Historical Newspapers - HST 4600 / 5990 - The 1980s in the US - Kornbluh (Fall 2023) - UVM Libraries Research Guides at UVM Libraries

Multi-title US Newpaper Collections

African American Newspapers (1827-1998) This link opens in a new window
This resource provides access to newspapers by and/or for African Americans. Significant titles include: Freedom's Journal, the first African American newspaper published in the US; Frederick Douglass' Paper; and the Washington Bee. Explore historical events related to the anti-slavery movement, the great migration, the modern civil rights movement, and more. Search or browse the collection to find news articles, letters to the editor, advertisements, images, and editorials.
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
This full-text resource contains articles from national/regional/international newspapers, magazines, journals, law reviews, and wire services; broadcast transcripts; U.S. federal and state case law, codes, and regulations; company financial reports; patents; and SEC filings.

Boston Globe (ProQuest Historical Newspapers, 1872-rolling end date) This link opens in a new window
This database is a digitized version of the microfilm edition of the Boston Globe (1872-1990). The paper is fully digitized in PDF format and includes news reports, editorials and editorial cartoons, advertisements, reviews, obituaries, and illustrations and photographs.
Chicago Tribune (ProQuest Historical Newspapers, 1849-rolling end date) This link opens in a new window
This resource provides access to full-text articles published in the Chicago Tribune (1849-1998). The paper is in PDF format and includes news reports, editorials and editorial cartoons, advertisements, reviews, obituaries, and illustrations and photographs.
Christian Science Monitor (ProQuest Historical Newspapers, 1908-rolling end date) This link opens in a new window
This resource provides access to the Christian Science Monitor (1908-2009). The paper is in PDF format and includes accompanying illustrations and photographs.

Los Angeles Times (ProQuest Historical Newspapers, 1881- rolling end date) This link opens in a new window
This resource provides historical access to the Los Angeles Times (1881-1997). Materials are in PDF format and include illustrations, advertisements, and photographs.

New Orleans Times-Picayune
From New Orleans, Louisiana, this paper is one of the major southern US papers.
Dates of coverage: 1837-1988

New York Amsterdam News (ProQuest Historical Newspapers, 1922-1993) This link opens in a new window
This resource provides full-page reproductions of one of the nation's leading Black newspapers. The New York Amsterdam News documented the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s, desegregation of the U.S. military in World War II, and the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. It also provides local, national, and international news coverage.
New York Times (Proquest Historical Newspapers, 1851-rolling end date) This link opens in a new window
This database provides historical access to the New York Times (1851-2018). The paper is fully digitized in PDF format and includes news articles, editorials, cartoons, advertisements, and more.

Springfield Union
Continuation of the Springfield Republican [Massachusetts].
Dates of coverage: 1947-1987.

Wall Street Journal (ProQuest Historical Newspapers, 1889-rolling end date) This link opens in a new window
This database provides access to the Wall Street Journal (1889-2010), a leading source of business news. The paper is in PDF format and includes accompanying illustrations, advertisements, and photographs.
Washington Post (ProQuest Historical Newspapers, 1877-rolling end date) This link opens in a new window
This database provides access to the Washington Post (1877-2006), a leading source for news on foreign events and policy. The paper is in PDF format and includes accompanying illustrations, advertisements, and photographs.

Burlington Free Press Archive (1848-2007) This link opens in a new window
This database provides full page and article images with searchable full text from the daily edition of the Burlington Free Press published from 1848-2007. The collection includes digital reproductions of every page from every issue in PDF format. For best search results set parameters to look for search terms "in Anywhere."

Out in the Mountains
Out in the Mountains was the only LGBT focused newspaper in Vermont from early 1986 to January of 2007 when the last issue was released. The newspaper provided a forum for a diverse LGBT community to stay connected, covered issues facing the community such as violence, isolation and HIV, and discussed policy and organizing efforts to battle discrimination against LGBT people in Vermont and in the United States as a whole.
Newspapers.com (via MyVermont Portal)
The Burlington Free Press, The Rutland Daily Herald, The Brattleboro Reformer, The St. Albans Messanger, and The Barre Daily Times are all included. Dates of coverage vary. Access via the Vermont state government MyVermont Portal. In order you access you will have to create an account in their system.
Making an account:
- Go to MyVermont.gov and use the form in the middle of the page to make an account.
- Sign-in
- Next, look for the "Featured Items" box and the link for "NEWSPAPERS.COM (VERMONT TITLES ONLY)."
Vermont Newspapers Research Guide
Guide to online and print Vermont newspapers that was created by librarians in the UVM Special Collections & Archives Library.