)
  • New York Amsterdam News (1922-1993)
  • New York Times (1851-2005)
  • Pittsburgh Courier (1911-2002, when completed)
  • Wall Street Journal (1889-1991)
  • Washington Post (1877-1992)
For locating other newspaper holdings, see: Finding Aids and Guides to the Library of Congress Newspaper Collections .

Coverage: Various Dates

Subject(s)
E-Journals, Books & Newspapers
History, Genealogy & Archives
Newspapers (Historical)
Subscription Database List

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Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970
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