Finding Historical Newspaper Articles - History 118 - United States History, 1865-Present - Fishman

Historical Newspaper Articles from GCC Databases

Use the databases below to find historical newspaper articles.

American Antiquarian Society (AAS) Historical Periodicals Collection
American Antiquarian Society (AAS), the premier library documenting the life of America's people from the Colonial Era through the Civil War and Reconstruction. It is a comprehensive collection of American periodicals published between 1684 and 1912.
Los Angeles Times Historical Newspapers (1881- 2000)
Reproductions of every page from every issue of the Los Angeles Times in downloadable PDF files.
New York Times Historical Newspapers with Index (1851-2019)
Access to this database ended June 30, 2024. To see historical New York Times articles as they were originally pubished, use TimesMachine Archives (1851-2002) through your NYTimes.com account (claim your free access to NYTimes.com using New York Times: GCC Academic Pass).

Historical Newspaper Articles from Public Libraries

The Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL) offers many digitized historical newspaper articles, including the archives of the Los Angeles Sentinel and Rafu Shimpo: https://lapl.org/collections-resources/research-and-homework

You need an LAPL card to access them. If you live in the city of LA, you can get an e-card and have immediate access to online databases: https://lapl.org/about-lapl/contact-us/e-card/e-card-registration. If not, you can visit a branch in person with an ID and proof of address to get a library card.

The Los Angeles County Library also offers many digitized historical newspaper articles, including the archives of the Los Angeles Sentinel: https://lacountylibrary.org/databases

You need an LA County library card to access them. If you live in the county of Los Angeles, you can get a Digital card and have immediate access to online databases: https://catalog.lacountylibrary.org/custom/web/registration/index.html

Historical Newspaper Articles on the Open Web

California Digital Newspaper Collection
The California Digital Newspaper Collection is a growing repository of historical California newspapers published from 1846-present, including the first California newspaper, the Californian, and the first daily California newspaper, the Daily Alta California. It also contains issues of current California newspapers, collected as PDFs, that are part of a project to preserve and provide access to contemporary papers.
Chronicling America
Free access to millions of historic American newspaper pages from the Library of Congress.