LibGuides: HIST-300 History Workshop (Euraque): Newspapers and Primary Sources

Newspapers and News Sources

Search for your person or any organizations, groups or historical events that they might have been associated with during their lifetime.

Access World News Research Collection (Newsbank) This link opens in a new window
A full-text news resource consisting of local, regional, national and international sources. Updated daily, it offers primary source information on today’s issues and events from newspapers, newswires, transcripts, video clips, web only, and blogs.
Chicago Tribune (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) This link opens in a new window
Archive of the Chicago Tribune from 1849-2014.
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Chronicling America provides access to information about historic newspapers and select digitized newspaper pages from around the United States from 1770-1963. It is produced by the National Digital Newspaper Program in partnership between the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress.
Detroit Free Press (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) This link opens in a new window
Archive of the Detroit Free Press from 1831-1999.
Los Angeles Times (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) This link opens in a new window
Archive of the Los Angeles Times from 1881-2015.
New York Times (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) This link opens in a new window
Archive of the New York Times from 1851-2019. Contains New York Times Index.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) This link opens in a new window
Archive of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch from 1923-2003.
Washington Post (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) This link opens in a new window
Archive of the Washington Post from 1877-2007.

More Primary Sources

Ancestry Library Edition This link opens in a new window
New genealogy research tool that provides instant access to a wide range of unique resources for genealogical and historical research. With more than 1.5 billion names in over 4,000 databases, Ancestry Library Edition includes records from the United States Census; military records; court, land and probate records; vital and church records; directories; passenger lists and more. These collections are continuously expanding, with new content added every business day.

Immigration to the United States, 1789-1930
A collection of historical materials from Harvard's libraries, archives, and museums that documents voluntary immigration to the United States from the signing of the Constitution to the onset of the Great Depression. Concentrating heavily on the 19th century, Immigration to the US includes over 400,000 pages from more than 2,200 books, pamphlets, and serials, over 9,600 pages from manuscript and archival collections, and more than 7,800 photographs.
Internet Archive
The Internet Archive and Open Library offers over 8,000,000 fully accessible public domain eBooks. Contains many primary source documents.