Chronological Lists of US Newspapers in Microform Available at the Library of Congress: 1940 - 1989

NOTE: The following files list U.S. newspapers available for use at the Library of Congress. All entries are alphabetically arranged by state abbreviation, city, and title. Unless noted as a partial file, all holdings are assumed to be complete for the years listed. Because newspaper titles typically vary over time, the Chronological Indexes generally display the title used by a newspaper for the majority of a given decade. Microfilm control numbers have been listed to aid readers in accurately requesting material. To view these pages, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your desktop, which may be downloaded free from Adobe's site.

• 1940-1949 U.S. Newspapers (pdf / File size: 163 KB)
• 1950-1959 U.S. Newspapers (pdf / File size: 129 KB)
• 1960-1969 U.S. Newspapers (pdf / File size: 142.KB)
• 1970-1979 U.S. Newspapers (pdf / File size: 148 KB)
• 1980-1989 U.S. Newspapers (pdf / File size: 145 KB)
• Newspaper Exceptions Report - The exceptions report lists newspapers that require additional explanation due to name changes, mergers, strikes, place of publication changes, etc. The newspapers are listed by state and then control number.