The links below detail the Libraries’ access to a number of major American newspapers. The format varies by the date and the newspaper, with some papers available online as PDF page images or text-only files, while others are accessible via microfilm.
Search Tip: Article titles from ProQuest databases may be different than the print version. If searching for a specific article, it is suggested you expand your search to include author(s) or even a phrase from the first paragraph.
Other pages on this website explain how you can access newspapers from the state of Ohio or local papers for Athens and Ohio University.
If you don’t see the newspaper you need here, use a Periodical Title Search in the Library catalog to see if the title you need is part of the Libraries’ collections.
If the title you need is not available, ask a librarian for assistance. Newspapers may also be available via OhioLINK or Interlibrary Loan
Chicago Tribune
Los Angeles Times
New York Times
USA Today
Wall Street Journal
Washington Post
Newspaper indexes, like those listed below, let you search for newspaper articles on a particular topic. You can also use them to search for newspaper articles in many different newspapers at a time.
Collection of full-text databases especially good for news, legal sources, and business. Content includes:
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Access Newspaper ARCHIVE contains searchable newspaper pages, dating as far back as the 1700s. Use the archive to view, save and print full-page newspapers from around the world.
Explore African American history, culture and daily life in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Recent premium U.S. news content, as well as archives which stretch back into the 1980s featuring newspapers, newswires, blogs, and news sites in active full-text format. For academic and public libraries, US Newsstream offers exclusive access to the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and co-exclusive access (with Factiva) to The Wall Street Journal. Offers one of the largest collections of local and regional newspapers, and is cross-searchable on the ProQuest platform. To see all publications available in this database, select Publications" near the search options."