Now through May 4th (2011), we have a trial to the digitized version of the Baltimore Sun, a popular penny paper. Coverage: 1837-1985.
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[Update: Purchased.]
Tag: american history
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (1874-1922)
Joseph Pulitzer’s first newspaper, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch is now available online through ProQuest Historical Newspapers.
20th Century American Newspapers (Trial)
[Update: trial over.] Now on trial through October 31. Part of America’s Historical Newspapers from Readex, this collection includes ten titles: Dallas Morning News (1923-1981), Augusta (Georgia) Chronicle (1923-1993), Mobile (Alabama) Register (1970-1987), Times Picayune (1837-1981), Trenton (New Jersey) Evening Times (1923-1993), Cleveland Plain Dealer (1923-1990), Portland Oregonian (1923-1974), Seattle Daily Times (1923-1984), Springfield (Massachusetts) Republican (1923-1946), and Springfield (Massachusetts) Union (1947-1971). Please send us feedback on the value of this collection to your research!
Atlas of Historical County Boundaries now available online
The Newberry Library is pleased to announce the completion and release of its Digital Atlas of Historical County Boundaries, a freely available dataset that covers every day-to-day change in the size, shape, location, name, organization, and attachment of each U.S. county and state from the creation of the first county in 1634 through 2000.
Farm, Field and Fireside Agricultural Newspapers Collection
The History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library is pleased to announce the launch of the Farm, Field and Fireside collection. This freely-available locally developed project contains digitized versions of historically significant U.S. farm newspapers published in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
New Subscription: 19th Century U.S. Newspapers
19th Century U.S. Newspapers, a full-text searchable, facsimile-image database, provides access to approximately 1.7 million pages of primary source newspaper content from the 19th century.
More info about 19th Century U.S. Newspapers.
Historical Los Angeles Times Now Available!
Digital images of the Los Angeles Times (1881-1985) are now available to UIUC affiliates via ProQuest’s Historical Newspapers. Browse by issue or search across the full-text in this rich resouce.
Historical Chicago Defender Now Available!
Digital images of the Chicago Defender’s backfiles (1905-1975) are now available to UIUC affiliates via ProQuest’s Historical Newspapers. Browse by issue or search across the full-text in this rich resource.