Oklahoma Newspapers
Current and historical Oklahoma news sources. See also Indian Territory and Early Oklahoma guide.
- Black Chronicle (1995-2022; Microfilm)An African American newspaper out of Oklahoma City. Click title then request via Sooner Xpress.
- Black Dispatch (1917-1981; Microfilm)An African-American newspaper out of Oklahoma City. Click title then request via Sooner Xpress.
1917-1929, 1950-1959 available at Gateway to Oklahoma History. - Boley Progress (1905-1926; Microfilm)An African American newspaper out of Boley, Oklahoma. Click title then request via Sooner Xpress.
- Current Newspapers (Proquest)Includes the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post.
- Ethnic Newswatch Complete (1959-present; Proquest)Newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic and minority press. Includes some Oklahoma newspapers.
- Gateway to Oklahoma History (1850s-1920s+; Oklahoma Historical Society)Online repository of Oklahoma history. Originally covered newspapers up to the 1920s but later years are increasingly being added. Includes African American newspapers.
- Gayly Oklahoman (1983-2006; Oklahoma Historical Society)(Also in paper, issues missing: 1983-1992; 2002-2006, Bizzell, 2nd floor: HQ 75 .G39.) Newspaper for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community in OKC and Tulsa. See also the webpage.
- Indigenous Newspapers of North America (1828-2016; Adam Matthew)Includes several Oklahoma newspapers.
- Journal Record (1985-present; Proquest)Lags behind one week. OKC business and legal news.
- Newspaper Archive (1607-2024)A Metropolitan Library (OKC public) database. Sign up for a library card if you don't have one. U.S. and international newspapers. NOTE: Sometimes if a paper is not in Newspapers.com, it will be in this database.
- Newspapers.com Library Edition (1690-2024; Ancestry.com via Proquest)A Metropolitan Library (OKC public) database. Sign up for a library card if you don't have one. Full runs and portions of runs of well-known, regional and state titles to small local newspapers in the United States and other countries. NOTE: The library edition does not have all newspapers that the personal subscription includes.
- Norman Transcript (1889-2022; Microfilm)Online: 2008-present. (Text only.)
- Oklahoma African American Newspapers (1892-2019)Part of the Gateway to Oklahoma History digital collection.
- Oklahoma City Times (1888-1984; Oklahoma Historical Society)In 1916, the Oklahoma City Times became an evening supplement to the Daily Oklahoman. In 1984, it was incorporated into the Oklahoman and ceased publication.
- Oklahoma Daily (1916-2017; Oklahoma Historical Society)University of Oklahoma student newspaper. Also see The University of Oklahoma Student Newspapers Collection below.
- Oklahoma Eagle (1939-2019; Microfilm)An African American newspaper out of Tulsa.
- Oklahoman (1981-present; Newsbank)Text only, 1981-2019. Scanned images of the paper available from 2020-present.
- Oklahoman Archive (1901-present; Newsbank)A Pioneer Library System (Norman) database. Sign up for a library card if you don't have one. The Oklahoman, formerly The Daily Oklahoman. Full text of images to 1991. Text only 1992-2019. NOTE: Scroll down and click on Oklahoman Archive - Newsbank.
- Oklahoman Collection (1901-present; Newsbank)A Metropolitan Library (OKC public) database. Sign up for a library card if you don't have one. The Oklahoman, formerly The Daily Oklahoman. Full text of images to 1991. Text only 1992-2019.
- Oklahoma News (~1980s-present; Newsbank)A Metropolitan Library (OKC public) database. Sign up for a library card if you don't have one. Provides full-text access to dozens of newspapers across Oklahoma. Includes full-text and image editions of The Oklahoman and Tulsa World.
- Oklahoma Newspapers ListScroll all the way to the bottom of this page for a list of digitized newspapers from various sources such as libraries and Google. Dates vary.
- The O’Collegian (1895-2008)Oklahoma State's student newspaper.
- Tulsa World (1906-2018; Microfilm)Online: 1989-present. (Text only.)
- University of Oklahoma Student Newspapers (1905-2017; Oklahoma Historical Society)Includes the Oklahoma Daily. The University of Oklahoma Student Newspapers Collection comprises work produced across various publications that have chronicled the evolution of the University of Oklahoma since its earliest days.