LibGuides: News: Historical Newspapers

Historic Newspapers

Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers (1789-1963) Database of America's historic newspapers from 1789-1963. Includes the U.S. Newspaper Directory covering American newspapers published between 1690 to present.

New York Times (Historical) (1851-2015) This link opens in a new window Coverage: 1851 to 4 years ago. See "New York Times (Current)" for articles published in the last 4 years.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Historical) (1860-2001) This link opens in a new window Coverage: 1860 - 2001. Digitization in progress. When complete, coverage will extend through 2009.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Historical) (1786-2003) This link opens in a new window Coverage: 1786 - 2003 (a few articles missing). Digitization in progress. When complete, coverage will extend through 2008.

Even more newspapers and periodicals are available in microfilm. Contact a librarian for help locating sources and using our film reader.

For historic York College student newspapers, visit us in Archives and Special Collections.