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Databases for
Colonial / U.S. Newspapers
- America's Historical Newspapers (1690-1922; Readex/Newsbank)Early American newspapers providing more than one million pages of full text. (Note: library does not own all the series in this collection.)
- America's Historical Newspapers (1690-1999; Readex/Newsbank)A Metropolitan Library (OKC public) database. Sign up for a library card if you don't have one. Similar to the database above, but contains different newspapers than ours.
- American Indian Digital History ProjectDigital History Cooperative founded to recover and preserve rare Indigenous newspapers, photographs, and archival materials from all across Native North America. (Mostly 20th century materials.)
- American Indian Newspapers (1828-2016; Adam Matthew)Offers a diverse collection of print journalism from Indigenous peoples of the US and Canada. Resources include national periodicals as well as local community news and student publications. This collection is also bi-lingual and features editions in Indigenous-languages, such as Hawaiian, Cherokee and Navajo.
- American Prison Newspapers, 1800-2020: Voices from the Inside (JSTOR, Reveal Digital)A growing collection. "American Prison Newspapers will bring together hundreds of these periodicals from across the country into one collection that will represent penal institutions of all kinds, with special attention paid to women's-only institutions."
- Chicago Tribune Historical Newspaper (1849-1998; 2008-two weeks ago; Proquest)1858-2009 available on microfilm in storage.
- Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers (Library of Congress)Some digitized newspapers and a directory of newspapers published 1690-present.
- Ethnic Newswatch Complete (1959-present; Proquest)Newspapers, magazines, and periodicals of the ethnic, minority and native press.
- 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 (1980-2009; 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.
- Google NewspapersA wide variety of newspapers published in parts of Canada and the United States, including papers published in English and French.
- Hispanic American Newspapers (1808-1980; Readex/Newsbank)Provides access to Spanish-language and bilingual Spanish - English newspapers printed in the U.S. in the 19th and 20th centuries.
- Historical Jewish Press (newspapers; National Library of Israel)Includes English language Jewish newspapers from the US and other areas of the world.
- Historical US Newspapers (ProQuest)Search and view the full text of US papers:
-Chicago Tribune, 1849-1998, 2008-two weeks ago;
-Los Angeles Times, 1881-1997, 2008-two weeks ago;
-New York Times, 1851-one month ago;
-Wall Street Journal, 1889-two weeks ago;
-Washington Post, 1877-2005, 2008-two weeks ago.
(The UK's Guardian and Observer, 1791-2003, is also included in this search as are papers from the Historically Black Newspapers collection.) - Independent Voices (alternative press, ~1970s; JSTOR, Reveal Digital)Alternative press newspapers, magazines and journals produced by feminists, dissident GIs, campus radicals, Native Americans, anti-war activists, Black Power advocates, Hispanics, LGBT activists, the extreme right-wing press and alternative literary magazines during the latter half of the 20th century.
- Japanese-American Internment Camp Newspapers (1942-1946; Library of Congress)Produced by the Japanese-Americans interned at assembly centers and relocation centers around the country during World War II. Includes articles written in English and Japanese, typed, handwritten and drawn.
- Jewish Exponent (Proquest)A Metropolitan Library (OKC public) database. Sign up for a library card if you don't have one. Provides full-text access to the archives of The Jewish Exponent (1887-1990).
- Los Angeles Times Historical Newspaper (1881-1997; 2008-two weeks ago; Proquest)1995-2009 on microfilm in off-site storage.
- Newspaper Archive (1607-2022; available from the OKC library)A Metropolitan Library (OKC public) database. Sign up for a library card if you don't have one. Search tens of millions of U.S. and international newspapers whose coverage goes back more than 400 years.
- Newspapers.com Library EditionA Metropolitan Library (OKC public) database. Sign up for a library card if you don't have one. Dating from the early 1700s into the 2000s, Newspapers.com Library Edition contains full runs and portions of runs of well-known, regional and state titles to small local newspapers in the United States and other countries. Please note that the library edition may not have all newspapers that the personal subscription includes.
- Newspaper Source Plus (~1990s-present; EBSCO)More than 860 full-text newspapers, including Tulsa World, 1997-2014.
- New York Times Historical Newspaper (1851-1 month ago; Proquest)See NYTimes.com, below for current issues.
- Nexis Uni (~1980s-present)Current news from the U.S. and the world.
- Nineteenth Century U.S. Newspapers (Gale)American newspapers from the 1800s.
- NYTimes.com (Current)An account is required to access NYTimes.com Click here to set up your NYTimes.com account.
- 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)Also see The University of Oklahoma Student Newspapers Collection below.
- Oklahoman Archives (The Oklahoman, formerly The Daily Oklahoman, 1901-present)—Update: as of 12-1-22, the database is still available. Due to the large size of the archive, searches may need to be limited with a date range in order to return results.
Because Gannett found this database unprofitable, beginning February 3rd, 2022, the full Oklahoman Archives will no longer be available. Access to the most current 30 days will continue. For other ways to access online content see this blog post. - 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.
- Open Access NewspapersFrom Illinois. Link to freely available digitized newspaper collections.
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch (1874-1922; Proquest)Available through the Metropolitan Library (OKC public) Historical Newspapers collection. Sign up for a library card if you don't have one.
- Student Activism (JSTOR, Reveal Digital)Growing collection that will contain approximately 75,000 pages drawn from special collection libraries and archives around the country. Materials intended for inclusion are wide-ranging in nature: Circulars, leaflets, fliers, pamphlets, newsletters, campaign materials, protest literature, clippings, periodicals, bulletins, letters, press releases, ephemera; and meeting, demonstration, conference, and event documentation.
- 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.
- Wall Street Journal (current)Users must create an account using their OU credentials in order to use this resource and will need to refresh their access on an annual basis.
- Wall Street Journal Historical Newspaper (1889-two weeks ago; Proquest)1889-2009 available on microfilm in storage.
- Washington Post Historical Newspaper (1877-2005; 2008-two weeks ago; Proquest)1877-2009 available on microfilm in storage.
African American Newspapers
- African American Newspapers (1827-1998; available from the OKC library; Readex/Newsbank)A Metropolitan Library (OKC public) database. Sign up for a library card if you don't have one. Search hundreds of African American newspapers from across the United States published during the 19th and 20th centuries.
- African American Newspapers: The 19th Century (Accessible Archives)Includes titles such as Freedom's Journal, Frederick Douglass Paper, and The Christian Recorder.
- Black American Series (JSTOR, Reveal Digital)Periodicals from Black Power advocates, the Black Arts Movement, Black Nationalism, Separatism, and Black Feminism.
- Black Thought and Culture (1700-2006; Alexander Street Press)Full text of interviews, journal articles, letters, etc. Non-fiction published works of leading African Americans. Includes Black Panther newspaper.
- Ethnic Newswatch Complete (1960-present; Proquest)Newspapers, magazines, and periodicals of the ethnic, minority and native press.
- Historical African American Newspapers Available OnlineA list of historical African American Newspapers available online as part of digitization projects at libraries and historical societies as well as digitization projects done by Google.
- Historically Black Newspapers (ProQuest)Search and view the full text of historically Black papers:
-Atlanta Daily World, 1931-2003;
-Chicago Defender, 1909-1975;
-Los Angeles Sentinel, 1934-2005;
-New York Amsterdam News, 1922-1993;
-Norfolk Journal and Guide, 1916-2003;
-Pittsburgh Courier, 1911-2002.
Also listed separately by title in this column. - Oklahoma African American Newspapers (1892-2019)Part of the Gateway to Oklahoma History digital collection from the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Foreign Newspapers
- African Newspapers (Readex/Newsbank)Includes 40 nineteenth and twentieth century African papers.
- Asahi Shimbun AJWEnglish language digital version of the newspaper.
- British Library Newspapers (1800-1900; Gale)Sixty-nine regional and local newspapers.
- Current Digest of the Russian Press 1949- (In English, Eastview)Each week the Current Digest presents a selection of Russian-language press materials, carefully translated into English.
- East African Newspapers (Eastview)Includes Daily Nation (Kenya, 1958-2002), The Ethiopian Herald (Ethiopia, 1943-1989), and The Monitor (Uganda, 1992-2003)
- El Caribe (1956- )Spanish-language daily newspaper published in the Dominican Republic. A chronicle of national and international news, both for the Dominican Republic and the broader Caribbean region.
- Ethnic Newswatch Complete (1960-present; Proquest)Newspapers, magazines, and periodicals of the ethnic, minority and native press.
- Google NewspapersA wide variety of newspapers published in parts of Canada and the United States, including papers published in English and French.
- Guardian and Observer Historical Newspapers (1700/1800s-2003; Proquest)The British newspapers, Guardian, 1821-2003, and Observer, 1791-2003.
- Hemeroteca Nacional Digital de MéxicoIn Spanish. Digital National Newspaper Archives of Mexico.
- Historical Jewish Press (newspapers; National Library of Israel)Includes English language Jewish newspapers from the US and other areas of the world.
- Independent and Revolutionary Mexican Newspapers (1807-1929; Eastview/CRL)Over 1,000 titles from Mexico’s pre-independence, independence and revolutionary periods .
- Late Qing and Republican-Era Chinese Newspapers (1911-1949; Eastview/CRL)The press of over twenty cities is represented, spanning the Chinese mainland.
- Latin American Newspapers (1800-1922; Readex/Newsbank)Access to more than 35 nineteenth- and twentieth-century Latin American newspapers. Featuring titles from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela and elsewhere.
- Middle Eastern and North African Newspapers (Eastview)Includes access to over 80 publications, including Jumhuriyah (الجمهورية, Egypt), Filastin (فلسطين, Palestine), Al Akhbar (الاخبار, Lebanon), Al Riadh (الرياض, Saudi Arabia), and Ad Dustour (الدستور, Jordan). Content is primarily in Arabic, but includes key titles in English and French.
- Mideast and Islamic NewspapersA list of open access historical newspapers and periodicals. Dates vary.
- Pravda Archive (English; Readex/Newsbank)Articles published by Pravda during the Cold War and the years immediately following, from 1959 to 1996, collected and translated into English by the CIA.
- Pravda Digital Archive (1912-2021; In Russian; Eastview)Pravda was the official voice of the Central Committee of the Communist Party (Russia) between 1918 and 1991.
- Propaganda and the Chinese Press (1946-1996; Readex/Newsbank)Articles published by major communist Chinese newspapers from 1946-1996, collected and translated into English by the CIA.
- Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Burney Newspapers Collection (Gale)More than 1000 pamphlets, proclamations, newsbooks and newspapers from the period.
- South Asian Newspapers (1864-1922; Readex/Newsbank)Newspapers from India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
- Times Digital Archive (London, 1785-2014; Gale)Does NOT include the Sunday edition.
Current News
These databases provide access to current newspaper articles. Dates vary, but generally, 1980s-present. See also Newspapers and Magazines Guide from the librarian for journalism and Microform Collections - Newspapers.
- America's News (Available from the OKC library; Readex/Newsbank)A Metropolitan Library (OKC public) database. Sign up for a library card if you don't have one. Explore and stay informed on local and national topics, people and events in areas such as business, health, education, jobs and careers, political and social issues and more. Features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources spanning the U.S., including The Oklahoman and Tulsa World.
- BBC Monitoring (via Factiva and Proquest)NOTE: Link goes to catalog. Choose region of interest.
Provides news and information based on round-the-clock monitoring of radio, TV, press, internet and news agency sources around the world. Reports are translated into English from more than 100 languages. - Ethnic Newswatch Complete (1959-present; Proquest)Newspapers, magazines, and periodicals of the ethnic, minority and native press.
- Factiva (academic edition)Full text of articles from U.S. and world newspapers and business and company information. Please note that many newspapers are NOT available in this academic version of Factiva. OU Libraries has licensed this database for 5 simultaneous users.
- US Newspapers (ProQuest)Search and view the full text of US papers:
-Chicago Tribune, 1849-1998, 2008-two weeks ago;
-Los Angeles Times, 1881-1997, 2008-two weeks ago;
-New York Times, 1851-one month ago;
-Wall Street Journal, 1889-two weeks ago;
-Washington Post, 1877-2005, 2008-two weeks ago.
(The UK's Guardian and Observer, 1791-2003, is also included in this search as are papers from the Historically Black Newspapers collection.) - International News - LinksLinks to news and media sites around the world.
- Newspaper Source Plus (~1990s-present; EBSCO)More than 860 full-text newspapers, including Tulsa World, 1997-2014.
- Newswires (EBSCO)Near real-time access to top world-wide news from Associated Press, United Press International, PR Newswire, Xinhua, CNN Wire, and Business Wire on a continuous basis.
- Nexis Uni, ~1980s-presentCurrent news sources.
- NYTimes.com (Current)An account is required to access NYTimes.com Click here to set up your NYTimes.com account. The account must be set up while on campus.
- Oklahoman Archives (The Oklahoman, formerly The Daily Oklahoman, 1901-present)—Update: as of 12-1-22, the database is still available. Due to the large size of the archive, searches may need to be limited with a date range in order to return results.
Because Gannett found this database unprofitable, beginning February 3rd, 2022, the full Oklahoman Archives will no longer be available. Access to the most current 30 days will continue. For other ways to access online content see this blog post. - Oklahoma News (Available from the OKC library; 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.
- Tulsa World (Newsbank)From 2019. Most recent 3 month(s) not available.
- U.S. Major Dailies (Available from the OKC library; Proquest)A Metropolitan Library (OKC public) database. Sign up for a library card if you don't have one. US Major Dailies provides access to the five most respected US national and regional newspapers: the New York Times, The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune.
- Wall Street Journal (current)Users must create an account using their OU credentials in order to use this resource and will need to refresh their access on an annual basis.