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17th-18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers

Database trials end 03/31/13. Please send comments to Jim Kelly, 413-545-3981.

An extraordinary full-text archive representing the largest single collection of English news media from the period.
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19th Century British Library Newspapers

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This full-textâ€š fully searchable digital archive includes 46 papers originating in Englandâ€š Scotland and Ireland.
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19th Century U.S. Newspapers

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Provides full-text content from a range of urban and rural 19th-century U.S. newspapers.
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19th Century UK Periodicals

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Includes more than 600 titles, providing invaluable insight into the major issues of 19th century life in the United Kingdom.
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African American Newspapers
Seven nineteenth-century African American newspapers in full text, including advertising, 1827-1902.
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AllAfrica.com
News stories from a full range of local newspapers from all over the African continent, 1997-present.
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AP Images
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Associated Press' library of photographs back to 1826, plus news stories, graphics and audio 1997-present.
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Boston Globe
Massachusetts' newspaper of record, 1980-present.
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Center for Research Libraries
Catalog of over four million newspapers, journals, dissertations, archives, and government publications, with an emphasis on non-U.S. materials. Use interlibrary loan to request items.
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Chronicle of Higher Education
News, information, and jobs for college and university faculty members and administrators. Browse issues 1995-current; search articles 1989-current.
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Ethnic NewsWatch & ENW: A History
Full-text articles from newspapers, magazines and journals of ethnic communities in the United States. In several languages, 1965-present.
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Guangming Ribao

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The Guangming Daily was launched on June 16, 1949 by the China Democratic League, and is a nationwide comprehensive newspaper based in Beijing. Now run by the CPC Central Committee, it is now a daily paper targeting intellectuals.
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Historic Northampton
Best resource for local history. Online Research section includes images of Hampshire Gazette 1786-96, and of historic maps, portraits, clothing, and houses.
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Historical Baltimore Afro-American
The paper in full text, 1893-1988.

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Baltimore Afro-American

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Historical Boston Globe
The entire Boston Globe, searchable, in image files, 1872-1979.

Also known as:

Boston Globe (1872-1979)

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Historical Chicago Defender
Influential black weekly newspaper, searchable, in image files, 1905-1975.

Also known as:

Chicago Defender

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Historical New York Amsterdam News
Newspaper of the Harlem Renaissance and beyond, 1922-1993.

Also known as:

New York Amsterdam News

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Historical New York Times
The entire New York Times, searchable, in image files, from 1851 to three years ago.

Also known as:

New York Times

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Historical Pittsburgh Courier
The leading newspaper of the African American community in twentieth-century U.S. Covers 1911-2002.

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Pittsburgh Courier

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Historical Washington Post
Paper of record of the nation's capital, 1877-1995.

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Washington Post

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Latin American Newspapers
Thirty five searchable newspapers from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela, and elsewhere, 1805-1922.
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LexisNexis Academic
Massive database of US and international newspapers; case and statutory law and law reviews; business periodicals, 1980-present.
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Middle East Newsstand
More than 30 current, full text newspaper French- and English-language newspapers from the Arab world, Israel, and the subcontinent.
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Naver Nyuseu Raibeureori
Four major Korean newspapers: Tonga ilbo 東亞日報 = Dong-A ilbo, 1920-1999; Kyŏnghyang sinmun 京鄕新聞 = Kyunghyang Shinmun, 1946-1999; Maeil kyŏngje sinmun 每日經濟新聞 = Maeil Business Newspaper, 1966-1999; and Han'gyŏre 한겨레 = The Hankyoreh, 1988-1999. Displays in original text, Han’gul version text, and original images.
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New York Times
Articles in full text, but no images, 1985 to present.
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People’s Daily (Ren Min Ri Bao)
Chinese newspaper of record, 1946-present.
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Ren Min Ri Bao (People's Daily) Archive (Oriprobe version)
Archives of China's national newspaper, in full text.
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Renmin Ribao (Green Apple version)

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The People's Daily is a daily newspaper in the People's Republic of China. The paper is an organ of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), published worldwide with a circulation of 3 to 4 million. Started in 1946 and continues.

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http://rmrb.egreenapple.com

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Shen Bao

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Shen Bao, known in English as Shanghai News, was a newspaper published from April 30, 1872 to May 27, 1949 in Shanghai, China. The influence of the newspaper in early 20th century Shanghai was such that Shen Bao zhi, literally "Shen-pao paper", became a generic term for newspaper or newsprint.
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Westlaw Campus Research
Legal encyclopedias, law reviews, and legal treatises; case, statutory, and regulatory law; newspapers and magazines; business data, 1980's-present.
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Yomidas Rekishikan
Japan's largest newspaper, Yomiuri Shinbum, in full text, 1874-present. Includes English edition, Daily Yomiuri, 1989-present.
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