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African American Newspapers
- African American Newspapers (1827-1998; Readex/Newsbank)A Metropolitan Library (OKC public) database. Sign up for a library card if you don't have one. 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 Freedom's Journal, The Colored American, The North Star, The National Era, Provincial Freeman, Frederick Douglass Paper, and The Christian Recorder.
- Black American Series (JSTOR, Reveal Digital)Periodicals from the Black Power, Black Arts, Black Nationalism, Separatism, and Black Feminism movements.
- Black Life in America, Series 3 (1976-present; Newsbank)Part of the America's News database. American and global news sources, including over 400 current and historical Black publications.
- Black Panther (1967-1980; Alexander Street Press)The official newspaper of the Black Panther Party. Part of the database Black Thought and Culture.
- Chronicling America: Historic African American Newspapers (Library of Congress)Nearly 300 digitized African American newspapers from nearly every U.S. state.
- Ethnic Newswatch Complete (1959-present; Proquest)Newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic and minority press.
- Historical African American Newspapers Available Online (Marist College)A 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)Includes these historically Black papers:
-Atlanta Daily World, 1931-2010;
-Chicago Defender, 1909-2010;
-Los Angeles Sentinel, 1934-2010;
-New York Amsterdam News, 1922-2010;
-Norfolk Journal and Guide, 1916-2010;
-Pittsburgh Courier, 1911-2010. - Oklahoma African American Newspapers (1892-2019)Part of the Gateway to Oklahoma History digital collection.
Colonial / U.S. Newspapers
- America's Historical Newspapers (1690-1922; Readex/Newsbank)Early American newspapers. (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 Project (mostly 20th century; Univ. of Kansas)Digital History Cooperative founded to recover and preserve rare Indigenous newspapers, photographs, and archival materials from all across Native North America.
- American Indian Newspapers (1828-2016; Adam Matthew)Includes national, local, and student publications from Indigenous peoples of what is now the U.S. and Canada. In English and Indigenous languages.
- American Prison Newspapers (1800-2020; JSTOR, Reveal Digital)Hundreds of newspapers from prisons in every state. Includes penal institutions of all kinds, with special attention paid to women-only institutions.
- Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers (1690-present; Library of Congress)Includes some digitized newspapers and a directory of newspapers published 1690-present.
- Ethnic Newswatch Complete (1959-present; Proquest)Newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic and minority press.
- Factiva Academic Edition (~1970s-present; Dow Jones)U.S. and world newspapers and business and company information. Html text only. No images. NOTE: Database opening screen is "company snapshots." Click Search > Search Builder for newspapers. Many newspapers are NOT available in the academic version of Factiva.
- 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 NewspapersNewspapers published in parts of Canada and the United States.
- Hispanic American Newspapers (1808-1980; Readex/Newsbank)Spanish and Spanish-English newspapers printed in the U.S.
- Historical Jewish Press (1783-present; National Library of Israel)Jewish newspapers from around the world, including the U.S.
- Historical U.S. Newspapers (ProQuest)Includes these U.S. papers:
-Chicago Tribune, 1849-within days of the current issue;
-Los Angeles Times, 1881-within days of the current issue;
-New York Times, 1851-one month ago;
-Wall Street Journal, 1889-within days of the current issue;
-Washington Post, 1877-2006, 2008-within days of the current issue.
(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 (late 20th C.; 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.
- Independent Voices: Feminist (JSTOR Reveal)Alternative press newspapers, magazines and journals.
- Japanese-American Internment Camp Newspapers (1942-1946; Library of Congress)Produced by interned Japanese-Americans during World War II. In English and Japanese, typed, handwritten and drawn.
- Jewish Exponent (1887-1990; Proquest)A Metropolitan Library (OKC public) database. Sign up for a library card if you don't have one. Newspaper out of Philadelphia.
- Newspaper Archive (1607-2023)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 (1700s-2000s; 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.
- New York Times Historical Newspaper (1851-one month ago; Proquest)See NYTimes.com, below, for current issues.
- Nexis Uni (~1970s-present; LexisNexis)News, business, and legal sources. Html text only. No images. NOTE: OU Libraries will cease subscribing to Nexis Uni, effective July 1, 2024. More information about this decision, as well as a list of databases covering the content in Nexis Uni, is available.
- Nineteenth Century U.S. Newspapers (Gale)Newspapers from the 1800s.
- Norman Transcript (2008-present; Newsbank)Text only. No ads, pictures, etc.
- 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.
- 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. Click link for additional login options, type Pioneer for library name, and then enter your library card number. This database may not work on the OU campus.
- Oklahoman Archives (The Oklahoman, formerly The Daily Oklahoman, 1901-March 2022)—Update: as of 10-6-23, 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 1981-present. For other ways to access online content see this blog post. - 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 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 (20th-21st C.; JSTOR, Reveal Digital)Collection 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 Historical Newspaper (1889-within days of the current issue; Proquest)1889-2009 available on microfilm in storage.
- Washington Post Historical Newspaper (1877-2006; 2008-within days of the current issue; Proquest)1877-2009 available on microfilm in storage.
Foreign Newspapers
Africa
- African Newspapers (1800-1922; Readex/Newsbank)More than 40 African newspapers. English and foreign language titles from Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe.
- East African Newspapers (Eastview)Includes Daily Nation (Kenya, 1958-2002), The Ethiopian Herald (Ethiopia, 1943-1989), and The Monitor (Uganda, 1992-2003)
Asia
- Asahi Shimbun AJWEnglish language digital version of the Japanese newspaper.
- Late Qing and Republican-Era Chinese Newspapers (1911-1949; Eastview/CRL)The press of over twenty cities is represented, spanning the Chinese mainland.
- Propaganda and the Chinese Press (1946-1996; Readex/Newsbank)Articles published by major communist Chinese newspapers and translated into English by the CIA.
- South Asian Newspapers (1864-1922; Readex/Newsbank)Newspapers from India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
- Southeast Asian Newspapers (1839-1976; Eastview/CRL)Newspapers from Myanmar (formerly Burma), Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam, and more.
England/U.K.
- British Library Newspapers (1800-1900; Gale)Sixty-nine regional and local newspapers.
- Guardian and Observer Historical Newspapers (1700/1800s-2003; Proquest)The British newspapers, Guardian, 1821-2003, and Observer, 1791-2003.
- Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Burney Newspapers Collection (Gale)More than 1000 pamphlets, proclamations, newsbooks and newspapers from the period.
- Times Digital Archive (London, 1785-2014; Gale)Does NOT include the Sunday edition.
Latin America
- El Caribe Digital Archive (1956-present; Eastview)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.
- Hemeroteca Nacional Digital de MéxicoIn Spanish. Digital National Newspaper Archives of Mexico.
- Independent and Revolutionary Mexican Newspapers (1807-1929; Eastview/CRL)More than 1,000 titles from Mexico’s pre-independence, independence and revolutionary periods.
- Latin American Newspapers (1800-1922; Readex/Newsbank)More than 35 nineteenth- and twentieth-century Latin American newspapers.
Ethnic Presses
- Ethnic Newswatch Complete (1959-present; Proquest)Newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic and minority press.
- Historical Jewish Press (1783-present; National Library of Israel)Jewish newspapers from around the world, including the U.S.
Middle East
- Middle Eastern and North African Newspapers (1870-2019; Eastview/CRL)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 Newspapers (Dates vary)A list of open access historical newspapers and periodicals.
Germany
- Neues Deustchland Digital Archive (1946-present; Eastview)Originally the official organ of the former German Democratic Republic. Continues today as one of Germany’s national dailies, offering contemporary communist and socialist perspectives from German society.
Russia/Former Soviet Union
- Current Digest of the Russian Press (1949-present; Eastview)Russian-language press materials translated into English.
- Imperial Russian Newspapers (1767-1918; Eastview/CRL)Core titles are from Moscow and St. Petersburg, complemented by regional newspapers across the Russian Empire.
- Post-Perestroika Newspapers (1990-2016; Eastview/CRL)Newspapers from post-Soviet Russia.
- Pravda Archive (English; Readex/Newsbank)Articles from Pravda translated into English by the CIA.
- Pravda Digital Archive (1912-2022; Eastview)In Russian. Pravda was the official voice of the Central Committee of the Communist Party (Russia) between 1918 and 1991.
Worldwide Sources
- Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports (1941-1996; Readex/Newsbank)U.S. government translations of foreign broadcasts, publications, and government statements. FBIS was followed by the Open Source Center (OSC) in 2005 and was included in the database World News Connection, which the library does not have. The CIA discontinued public access to the OSC in 2013.
- Google NewspapersNewspapers published in parts of Canada and the United States.
- Joint Publications Research Service (JPRS) Reports (1957-1995; Readex/Newsbank)U.S. government translations of foreign language materials from regions throughout the world. Includes monographs, reports, serials, journal and newspaper articles, and radio and television broadcasts.
News Sources ~1980s-present
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.
- Access World News (~1980s-present; 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.
- America's News (~1980s-present; Newsbank)America’s News provides a variety of news media such as newspaper articles, news blogs, magazines, newswires, journals, transcripts, videos, and web-only news sources. This resource includes access to over 3,600 national, regional, and local news sources, including the Oklahoman from 1981 onward and the Oklahoman Web Edition from 2013 onward.
- Black Life in America, Series 3 (1976-present; Newsbank)Part of the America's News database. American and global news sources, including over 400 current and historical Black publications.
- Ethnic Newswatch Complete (1959-present; Proquest)Newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic and minority press.
- Factiva Academic Edition (~1970s-present; Dow Jones)U.S. and world newspapers and business and company information. Html text only. No images. NOTE: Database opening screen is "company snapshots." Click Search > Search Builder for newspapers. Many newspapers are NOT available in the academic version of Factiva.
- Hispanic Life in America, Series 3 (2010-present; Newsbank)Part of the America's News database, including 700 Spanish-language newspapers and periodicals
- U.S. Newspapers (ProQuest)Includes these U.S. papers:
-Chicago Tribune, 1849-within days of the current issue;
-Los Angeles Times, 1881-within days of the current issue;
-New York Times, 1851-one month ago;
-Wall Street Journal, 1889-within days of the current issue;
-Washington Post, 1877-2006, 2008-within days of the current issue.
(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 (~1980s-present; Ebsco)More than 500 U.S. newspapers and 600 international newspapers, as well as newswires, and radio and television transcripts.
- Newswires (Ebsco)Near real-time access to top world-wide news from Associated Press on a continuous basis. Provides access to the last 30 days of articles in full-text.
- NYTimes.com (Current)Users must create an account to access NYTimes.com. Click here to set up your NYTimes.com account.
- Nexis Uni (~1970s-present; LexisNexis)News, business, and legal sources. Html text only. No images. NOTE: OU Libraries will cease subscribing to Nexis Uni, effective July 1, 2024. More information about this decision, as well as a list of databases covering the content in Nexis Uni, is available.
- 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. Click link for additional login options, type Pioneer for library name, and then enter your library card number. This database may not work on the OU campus.
- Oklahoman Archives (The Oklahoman, formerly The Daily Oklahoman, 1901-March 2022)—Update: as of 10-6-23, 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 1981-present. For other ways to access online content see this blog post. - 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.
- Tulsa World (and title variants)1906-2018 on microfilm. 4th floor East, outside former Government Documents Department. Online: 1989-present.
- 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.
Politics, Commentary, Culture
Please note: As some of these sources come from a digital archive, they may lag behind and may not contain the most current issue available.
- New York Times (NYTimes.com; Current)Users must create an account to access NYTimes.com. Click here to set up your NYTimes.com account.
- 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.