News and Newspapers

"As the only major daily newspaper in the Atlanta area, the Atlanta Journal Constitution provides a fascinating glimpse into the political, economic, cultural, and social life of the southeastern United States from Reconstruction through the late 20th century. The Atlanta Journal Constitution is vital for history, business, literature, and culture research into topics such as: • Post-Civil War reconstruction • The voting rights of slaves • Civil Rights Movement • Racial desegregation • Industrial and economic development in the New South • The history of the Coca-Cola Company • The rise of the city as a convention center • The origin of Uncle Remus stories • Launch of CNN • The premiere of “Gone with the Wind”"
The Constitution (1868-1869); The Atlanta Constitution (1869-1875); The Atlanta Daily Constitution (1875); The Constitution (1875-1876); The Daily Constitution (1876-1881); The Atlanta Constitution (1881-1945); The Atlanta Constitution (1946- ); The Atlanta Journal and the Atlanta Constitution (1950-1968)

"Founded by former slave John Henry Murphy, Sr. when he merged three church publications, The Baltimore Afro-American became one of the most widely circulated African-American newspapers on the Atlantic Coast. In addition to featuring the first black female reporter (Murphy’s daughter) and female sportswriters, the paper’s contributors have included writer Langston Hughes, intellectual J. Saunders Redding, artist Romare Bearden, and sports editor Sam Lacy, whose column influenced the desegregation of professional sports. Through the decades, the newspaper fought for equal employment rights, urged African-American participation in politics, and advocated state-funded higher education for blacks. In the 1930s, The Afro-American launched “The Clean Block” campaign, which is still in existence today, to clean up inner-city neighborhoods and fight crime. It stationed correspondents in Europe and the Pacific during World War II, providing first-hand reports to readers. In the 1950s, working with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the newspaper’s efforts contributed to the outlawing of public school segregation."

"The Chicago Defender has been a leading voice of the black community well beyond the Windy City, with more than two-thirds of its readership outside Chicago. The newspaper was a proponent of The Great Migration, the move of over 1.5 million African Americans from the segregated South to the industrial North from 1915 to 1925. It reported on the Red Summer race riots of 1919 and editorialized for anti-lynching legislation and the integration of blacks into the U.S. military. This newspaper also supported the aviation career of Bessie Coleman, the first African American female pilot, and promoted the writing of Langston Hughes, a poet and leader of the Harlem Renaissance, and Gwendolyn Brooks, poet laureate of Illinois."

"The Chicago Tribune, known as the “The Trib” to Midwest natives, is best known for its prize-winning investigative and public service journalism providing historical coverage of people and events critical to the evolution of the Midwest and the United States. As the largest newspaper in the Midwest, the Chicago Tribune is a critcial source of local, regional and national primary source information and insights such as: • The Great Fire of 1871 • Chicago’s Jubilee in 1893 and 1909 • The Progressive Movement of the 1920’s • The works of Nobel Peace Prize-winning social reformer Jane Addams • Expositions on the activities of mobsters like Al Capone • Editorial cartoons from Pulitzer Prize-winning John T. McCutcheon’s • The city’s long history of Democratic machine politics • Immigration reform movements • The election of President Barack Obama, former Illinois senator from Chicago"
Chicago Daily Tribune (1849-1858); Chicago Press and Tribune (1858-1860); Chicago Tribune (1860-1872); Chicago Daily Tribune (1872-1922); Chicago Daily Tribune (1923-1963); Chicago Tribune (1963-1996); Chicago Tribune (1997- )

"After being provoked by Joseph Pulitzer’s New York World newspaper for her unconventional religious ideas, 87-year-old Mary Baker Eddy founded The Christian Science Monitor. In contrast to the yellow journalism of the day, this newspaper’s directive was to “injure no man, but to bless all mankind.” Over the decades, her newspaper has earned many awards for journalistic excellence — including, ironically, several “Pulitzer” Prizes. With the exception of publishing one religious article each day at the request of the pioneering Mrs. Eddy, The Christian Science Monitor provides secular, balanced coverage of international news and events, as a public service. For more than 100 years, its staff writers and correspondents around the world have reported on wars, scientific discoveries, human rights abuses, political campaigns, the arts, the environment, and people trying to make a positive difference."

Complete text and images of the New York Times.

includes full text images (1837-1988; 2017-current) and text (1989-current)
"Established as The Picayune in 1837, the paper’s initial price was one picayune—a Spanish coin equivalent to about six cents. During the 19th century, The Picayune became one of America’s most quoted newspapers, and its archives are a valuable source of information on the Mexican War, the impact of railroads, catastrophic floods, New Orleans’ growth as a commercial center, the Civil War and Reconstruction and much more. By the late 1800s, under the leadership of Eliza Jane Poitevent, the first female publisher of a major metropolitan daily, the paper had introduced a number of journalistic innovations such as society reporting, children’s pages and the first women’s advice column. The Picayune merged with the Times-Democrat, its fierce competitor, in 1914 to become The Times-Picayune. A rich resource for 20th-century culture and history, its archives chronicle issues and events of local and national importance. Topics covered include New Orleans’ lingering francophone influence, the Yellow Fever scare of 1905, destructive hurricanes, state governor Huey P. Long’s tumultuous career, the construction of levees to protect low-lying areas and the election of the city’s first African American mayor in 1978."

"Online researchers have access to more than 100 years of The Wall Street Journal’s accurate reporting, exclusive analysis, agenda- setting editorials, and controversial opinions. In addition to the printed stories, researchers also can study the charts, stock tables, graphics, and illustrations featured in the publication."

"The Annual Register is a year-by-year record of British and world events, published annually since 1758. This classic reference work provides historians and students with information on the major and minor events of the past 250+ years, with historical context and perspective and a mass of biographical information. The Annual Register also provides the student, teacher, and researcher with key insights into contemporary 18th and 19th century attitudes towards the political and social events, issues, developments, and trials of the time."

Boasting some 3.5 million articles and more than 800,000 digitized pages, The Sunday Times Historical Archive is a gateway to the greatest crimes, careers, and culture of the last two centuries. This archive is an important resource for the humanities and social sciences, especially in history, media studies, journalism, literature, cultural studies, politics, and theater. The collection is also a valuable resource for family history and genealogy.
Despite the similarity of their names, The Sunday Times was an entirely separate paper from The Times until 1 January 1967, when both London papers came under the common ownership of Times Newspapers Ltd. To this day, The Sunday Times remains editorially independent from The Times, with its own remit and perspective on the news.

The Times Digital Archive is an online, full-text facsimile of more than 200 years of The Times, with eighteenth-, nineteenth-, and twentieth-century news coverage. Created in 1785, the Times is the oldest daily newspaper in continuous publication. With over 12 million articles available, the archive supports research across multiple disciplines and areas of interest, including business, humanities, political science, and philosophy, along with coverage of all major international historical events.

A newspaper for teachers covering primary and secondary education news covering public policy and pedagogical practice worldwide, with a focus on the United Kingdom. The TES archive includes 4,300 newspaper issues with articles related to education, social history, women's studies, public health, literature and the arts, and other topics in the humanities and social sciences.

The Times Literary Supplement (TLS) has served for over 100 years as a leading forum for fine writing, literary discoveries, and insightful debate. From its Anglo-centric beginnings, it developed into a truly international publication by the mid-twentieth century, with contributors from every region of the world and coverage ranging from literature and criticism to history, science, politics, and art. Many of the world's leading writers, critics, and thinkers have contributed to the TLS, making it a rich resource for following the developments of debate, opinion, and perspective from the early twentieth century through the present.

"The Bloomberg Businessweek Archive contains indexing, abstracting, and full text for the complete archive of Businessweek, beginning with its first issue in 1929 and ending in December 2000."

"Founded in 1843, The Economist's principles and methods remain relevant today. It is renowned for its consistent approach to internationalism and championing of minimal state in political and government affairs. In more than 8,000 issues since its first publication in 1843, The Economist has presented timely reporting, concise commentary, and comprehensive analysis of global news every week. With objective authority, clarity, and wit, The Economist presents the worlds political, business, scientific, technological, and cultural developments and the connections between them. Full-color images, multiple search indexes, and the facility to browse each and every issue - all combine to offer a unique primary source covering the nineteenth and twentieth centuries."

"The Forbes Archive contains indexing, abstracting, and full text for the complete archive of Forbes, beginning with its first issue in 1917 and ending in December 2000."

"The Fortune Magazine Archive consists of cover to cover processing dating back to issue number one in 1930 of the American business magazine Fortune, published by Time Inc."

Search over 180 sources, including historical archives for the following titles:
- U.S. Army & Navy Journal & Gazette of the Regular & Volunteer Forces, 1863-1929
- Army & Navy Journal, 1929-2000
- Happy Days, 1933-1945
- Army Times, 1940-current
- Air Force Times, 1947-current
- Marshall Plan Letter, 1948-1950
- Navy Times, 1951-current
- U.S. Coast Guard Magazine, 1955-1956
- Federal Times, 1965-2020
- Defense News, 1986-current
- Armed Forces Journal, 1998-2013
- Marine Corps Times, 1999-current

"MVP: JET Magazine Archive covers the civil rights movement, politics, education, and other social topics with an African American focus. It includes over 500 issues providing a view of news, culture, and entertainment during the 1980s. Full Release: JET Magazine Archive covers the civil rights movement, politics, education, and other social topics with an African American focus. It includes over 3,000 issues providing a broad view of news, culture, and entertainment from its first issue in 1951 through 2014."

"The Nation Archive contains indexing, abstracting, and full text for the complete archive of The Nation, beginning with its first issue in 1865 all the way to the present. The Nation is America’s oldest weekly magazine and one if its premier journals of opinion since its inception in 1865. The Nation has long been regarded as one of the country’s definitive journalistic voices of writing on politics, culture, books, and the arts, and continues to stand as the independent voice in American journalism."

"For ninety years The New Republic has provided in-depth examination of American politics, foreign policy and culture with an uncanny ability in covering issues before reaching the mainstream. The New Republic continues to be the leading journal of opinion and covers topics from a variety of viewpoints. This database offers complete indexing & abstracting and full text for all issues back to the journals inception in 1914."

"News, Policy & Politics Magazine Archive offers unprecedented digital access to the archival runs of 15 major 20th/21st-century consumer magazines covering such fields as the history of politics, current events, public policy, and international relations. Each title has a deep backfile - the earliest content dates from 1918 - and issues are scanned from cover to cover in full color*. Central to this collection is the archive of Newsweek, one of the 20th century's most prominent, highest circulating general interest magazines."
-- World Tomorrow (1918-1934) -- Newsweek (1933-2012) -- Fellowship (1935-2016) -- UNESCO Courier (1948-2001) -- Church & State (1948-2015) -- Americas (1949-2012) -- NATO Review (1953-2001) -- Europe (1954-2002) -- UN Chronicle (1964-2015) -- New Internationalist (1973-2013) -- Whole Earth (1974-2002) -- State Legislatures (1975-2015) -- In These Times (1976-2015) -- Dollars & Sense (1977-2015) -- Common Cause (1980-1996)

"The U. S. News & World Report Magazine Archive (1926-1984) database consists of the influential news magazine U. S. News & World Report (1948-1984) -- plus the predecessor titles: United States Daily (1926-1933), United States News (1933-1948), and World Report (1946-1948). Each title features cover to cover processing, which renders all of the content from the front cover to the back cover fully searchable, including the advertisements."

"A searchable archive of leading women’s interest magazines, dating from the 19th century through to the 21st. Consumer magazines aimed at a female readership are recognized as critical primary sources through which to interpret multiple aspects of 19th and 20th-century history and culture."
-- Good Housekeeping (1885-2005) -- Ladies' Home Journal (1885-2005) -- Redbook (1903-2005) -- Better Homes & Gardens (1922-2005) -- Parents (1926-2005) -- Chatelaine (1928-2005)