LibGuides: Newspapers: 19th Century

Historical Period - 19th Century Newspapers

African-American Newspapers: the 19th Century This link opens in a new window
This collection of African-American Newspapers contains a wealth of information about cultural life and history during the 1800s. It also contains large numbers of early biographies, vital statistics, essays and editorials, poetry and prose, and advertisements, all of which embody the African-American experience.
This database will ultimately contain the complete text of the major African-American newspapers published in the United States during the 19th century. Coverage includes: The Colored American (Weekly Advocate), The North Star, The National Era, Provincial Freeman, Frederick Douglass Paper, and The Christian Recorder.
America's Historical Newspapers This link opens in a new window
America's Historical Newspapers contains local and regional newspapers from the United States including including Early American Newspapers Series 1-8, 1690-1922, Hispanic American Newspapers, 1808-1980, African American Newspapers, 1827-1998, and Caribbean Newspapers, Series 1, 1718-1876.
ANNO -- Austrian Newspapers Online This link opens in a new window
This is a virtual newspaper reading room hosted by the Austrian National Library. It makes available to readers hundreds of historical newspaper and magazine titles published in Austria from late 18th through early 20th century.
This is a virtual newspaper reading room hosted by the Austrian National Library. It makes available to readers hundreds of historical newspaper and magazine titles published in Austria from late 18th through early 20th century.
British Library Newspapers This link opens in a new window
These archives contain mid-eighteenth-to-mid-twentieth-century regional and local British newspapers from the British Library (Gale). Rice University owns access to: Part I: 1800-1900 (national and regional papers); Part II:1800-1900 (local newspapers); Part III: 1741-1950 (national and regional papers); Part IV: 1732-1950 (local newspapers); Part V: 1746-1950 (northern regional newspapers); and Part VI: 1783-1950 (Ireland).
Chronicling America This link opens in a new window
Full-text newspapers (ranging from 1836 to 1922) from the National Digital Newspaper Program. Hosted by the Library of Congress.
Civil War Era Newspapers This link opens in a new window
This database includes historical newspapers, pamphlets and ephemeral works.
Confederate Newspapers: A Collection from Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia and Alabama This link opens in a new window
These newspapers, ranging from 1861-1865, "recorded the real and true history of public opinion during the war. In their columns is to be found the only really correct and indicative ’map of busy life, its fluctuations and its vast concerns’ in the South, during her days of darkness and of trial. (Gale)"
Early American Newspapers, 1690-1922 This link opens in a new window
This series consists of "the single most comprehensive online resource for searching and browsing early American newspapers (Readex). Series 1: From Colonies to Nation; Series 2: The New Republic; Series 3: From Farm to City; Series 4: The Rise of Industry; Series 5: An Emerging World Power; Series 6: Compromise and Disunion; Series 7: Reform and Retrenchment; and Series 8: A Nation in Transition.
Guardian (the) and The Observer - Historical Newspapers This link opens in a new window
The Guardian (1821-2003) and its sister paper, The Observer (1791-2003) provide facts, firsthand accounts, and opinions of the day about political, business, sports, literary, and entertainment events from the past 200 years. The Guardian and The Observer have been digitized from cover to cover, with full-page and article images in PDF format.
Hispanic American Newspapers, 1808-1980 This link opens in a new window
Hispanic American Newspapers, 1808-1980 represents the single largest compilation of Spanish-language newspapers printed in the U.S. during the 19th and 20th centuries.
Illustrated London News Historical Archive This link opens in a new window
The historical archive of the Illustrated London News is the full facsimile run of the illustrated newspaper from 1842 to 2003 with over 260,000 pages in full-color imaging, including specials and presentation pieces.
New York Times (Historical:1851-2014) This link opens in a new window
Full text image of the newspaper (1851-2014). For current online access see the New York Times entry.
Nineteenth Century U.S. Newspapers This link opens in a new window
This database "provides access to a wealth of primary source newspaper content, featuring articles, advertisements, editorials, and images from numerous titles deriving out of many regions throughout the United States (Gale)."
"The collection encompasses the entire nineteenth century with an emphasis on topics that provide a window into pivotal events and daily life, such as the American Civil War, African American culture and history, western migration, Antebellum-era life, and other major topics (Gale)."
RetroNews This link opens in a new window
RetroNews provides access to the National Library of France's press archives from 1631 to 1950 with 15 million digitized articles. NOTE: You must create an account to get full access.
The Sunday Times Digital Archive (London), 1822-2016 This link opens in a new window
"Despite the similarity of names, The Sunday Times was an entirely separate paper from The Times until 1st January 1967, when both papers came under the common ownership of Times Newspapers Ltd. To this day, The Sunday Times remains editorially independent from The Times, with its own remit and perspective on the news. In more than 600,000 pages, The Sunday Times Digital Archive is a gateway to the greatest crimes, careers and culture of the last 180 years (Gale)."
Times Digital Archive (London), 1785-2019 This link opens in a new window
"This historical newspaper archive allows researchers an unparalleled opportunity to search and view the best-known and most cited newspaper in the world online in its original published context (Gale)." Fondren owns access to the Times Digital Archive 1785-1986, 1987-2013 and 2015-2019. Current issues of The Times Digital Archive are available from Nexis Uni and Newspaper Source under JN "Times, The (United Kingdom)" and are also searchable in Gale NewsVault.
Times of India (the) (1838-2010) This link opens in a new window
First-hand accounts and coverage of the politics, society and events in India from 1838-2010 (ProQuest).