Library Guides: English Literature: Historical Newspapers

Historical Newspapers - US

Although Alden Library Newspaper page is a great place to start; I don't want you to miss some other historical newspaper databases representing US from colonial times to 20th Century.

19th Century US newspapers
Searchable database containing digital facsimile images of newspapers; presented as full page layout as well as single articles; advertisements and illustrations included. This collection includes numerous newspapers from a range of urban and rural regions throughout the U.S.; and it encompasses the entire 19th century
Access Newspaper Archive
Contains tens of millions of searchable newspaper pages, dating as far back as the 1700s.
African American Newspapers, 1827-1998
Explore African American history, culture and daily life in the 19th and 20th centuries.
America's Historical Newspapers
From Colonial Era through 20th Century.

Historical Newspaper - Great Britain

Although Alden Library Newspaper page is a great place to start; I don't want you to miss some other historical newspaper databases representing British history from 1600's - 20th Century.

17th-18th century Burney Collection Newspapers
Searchable full-text access to the British Library's collection of the newspapers, pamphlets, and books gathered by Reverend Charles Burney (1757-1817)--the largest and most comprehensive collection of early English news media.
British Library Online Newspaper Archive
SUBSCRIBE (at no cost) in order to access.
Contents as of Feb. 25, 2002: selected isses of Daily news,, Manchester guardian, News of the world, Penny illustrated, Weekly dispatch,
Eighteenth Century Journals: A portal to newspapers and periodicals, 1685-1815
Newspapers and periodicals c1685-1815 offers integrated access to the a variety of library collections, includng Hope Collection at the Bodleian Library, the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center University of Texas the British Newspaper Library at Colindale, London and the Cambridge University Library.
Illustrated London News Digital Archive, 1842-2003
The Illustrated London News is the world’s first and perhaps most celebrated illustrated newspaper. The fact that the rise of the Illustrated London News coincided with the expansion of the British Empire throughout the non-Western world gives it added relevance and historical significance. The archive offers over 260,000 pages of fully searchable text.
Times Digital Archive, 1785-1985
The entire newspaper is captured, with all articles, advertisements and illustrations/photos divided into categories to facilitate searching. Data will be added monthly until the entire period of 1785-1985 is available. Times of London, London times

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