Newspapers
This is a selection of mostly full-text historical and current newspapers online. Requires OU 4x4 for access. Also try Laurie Scrivener's Primary Sources guide.
- African American Newspapers: The 19th CenturyIncludes Freedom's Journal, The Colored American, The North Star, The National Era, Provincial Freeman, Frederick Douglass Paper, and The Christian Recorder.
- America's Historical Newspapers, 1690-1922Nearly 2000 titles.
- British Library Newspapers (1800-1900)Full text access to approximately 1300 British newspapers.
- Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers (1836-1922)Library of Congress site including some digitized newspapers, and a directory of newspapers published from 1690-present.
- Eighteenth Century Journals (ca. 1685-1815)Bringing together rare journals printed between c.1685 and 1835, this resource illuminates all aspects of eighteenth-century social, political and literary life.
- Historically Black Newspapers (ProQuest)Search and view the full text of the Atlanta Daily World 1931-2003, Chicago Defender 1910-1975, Los Angeles Sentinel 1934-2005, New York Amsterdam News 1922-1993, Norfolk Journal and Guide 1921-2003, Pittsburgh Courier 1911-2002.
- Historical Newspapers (Proquest)Search and view the full text of Atlanta Daily World 1931-2003, Chicago Defender 1910-1975, Chicago Tribune 1849-1988, Guardian 1821-2003 and Observer 1791-2003, Los Angeles Sentinel 1934-2005, Los Angeles Times 1881-1988, New York Amsterdam News 1922-1993, New York Times 1851-2009, Norfolk Journal and Guide 1921-2003, Pittsburgh Courier 1911-2002, Wall Street Journal 1889-1994, and Washington Post 1877-1995.
- Nineteenth Century U.S. NewspapersAmerican newspapers from the 1800s.
- NYTimes.comAn account is required to access NYTimes.com Click here to set up your NYTimes.com account.
- Oklahoman Archives (The Oklahoman, formerly The Daily Oklahoman, 1901-March 3, 2022)—UPDATE: Despite being freely available for more than 2 years, as of 7-3-2024, the database is no longer available.
Because Gannett found this database unprofitable, beginning February 3rd, 2022, the full Oklahoman Archives will no longer be available. Access to 1981-present. For other ways to access online content see this blog post. - Times Digital ArchiveLondon Times newspaper, 1785-2019. Does NOT include the Sunday edition.
Magazines & Journals
Try looking for magazine or journal articles in these databases. Requires OU 4x4 for access.
- American Antiquarian Society Historical Periodicals Collection (1691-1877; Ebsco)American (and some British) magazines and journals.
- American Periodicals Series (1740-1940s; Proquest)Magazines and journals that began publishing between 1740 and 1940.
- British Periodicals (1681-1939; Proquest)British magazines and journals.
- Eight Centuries (formerly Nineteenth Century Masterfile)A comprehensive database aggregating vast scholarly indexes to journals, newspapers, books, documents, artwork, and images.
- Eighteenth Century Journals (ca. 1685-1815)Bringing together rare journals printed between c.1685 and 1835, this resource illuminates all aspects of eighteenth-century social, political and literary life.
- Godey's Ladys BookA publication intended for American women. Covers topics such as fashion, mineralogy, handcrafts, dance, health and hygiene, recipes, and remedies.
- HarpWeek (1857-1912)Full text of Harper's Weekly magazine.
- MasterFILE CompleteIndexes and abstracts journals and popular magazines covering a wide variety of topics, including business, consumer health, culture, education, and general science. Also includes an image gallery, eBooks, and primary source documents. Some full text is available.
- The New Yorker, 1925-presentHINT: to read issues in a "turn the page" format, click Archives and then Browse All Issues.
- Nineteenth Century UK PeriodicalsFull text of British periodicals.
- Reader's Guide RetrospectiveIndexes content from magazines published between 1890-1982. Some full text.
- Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals, 1824-1900NOTE: Now part of C19: The 19th Century Index.