America's Historical Newspapers

Early American Newspapers provides an unparalleled record of daily life in hundreds of diverse American communities. Through eyewitness reporting, editorials, legislative updates, letters, poetry, advertisements, election returns, matrimony and death notices, maps, cartoons, illustrations and more, these historical newspapers offer researchers essential local and national perspectives on American history, culture and daily life across three centuries. The collections feature more than 6,000 titles from all 50 states and Washington, D.C. 

The collections include the following series:

  • African American Newspapers
  • African American Newspapers, Series 2
  • Early American Newspapers, Series 1: From Colonies to Nation
  • Early American Newspapers, Series 2: The New Republic
  • Early American Newspapers, Series 3: From Farm to City
  • Early American Newspapers, Series 4: The Rise of Industry
  • Early American Newspapers, Series 5: An Emerging World Power
  • Early American Newspapers, Series 6: Compromise and Disunion
  • Early American Newspapers, Series 7: Reform and Retrenchment
  • Early American Newspapers, Series 8: A Nation in Transition
  • Early American Newspapers, Series 9: Protest and Prosperity
  • Early American Newspapers, Series 10: Regional Pioneers
  • Early American Newspapers, Series 11: From Agrarian Republic to World Power
  • Early American Newspapers, Series 12: The Specialized Press
  • Early American Newspapers, Series 13: The American West
  • Early American Newspapers, Series 14: The Expansion of Urban America
  • Early American Newspapers, Series 15: Immigrant Communities
  • Early American Newspapers, Series 16: Industry and the Environment
  • Early American Newspapers, Series 17: American Heartland
  • Early American Newspapers, Series 18: Racial Awakening in the Northeast.